FNUS74 KEPZ 081739
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GROUSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1139 AM MDT TUE JUN 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1051 MDT ON JUNE 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BEEN ALOFT OVER THE AREA...WILL GRADUALLY
MOVE EAST OVER NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  THIS WILL ALLOW DRIER WESTERLY
FLOW TO OVERSPREAD THE BURN SITE AND VICINITY BEGINNING TODAY...KEEPING
AREA MOSTLY SUNNY.  THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME AFTERNOON CLOUDS...WITH
RECYCLED MOISTURE AVAILABLE FROM RECENT AREA RAINFALL.  LARGE LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH WILL DIG DEEP INTO THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST LATER IN THE WEEK...FOR
INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BEGINNING THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT ON EXPOSED AREAS. 19-23 PERCENT UNDER
                    FOREST COVER.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    19 MPH ACROSS EXPOSED AREAS EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AND SHIFTING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH AND COMBINING WITH LOCAL DRAINAGES
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT ON EXPOSED AREAS. 14-18 PERCENT UNDER
                    FOREST COVER.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 22 MPH ACROSS EXPOSED AREAS EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100608.GROUS.01/EPZ