FNUS74 KEPZ 091504
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HINKLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
904 AM MDT FRI JUL 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0843 MDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE BURN AREA THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AS RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT
MOVED INTO FAR SOUTH TEXAS YESTERDAY MAKES ITS WAY NORTHWEST.
DAYTIME HIGHS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIMILAR TO THE LAST FEW DAYS
WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAINING IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S
WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. DRIER AIR WILL START TO FILTER INTO THE
REGION MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100709.HINKL.01/EPZ