FNUS74 KEPZ 231950
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURKEY...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
150 PM MDT FRI JUL 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1248 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ADDED LIFT AND INSTABILITY WITH PROXIMITY OF DISTURBANCE IN ARIZONA...WILL
WORK WITH ABUNDANT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE AREA...FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND BEGINNING LATER SATURDAY MORNING.
SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTH OVER THE BURN SITE AT LEAST
THROUGH SATURDAY. GIVEN TROPICAL NATURE TO THE STORMS...LOCALIZED TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE THE MAIN THREATS ANTICIPATED
FOR THIS EVENT...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
VENT CATEGORY.......GOOD (70000 KNOT-FT)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT
                    OTHERWISE LIGHT.
VENT CATEGORY.......POOR (1300 KNOT-FT)

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
VENT CATEGORY.......POOR (9000 KNOT-FT)

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100723.TURKE.01/EPZ