FNUS74 KEPZ 221512 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GLENWOOD ADMISITE RX...NM GNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 912 AM MDT WED SEP 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION... MOIST UNSTABLE SUBTROPICAL AIR FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WILL FLOW INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS SYSTEM ALONG WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO CHANEL THE MOISTURE INTO OUR AREA AND WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH FURTHER CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL PRODUCE HAIL AND HIGH WINDS WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING VERY HEAVY RAINFALLS WITH POSSIBLE FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SEASONALLY WARM WEATHER FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES FOR RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME STRONG STORMS WITH HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAILNFALL POSSIBLE. CWR.................70 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT RISK FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NOVLAN REQUESTED BY...GILA DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100922.GLENW.01/EPZ