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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DRY CANYON...NM-NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
543 PM MDT MON JUN 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1729 MDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DEEP EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP MOISTURE AND THE
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. CURRENTLY AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IS OVER EASTERN SIERRA
COUNTY AND HEADING EASTWARD WHICH COULD AFFECT THE BURN AREA IN A
COUPLE OF HOURS...IF THE STORMS HOLD TOGETHER...WITH BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN AND WINDS SHIFTING AROUND TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST. EXPECT A
COOL DOWN FOR WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING ABOUT 5 TO 8
DEGREES COMPARED TO RECENT DAYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100628.DRYCA.01/EPZ