FNUS74 KEPZ 061742
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DARK...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1142 AM MDT TUE JUL 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1113 MDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY IS ON TAP FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...WHILE
LOW LEVEL-MOISTURE ATTEMPTS TO SEEP INTO AREAS TO THE EAST OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.  A HIGH BASED CU MAY POP UP IN THE AFTERNOON
BUT ANY RISK OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF
THE BLACKS RANGE.  WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST
AND SHIFTING MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON DURING PEAK
HEATING.  LOW AND MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY INCREASE AND SPREAD
WEST...INCREASING HUMIDITY AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE THROUGH THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT CATEGORY.......GOOD.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH
VENT CATEGORY.......VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100706.DARK_.01/EPZ