FNUS74 KEPZ 071411
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DARK...NM GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
811 AM MDT WED JUL 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0748 MDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE WEAK EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA CURRENTLY WILL START TO INCREASE
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHICH WILL INCREASE DEW POINTS OVER THE BURN AREA.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
AS WELL...BUT THERE IS NO STRONG TRIGGER IN THE AREA SO MOST ACTIVITY WILL
BE TERRAIN DRIVEN. WINDS TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN GENERALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SLOWLY INCREASING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH...GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 2200.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...GILA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100707.DARK_.01/EPZ