FNUS74 KEPZ 101642
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HINKLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1042 AM MDT SAT JUL 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1005 MDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROPICAL WAVE STALLING OUT OVER NORTHERN CHIHUAHUA WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING VERY MOIST AIR TO THE REGION TODAY AND SUNDAY.
SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD
PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...BUT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY WILL BE MINIMAL WITH
ANY STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH TODAY
AND SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL AND GENERALLY LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. DRIER AIR WILL START TO MOVE BACK INTO THE
REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    (75-85 PERCENT) WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING...UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
VENT CATEGORY.......POOR (38000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS EVENING...THEN DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT INTO MIDDAY THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
VENT CATEGORY.......FAIR (57000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100710.HINKL.01/EPZ