FNUS74 KEPZ 181540
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RAILSPLITTER RX...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
940 AM MDT SUN JUL 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS AREA IS BRINGING IN
DRIER AIR FROM THE NORTH. THIS WILL TEND TO SUPPRESS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. HOWEVER...RESIDUAL
MOISTURE WILL BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW ISOLATED STORMS EACH AFTERNOON.
THAT HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EAST INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY MIDWEEK WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
DEVELOPS ALONG THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING
MOISTURE WITH A SUBSEQUENT INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE LOW TO
MIDDLE 20S THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND
TEMPERATURES 4 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTH AT 4 TO 8 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT TIL MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT WITH DRAINAGE WINDS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT IN THE MORNING...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100718.RAILS.01/EPZ