FNUS74 KEPZ 131538 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST FENCE RX...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 938 AM MDT FRI AUG 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 MDT ON AUGUST 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE MOST OF THE DAY...WITH A LIGHT UPSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPING AROUND MIDDAY. A WEAK DISTURBANCE IS BRINGING ENHANCED MID-LEVEL CLOUD COVER TO THE AREA NOW...BUT SKIES SHOULD BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO. CUMULUS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY AFTER THE INITIAL CLEARING...WITH TYPICAL AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS AFTER- NOON...PERHAPS DELAYED AN HOUR OR TWO DUE TO THE EARLIER CLOUD COVER. FLOW WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT...WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY ESPECIALLY IF RAINFALL OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THE OVERALL LEVEL OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE SATURDAY INTO THE SUNDAY REGION-WIDE...AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SACRAMENTOS WILL STILL BE A GOOD BET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HARDIMAN REQUESTED BY...DARROLL ABEYTA REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100813.EASTF.01/EPZ