FNUS74 KEPZ 141543
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LOWER INDIAN RX...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
943 AM MDT SAT AUG 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND SURFACE HEATING TO TRIGGER
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. A DISTURBANCE
PASSING TO THE SOUTH ALONG WITH A WEAK BACK DOOR FRONT MAY
INCREASE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SOMEWHAT IN THE SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY TIME FRAME. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 TO 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WNW 3 TO 7 MPH MORNING BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.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.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 TO 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100814.LOWER.01/EPZ