FNUS74 KEPZ 201435
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WALNUT UNIT...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
835 AM MDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FLOWING IN FROM THE SOUTH AND
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING SLOWY IN FROM THE WEST WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS TODAY AND TOMORROW. ISOLATED
LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING...THEN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS...LARGE HAIL
AND HEAVY RAIN. TURNING COOLER THURSDAY WITH ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS THAT UPPER LEVEL LOW AND AN
ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. ONLY A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    MORNING SHOWERS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT TIL 1200...THEN 40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NUMEROUS
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.WALNU.01/EPZ