FNUS74 KEPZ 290117
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CAPITAN...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
717 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1850 MDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...

...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR VIRGA SHAFTS AND SIGNIFICANT
CLOUD BUILD UPS...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED TO OUR EAST...WILL CONTINUE TO CIRCULATE
MEAGER AMOUNTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE UP FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST.
MOISTURE WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR AFTERNOON CLOUD BUILDUPS AND POSSIBLY
AN ISOLATED STORM OR TWO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  BULK OF THE DEEPER MOISTURE
STREAM WILL BE CARRIED NORTHWARD FAR TO OUR WEST OVER THE AZ/NM BORDER.
THIS PATTERN WITH HIGH EAST AND DEEPER MOISTURE WEST WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH AFTER 2000L WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH.
                    WINDS WEAKENING AND SHIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH
                    TOWARDS MORNING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 19 MPH.

WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).  SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    SHIFTING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH MID MORNING WITH GUSTS
                    TO 24 MPH. WINDS SHIFTING BACK SOUTH MID AFTERNOON.


.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-65 PERCENT.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 24 MPH
                    EARLY...DECREASING AND SHIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    9 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO TO 2O MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110628.CAPIT.01/EPZ