FNUS74 KEPZ 282243
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE LEWIS...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
443 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1603 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.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY...SHIFTING SOUTHEAST
                    15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 2100L. WINDS WEAKENING AND
                    SHIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1700 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 KNOTS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...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.....86-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING SOUTH SOUTHEAST
                    9 TO 14 MPH TOWARDS NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200-12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY...DECREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.
                    WINDS SHIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AFTER 0300L.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1700 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 KNOTS.



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