FNUS74 KEPZ 021904 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BENNETT...NM-SDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 104 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1244 MDT ON JULY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT STRETCHING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL BRING MID AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE MOIST AIR AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL CAUSE WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WITH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY FROM THE HIGH TEENS TO MID 20S AND MODERATE TO GOOD RECOVERY AT NIGHT. THAT HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA SUNDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE MOST OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP RELATIVELY MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE CHANCE FOR ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH GUSTS TO 26 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT TIL 8 PM...THEN LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PARK REQUESTED BY...IC REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110702.BENNE.01/EPZ