FNUS74 KEPZ 030016 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CORRAL...GNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 616 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1802 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 ALLOW MID AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO CONTINUE FLOWING IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST TODAY. THE MOIST AIR AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL CAUSE WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA. 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 ALLOW EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW TO BRING IN ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FOR THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON. .THIS AFTERNOON... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) WITH MODERATE BUILD- UPS. VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM BEFORE SUNSET. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-90. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO DRAINAGE FLOWS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HARDIMAN REQUESTED BY...IC REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110702.CORRA.01/EPZ