FNUS74 KEPZ 021311
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE LEWIS...STATE OF NEW MEXICO FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
711 AM MDT SAT JUL 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0627 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT STRETCHING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL ALLOW MID AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO
CONTINUE FLOWING IN FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST TODAY. THE
INCREASED MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL CAUSE WIDELY
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.
THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WITH WINDS GUSTING
TO AROUND 45 MPH AND ARE MOST LIKELY TO DEVELOP OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN WEST OF THE FIRE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO A LITTLE
ABOVE NORMAL THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY FROM THE
UPPER 20S TO MIDDLE 30S AND MODERATE TO GOOD RECOVERY AT NIGHT.
THAT HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE FOUR CORNERS
AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW ENOUGH MID
AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH TIL MID MORNING...
                    THEN SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT TIL 8 PM...DIMINISHING TO 0 PERCENT
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 KNOTS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110702.LITTL.01/EPZ