FNUS74 KEPZ 021458
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0835 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT TIL 8 PM...DOWN TO 0 PERCENT BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11 KNOTS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 KNOTS.


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