FNUS74 KEPZ 031455
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JACKSON...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
855 AM MDT SUN JUL 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0813 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH MOST OF THE COMING WEEK. THE CLOCKWISE FLOW OF AIR
AROUND THAT HIGH WILL BRING MID AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. THE MOIST AIR AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE DEEPER MOISTURE WILL SHIFT WEST
TOMORROW AND TUESDAY...ALLOWING ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL
THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY RANGING FROM THE UPPER TEENS
TO THE MID 20S. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE MODERATE TO GOOD AT NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500-10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD (90000 KT-FT).


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT IN THE MORNING...SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500-10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD (70000 KT-FT).

$$
FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110703.JACKS.01/EPZ