FNUS74 KEPZ 040031
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE LEWIS...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
631 PM MDT SUN JUL 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1804 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND EAST-NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL TAP INTO SOME
DRIER AIR.  AS A RESULT...THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
NEXT WEEK WILL BE MAINLY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.  ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...
BUT WILL PRIMARILY BE OVER WEST-FACING SLOPES...WITH LESSER CHANCES
EAST OF THE MAIN RIDGELINE.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...MODERATE BUILDUPS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO
                    REMAIN WEST OF THE AREA.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH...LOCALLY EAST-NORTHEAST
                    WITH TERRAIN CHANNELING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12400-12800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 11 KNOTS.


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110703.LITTL.01/EPZ