FNUS74 KEPZ 110737
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EL PASO...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
137 AM MDT MON JUL 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2335 MDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL BECOME DEEPER ACROSS THE AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
ALLOWING FOR GREATER THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLING DOWN INTO THE 90S FOR THE LOWLANDS WITH
THE INCREASED MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN
IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE THE NEXT FEW DAYS...EXCEPT NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS. DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO RETURN AT THE END OF THE WEEK
AS THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES BACK TO THE WEST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800-12600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.

                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...FAUSETT
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110710.ELPAS.01/EPZ