FNUS74 KEPZ 120007
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DOEGY...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
607 PM MDT MON JUL 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1739 MDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING HUMIDITY AND PRECIP CHANCES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE OVER NORTHWESTERN MEXICO APPROACHES
THE AREA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE GILA REGION THROUGH THE EVENING.  OUTFLOW WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN ERRATIC WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  T-STORM
COVERAGE WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY...WITH LESS TERRAIN
DEPENDENCE AS THE MONSOON PLUME OF MOISTURE TO THE WEST MOVES EAST
OVER NEW MEXICO. WITH MOISTURE ON THE INCREASE...STORMS SHOULD BE
GOOD RAIN-MAKERS. GOOD RH RECOVERY...ESPECIALLY IF PRECIP
OCCURS OVER THE AREA.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 KNOTS. FAIR



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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110711.DOEGY.01/EPZ