FNUS74 KEPZ 121729
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EL PASO...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1129 AM MDT TUE JUL 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1121 MDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND LEFTOVER CLOUD COVER WILL DELAY THE ONSET OF
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT BY A FEW HOURS TODAY...BUT STORMS ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BY MID-AFTERNOON. EXPECT
STRONG OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY GIVEN THE RAINFALL...AND SIMILAR
CONDITIONS TOMORROW WITH RESPECT TO THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE.  THE
MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THURSDAY...WITH SLOWLY
DECREASING THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE EXPECTED HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.



.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110712.ELPAS.01/EPZ