FNUS74 KEPZ 131804
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EL PASO...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1204 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1153 MDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS...AND OVERALL COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE HOURS AS STORMS DEVELOP FARTHER TO THE SOUTH.  MONSOON MOISTURE
PLUME WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TOMORROW AS SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE TAP IS
BROKEN... BUT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN A THREAT IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT WITH COVERAGE DECREASING EACH
DAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-70 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.



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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110713.ELPAS.01/EPZ