FNUS74 KEPZ 132224
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR POVERTY...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
424 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1545 MDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT HAS STARTED TO DRY THINGS OUT OVER THE
NORTHERN GILA REGION.  ASIDE FROM A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
THIS EVENING...THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN CONFINED TO THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  THUNDERSTORM CHANCES MAY
BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN ON SATURDAY.  OTHERWISE EXPECT LIGHT SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH FAIR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 GUST 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS. VERY GOOD.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110713.POVER.01/EPZ