FNUS74 KEPZ 132022
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SPRING CANYON...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
222 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1411 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
TODAY...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.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........77 AT REQUEST...MAX 79.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110713.SPRIN.01/EPZ