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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ARMIJO...SILVER CITY DISP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
546 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1727 MDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER RIDGE IS CURRENTLY CENTERED NEAR CENTRAL KANSAS AND WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP AN EASTERLY MID
LEVEL FLOW OVER THE AREA WHICH WILL BRING SOME INCREASED MOISTURE
TO THE BURN AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY SATURDAY WITH
A 5 DEGREE COOL DOWN FOR SUNDAY AND LIKELY THE BEST CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERALLY
BE OUT OF A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110715.ARMIJ.01/EPZ