FNUS74 KEPZ 161800
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FEATHER...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1200 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1136 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE BURN AREA THE NEXT DAY OR SO
AS EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BRING IN MORE UNSTABLE AIR. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS
WELL. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT WITH
VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY FOR THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110716.FEATH.01/EPZ