FNUS74 KEPZ 181743
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FEATHER...SILVER CITY DISP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1143 AM MDT MON JUL 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1127 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER HIGH WILL BE PUSHING INTO THE REGION AND SUPPRESSING MOST
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED STORM IS POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY BE INCREASING
ACROSS THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK WHICH WILL ALLOW
FOR INCREASED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ESPECIALLY BY THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE PERSISTENT FOR THE UPCOMING
WEEK WITH UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80 LIKELY EACH DAY. WINDS WILL BE
AROUND 10 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED EVENING
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110718.FEATH.01/EPZ