FNUS74 KEPZ 181602
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JACK...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1002 AM MDT MON JUL 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0940 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. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY BE INCREASING ACROSS THE
REGION FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR
INCREASED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ESPECIALLY 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 (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 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.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 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........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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