FNUS74 KEPZ 191354
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CURTIS...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
754 AM MDT TUE JUL 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0731 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A BROAD UPPER RIDGE
WILL BE EXTENDING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S. WITH SOME MODERATE LOW AND
MID LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE UNDER IT. HIGHS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN
THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80 WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND
30 PERCENT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT WITH NO WELL-DEFINED TRIGGER STORMS WILL
MAINLY BE DRIVEN BY DAYTIME HEATING AND TERRAIN. CHANCES FOR MORE
WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL COME TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110719.CURTI.01/EPZ