FNUS74 KEPZ 011938
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ROCK SPRINGS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
138 PM MDT MON AUG 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1324 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER THE BURN AREA
WITH MUCH HIGHER AMOUNTS HAVING FALLEN IN AREAS TO THE SOUTH. EXPECT
STORMS TO CONTINUE THEIR NORTHWARD MOTION TOWARD THE FIRE. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTH DURING THE DAY AND BECOME TERRAIN DRIVEN AT
NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOWLY WARMING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE 20S BY MIDWEEK.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES WILL FALL OFF SOMEWHAT TUESDAY
BUT START TO RAMP BACK UP BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.

.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.....56-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 7  MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    7 TO 12 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110801.ROCKS.01/EPZ