FNUS74 KEPZ 031838
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GIRTY...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1238 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1223 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER HIGH BUILDING INTO THE AREA WILL BRING SLIGHTLY MORE STABLE
CONDITIONS TO THE AREA.  HOWEVER...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN STILL
BE EXPECTED ON A DAILY BASIS...FAVORING HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS NEAR AND
WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.  ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL
PRODUCE ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS...WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 40 MPH
POSSIBLE.  NO MAJOR UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES OR MOISTURE SURGES ARE ON
THE HORIZON...SO EXPECT LITTLE DAY-TO-DAY CHANGE IN WEATHER OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 40
                    WITH ERRATIC WIND DIRECTION NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110803.GIRTY.01/EPZ