FNUS74 KEPZ 081551
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CUEVO CANYON...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
951 AM MDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0929 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER HIGH OVER THE REGION WILL WARM TEMPERATURES UP ABOUT
5 DEGREES FROM YESTERDAY WITH DECREASED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. DRIER AIR FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BE
MOVING IN TODAY AND OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL MAKE FOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES MUCH LOWER THAN IN RECENT DAYS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH A SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST
EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13600-14000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14500-14800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110808.CUEVO.01/EPZ