FNUS74 KEPZ 091541
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ELLIS CANYON...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
941 AM MDT TUE AUG 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0921 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL
BRING RETURN MOISTURE TO THE AREA AND HELP SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD
AS AN UPPER HIGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE REGION. HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE MUCH BETTER THAN LAST NIGHT WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER MINS LIKELY TOMORROW. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110809.ELLIS.01/EPZ