FNUS74 KEPZ 091756
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MONITOR...SILVER CITY DISP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1156 AM MDT TUE AUG 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1132 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY BE COOLING OFF OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
AS A WEAK BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. MOISTURE WILL ALSO BE
ON THE INCREASE...SO AFTER ONE MORE DAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
AROUND 20 PERCENT...THEY WILL BE RISING INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT
RANGE WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN AT NIGHT WITH UPPER HIGH SITTING RIGHT
OVER THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110809.MONIT.01/EPZ