FNUS74 KEPZ 231442
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR COPPERAS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
842 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0826 MDT ON JUNE 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE SIMILAR WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 AND
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 15 PERCENT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS BEFORE
SHIFTING AROUND TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOOKS LIKE ENOUGH
RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL BE AROUND FOR A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE
FOR SOME DRY LIGHTNING WITH THIS ACTIVITY AS TEMP/DEW POINT SPREADS
WILL BE APPROACHING 50 DEGREES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 2100.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 7 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120623.COPPE.01/EPZ