FNUS74 KEPZ 241428
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CONTINENTAL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
828 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0820 MDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER HIGH OVER WESTERN KANSAS WILL KEEP PUSHING MOISTURE WEST INTO
ARIZONA...BUT A FEW HIGH BASED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
OVER THE GILA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LIKELY WEST OF THE BURN AREA.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH WINDS GENERALLY
SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 15 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE
FALLING INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED
THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH AREA REMAINING GENERALLY WEST OF UPPER HIGH
AND TEMPERATURES WARMING A FEW DEGREES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120624.CONTI.01/EPZ