FNUS74 KEPZ 271644
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PINE...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1044 AM MDT WED JUN 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1027 MDT ON JUNE 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WITH WINDS
BECOMING LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AROUND NOON...THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHWEST LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.  MONSOONAL MOISTURE
PLUME IS IN THE SAME PLACE AS YESTERDAY...AND THIS WILL FAVOR
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON.  DRY
LIGHTNING WILL BE A RISK.  WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE MORE ERRATIC
TOMORROW...BUT WILL FAVOR A NORTH TO NORTHEAST DIRECTION BY LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN
CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-99.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AROUND MIDDAY...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    WINDS MAY BE ERRATIC AND STRONGER AROUND THUNDER-
                    STORMS AND OUTFLOW.
.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
                    7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...FIRE LOOKOUT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120627.PINE_.01/EPZ