FNUS74 KEPZ 300045
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HORSE CANYON...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
645 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1823 MDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.  OUTFLOW FROM THESE STORMS MAY RESULT IN A
WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SHIFT OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...AND WINDS
MAY BRIEFLY GUST IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE.  STRONGER GUSTS...UP
TO 40 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE IF MORE STORMS FORM CLOSER TO THE
FIRE AREA.  OTHERWISE...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS GENERALLY UNDER
10 MPH WILL PREVAIL FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON...
GENERALLY STAYING CLOSE TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN.  GENERALLY LIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...BUT WILL BECOME
ERRATIC AND GUSTY NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDER-
                    STORMS IN THE EVENING THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........GENERALLY SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. WINDS MAY
                    BRIEFLY SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST FROM THUNDER-
                    STORM OUTFLOW IN THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS MAY
                    PRODUCE GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH OVER SMALL AREAS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1 PM.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAK 13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........65,000 KNOT-FEET (GOOD)


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-LNF
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120629.HORSE.01/EPZ