FNUS74 KEPZ 011546
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CAT WALK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
946 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 MDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE THE
NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE AREA TODAY AND MONDAY. LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL ALSO CONTINUE...GIVING THE AREA ANOTHER
RISK OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BOTH DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN QUITE
WARM...THOUGH NOT QUITE AS WARM AS THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. BY MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY...AN UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN
MEXICO AND EVENTUALLY UP OVER FAR WESTERN ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THIS WILL ALLOW ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH AND GIVE THE
AREA HEAVIER THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE RISK OF
FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH THE COVERAGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR TOWARD MORNING. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...HEFNER
REQUESTED BY...FIRE LOOKOUT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120701.CATWA.01/EPZ