FNUS74 KEPZ 021418
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CAT WALK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
818 AM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DEEPER MOISTURE WILL BE FILTERING INTO THE AREA OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS WITH EACH DAY SEEING INCREASING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS.
THERE WILL BE SCATTERED COVERAGE TODAY ACROSS THE AREA WHICH WILL
MAINLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN. AS MOISTURE INCREASES...THERE WILL BE
MORE DISTINCT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WHICH WILL INCREASE
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE. THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK...THE UPPER
FLOW WILL NOT BE VERY STRONG WHICH COULD LEAD TO SLOW MOVING
STORMS WHICH PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH...GUSTY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...FIRE LOOKOUT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120702.CATWA.01/EPZ