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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MIDDLE FIRE...USFA GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
215 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1348 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE BURN AREA. STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING
TO THE WEST AND ANY THAT OCCUR OVER THE AREA COULD PRODUCE MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN. MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING TUESDAY ALONG WITH THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES. A BIT MORE CLOUD COVER AND HIGHER DEW POINTS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER WITH HIGHER MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES. AGAIN...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.
SIMILAR SETUP FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH THE FOURTH OF JULY
AND THURSDAY SEEING THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AS UPPER HIGH
BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND A GOOD MOISTURE FEED
MOVES UP THROUGH THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12700-14200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 11500-12200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY(75-85 PERCENT)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11300-12900
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...LUIS CASTILLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120702.MIDDL.01/EPZ