FNUS74 KEPZ 042128
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITE TAIL FIRE...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
328 PM MDT WED JUL 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1501 MDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH GOING INTO THE
EVENING HOURS.  MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL BREAK UP TOWARDS SUNSET.
EXPECT LIGHT WINDS AND HIGH RH OVERNIGHT.  TOMORROW WILL SEE ANOTHER
ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AROUND MIDDAY INTO MID-AFTERNOON.
STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
GIVEN WEAK STEERING FLOW ALOFT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISHING...MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT THE REST OF TONIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-2100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY MIDDAY...BECOMING
                    NUMEROUS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING
                    BY EVENING.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........17,400 KNOT-FEET (POOR)


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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