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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR STIVER SPRINGS...NMSDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1054 AM MDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0958 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR ONLY ISOLATED STORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY.  A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING...AND HELP DRIVE ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR SCATTERED STORMS WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600-12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000-12800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11900-12900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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