FNUS74 KEPZ 151657
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TIERRA BLANCA...NMSDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1057 AM MDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1037 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER HIGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT THERE
IS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE JUST WEST OF THE BURN AREA WHICH
WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS TO BRING A DECENT CHANCE FOR RAIN
THIS AFTERNOON. AS THIS HIGH WEAKENS THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK...MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WITH CONTINUED CHANCES OF
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE LIGHT BUT GUSTY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMEST
TODAY AND BE SLOWLY COOLING AS MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER INCREASES
OVER COMING DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89 LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 78-83 HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87 LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 76-81 HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.TIERR.01/EPZ