FNUS74 KEPZ 191657
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TIERRA BLANCA...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1057 AM MDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1016 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY AND
MONDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED OVER ARIZONA AND UTAH WILL
WEAKEN AND SHIFT SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN MEXICO TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TO ALLOW
THE CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES
NEAR NORMAL THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH LIGHT WINDS AND VERY LOW
(2 OR 3) HAINES INDICES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT TIL 1300...THEN 50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AT 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AT 6 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........POOR (36000 KT-FEET).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT TIL 2400...THEN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY...THEN SOUTH AT 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 8 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........FAIR (48000 KT-FEET)

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.TIERR.01/EPZ