FNUS74 KEPZ 081745
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BLUE...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1145 AM MDT WED MAY 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1106 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CAUSE SLIGHTLY BREEZY CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WINDS
WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA...WHILE RH
WILL BE MARGINAL. THERE IS A VERY SMALL CHANCE FOR A STRAY
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING HUMIDITY UP A FEW POINTS FOR
TOMORROW WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH...AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 19 MPH.
MIXING HGT..........INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD (87600 KNOT-FT).


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HGT..........INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD (72000 KNOT-FT).


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130508.BLUE_.01/EPZ