FNUS74 KEPZ 121601
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BOARD...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1001 AM MDT SUN MAY 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0951 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY BY NOON BUT WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT. WIND
DIRECTION MAY REMAIN A LITTLE BIT VARIABLE (NE TO SE) WITH DOWNSLOPE
DIRECTION. A SPOT SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON OVER THE SUMMITS AND EAST-FACING SLOPES OF BLACKS RANGE. SO
A COUPLE OF DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES CANNOT BE OUTRULED. WINDS ON MONDAY
WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY WITH A FEW LATE AFTERNOON DOWNSLOPING GUSTS
UP TO AROUND 15 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY TUESDAY AS A WEAK
SURFACE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH...AND THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
MOISTURE AND A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS
WELL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH MIDDAY THEN BECOMING
                    EAST 5 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE TOWARDS DAWN.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH...FEW LATE AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS AROUND 15-18 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY  DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130512.BOARD.01/EPZ