FNUS74 KEPZ 011352 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SPRING...GNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 752 AM MDT MON JUL 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 MDT ON JULY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHEAST 20-FT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...FLOWING OUT OF COOLER AIR ACROSS EASTERN NM IN THE WAKE OF LAST NIGHTS STORMS. WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TUESDAY...INTO SURFACE LOW PRESSURE BEGINNING TO RE-ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE FOUR CORNERS. CIRCULATION AROUND HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE INTER MOUNTAIN WEST...WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE STORMS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS WITH STORMS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE MORNING CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84. TEMP AT IGNITION....61. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 0900L...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MAX HUMIDITY........75-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 0900L...THEN SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1300L...THEN INCREASING AND SHIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...TRIPOLI REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130701.SPRIN.01/EPZ