FNUS74 KEPZ 091702 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 677...NM GNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1102 AM MDT TUE JUL 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1043 MDT ON JULY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UPPER HIGH WILL BE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL START TO SLOWLY DECREASE THE MOISTURE OVER THE BURN AREA AND THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 10 MPH EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH HIGH POSITIONED SO CLOSE TO THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-60. MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UNDER 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130709.677__.01/EPZ