FNUS74 KEPZ 101518
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PANCHO...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
918 AM MDT WED JUL 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0859 MDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER HIGH IS CURRENTLY OVER THE NEW MEXICO/COLORADO BORDER REGION
WITH THE BEST MOISTURE REMAINING WEST OF THE BURN AREA...HOWEVER
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT FLUCTUATE MUCH OVER THE COMING DAYS WITH HIGHS
GENERALLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. A DRIER INTRUSION OF AIR IS EXPECTED
FOR THE WEEKEND WITH AN EASTERLY WAVE POSSIBLE FOR EARLY NEXT
WEEK WHICH COULD BRING A BETTER CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000-10300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200-10700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130710.PANCH.01/EPZ