FNUS74 KEPZ 231417
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SU RX PROJECT...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
817 AM MDT TUE JUL 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM DUE TO BACKING UP
THE EL PASO OFFICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DAILY ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER
DURING THE AFTERNOON/S WILL CONTINUE. STEERING FLOW FOR THE STORMS
TODAY WITH BE FROM THE EAST/SOUTHEAST. STEERING FLOW WILL TURN
LIGHTER ON WEDNESDAY AND BE A BIT MORE VARIABLE. HUMIDITY WILL BE
ON THE HIGHER SIDE WITH EXCELLENT RECOVERIES TONIGHT. EXPECT AN
INITIAL UPSLOPE/UPCANYON TERRAIN DRIVEN WIND THIS MORNING BUT
TRANSITION TO A WEST/NORTHWEST FLOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. A
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FLOW IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY WITH MORE OF A
SOUTHERLY INFLUENCE DURING THE AFTERNOON. EITHER WAY...SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA WILL MOST LIKELY CREATE WIND
VARIABILITY BOTH IN TERMS OF SPEEDS AND DIRECTIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY TO START OUT (10-20 PERCENT).
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)
                    LATE MORNING WITH MOST CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)
                    POSSIBLE AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 88.
RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST/NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH BY 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-500 FT AGL
                    INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 7200 FT AGL
                    MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 2 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6
                    KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTH AROUND 7 KNOTS MID AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH/NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 KNOTS DECREASING TO 1 TO 2
                    KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    8300 FT AGL MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 2 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 8
                    KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTH AROUND 8 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...OTHER
REQUESTED BY...RXB2
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130723.SURXP.01/EPZ