FNUS74 KEPZ 251526
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SHERIDAN SLASH PILE...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
926 AM MDT THU JUL 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY SITTING JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE BURN AREA
WITH PRECIPITATION OCCURRING ALL AROUND IT. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS
EXPECTED IN OR NEAR THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE DAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN FALL POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP DUE TO SLOW
MOVEMENT AND PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN THE AREA. WINDS WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE
EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130725.SHERI.01/EPZ