FNUS74 KEPZ 131702
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BENT...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1002 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS ARE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A BACKDOOR
FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH OVERNIGHT.  WEAK UPSLOPE WINDS WILL SLOWLY
BECOME WESTERLY BY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL REMAIN VERY LIGHT. STRONG
SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AT ABOUT 12000 FT MSL WILL LIMIT MIXING POTENTIAL
THIS AFTERNOON...AND MIXING LAYER WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 KNOTS.
ESTIMATED IGNITION RH BASED ON AREA OBSERVATIONS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 44.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 14.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT R
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090113.BENT_.02/EPZ