FNUS74 KEPZ 160237
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TIMBERON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
737 PM MST THU JAN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK BACKDOOR FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY DAWN.  AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHEAST ACROSS TEXAS TOMORROW AND WEAK LEE SIDE
TROUGHING DEVELOPS OVER EASTERN COLORADO...LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL
BECOME LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.  TRANSPORT WINDS WILL ALSO BE
LIGHT AND HIGHLY VARIABLE THROUGH MORNING...BEFORE BECOMING SW AT
ABOUT 5 MPH.  VENT RATES WILL BE POOR EVEN DURING MAX HEATING DUE
TO POOR MIXING AND LIGHT LOW LEVEL WINDS.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES SATURDAY...
LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON...AND NORTHEAST BY EVENING...REMAINING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN
    BECOMING SW 5 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......POOR (16000 KNOT-FEET)


.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NNW LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......POOR (28000 KNOT-FEET)


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN WHITEAKER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090115.TIMBE.02/EPZ