FNUS74 KEPZ 160052
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BENT...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
552 PM MST THU JAN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK BACK DOOR FRONT WILL PUSH WESTWARD OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...HAVING
LITTLE IMPACT ON HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE
MORNING SUGGESTS LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS UNTIL LATE MORNING.  LOW
LEVEL WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS SOUTHWARD OVER TEXAS... AND WEAK LEE TROUGHING DEVELOPS OVER
EASTERN COLORADO.  WIND SPEEDS WILL STILL BE RATHER LIGHT.  MAX
AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS LOOK TO STAY AROUND 3000 FT AGL.  COMBINED
WITH SUCH LIGHT WINDS... VENT RATES WILL REMAIN IN THE POOR CATEGORY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........25 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 4 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN
    BECOMING WSW 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090116.BENT_.01/EPZ