FNUS74 KEPZ 161556
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BENT...LINCOLN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
856 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 MST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL PERSIST WELL INTO NEXT
WEEK. DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP OUR SKIES CLEAR WITH MILD TEMPS
DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL STAY GENERALLY LIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH SOME NIGHTTIME GUSTS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A WEAK COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THIS RELATIVELY STAGNANT PATTERN SHOULD FINALLY
BREAK AS THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST AND MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES INTO
THE PLAINS THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES
IN OFF THE PACIFIC. THIS WILL BRING INCREASED CLOUDINESS AND WESTERLY
BREEZES AND THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT/VRBL TO ESE 2-6 MPH MORNING THEN
                    SSW 3 TO 8 MPH AFTN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 8 MPH. NNW 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH THEN NNE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT R
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090116.BENT_.02/EPZ