FNUS74 KEPZ 171633
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BENT...LINCOLN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
933 AM MST SAT JAN 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 MST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MINOR BACKDOOR FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH AND WESTWARD INTO THE
AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH DRY
WEATHER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS FOR SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PREVAIL SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES
AND BRING A FEW RAIN SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NNW MORNING TO NNE AFTN 3 TO 8 MPH GUST 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......FAIR GOOD (58100 KNOT-FT).


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......FAIR (51600 KNOT-FT).


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT R
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090117.BENT_.01/EPZ