FNUS75 KEPZ 220020
FWSEPZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRIPPING SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
520 PM MST WED JAN 21 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DRIPPING SPRINGS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
508 PM MST WED JAN 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST...WILL BRING INCREASING
20 FOOT WINDS AND CLOUDS THURSDAY WITH SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS BY
LATE MORNING.  VENTILATION RATES WILL INCREASE FROM WEDNESDAY AS
WINDS STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THIS DISTURBANCE.  DUE TO PROXIMITY OF BURN
SITE TO MOUNTAIN-SIDE...LOCAL ACCELERATION OF 20-FOOT WINDS IS
LIKELY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 200 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 3500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

TRANSPORT WINS......SOUTHWEST 5 KNOTS IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    SOUTHWEST TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

VENTILATION RATE....AROUND 1000 KT-FT (POOR) IN THE MORNING
                    IMPROVING TO AS MUCH AS 70000 KT-FT (GOOD)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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REQUESTED BY...RYAN WHITEAKER
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U