FNUS74 KEPZ 220008
FWSEPZ

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 CHANCES FOR SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 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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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...RYAN WHITEAKER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090122.DRIPP.01/EPZ