FNUS74 KEPZ 011452
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UPPER RIO BONITO...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
752 AM MST TUE DEC 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 MST ON DECEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE CIRCULATING AROUND STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY EXITING
THE AREA...WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LIGHT SNOW
OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH MID MORNING.  UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BEFORE NOON...BEFORE SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR
FROM THE WEST.  DRIER AIR FROM THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH CLEARING SKIES
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDWEEK.  THIS WILL KEEP HIGH TEMPERATURES
9 TO 12 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY...DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    EAST-SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH BY MID-DAY.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ASHLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091201.UPPER.01/EPZ