FNUS74 KEPZ 021451
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UPPER RIO BONITO...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
751 AM MST WED DEC 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON DECEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY...AHEAD
OF ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXPECTED IN THE AREA LATE THURSDAY.  SYSTEM
WILL SEND STRONG BACK-DOOR COLD FRONT OVER BURN SITE AS EARLY AS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.  THIS WILL REINFORCE UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES NOW SEEN
OVER BURN SITE. FRONT MAY ALSO GENERATE LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY
EVENING.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...CHANCE OF LIGHT
                    RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ASHLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091202.UPPER.01/EPZ