FNUS74 KEPZ 061418
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RED TANK RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
718 AM MST WED JAN 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WESTERLY FLOW PATTERN WILL RESULT IN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL OCCUR TODAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES
COOLER ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS FOR SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY. EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY STRONG WEST SLOPES AND
PASSES. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE DURING
THE WEEKEND...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING BY LATE
                    MORNING NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    WITH HIGHER GUSTS RIDGE TOPS/EXPOSED AREAS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED EVENING
                    RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THEN NOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDI NIGHT
                    WITH UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE.
                    POSSIBLE..
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH MUCH STRONGER
                    GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WEST FACING SLOPES/RIDGE TOPS/CANYONS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
                    WITH UP TO AN INCH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS WEST SLOPES/PASSES.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ASHLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100106.REDTA.01/EPZ