FNUS74 KEPZ 111405
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RED TANK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
705 AM MST MON JAN 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE DRY AND COOL WEATHER THROUGH
THE DAY WEDNESDAY. WITH STABLE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HIGH
VENTILATION RATE WILL BE POOR THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE IMPROVING SOME
ON WEDNESDAY.

LATE WEDNESDAY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST WITH
A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT ARRIVING THURSDAY MORNING FROM THE EAST.  THIS
WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS FOR THURSDAY ENDING FRIDAY MORNING
AS A FEW SNOW SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MACBLAIN
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ASHLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100111.REDTA.01/EPZ