FNUS74 KEPZ 121414
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RED TANK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
714 AM MST TUE JAN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY SKIES WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE AREA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
ONCE AGAIN FALL DOWN NEAR 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES
WARM INTO THE UPPER 50S TO AROUND 60. TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE
A LITTLE WARMER TONIGHT COMPARED TO CURRENT OBSERVATIONS AS THERE
WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER SOUTHWEST PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS AREA.
MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TOMORROW AHEAD OF
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WHICH COULD BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
TO THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY INTO POSSIBLY FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE BY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ASHLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100112.REDTA.01/EPZ