FNUS74 KEPZ 131422
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RED TANK RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
722 AM MST WED JAN 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ONE LAST WARM AND DRY DAY BEFORE A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION. EXPECT HIGHS AGAIN TO APPROACH 60 DEGREES WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES DOWN NEAR 10 PERCENT. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH...DEW
POINTS WILL BE RISING AND WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST.
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE BURN AREA STARTING
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE BURN AREA WILL
BE IN THE TRANSITION ZONE OF RAIN AND SNOW. WINDS COULD GET
GUSTY ON THURSDAY AS THE NORTHEAST WINDS DOWNSLOPE OFF THE MOUNTAINS TO
THE NORTHEAST OF THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) BY
                    MID AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ASHLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100113.REDTA.01/EPZ