FNUS74 KEPZ 191505
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ADMIN PILES-HORSE PASTURE...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
805 AM MST TUE JAN 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NMZ110 FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET. ABOVE 7500 FEET SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE.

.DISCUSSION...
FAST MOVING SUB-TROPICAL JET STREAM WILL CARRY TWO WINTER STORMS ACROSS
OUR AREA THIS WEEK AND UPCOMING WEEKEND.  THE FIRST WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT
WITH SNOW LEVELS STARTING QUITE HIGH NEAR 8000 FEET.  SNOW LEVELS WILL
LOWER BELOW 6000 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH BULK OF THE HEAVIER
SNOWFALL EXPECTED FOR THE GILA WILDERNESS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH MID MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING WEST-SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH LATE MORNING WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 21 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100119.ADMIN.01/EPZ