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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MOGOLLON PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1207 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST8 TO 13 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    SHIFTING WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100119.MOGOL.01/EPZ