FNUS74 KEPZ 221444
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SIERRA BLANCA UNIT 2...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
744 AM MST MON FEB 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 MST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...PUT DISCUSSION TEXT HERE...
A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL GENERATE LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY...TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. MOUNTAIN
LOCATIONS MAY GET UP TO 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A POLAR COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT AND LOWER TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE REGION...CAUSING RAIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. SOME LOW ELEVATIONS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE MAY
SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE CLEARING FROM THE
NORTHWEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN AND
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 1 TO 2 INCHES BELOW 7000
                    FEET AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34 TO 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 TO 13 MPH ISOLD GUST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS.
                    3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 6000 AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS MAINLY MORNING HOURS. 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.
                    CLEARING FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...KEN ROBERTS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100222.SIERR.01/EPZ