FNUS74 KEPZ 241529
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RAVEN RIDGE...LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
829 AM MST MON JAN 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW
SHOWERS. ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. WINDS WILL
BE GUSTY LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON OUT OF
THE NORTHWEST AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES. WINDS WILL BECOME MUCH
LIGHTER OVERNIGHT AND FOR TUESDAY. ANOTHER TROUGH AND COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER SMALL CHANCE FOR SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THIS MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 3 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-2500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 18 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110124.RAVEN.01/EPZ