FNUS74 KEPZ 080331
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RAVEN RIDGE...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
831 PM MST MON FEB 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1610 MST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY...AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD WINTER
STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTH-NORTHWEST.
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE MID-DAY BRINGING A WIND SHIFT TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.  3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH THROUGH LATE
                    MORNING...SHIFTING EAST-SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH MID-DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING
                    TO 900-1100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110207.RAVEN.01/EPZ