FNUS74 KEPZ 231719
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHIPPY...SILVER CITY DISP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1019 AM MST MON JAN 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0953 MST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GILA REGION LATER TONIGHT
AND EARLY TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW AND LOWLAND
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL VARY BETWEEN
6000 AND 7000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET.
LOWER LOCATIONS WILL HAVE A  CHANCE RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF A RAIN SNOW MIX AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE TUESDAY
EARLY WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH SLEET SNOW
AND SMALL HAIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST
OF THE AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH DRY AND COOLER CONDITIONS EXPECTED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS. GOOD.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 KNOTS. MARGINAL.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS. VERY GOOD.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120123.WHIPP.01/EPZ