FNUS74 KEPZ 241600
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
900 AM MST TUE JAN 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO THE AREA TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BING BE A CHANCE OF LOWLAND
RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS (WITH SOME SLEET AND SMALL
HAIL) AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS THROUGH
TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
FOR THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 6500 FT. BREEZY CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR AREA WIDE TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH
                    GUST TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 KNOTS.  GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 20 KNOTS. MARGINAL.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 KNOTS.  GOOD

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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