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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PERK GRINDSTONE HAND PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
822 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 3 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
FOR THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BY TOMORROW MORNING.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AREA WIDE TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN THUNDERSTORMS
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON MAINLY
                    ABOVE
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH 8
                    TO 13 GUST TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    7900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 KNOTS. VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................80 PERCENT. 3-6 INCHES PSBL ABOVE 7000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 22 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5600 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 18 KNOTS. VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...TONY CARPENTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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