FNUS74 KEPZ 240115
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SNARE MESA RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
615 PM MST MON JAN 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN WINTER STORM SYSTEM THAT HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT...WILL BRING
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE BURN SITE.  LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
TO BEGIN IN THE MORNING...AND OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 6500 FEET. WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME GUSTY...HOWEVER
GIVEN RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF AREA MOISTURE...RH VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO FALL
BELOW 40 PERCENT.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING NORTH-NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH BY MID DAY
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......7000 KNOT-FEET (POOR)...INCREASING
                    TO 47600 KNOT-FEET (FAIR)

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...ALBERT FLORES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120124.SNARE.01/EPZ