FNUS74 KEPZ 141729
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SNARE MESA SOUTH...SILVER CITY DISP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1029 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 MST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING
STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY...WITH RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
STORMS POSSIBLE FOR THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
WILL FALL TO AROUND 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...FALLING BELOW
5000 FEET THIS EVENING AS SYSTEM SENDS A COLD FRONT ACROSS
THE AREA. FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH BETWEEN 1800 AND 1900 LST
THIS EVENING. 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE
BY THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120214.SNARE.01/EPZ