FNUS74 KEPZ 100342
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON FEATHER CAVE RX...NM-ROD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
942 PM MDT TUE OCT 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 MDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE PLAINS WILL SHIFT WINDS
AROUND MORE TO A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS WELL WITH
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES MOVING INTO THE CHANCE CATEGORY BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE APPROACH OF AN UPPER LOW INTO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY EXCEPT LOWS WILL
BE WARMER AS THE DEW POINTS AND CLOUDS INCREASE. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO BE ON THE RISE WITH 25-30 PERCENT EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AND INTO THE 30S FOR THURSDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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