FNUS74 KEPZ 022335
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BLUE LAKE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
435 PM MST WED JAN 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 MST ON JANUARY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FROM 8 AM THURSDAY MORNING
TO 8 AM FRIDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
WINTER WEATHER WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ON THE WAY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.  A MODERATELY STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL FIRST MOVE THROUGH
THIS EVENING.  CLOUDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...WITH 8 INCHES OR MORE
OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING.
DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.  LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.


.THURSDAY...

CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 2400-2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 KNOTS.


.THURSDAY NIGHT...
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 KNOTS EARLY...DECREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH TOWARDS FRIDAY MORNING.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL RAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130102.BLUEL.01/EPZ