FNUS74 KEPZ 071437
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON FEATHER CAVE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
737 AM MST MON JAN 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 MST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEMS WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW...EXITING THE AREA TO THE NORTHEAST LATE
WEDNESDAY EARLY THURSDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SOME
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH MOSTLY RAIN SHOWERS AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SNOW IN THE LATE NIGHT EARLY
MORNING HOURS. SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS COULD SEE SOME 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AT THE HIGHER ELVS. ANOTHER MORE
ENERGETIC SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND WILL PRODUCE VERY
STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND  BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW
SHOWERS. MUCH COLDER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL OCCUR FOR NEXT WEEKEND
AND THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-2600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. MARGINAL TO FAIR
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................5-0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
                    A LOW ELV RAIN OR HIGH ELV SNOW SHOWER.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400-2900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.  MARGINAL

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130107.FTSTA.01/EPZ