FNUS74 KEPZ 072356
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1635 MST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW A TRACK SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE
IN MEXICO LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AS EARLY
AS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING...WHERE AT LEAST A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW FALL ARE POSSIBLE.

WINDS WILL REMAIN OUR OF THE NORTHEAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...BEFORE
SHIFTING NORTH STARTING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 1500-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......11900 KNOT-FT IN THE MORNING(POOR)...INCREASING TO 23800
                    KNOT-FT(POOR) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......11900 KNOT-FT IN THE MORNING(POOR)...INCREASING
                    TO 23800 KNOT-FT(POOR) IN THE AFTERNOON.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 17 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......13600 KNOT-FT IN THE MORNING(POOR)...INCREASING
                    TO 35700 KNOT-FT(POOR) IN THE AFTERNOON.



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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130107.FTSTA.02/EPZ