FNUS74 KEPZ 091425
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON FEATHER CAVE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
725 AM MST WED JAN 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0710 MST ON JANUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO INTO THE
TEXAS BIG BEND REGION WILL BRING CHANCES OF RAIN AND SNOW TO
THE SACRAMENTOS LATER TODAY .INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL
RESULT IN MILDER DRY WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A SLOW MOVING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE WINDY WEATHER
WITH A FEW RAIN OR MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY
COLDER CONDITIONS WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES DURING THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-60 PERCENT) AFTN . SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON MAINLY HIGHER
                    TERRAIN.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-3200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 12 KNOTS. GOOD

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT MAINLY HIGHER
                    TERRAIN AND EAST.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS. GOOD TO VERY GOOD

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130109.FTSTA.01/EPZ