FNUS74 KEPZ 101452
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON FEATHER CAVE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
752 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0720 MST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD OVER THE REGION
THIS MORNING.  THIS WILL MEAN TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING A SHIFT TO LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS LATER TODAY.
HAINES INDICES WILL CLIMB TO 4 THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO 2 OVERNIGHT.
FOR FRIDAY...INDICES SHOULD CLIMB TO 3.

STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION OVERNIGHT...WITH
SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE STARTING FRIDAY.  THIS
SYSTEM CARRY A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT THROUGH MID DAY FRIDAY...
WITH SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 5000 FT BY FRIDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-2700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY...SOUTH 20 TO 26 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 41 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130110.FTSTA.01/EPZ