FNUS74 KEPZ 140308
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON FEATHER CAVE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
808 PM MST SUN JAN 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2015 MST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL JUST BRING A FEW HIGH CLOUDS
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM
PLUMMETING TO AROUND OR MOST LIKELY JUST BELOW ZERO AGAIN BY
MORNING. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW WITH LIGHT SOUTHEAST
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  ANOTHER UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT BRINGING
INCREASING CLOUDS...SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES...AND JUST A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........19 AT IGNITION...MIN -2.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AND
                    DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 MPH BEFORE DAWN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...DECREASING TO 200-1300
                    FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 KNOTS.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 36.
RH..................MIN 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT DAYBREAK...INCREASING TO 7500
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........105,000 KNOT-FEET (VERY GOOD)


.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....7-12.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130113.FTSTA.01/EPZ