FNUS74 KEPZ 151350
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON FEATHER CAVE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
650 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 MST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. LIGHT SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST BY AROUND NOON AS THAT
TROUGH MOVES BY. VENTILATION POOR EACH MORNING AND AT NIGHT...BUT
INCREASING TO FAIR EACH AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLEAR AND DRY WITH A SLOW
WARMUP THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INLAND FROM THE WEST COAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT UNTIL NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 200 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 4200 FT AGL BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 3 KNOTS THIS MORNING...NORTHWEST AT
                    10 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........POOR THIS MORNING...FAIR (42000 KNOT-FT)
                    BY NOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....7-12.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY...THEN NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........POOR IN THE MORNING...FAIR (42000 KNOT-FT)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130115.FTSTA.01/EPZ