FNUS74 KEPZ 281706
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON FEATHER CAVE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1006 AM MST MON JAN 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COUPLE OF VERY WINDY DAYS ACROSS THE REGION AS A STRONG UPPER TROUGH AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ABOUT 20 DEGREES
BETWEEN TODAY AND TOMORROW.  DEW POINTS WILL STAY HIGH ENOUGH THAT MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH THINK THERE WILL BE ENOUGH
OF A DOWNSLOPE EFFECT AT BURN AREA THAT ANY ACCUMULATION WOULD LIKELY
BE VERY LIGHT. DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 28 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 34 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 11 TO 21 MPH BECOMING WEST BY SUNRISE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 32 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 13 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 36 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130128.FTSTA.01/EPZ