FNUS74 KEPZ 301440 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON FEATHER CAVE RX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 740 AM MST WED JAN 30 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 MST ON JANUARY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL TODAY AND THEN BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER ON THURSDAY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO THE LEE OF THE MTNS IN CO AND NM MAKING WESTERLY WINDS BREEZY AT TIMES.MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST BY FRIDAY AS THE UPPER WINDS BECOME MORE ZONAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. INCREASING HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. DAY TIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL BY THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 25 KNOTS. VENT CAT............75000 KT FT GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 15 SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. VENT CAT............77000 KT FT GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...NOVLAN REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130130.FTSTA.01/EPZ