FNUS74 KEPZ 302035
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON FEATHER CAVE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
135 PM MST WED JAN 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1335 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.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (05-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH GUST 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 31 KNOTS.
VENT CAT............72K-102K KT FT GOOD TO VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 GUST 18 MPH. NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.
VENT CAT............56000-76000 KT FT FAIR TO GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130130.FTSTA.02/EPZ