FNUS74 KEPZ 140025
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1710 MST ON FEBRUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT WITH A FAIRLY STRONG INVERSION
DEVELOPING. DIMINISHING WINDS THIS EVENING BECOMING GENERALLY
LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUNNY SKIES THURSDAY AND A FEW DEGREES
WARMER. LIGHT MORNING WINDS WILL PICK UP A BIT FROM THE WEST
TO NORTHWEST BY LATE MORNING. A BACK DOOR COLD COMING IN FRIDAY
WILL BRING WINDS AROUND TO THE EAST AND BRING TEMPS DOWN BY 5
TO 10 DEGREES. THERE IS ALSO A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR
SNOW WITH THIS FRONT BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...LOW CLOUDS
WILL BE THE MAIN FEATURE WITH THE FRONT FRIDAY MORNING WITH SKIES
CLEARING BY MID-AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY WITH A WARMING
TREND OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO
                    3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO -100-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    9 TO 14 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........FAIR (43200 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130213.FTSTA.02/EPZ