FNUS74 KEPZ 252139
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON FEATHER CAVE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
239 PM MST MON FEB 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 MST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A CONTINUED SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES ALOFT
WILL MOVE THROUGH NEW MEXICO THIS WEEK. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE ON
TUESDAY AND BRING BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS. AGAIN CONDITIONS DURING
THE AFTERNOON WILL APPROACH RED FLAG CRITERION . THE SECOND DISTURBANCE
ON WEDNESDAY WILL BRING ONLY SOME HIGH CLOUDINESS AND YET  ANOTHER
MINOR DISTURBANCE IF FORECAST TO DROP IN LATE THURSDAY BRINGING A
SOME CLOUDINESS AND POSSIBLE SNOW FLURRIES TO THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.
TEMPERATURES.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    .
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 23 KNOTS.
VENT CAT............115000 KT-FT VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL DECREASING TO -100-400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 GUST TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 28 KNOTS.
VENT CAT............150000 KT-FT EXCELLENT

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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