FNUS74 KEPZ 022214
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON FEATHER CAVE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
414 PM MDT TUE APR 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1550 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO COLORADO THIS EVENING AS A BACKDOOR
COLD FRONT CURRENTLY BANKED UP EAST OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS
BEGINS TO PUSH TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY WED MORNING. LOW CLOUDS
WILL SEEP INTO THE SACRAMENTOS WED MORNING WITH SOME AREAS OF FOG
POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER
LOW WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA WED AFTERNOON CLEARING THE LOW CLOUDS
OUT AHEAD OF IT...AND CAUSING SOME CU BUILDUPS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A
THUNDERSTORM OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.
EXPECT WARMING TEMPERATURES AND QUIETER WEATHER FOR THE END
OF THE WEEK...WITH INCREASINGLY BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY
AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEEKEND.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 1 TO 2 INCHES HIGHER ELVS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH GUST 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    8 TO 13 GUST TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS
                    WEST SLOPES AND CANYONS
MIXING HEIGHT.......15700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS.  8000KTFT POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE RAIN OR SNOW
                    MORNING AND RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM AFTERNOON.

CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH  TO NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS. 131000KTFT  GOOD TO VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130402.FTSTA.01/EPZ