FNUS74 KEPZ 031240
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON FEATHER CAVE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
640 AM MDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0635 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SHALLOW BACKDOOR COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED UP AGAINST THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...BRINGING LOW CLOUDS AND
PATCHY FOG THE THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE FOR MUCH
OF THE MORNING HOURS...BUT THE SHALLOW COOL/MOIST AIRMASS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL MIX OUT BY MIDDAY...ALLOWING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND IMPROVING VENT RATES. LOW CLOUDS
WILL STAY WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT RH RECOVERY WILL
STILL BE EXCELLENT. LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES
WILL RETURN THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-85 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................88 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 500-1700 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 12400-13900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 4 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15
                    TO 16 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........MAX 222,400 KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 14 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7
                    TO 8 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400-11900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 10 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........MAX 119,000 KNOT-FEET (VERY GOOD)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.FTSTA.01/EPZ