FNUS74 KEPZ 081413
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FT STANTON RX  PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
813 AM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...GUSTY DOWN BURST WINDS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS...

DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
FOR THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST...AS
A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MOVES INTO EASTERN NM FROM THE PLAINS.
WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST FOLLOWING THE FRONT STARTING FRIDAY...BRINGING
MONSOON MOISTURE AND INCREASED STORM CHANCES BACK INTO THE AREA THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) TIL 2100...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH TIL MIDNIGHT...SHIFTING
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ASHLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130808.FTSTA.01/EPZ