U.S. natgas futures ease on warmer weather forecasts after blizzard

Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures eased early on Monday, in the wake of a record-breaking blizzard in the mid-Atlantic region, as forecasts called for less cold weather for the next two weeks and for the rest of the winter. After edging up 2 percent last week, front-month gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange were down 4.9 cents, or 2.29 percent, to $2.09 per million British thermal units at 9:01 a.m. EST (1401 GMT). After cities from Washington to New York were burie