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FNUS74 KEPZ 242122
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RX D2 PILES...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
222 PM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON JANUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD. ON SUNDAY COOL
TEMPERATURES WILL SETTLE IN WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S. MIN
RH VALUES WILL DROP TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT WITH LIGHT AFTERNOON WINDS AT 6
TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. SMOKE VENTILATION
RATES WILL START OFF POOR IN THE MORNING, BECOMING GOOD DURING THE
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCES OF MORNING SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE 0900. SIMILAR
WEATHER CONDITIONS EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH VENT RATES TRENDING TO POOR ON
MONDAY, AND THEN BECOMING GOOD ON TUESDAY.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10-20 PERCENT EARLY, THEN 0 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BETWEEN 39-43 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS AND LIGHT AT LESS THAN 5 MPH AND GENERALLY VARIABLE
IN DIRECTION DURING THE MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST
AT 6-11 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (35400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (77700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........41 31 1 2 3 3
WEATHER COV.....SCHC SCHC NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............15 24 33 40 42 37
RH..............100 74 41 27 23 28
20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 11 15 15 15
MIX HGT (FT)....1700 2400 4400 4400 4900 4900
TRANSPORT WIND..N 21 N 21 N 20 N 20 NW 18 NW 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..35 45 71 71 78 78
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BETWEEN 5-10 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS, LESS THAN 4 MPH, VARIABLE IN DIRECTION.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........4 4 2 5 5 7
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 19 18 17 13 9
RH..............37 59 56 56 64 69
20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 9 9 8
MIX HGT (FT)....900 900 800 800 800 800
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12 NW 12 N 16 N 16 N 14 N 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 9 12 12 11 11
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BETWEEN 44-48 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS OF 3-6 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12000-35000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........8 6 7 18
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............7 19 42 46
RH..............76 51 19 17
20 FT WIND......N 2G6 NE 2G6 SE 2G8 S 2G8
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1300 3700 3700
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 N 10 E 8 S 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 12 23 18
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS. VENT RATES WILL
BE FAIR.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS. VENT RATES WILL
BE POOR.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS VENT RATES WILL
BE POOR.
FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600910.2/EPZ
.DELDT 01/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL STEVEN.SEITZINGER@USDA.GOV,NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV
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