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SPOT FORECAST FOR RX D2 PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
131 PM MST FRI FEB 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FOR SATURDAY, DRIER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE WEST AFTER TODAY'S
RAINFALL. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AT 5 TO 10 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE DAY AS CLOUDS CLEAR OUT. VENTILATION WILL BE GOOD
DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH TRANSPORT WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES WILL BE NEAR 100 PERCENT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AS VERY LIGHT
DRAINAGE FLOW TAKES OVER FROM THE NORTHEAST. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS
ARE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY WITH HIGH CLOUDS PASSING OVERHEAD.
VENTILATION IS FORECAST TO BE FAIR TO GOOD FOR SUNDAY. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY WITH BREEZY TO WINDY
AFTERNOONS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDWEEK, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOW CHANCE
OF RAIN AROUND TUESDAY. VENTILATION IMPROVES TO EXCELLENT BY THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (84100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........44 44 44 8 8 8 2 2 2 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............26 23 27 35 42 47 53 55 56 57 56 54
RH..............100 100 100 96 73 56 39 34 30 25 25 27
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.9 1.1 2.7 3.1 3.7 4.2 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.5 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N NW NW NW NW N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 14 18 21 21 21 21 20 20 18 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 9 13 42 56 67 75 84 84 82 72 52
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD FR
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 3 3 2 2 2 14 14 14 31 31 31
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 40 34 31 30 29 27 24 22 20 19 19
RH..............40 52 64 72 72 75 78 88 92 96 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 9 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (70500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 42 42 32 32 32 25 25 25 19 19 19
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............20 22 25 34 46 56 61 63 63 64 63 59
RH..............96 88 81 58 40 29 23 21 20 18 18 21
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E S S S S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 16 16 16 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.7 3.3 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 8 13 16 18 20 20 20 18 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 1 3 12 24 37 52 64 71 68 58 46
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR FR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FORECASTER...ARONSON
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602641.1/EPZ
.DELDT 02/13/26
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