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SPOT FORECAST FOR SEVEN BROTHERS...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
204 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 MDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY
DISCUSSION
BREEZY WINDS TODAY WITH FIRE DANGER NEAR-CRITICAL DUE TO
CONTINUED DRYNESS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL ALLOW FOR
VERY GOOD VENT RATES. MIN RH 10-20% WITH ERC VALUES NEAR THE 90TH
PERCENTILE ACROSS. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS RETURN TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY WITH RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY. RH 10-20%
AND WIND GUSTS IN THE 50-60 MPH RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOWER
FIRE DANGER LATE THIS WEEK AS COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS BEGIN.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION CHANCES FRIDAY/SATURDAY WITH MOUNTAIN
SNOWS POSSIBLE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 37
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (120000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 2 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........2 11
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0
TEMP............60 59
RH..............18 16
20 FT WIND......W 14G28 W 17G37
MIX HGT (FT)....5200 5200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 29 W 29
VRATE KT-FT/1K..120 120
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD VYGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 18 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (105400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........32 13 12 13
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............58 51 47 44
RH..............18 27 37 49
20 FT WIND......W 19G40 W 18G38 W 20G41 W 21G45
MIX HGT (FT)....3500 3500 BLW100 BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND..W 29 W 29 W 28 W 30
VRATE KT-FT/1K..105 105 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD VYGD POOR POOR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 23 TO 31 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 60 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 33 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 62 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 33 MPH INCREASING TO 49 TO 57 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (31900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(197500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........27 3 5 6
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............42 44 52 53
RH..............60 51 31 23
20 FT WIND......W 23G58 W 28G70 W 31G56 W 33G62
MIX HGT (FT)....900 900 4100 5400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 33 W 33 W 49 W 57
VRATE KT-FT/1K..32 32 198 274
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR EXNT EXNT
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 22 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
FORECASTER...BRICE
REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 03/31/25
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