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FNUS74 KEPZ 020126
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR STONE FIRE...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
726 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY, THOUGH HIGHER RH WILL
PREVENT THE NEED FOR ANOTHER RED FLAG. PLENTY OF CLOUD COVERAGE ON
WEDNESDAY WITH ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHTER WINDS
THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. COOLER AND HIGHER MOISTURE LATE THIS WEEK.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO
AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 32
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (77200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(191300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........64 53 53 54 53 53
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............25 33 38 43 45 44
RH..............52 39 32 27 23 24
20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 9 SW 9 SW 14 SW 15 SW 15
20 FT WIND GUST.10 21 21 28 28 28
MIX HGT (FT)....4800 4800 8300 8300 9200 9200
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 13 SW 23 SW 23 SW 32 SW 32
VRATE KT-FT/1K..77 77 191 191 265 265
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD GOOD EXNT EXNT EXNT EXNT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 26 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 14 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (194000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(12400 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........49 49 41 33 33 27
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 (%).10 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............42 33 28 25 22 20
RH..............26 39 50 60 68 74
20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 12 SW 7 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 16 9 9 6
MIX HGT (FT)....7200 7200 1000 1000 1000 1000
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 24 SW 24 W 16 W 16 W 14 W 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..194 194 15 15 12 12
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT EXNT POOR POOR POOR POOR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (49200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (132300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (155300
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........28 42 56 69
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10
TEMP............18 29 41 46
RH..............77 46 26 20
20 FT WIND......SW 3G7 SW 5G12 SW 7G15 SW 7G15
MIX HGT (FT)....3500 3500 9400 9800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 14 SW 16 SW 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..49 49 132 155
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR FAIR VYGD EXNT
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS AROUND 50. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...DENNHARDT
REQUESTED BY...BRETT CROLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2508661.0/EPZ
.DELDT 04/01/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRETT.CROLEY@USDA.GOV
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