298  
FNUS74 KEPZ 021629  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SEVEN BROTHERS...GILA NATIONAL FOREST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
1029 AM MDT WED APR 2 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 02.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE RESPONSIBLE FOR YESTERDAY'S WINDS WILL  
CONTINUE MIGRATING ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TODAY. THIS WILL  
BRING STRONG WINDS IN AND AROUND THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON, PEAKING  
AROUND 1400 MDT TO 1700 MDT. WIND GUSTS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS  
YESTERDAY, BUT GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL STILL BE LIKELY. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS WILL SLOWLY TURN MORE WESTERLY BY AROUND 1800 TO 1900 MDT.  
MOISTURE WILL BE IMPROVED BY AROUND 5 TO 7 PERCENT, ALLOWING  
MINIMUM RH TO SETTLE IN THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BE  
LIGHTER ON THURSDAY, WITH LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AND  
SATURDAY WITH A MODERATE CHANCE THE FIRE COULD SEE WETTING  
RAIN/ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 50 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 TO 39 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (223100 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........37 39 52  
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............40 44 44  
RH..............32 26 24  
20 FT WIND......W 20G39 SW 22G47 SW 24G48  
MIX HGT (FT)....6800 7700 7700  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 35 SW 39 SW 39  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..223 274 274  
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT EXNT EXNT  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.  
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45  
MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (223200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR  
(0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........33 21 6 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............43 34 30 27  
RH..............24 38 49 55  
20 FT WIND......W 23G46 W 20G43 W 15G33 W 10G23  
MIX HGT (FT)....7000 7000 400 BLW100  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 31 W 31 W 24 W 20  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..223 223 0 0  
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT EXNT POOR POOR  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
FRIDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS  
AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BREITREITER  
REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY INTERAGENCY DISPATCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2508425.3/EPZ  
.DELDT 04/02/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV  
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