001  
FNUS74 KEPZ 110131  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TELEPHONE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
731 PM MDT THU JUL 10 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 MDT ON JULY 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
EARLY THIS EVENING, ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS LINGER NEAR  
THE SITE WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. THE ACTIVITY  
DISSIPATES AROUND SUNSET WITH LIGHT PREVAILING WINDS OVERNIGHT  
FROM THE WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR.  
RAIN AND STORM CHANCES WILL BE NEAR ZERO FOR FRIDAY AS DRIER AIR  
MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. WINDS BECOME BREEZIER FROM THE WEST-  
NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY WITH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY AND MODESTLY BREEZY WINDS WILL CREATE SOME ELEVATED FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STORM CHANCES THEN INCREASE  
THIS WEEKEND AS MOISTURE MOVES IN FROM THE EAST, LOWERING THE  
FIRE DANGER THREAT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM THROUGH SATURDAY,  
THEN COOLING TO NEAR NORMAL. VENTILATION WILL BE EXCELLENT ON  
FRIDAY, THEN GOOD TO VERY GOOD THIS WEEKEND.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5400 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........56 40 14 14 15  
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............78 72 67 63 60  
RH..............23 29 36 41 47  
20 FT WIND......W 7 SW 7 W 7 W 7 W 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 17 17 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....1700 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 13 W 13 NW 12 NW 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 5 5 5 5  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......11600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (33800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT  
(161700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........8 8 5 14 14 25  
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 10  
TEMP............58 67 78 84 86 87  
RH..............51 37 18 12 10 10  
20 FT WIND......W 7 W 7 NW 8 NW 10 NW 10 NW 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 18 21 21 23  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1600 6600 10600 13000 13000  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13 NW 13 NW 15 NW 15 NW 15 NW 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 14 72 142 178 178  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD VYGD EXNT EXNT  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN  
THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......12400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (173100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR  
(4300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........28 26 8 9  
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0  
TEMP............85 74 64 58  
RH..............11 21 37 49  
20 FT WIND......NW 10G23 W 8G20 W 7G17 W 5G14  
MIX HGT (FT)....12400 1400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15 NW 15 W 13 NW 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..173 13 5 4  
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT POOR POOR POOR  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14000 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (26800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (118800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........5 13 49  
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........NONE NONE CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 50  
TEMP............55 77 88  
RH..............57 23 11  
20 FT WIND......NW 5G13 NW 6G13 NW 7G15  
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 14000 13900  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 14 NW 9 W 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..27 98 119  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR GOOD VYGD  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...ARONSON  
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517794.0/EPZ  
.DELDT 07/10/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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