849
FNUS74 KEPZ 161535
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR ALAMO CANYON SURVEY...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
935 AM MDT TUE SEP 16 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING
WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD TO DAILY CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. CURRENT WORST CASE SCENARIOS IS FOR
ONE HALF TO THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH RAINFALLS ALONG THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE SACS BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL WITH WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...43 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........53 53 53 56 56 56 55 55 55
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........NONENONENONESCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 30 50 50 50 50 50
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 40 40 40 40 40 40
TEMP............64 66 68 70 72 73 74 74 73
RH..............63 61 59 57 53 51 50 48 48
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...17 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SUNRISE.............
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........57 57 57 61 61 61 62 62 62 57 57 57
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH NONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............71 68 65 63 62 62 62 61 61 60 59 59
RH..............49 55 58 62 65 62 62 65 65 67 69 69
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...27 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE AROUND 5 TO
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNSET..............
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........48 48 48 37 37 37 48 48 48 56 56 56
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONECHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 50 50 50 50 50 50
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............59 60 63 65 67 69 71 73 74 74 73 72
RH..............69 69 65 63 61 57 53 49 48 48 48 48
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
SURFACE WND GST.7 7 7 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...KIMBERLY HINSHAW
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
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.DELDT 09/16/25
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