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FNUS74 KEPZ 051835
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR D-2 SLASH PIT...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1135 AM MST THU FEB 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY FRIDAY WITH PACIFIC STORM MOVING IN LATER SATURDAY. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF A SHOWER SATURDAY, BUT BIT BETTER CHANCES SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SNOW
LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN AT AROUND 9000 FT OR HIGHER FOR THIS EVENT. VENT
RATES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY POOR DUE TO A LACK OF WINDS.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 13 13 16 16 16 21 21 21
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 41 45 47 49 50 50 49 47
RH..............31 34 29 30 31 30 33 34 37
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.9 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.2 0.5 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 7 10 12 12 10 7 3 0
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........31 31 31 44 44 44 53 53 53 60 60 60
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
TEMP............43 41 40 38 38 37 36 35 34 34 33 32
RH..............45 46 46 48 48 50 52 56 58 58 61 63
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........60 60 60 58 58 58 60 60 60 63 63 63
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONESCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RS RS RS RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............32 32 35 38 40 43 44 45 46 46 45 43
RH..............63 63 59 57 57 55 55 53 51 51 53 57
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 7 9 12 13 13 13 13 12 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 3 7 10 11 12 11 7 3 0
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF MORNING SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
FORECASTER...HEFNER
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW BARONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601473.4/EPZ
.DELDT 02/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MATTHEW.BARONE@USDA.GOV
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