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FNUS74 KEPZ 230134
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SPUR RX...BLM-LAS CRUCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
634 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MONDAY WILL BE DRY WITH MIN RH'S IN THE MID TEENS, BUT WINDS WILL
NOT BE MUCH OF AN ISSUE. ON TUESDAY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE MIN
RH'S IN THE MID TEENS, BUT WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER. WE
WILL APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES FOR BOTH WINDS AND MIN RH'S TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY WILL BE MUCH OF SAME WITH ELEVATED TO NEAR
CRITICAL WINDS AND MIN RH'S IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........3 3 4 5 5
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 52 57 59 56
RH..............23 18 15 15 17
20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 3 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 13 14 14
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2800 3600 3400 2300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 W 6 W 7 W 9 NW 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 14 21 27 18
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........7 5 13 22
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............50 41 38 38
RH..............21 31 32 32
20 FT WIND......W 7G13 W 8G15 W 8G17 W 9G18
MIX HGT (FT)....600 500 600 500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 W 10 W 14 W 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 5 7 7
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 32 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
(119800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........28 27 35
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
TEMP............41 57 65
RH..............31 19 14
20 FT WIND......W 10G24 W 16G32 W 18G33
MIX HGT (FT)....500 2500 4300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 W 26 W 32
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 59 120
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR VYGD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...BRICE
REQUESTED BY...DOUG BERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603524.0/EPZ
.DELDT 02/22/26
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