749
FNUS74 KEPZ 121522
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RX DRIPPING SPRINGS...BLM-LAS CRUCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
922 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THERE WILL BE SOME FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AS WE HEAD INTO THE
WEEKEND. UNTIL THEN, WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT UNDER FAIR
SKIES, SHIFTING SOUTHERLY TODAY AND WESTERLY FOR FRIDAY.
VENTILATION IMPROVES ON FRIDAY TO GOOD, THEN TO EXCELLENT THIS
WEEKEND. VERY WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, RESULTING IN ELEVATED TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER. NO RAIN IS FORECAST THROUGH THE PERIOD AS FUELS CONTINUE
THEIR DRYING TREND.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO
8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 60 61 64 66 67 68 67
RH..............27 26 25 22 21 20 19 19
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.5 2.1 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 10 13 16 19 21 23 24
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 63 59 58 58 58 58 57 56 55 53 52
RH..............20 22 26 27 27 26 26 27 27 29 29 27
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 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.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 8 7 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..22 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO
12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (67900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 8 12
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 54 55 60 65 68 71 73 74 75 75 75
RH..............30 28 26 22 18 17 14 13 11 11 10 10
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 7 8 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 9 9 15 15 15 16 16 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.6 2.8 4.3 5.6 6.4 6.9 7.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 5 5 6 7 8 10 12 12 12 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 0 4 10 20 35 52 64 68 66
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605512.0/EPZ
.DELDT 03/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV
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