827  
FNUS74 KEPZ 231931  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LANGSTROTH...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
131 PM MDT TUE JUN 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JUNE 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF VIRGA SHOWERS THIS EVENING. GUSTY OUTFLOWS TO 40 MPH  
ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS WEAK ACTIVITY. OTHERWISE, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH MORE GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR DRY LIGHTNING. HUMIDITIES AND  
TEMPERATURES MODERATE SLIGHTLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14200 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7  
TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (117500 KNOT-FT)  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........18 18 18 39 34 34  
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 10 10 10  
TEMP............63 72 79 84 87 86  
RH..............31 25 19 17 15 16  
20 FT WIND......N 7 NW 5 NW 5 SW 5 SW 7 SW 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 12 12 14 17 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 3900 12600 13100 14200 11900  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 10 SW 8 W 7 SW 9 SW 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 35 63 93 113 118  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD VYGD VYGD  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (105200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR  
(400 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........48 48 46 46 46 35  
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 (%).10 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............84 74 68 64 60 58  
RH..............17 26 37 40 44 47  
20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 N 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 15 15 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....10500 1300 500 600 600 600  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 NW 13 N 12 NW 12 N 10 N 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..105 35 6 6 5 2  
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12500 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18  
TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON  
(190500 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........34 20 33 34  
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10  
TEMP............57 69 77 82  
RH..............49 33 24 21  
20 FT WIND......NW 3G10 SW 7G21 SW 13G28 W 14G28  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 5100 11600 12000  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9 W 13 W 21 W 23  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 56 209 239  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR EXNT EXNT  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 9 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST  
WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...ZOTTER  
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2616007.1/EPZ  
.DELDT 06/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV  
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