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SPOT FORECAST FOR SACATON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1202 PM MDT TUE JUN 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 MDT ON JUNE 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
VERY LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH
WINDS CONTINUING TO BLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 MPH THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND INTO EVENING. WINDS WILL LIGHTEN UP BY SUNSET
AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY RHS TONIGHT WILL BE IN
THE MID-30S BEFORE FALLING TO THE MID-TEENS BY THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY.
ON THURSDAY, RHS WILL REACH CRITICAL LEVELS AND FALL TO AROUND 10%.
WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST, MILDLY
BREEZY WITH WIND SPEEDS 10-15 MPH. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE 0% ON
THURSDAY AND VERY SMALL AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 29 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (143800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (185800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........5 5 25
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 15 15
TEMP............64 67 67
RH..............34 28 26
20 FT WIND......SW 13 SW 13 SW 13
20 FT WIND GUST.29 29 29
MIX HGT (FT)....6800 8600 8500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 24 SW 24 SW 24
VRATE KT-FT/1K..144 180 178
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD EXNT EXNT
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY SMOKE
IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 28 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (171700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3300 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........25 25 4 7 7 3
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC PATCHY NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR SMOKE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 64 59 56 54 53
RH..............25 27 29 31 32 33
20 FT WIND......SW 13 SW 13 W 10 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 25 13 13 12
MIX HGT (FT)....8600 6000 600 600 600 500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 23 SW 22 W 13 W 9 W 7 SW 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..172 114 6 5 3 4
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT VYGD POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20
TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (179800 KNOT-FT)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........6 0 1 3
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE SMOKE SMOKE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 57 64 68
RH..............36 31 22 17
20 FT WIND......SW 5G15 SW 12G23 SW 12G22 SW 12G21
MIX HGT (FT)....500 3600 7300 9500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 17 S 21 SW 22
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 54 132 180
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR VYGD EXNT
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE EVENING. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FORECASTER...ZOTTER
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616261.1/EPZ
.DELDT 06/30/26
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