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FNUS74 KEPZ 031147
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR SACATON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
547 AM MDT FRI JUL 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FIRE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED FOR TODAY AND THE WEEKEND AS
MIN RHS REMAIN IN THE LOWER TEENS, WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE
NORMAL. RHS INCREASE ALL AREAS MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS MOISTURE MOVES
INTO THE AREA, LEADING TO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. NON-THUNDERSTORM
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
9 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (105100 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........3 3 1 11 11 28
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE AREAS DEFNTE DEFNTE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 63 70 75 78 79
RH..............15 13 11 12 12 12
20 FT WIND......W 4 W 4 SW 5 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 15 17 17 20
MIX HGT (FT)....600 4700 8800 9700 10500 10200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 W 6 SW 13 SW 10 SW 10 SW 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 38 88 87 105 102
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD VYGD VYGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SMOKE THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 10
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (92200 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........42 42 61 66 66 86
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 70 66 63 62 60
RH..............12 15 16 17 18 20
20 FT WIND......W 9 W 9 W 7 NW 7 NW 7 N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 14
MIX HGT (FT)....9200 2400 600 600 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 14 W 9 N 10 N 10 N 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..92 29 1 5 4 3
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12600 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO
9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (101700 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........66 47 59 83
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10
TEMP............59 68 76 79
RH..............21 16 14 13
20 FT WIND......NE 5G13 NW 5G10 SW 6G15 SW 8G16
MIX HGT (FT)....600 4100 11900 12600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 NE 6 S 8 SW 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 21 92 100
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...HEFNER
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616261.4/EPZ
.DELDT 07/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV
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