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FNUS74 KEPZ 031631
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR SACATON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1031 AM MDT FRI JUL 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE BETTER RAIN CHANCES
PICK UP EARLY NEXT WEEK. CRITICAL MIN RHS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
TOMORROW AT 11-12% WITH LIGHT BREEZES EACH DAY THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
BECOMING CALM OVERNIGHT. MIN RHS LOOK TO BE JUST ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 18%. VENTILATION RATES WILL BE GOOD THE NEXT SEVERAL
AFTERNOONS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SMOKE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (81000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........3 11 28 28
WEATHER COV.....AREAS DEFNTE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............73 79 81 80
RH..............13 12 11 12
20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20
MIX HGT (FT)....8100 9800 10200 10400
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..81 88 92 94
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SMOKE IN THE
EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE OVERNIGHT, THEN SMOKE
AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 8
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (78500 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........45 45 61 68 68 89
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE AREAS AREAS 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............78 68 62 58 56 53
RH..............13 17 19 21 23 26
20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 W 6 W 3 W 3 N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 17 13 13 10
MIX HGT (FT)....8800 2300 600 600 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 14 W 12 NW 9 N 8 N 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..79 27 2 5 4 3
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12600 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (90500 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........67 55 59 87
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............52 65 77 81
RH..............28 18 14 13
20 FT WIND......NE 3G10 N 3G12 W 4G13 W 5G15
MIX HGT (FT)....600 3100 12600 12300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 7 S 8 SW 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 19 91 88
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...SLUSHER
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY SAWTELLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616697.0/EPZ
.DELDT 07/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV
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