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FNUS74 KEPZ 041144
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SPOT FORECAST FOR KLINE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
544 AM MDT SAT JUL 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY AND SUNDAY, WITH MIN RHS
AROUND 8-15 PERCENT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM SUNDAY, BUT
MOSTLY DRY WITH DRY LIGHTNING A POSSIBILITY. MOISTURE AND THUNDER-
STORM CHANCES INCREASE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15100 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (94100 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........68 68 61 72 72 80
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE PATCHY PATCHY S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE SMOKE SMOKE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............49 60 72 81 86 87
RH..............30 20 13 10 8 8
20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 N 5 N 5 SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 8 8 15
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2200 9700 12700 15100 14400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 15 N 9 W 7 SW 7 S 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 24 54 80 91 94
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD GOOD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
24 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 9 TO
10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (83000 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........78 78 70 76 76 55
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 0 10 10 10
TEMP............84 74 67 64 61 58
RH..............10 16 22 25 31 34
20 FT WIND......W 10 W 10 NW 4 N 3 N 3 NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 9 10 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....11900 4200 600 600 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 N 12 N 10 N 9 N 9 NE 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..83 29 0 5 4 3
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9
TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO
10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (95400 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........81 71 81 81
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE NONE S CHC S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 20 20
TEMP............57 69 79 83
RH..............35 26 17 16
20 FT WIND......NE 4G10 NE 5G13 SE 5G14 S 5G15
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2800 10800 10100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 NE 14 SE 9 SW 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 34 94 95
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...HEFNER
REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/04/26
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