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SPOT FORECAST FOR RENDEZVOUS PILES D5 DISTRICT WIDE PILES RX...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
456 PM MDT MON OCT 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 MDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE FORECAST THROUGH MIDWEEK. FOR TONIGHT,
WINDS START OUT AROUND 10 MPH FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST, BECOMING
LIGHT OVERNIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST DUE TO DRAINAGE FLOW. OVERNIGHT
RH RECOVERY WILL BE EXCELLENT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND MOSTLY
VARIABLE DURING THE DAY TOMORROW, SHIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST LATE IN
THE DAY. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES PERSIST WITH NO CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH
TUESDAY. VENTILATION RATES WILL BE POOR THROUGH THE DAY, PEAKING
AROUND 30,000 KT-FT. VENTILATION IMPROVES TO THE FAIR CATEGORY FOR
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APPROACHING GOOD FOR THURSDAY. WINDS REMAIN
VERY LIGHT AND MOSTLY VARIABLE FOR WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
NEAR NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW-MID 70S INTO MIDWEEK AND BETTER
MIXING HEIGHTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (44200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 5 PM
SKY (%).........18
WEATHER COV.....NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TSTM COV........NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............70
RH..............47
20 FT WIND......SE 9G17
MIX HGT (FT)....4400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..44
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY (%).........18 13 11
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
TEMP............67 53 49
RH..............52 86 93
20 FT WIND......SE 8G17 E 5G12 E 3G8
MIX HGT (FT)....3100 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 8 SE 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..31 4 3
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........25 11 14 22
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............47 53 70 75
RH..............96 89 51 41
20 FT WIND......E 1G3 E 2G5 SE 3G7 SE 5G13
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 5000 6000
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 6 SE 6 SE 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 5 25 30
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...ARONSON
REQUESTED BY...L CARVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623133.0/EPZ
.DELDT 10/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LIZ.CARVER@USDA.GOV
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