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FNUS74 KEPZ 131626
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SPOT FORECAST FOR ADAIR 1 PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1026 AM MDT TUE OCT 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES PERSIST THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SLIGHT CHANCES OF LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON, LATER THIS EVENING, AND THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DRY CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING AND INTO FRIDAY
BRINGING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. LINGERING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES FRIDAY WITH
SOME RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 36 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (98800 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........58 58 58 48
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20
TEMP............51 54 58 59
RH..............96 83 67 62
20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 14 SW 14 SW 15
20 FT WIND GUST.31 35 35 36
MIX HGT (FT)....2300 3100 4000 3800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 26 SW 28 SW 29 SW 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..52 75 98 83
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (57200 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........53 53 69 51 51 48
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 30 30 30
TEMP............58 52 49 47 46 44
RH..............64 86 96 100 100 100
20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 29 29 24
MIX HGT (FT)....3200 1500 1400 1200 1200 800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 SW 16 SW 18 SW 17 SW 17 SW 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..57 21 23 19 17 11
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (96000 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........39 8 7 6
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............41 42 53 60
RH..............100 82 43 26
20 FT WIND......SW 7G23 SW 8G22 SW 8G22 W 7G22
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1900 4800 6600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16 W 15 W 16 W 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 25 87 96
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FORECASTER...SLUSHER
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/13/26
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