908
FNUS74 KEPZ 201757
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR ADAIR 2 PILES...USFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1157 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND SOUTHERLY TO
SOUTHEASTERLY BEFORE SHIFTING EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY OVERNIGHT.
CURRENT RADAR SHOWS A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN TO THE SOUTH
AND MOVE TO THE EAST BEFORE DECAYING TONIGHT, BUT WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE FOR WIND SHIFTS. WINDS AND RAIN
CHANCES INCREASE SOMEWHAT TOMORROW AFTERNOON BEFORE EVEN HIGHER
RAIN CHANCES DEVELOP ON THURSDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13
TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (67200 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........69 69 60 33 33
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE NONE S CHC S CHC S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............47 58 63 65 65
RH..............96 80 65 56 54
20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 7 S 7 S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 21 22 22
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2700 4100 4500 4400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 14 S 17 SW 16 S 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 33 61 67 58
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD FAIR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........64 64 74 83 83 80
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 10 10 10
TEMP............63 56 52 50 49 48
RH..............60 80 93 96 96 96
20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 NW 1 NW 1 NW 1 N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 6 3 3 3
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 500 500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 8 SW 7 S 7 S 7 S 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..20 3 3 3 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15
TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (83000 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........89 83 78 81
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 40 40
TEMP............48 51 66 67
RH..............96 93 63 59
20 FT WIND......N 0G5 SE 3G18 S 9G26 S 9G26
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 4300 4400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 6 S 21 S 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 3 81 83
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...GUEST
REQUESTED BY...NMGNF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/20/26
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