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FNUS74 KEPZ 051004
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RX WAGON WHEEL WEST PILES FY27...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
404 AM MDT MON OCT 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE LOW FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS OVER THIS WEEK.
MIN RH'S BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE NEAR 40%. WINDS TODAY AND
TOMORROW WILL BE WELL BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS WITH LITTLE TO NO
CHANCES FOR RAIN BOTH DAYS. WE WILL SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BUT THE END OF THE WEEK IS LOOKING DRY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (66400 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........20 15 15 21 12 12
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 58 66 70 72 70
RH..............89 75 52 46 43 44
20 FT WIND......E 10 SE 12 SE 12 SE 11 SE 11 SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.21 23 23 21 21 21
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2200 4000 4900 5400 4900
TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 E 17 SE 17 SE 15 SE 13 E 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 33 57 66 64 55
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD FAIR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40600 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........10 10 9 11 11 14
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 58 55 53 51 50
RH..............54 69 74 80 83 86
20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 7 E 7 E 7 E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 16 15 15 12
MIX HGT (FT)....3400 500 500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 14 E 12 E 12 E 10 E 10 E 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..41 15 3 4 4 3
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........14 13 19 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............48 58 70 74
RH..............93 72 47 40
20 FT WIND......E 5G12 E 4G10 S 5G12 S 7G14
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1600 5200 5600
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 E 8 SE 6 SE 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 11 29 39
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 9 MPH.
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