220  
FNUS74 KEPZ 221137  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LANGSTROTH FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
537 AM MDT MON JUN 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JUNE 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WINDS WILL BE MODESTLY BREEZY TODAY FROM THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH,  
GUSTING TO 20 MPH. MAINLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED WITH SMOKE  
TRANSPORT TO THE EAST, VERY GOOD VENTILATION, AND WARM  
TEMPERATURES. WINDS SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY TONIGHT, STAYING SOMEWHAT  
BREEZY. FOR TUESDAY, ISOLATED VIRGA SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED DRY  
THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WEAK  
ACTIVITY MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. THE DRY  
LIGHTNING THREAT PERSISTS THROUGH MIDWEEK. OTHER THAN POTENTIAL  
GUSTY OUTFLOWS, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE NORTH AND WEST  
THROUGH MIDWEEK. VENTILATION REMAINS IN THE VERY GOOD CATEGORY  
WITH DEEP MIXING THIS WEEK.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (114500  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........11 11 11 10 10 10 15 15 15 9 9 9  
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 54 67 73 76 78 79 82 83 83 83 84  
RH..............19 20 16 13 13 13 14 13 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.7 4.4 5.7 7.0 8.0 8.7 9.4 9.8 9.6 9.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 14 18 20 20 18 16 16 15 15 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 23 46 71 94 115 129 133 132 128 131 131  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR GD GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (119200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........4 4 4 6 6 6 9 9 9 8 8 8  
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............82 81 78 72 68 65 62 61 60 60 59 58  
RH..............13 13 14 17 20 22 24 25 26 26 27 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 26 26 26 26 18 18 18 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.2 7.4 2.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 18 16 16 15 14 13 12 10 10 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..119 85 43 9 0 2 7 6 5 5 3 2  
VENTRATE CAT....VGD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12800 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8  
TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (102300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 9 9 0 0 0 28 28 28 43 43 43  
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONESCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............57 57 71 77 80 82 83 86 86 86 85 85  
RH..............29 30 21 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 13  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 13 13 13 15 15 15 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.4 5.1 9.3 11 12 11 13 13 12 11  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 12 12 9 8 9 8 9 9 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 18 35 51 64 75 84 91 88 102 93 90  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD VGD GD GD  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST  
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...ARONSON  
REQUESTED BY...THEODEN JOHNSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2615847.3/EPZ  
.DELDT 06/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL THEODEN.M.JOHNSON@USDA.GOV,NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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