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SPOT FORECAST FOR SACATON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
854 AM MDT WED JUL 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE NEAR ZERO TODAY AS MIN RHS CONTINUE TO
DRY OUT TO 15-17%. WINDS WILL BLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN SOME SPOTS AROUND SACATON. VENTILATION RATES
WILL RISE FROM VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON, ALLOWING FOR IDEAL
SMOKE DISPERSAL. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY RHS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 20S BEFORE
FALLING TO CRITICAL LEVELS (11-12%) AS THURSDAY PROGRESSES. SKIES WILL BE
MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (124000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (175400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........1 1 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE AREAS AREAS AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............57 63 66 68 68
RH..............33 25 22 18 17
20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 12 SW 12 SW 12 SW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.23 28 26 25 25
MIX HGT (FT)....3700 6500 9000 9300 9200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 22 SW 23 SW 22 SW 22
VRATE KT-FT/1K..59 124 179 180 175
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR VYGD EXNT EXNT EXNT
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN PATCHY SMOKE IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH LATE
IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (161700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR
(49600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........4 4 7 11 11 13
WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 65 58 55 54 52
RH..............16 15 18 18 20 22
20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 10 W 6 W 5 W 5 SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 17 10 10 12
MIX HGT (FT)....9000 3300 600 600 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 W 17 W 12 W 9 NW 7 W 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..162 50 0 4 3 0
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY
GOOD (113900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........14 22 32 36
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............51 58 68 71
RH..............22 20 15 13
20 FT WIND......SW 5G13 SW 8G20 SW 10G22 SW 10G22
MIX HGT (FT)....600 4100 7800 8300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 S 17 S 17 SW 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 61 120 121
VENTRATE CAT....POOR GOOD VYGD VYGD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...ZOTTER
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616261.2/EPZ
.DELDT 07/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV
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