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FNUS74 KEPZ 081210
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR 16 SPRINGS RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
610 AM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
NEAR CRITICAL MIN RHS TODAY WILL DWINDLE EVEN FURTHER TOMORROW TO AROUND
13%. 20 FOOT WINDS STAY LIGHT THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY
5-10 MPH. ABNORMAL WARMTH PERSISTS TODAY AND TOMORROW BUT A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH IN FROM THE GREAT PLAINS EARLY SUNDAY DROPPING TEMPERATURES
SEVERAL DEGREES. SLIGHT CHANCES OF RAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY
(55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12900 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO
14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (151400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........6 5 5 16 61 61
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............44 55 63 69 72 72
RH..............43 29 20 17 17 17
20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 4 N 4 NE 5 N 5 N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 15 14 14
MIX HGT (FT)....600 6000 10800 12500 12900 12600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 N 13 N 12 N 12 N 12 N 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..23 66 108 125 129 151
VENTRATE CAT....POOR GOOD VYGD VYGD VYGD EXNT
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8
TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 10 TO 13 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (149500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO GOOD (75300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........54 54 5 4 4 5
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............70 61 57 53 51 49
RH..............19 27 31 33 36 37
20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 W 4 W 3 W 3 W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 10 9 9 10
MIX HGT (FT)....12500 600 600 600 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 E 8 S 8 SW 9 W 12 W 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..150 4 0 5 5 1
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12600 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10
TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (93300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (106200
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (186100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........8 4 17 16
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 61 72 77
RH..............37 25 17 14
20 FT WIND......W 4G12 W 4G13 W 7G18 W 9G21
MIX HGT (FT)....600 8500 12600 11500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 N 13 NW 10 W 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 93 113 116
VENTRATE CAT....POOR GOOD VYGD VYGD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
7 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...SLUSHER
REQUESTED BY...HAYLEY BOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612954.1/EPZ
.DELDT 05/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HCHRISBOSS@GMAIL.COM,MATTHEW.BARONE@USDA.GOV,HAYLEY.BOSS@USDA.GOV
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