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FNUS74 KEPZ 191109
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR HUMMINGBIRD...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
509 AM MDT TUE MAY 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST, TOPPING
OUT BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH, DECREASING AGAIN
AFTER DARK. MIN RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TEENS BENEATH
SUNNY SKIES. VENTING WILL BE EXCELLENT DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH
SMOKE TRANSPORT TO THE NORTHEAST. WE WILL REMAIN IN A DRY PATTERN
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS THOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (188400 KNOT-FT) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........11 5 5 5 20 20
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............39 49 57 60 62 63
RH..............55 35 25 20 17 16
20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 7 SW 7 SW 10 SW 12 SW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.9 16 16 22 24 24
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2900 4500 6200 7200 7900
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 17 SW 20 SW 24 SW 26 SW 28
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 45 76 130 166 188
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR GOOD VYGD EXNT EXNT
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 24 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 18
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (169500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR
(48000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO POOR (4900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........31 31 33 37 37 47
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............61 58 51 47 46 44
RH..............17 19 27 32 36 38
20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 10 SW 6 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 16 7 7 6
MIX HGT (FT)....7800 2800 600 500 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 28 SW 18 W 13 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..187 48 7 6 6 6
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (203900 KNOT-FT)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........49 36 32 46
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............42 52 60 62
RH..............39 25 14 11
20 FT WIND......SW 5G13 SW 8G21 SW 12G24 SW 12G24
MIX HGT (FT)....600 3900 7200 9800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 16 SW 21 SW 23
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 54 130 204
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR VYGD EXNT
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...NMSCD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613795.3/EPZ
.DELDT 05/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV
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