310  
FNUS74 KEPZ 192152  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ADAIR 2 PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
352 PM MDT MON OCT 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MODERATELY MOIST SOUTH/SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE  
AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EACH AFTERNOON;  
HOWEVER MIN RH WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN  
ABOVE NORMAL.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (85300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........93 93 89 83 83 72  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC NONE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE S CHC S CHC NONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 20 20 10  
TEMP............43 47 56 62 65 66  
RH..............100 89 86 67 56 52  
20 FT WIND......N 0 N 0 S 3 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 15 22 22 23  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1200 2900 4500 4700 4500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 7 S 16 S 21 SW 21 SW 18  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 11 46 85 85 72  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD GOOD  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6  
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........65 65 69 75 75 86  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 30 30 40  
TEMP............60 54 52 50 49 47  
RH..............64 83 89 96 96 100  
20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 0 N 0 N 0 N 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 6 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 600 500 500 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 10 SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 SE 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..20 5 3 3 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 15  
TO 23 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (93400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD  
(109500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........92 84 78 75  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........NONE S CHC S CHC CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 50 50  
TEMP............46 54 64 68  
RH..............100 83 65 55  
20 FT WIND......N 0G5 SE 3G16 S 8G26 S 8G26  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 4900 5500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 8 S 20 S 22  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 93 110  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD VYGD  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
COOLER. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT  
WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...HEFNER  
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624087.0/EPZ  
.DELDT 10/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV  
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