832  
FNUS74 KEPZ 021119  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FT. STANTON PILES...LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
519 AM MDT TUE SEP 2 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRIER AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA AND THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY  
REDUCE OUR CHANCES FOR RAIN TODAY. THIS DRY WEATHER TREND WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TROPICAL  
MOISTURE WILL BEGIN PUSH INTO THE AREA WHICH WILL INCREASE THE  
CHANCES FOR RAIN. MIN RH'S TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM  
25% TO 35%. MUCH HIGHER MIN RH'S FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WINDS  
WILL BE LIGHT, WITH DRAINAGE WINDS DOMINATING AT NIGHT FOR THE  
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (80100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........28 15 29 29 37  
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............60 69 74 76 75  
RH..............64 49 35 31 32  
20 FT WIND......W 2 N 3 E 7 E 7 SE 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 15 15 16  
MIX HGT (FT)....1700 9000 9000 9700 9700  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 NE 7 NE 7 E 10 E 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 63 63 80 80  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (60300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........36 36 38 27 27 40  
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............74 67 64 61 59 58  
RH..............32 40 45 51 53 57  
20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 3 SW 2 SW 2 W 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 8 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....6700 6700 500 500 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 SE 9 S 6 S 6 SW 7 SW 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..60 60 3 3 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (73200 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........29 16 24 45  
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........NONE NONE S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 20 20  
TEMP............57 67 77 77  
RH..............57 45 29 30  
20 FT WIND......W 3G8 W 5G13 W 7G14 SW 7G14  
MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1900 10000 10500  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 W 8 NW 8 NW 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 13 70 73  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID  
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRICE  
REQUESTED BY...DOMINIC BELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2521097.0/EPZ  
.DELDT 09/02/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DLBELL@BLM.GOV  
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