562
FNUS74 KEPZ 201921
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR CEMETERY PASTURE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1221 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A SHORT WAVE DISTURBANCE IS PASSING TODAY CAUSING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TODAY WITH STRONG WEST WINDS, BUT HUMIDITY IS RUNNING WELL
ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. EARLY TOMORROW, A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH IN FROM
THE NORTH. THROUGH THE MORNING WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM NW TO N, AND THEN
FROM THE NE AND E IN THE AFTERNOON. SO BE MINDFUL OF THE GRADUAL SHIFTING
OF WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. SPEEDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER, IN 10-15 MPH RANGE.
TOMORROW ALSO MARKS A SIGNIFICANT DRYING, WITH THAT NEW AIR FROM THE NORTH
BEING MUCH DRIER, AND LOWERING MINRH INTO THE LOW TEENS. SKIES WILL BE
GENERALLY SUNNY, WITH DRY AND FAIR WEATHER AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALOFT
AND KICKS THE STORM TRACK NORTH. SMOKE WILL TRACK SE AND S THROUGH THE
MORNING, AND THEN SW AND WSW IN THE AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 36
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........14 14 3 2 2 2
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 38 34 30 28 26
RH..............27 32 35 39 44 48
20 FT WIND......W 18 W 18 W 10 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.36 36 25 17 17 16
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 900 900 900 900 800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 26 W 26 NW 25 NW 26 NW 24 NW 22
VRATE KT-FT/1K..32 21 19 20 18 16
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9
TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE EAST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (52900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........4 4 2 3 3 3
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............24 29 39 45 48 48
RH..............50 40 24 16 13 12
20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 N 7 N 7 E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 14 15 15 16
MIX HGT (FT)....800 1700 3300 4500 5300 5200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 22 NW 18 N 18 N 12 N 9 N 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 27 53 45 42 41
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7
TO 9 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........5 6 20 30
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 31 28 24
RH..............18 31 35 41
20 FT WIND......SE 5G13 SE 3G8 SE 2G5 S 2G5
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 800 800 800
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 SE 12 SE 10 S 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 8 7 7
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
FORECASTER...BIRD
REQUESTED BY...ZEBB ANDREWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603345.0/EPZ
.DELDT 02/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ZANDREWS@BLM.GOV,DLBELL@BLM.GOV
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page