952
FNUS74 KEPZ 181639
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR SACATON...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1039 AM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR SUNDAY WITH A
CONTINUED THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING, ESPECIALLY
CONSIDERING THE BURN SCAR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.25-0.50" WILL BE
COMMON BUT WITH A RISK OF MUCH HEAVIER. OUTSIDE OF STORMS, WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS
WILL BE BELOW NORMAL. SMOKE TRANSPORT WILL VARY IN DIRECTION WITH
POOR VENTING. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE FOR
MONDAY, BUT THE RISK FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (29000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........39 39 8 56 56 71
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE S CHC DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE NONE S CHC LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 20 80 80 90
TEMP............50 57 66 69 67 63
RH..............92 84 57 48 53 70
20 FT WIND......SE 0 SE 0 E 2 SE 2 SE 2 SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 6 8 8 9
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2000 5000 6000 3600 3200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 NE 6 E 5 E 5 SW 6 E 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 10 20 28 18 16
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO
9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........80 80 73 44 44 29
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 20 10 10 10
TEMP............64 63 57 56 54 52
RH..............65 71 85 83 83 88
20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 NW 0 W 0 W 0 NW 0
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 6 5 5 6
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 700 600 600 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 SW 7 W 6 NW 7 NW 7 W 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 4 3 3 4 5
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (41000 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........39 34 60 71
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE S CHC DEFNTE DEFNTE
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 90 90
TEMP............51 61 70 65
RH..............91 71 49 60
20 FT WIND......NW 2G7 N 3G9 N 3G9 W 2G10
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2800 6800 4600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 NE 8 E 7 S 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 22 41 32
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR POOR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617478.2/EPZ
.DELDT 07/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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