933
FNUS74 KEPZ 261542
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR SACATON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
942 AM MDT FRI JUN 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 MDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM MDT
SUNDAY...
DISCUSSION
MAIN THREAT ON FIRE OPERATIONS TODAY WILL BE VERY ISOLATED
(10-20% COVERAGE) RAIN SHOWERS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SUDDEN WIND
GUSTS. LOOKS LIKE A SHORTER WINDOW FOR STORM CHANCES TODAY, WITHIN
3-6PM THIS EVENING. ANY RAIN THAT DOES REACH THE GROUND WILL BE
MINIMAL. OTHERWISE, PREVAILING WIND OUT OF THE WSW 5 TO 10 MPH
LEADING TO EXCELLENT VENT RATES. DRY WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND AS
MOISTURE SHIFTS EAST. MIDDAY RH OVER THE FIRE WILL FALL TO 15-25%
SATURDAY/SUNDAY, COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. A RED
FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THESE DAYS, CONSIDERING THE CRITICALLY
DRY FUELS ACROSS CATRON COUNTY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 16
TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (105800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........2 13 13 22
WEATHER COV.....NONE S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE S CHC S CHC S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 20
TEMP............66 69 70 70
RH..............38 33 31 29
20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 11 SW 11 SW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 26
MIX HGT (FT)....5000 7600 9100 8300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 16 W 16 W 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..66 106 128 133
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD VYGD VYGD VYGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN
THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (143100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........31 31 13 26 26 34
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 (%).10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 66 62 60 59 57
RH..............31 33 36 37 39 43
20 FT WIND......W 12 W 12 W 9 W 6 W 6 W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 23 18 18 18
MIX HGT (FT)....8400 3400 600 600 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 20 W 20 W 14 W 12 W 12 W 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..143 58 0 6 5 3
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 22 TO
28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (230200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........22 13 3 8
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............56 60 67 71
RH..............45 37 29 25
20 FT WIND......W 8G23 SW 10G30 SW 13G32 SW 14G31
MIX HGT (FT)....600 3300 7900 9500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 SW 18 SW 26 SW 26
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 53 182 218
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR EXNT EXNT
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...DENNHARDT
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY SAWTELLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616261.0/EPZ
.DELDT 06/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV
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