680
FNUS74 KEPZ 061003
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RX WAGON WHEEL WEST PILES FY27...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
403 AM MDT TUE OCT 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DECENT MOISTURE AND RECENT RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS LOW. MIN RH'S TODAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE NEAR
40%, WITH GOOD RH RECOVERIES TO NEAR 80% AT NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND VARIABLE. VENTILATION RATES WILL BE FAIR TO POOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. RAIN CHANCES RETURN TO THE FORECAST FOR NEXT
WEEKEND.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO
8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........12 12 12 10 22 22
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............48 57 65 70 72 73
RH..............93 77 58 47 44 43
20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 S 6 S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 9 12 13 13
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1700 3700 4900 5600 5200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 S 7 S 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 12 15 24 34 31
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........26 26 14 12 12 10
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............71 64 58 55 54 52
RH..............46 56 69 77 77 80
20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 E 4 E 3 E 3 E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 8 8 7
MIX HGT (FT)....3200 400 500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 7 SE 7 E 6 E 7 NE 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 7 2 2 3 2
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (47500 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........12 7 15 39
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10
TEMP............52 59 72 75
RH..............80 69 41 36
20 FT WIND......NE 2G7 E 3G7 S 4G10 S 4G13
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 7200 8700
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 7 NE 7 SE 6 SW 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 6 38 48
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...BRICE
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