697  
FNUS74 KEPZ 211125  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LANGSTROTH FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
525 AM MDT SUN JUN 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JUNE 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SOMEWHAT BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY,  
RESULTING IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST  
AT 10 TO 15 MPH, GUSTING TO 25 MPH. VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT  
VENTILATION IS EXPECTED WITH SMOKE TRANSPORT TO THE EAST AND MAINLY  
CLEAR SKIES. WINDS DECREASE A BIT TONIGHT AND SHIFT MORE  
NORTHWESTERLY AS RH RECOVERY WILL BE VERY POOR. SLIGHTLY LIGHTER  
WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR MONDAY ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS  
AND SIMILAR SMOKE TRANSPORT. RAIN CHANCES REMAIN NEAR ZERO EARLY  
THIS WEEK AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO THE MID 80S.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (154800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 53 66 72 73 76 76 79 79 80 80 80  
RH..............28 29 22 18 19 17 17 15 14 12 11 11  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 29 29  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 2.2 4.7 5.6 6.6 7.0 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.2 7.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 15 21 22 23 23 22 22 23 23 22  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 27 56 84 107 127 141 150 153 152 155 151  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR GD VGD VGD VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN  
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (135000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 2 2 12 12 12 25 25 25 25 25 25  
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............78 77 74 68 63 61 59 57 56 55 55 54  
RH..............10 10 10 11 12 13 15 17 18 18 18 18  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 28 24 24 24 20 20 20 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.1 6.1 1.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 18 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..135 94 46 8 0 1 7 7 7 6 3 1  
VENTRATE CAT....VGD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (112200  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........30 30 30 15 15 15 29 29 29 21 21 21  
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 53 66 73 76 78 79 82 83 83 83 84  
RH..............20 21 17 13 13 13 14 13 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 22 22 22 23 23 23 24 24 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.6 4.4 5.9 6.9 7.9 8.0 8.9 9.1 9.0 8.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 17 18 20 18 17 16 15 15 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 21 43 66 90 112 127 120 125 118 117 116  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR GD GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
TUESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
7 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...ARONSON  
REQUESTED BY...THEODEN JOHNSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2615847.2/EPZ  
.DELDT 06/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV,THEODEN.M.JOHNSON@USDA.GOV  
 
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