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FNUS74 KEPZ 291137
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSET...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
537 AM MDT SAT AUG 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL BRING SLIGHTLY DRIER AND
WARMER CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND. SLIGHT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS
DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY BUT EVEN LESS OF A CHANCE FOR STORMS
TOMORROW. SLIGHT CHANCES AGAIN ON MONDAY. MIN RHS WILL BE ANYWHERE
FROM 24-27% THE NEXT FEW AFTERNOONS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL
TO JUST ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH LIGHT 20 FOOT WINDS
EACH AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 6
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (62100 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........34 34 6 35 35 39
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE S CHC S CHC S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 20 20 20
TEMP............66 69 74 79 79 79
RH..............47 42 34 27 29 29
20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 NW 3 W 5 W 5 S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 9 13 13 14
MIX HGT (FT)....500 2500 8100 9900 8900 7900
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 10 W 7 N 6 SW 8 S 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 20 41 59 62 56
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR FAIR GOOD FAIR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9
TO 10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (43000 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........36 36 16 27 27 29
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............78 74 71 69 68 67
RH..............30 35 36 39 42 43
20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 SW 9 SW 8 SW 8 W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 17 15 15 13
MIX HGT (FT)....4800 600 600 600 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 12 SW 14 S 14 SW 13 W 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..43 6 7 7 6 5
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11800 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO
12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (79500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
(106800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 13 13 11 11 11 46 46 46 59 59 59
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............66 68 70 71 75 77 79 80 80 81 79 79
RH..............43 40 38 36 31 28 26 27 26 24 27 28
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 9 9 9 12 12 12 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 3.3 3.3 7.9 7.9 11 11 11 11 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW W NW NW SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 8 8 10 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 13 13 32 32 65 65 80 80 107 107
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD VGD VGD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...SLUSHER
REQUESTED BY...ALICIA SCHLARB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620587.3/EPZ
.DELDT 08/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ALICIA.SCHLARB@USDA.GOV
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