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SPOT FORECAST FOR RUIDOSO LOOKOUT PILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
630 AM MST MON FEB 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RAIN SHOWERS SHOULD BEGIN IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY WITH ON
AND OFF SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A COOL FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH
INTO THE AREA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY SHIFTING WINDS NORTHEASTERLY.
HEAVIER DOWNPOURS WITH RUMBLES OF THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STORMS.
DRIER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AND MUCH OF THURSDAY WITH LIGHT SOUTHWEST
BREEZINESS BOTH AFTERNOONS AT 5-10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (45100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........74 62 62 65 53 53
WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............45 48 54 56 55 50
RH..............65 56 41 37 38 46
20 FT WIND......SW 3 SE 3 SE 3 E 4 E 5 E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 13 14 14
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2100 4500 4400 4600 2100
TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 E 9 E 12 E 9 E 7 E 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 18 45 35 29 13
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR POOR POOR POOR
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........36 36 44 44 44 53
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10
TEMP............47 43 41 41 41 40
RH..............53 65 70 70 70 70
20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 SE 4 S 3 S 3 SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 10 9 9 8
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1100 1100 1100 1000 1000
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 SE 7 SE 7 S 7 SW 7 W 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 6 6 7 6 8
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (45100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........57 46 43 47
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 10
TEMP............40 47 58 58
RH..............70 56 39 40
20 FT WIND......SW 3G8 SW 4G12 W 7G17 SW 9G20
MIX HGT (FT)....800 2100 5500 4600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 9 W 9 SW 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 17 44 37
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR POOR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
FORECASTER...SLUSHER
REQUESTED BY...JON CRANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602130.0/EPZ
.DELDT 02/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JONATHAN.CRANE@USDA.GOV
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