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FNUS74 KEPZ 242017
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR HUMMINGBIRD...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
217 PM MDT FRI APR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY
DISCUSSION
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND WITH RED FLAG
WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR BOTH DAYS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT SATURDAY
MORNING, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER 12 PM. STRONGER WIND
SUNDAY AFTERNOON 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. MIN RH
20-30% BOTH DAYS. VENTILATION BECOMING EXCELLENT IN THE EARLY
AFTERNOON EACH DAY, WITH SMOKE TRANSPORT TO THE ENE. NO SUDDEN
WIND SHIFTS EXPECTED. CONDITIONS BECOMING DRIER MONDAY/TUESDAY,
WITH CONTINUED WIND OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS CATRON COUNTY
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 26 TO
32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (196600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........26 26 36 33 33 36
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............37 39 49 53 55 55
RH..............46 42 28 24 24 23
20 FT WIND......W 4 W 4 W 8 SW 12 SW 12 SW 13
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 22 25 25 25
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 2900 4500 6500 6900
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 17 W 21 W 23 SW 29 SW 32
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 26 54 90 148 191
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR GOOD VYGD EXNT
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 21
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (182300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........30 30 14 8 8 12
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............54 50 44 41 40 38
RH..............25 29 38 44 48 54
20 FT WIND......SW 13 SW 13 W 10 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 32 23 23 24
MIX HGT (FT)....6500 3100 100 400 300 100
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 32 W 28 W 21 SW 18 SW 17 SW 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..182 70 1 6 5 0
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 44 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 45 TO 51
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (101200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (311800
KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........23 23 25 19 19 14
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 10 0 0 0
TEMP............38 41 47 51 53 52
RH..............57 53 42 36 32 32
20 FT WIND......SW 15 SW 15 SW 22 SW 20 SW 20 SW 16
20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 44 40 40 35
MIX HGT (FT)....300 2200 4900 7400 8700 8700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 28 SW 39 SW 49 SW 51 SW 47
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 54 173 319 374 350
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR EXNT EXNT EXNT EXNT
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
FORECASTER...DENNHARDT
REQUESTED BY...RENE GUADERRAMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611665.0/EPZ
.DELDT 04/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RENE_GUADERRAMA@FIRENET.GOV
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