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FNUS74 KEPZ 231423
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SPUR. RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
723 AM MST MON FEB 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THIS AFTERNOON WHILE AFTERNOON RH
VALUES DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT,
GENERALLY STAYING UNDER 10 MPH THOUGH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15
MPH. DIRECTION WILL LIKELY BE MORE VARIABLE THAN INDICATED IN THE
TABLE INITIALLY BUT WILL COME FROM THE NORTHWEST BY MID-MORNING,
LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LIGHT WINDS WILL LEAD
TO POOR VENT CATEGORIES, PEAKING AROUND 27,000 KNOT-FEET WITH
SMOKE TRANSPORT TO THE SOUTHEAST. TUESDAY WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN
WINDS ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES, LEADING TO VERY GOOD TO
EXCELLENT VENT RATES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 44 49 52 55 57 58 58 57 54
RH..............30 22 18 17 15 14 14 15 15 18
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 8 8 12 12 12 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.2 2.0 2.9 3.5 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.1 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW W W NW NW NW NW W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 7 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 6 10 14 18 23 25 27 19 14
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 17 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 4 4 15 15 15 7 7 7 6 6 6
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 45 43 42 41 41 40 40 39 40 40 41
RH..............20 25 27 26 27 27 30 30 32 31 31 31
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 16 16 16 17 17 17 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 12 14 15 16 15 17 17 17 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 4 6 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 36
MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 37 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 33 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 18 18 18 21 21 21 18 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 36 36 36 37 37 37 36 36 36
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 1.5 2.4 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.1 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 26 31 31 31 32 33 31 28 24
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...DOUG BERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603578.0/EPZ
.DELDT 02/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GBERG@BLM.GOV
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