950
FNUS74 KEPZ 160438
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR HUMMINGBIRD...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1038 PM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON SATURDAY WITH MIN RH
VALUES DROPPING TO 9 TO 13 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 60S. WINDS WILL START LIGHT AND VARIABLE, OR
TERRAIN AND DRAINAGE DRIVEN IN THE MORNING, BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY WITH FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT. RH VALUES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10-20 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-67 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS DURING THE MORNING, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
DURING THE AFTERNOON AT 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20-25
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (88900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (115800
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........2 2 1 1 1 1
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............42 47 61 64 66 66
RH..............36 30 18 15 13 10
20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 4 SW 7 SW 9 SW 12 SW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 15 17 22 24
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1600 4200 6100 6800 6300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 13 W 14 SW 15 SW 20 SW 23
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 17 51 80 116 127
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR GOOD VYGD VYGD
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH DURING THE EVENING AND INTO
OVERNIGHT HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (130500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (37800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT DECREASING TO POOR (7300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........2 2 3 2 2 3
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............64 59 53 49 46 42
RH..............10 14 19 24 32 39
20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 12 W 10 W 7 W 7 SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.24 22 20 15 15 10
MIX HGT (FT)....5900 2100 700 700 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 25 SW 21 W 17 W 18 W 17 W 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..131 38 10 10 9 8
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-66 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO
36 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (92300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (236500
KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........2 1 1 2
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 50 59 63
RH..............42 29 16 13
20 FT WIND......SW 5G10 SW 8G16 SW 11G22 SW 17G30
MIX HGT (FT)....600 3300 6000 7100
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 23 SW 29 SW 33
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 65 150 207
VENTRATE CAT....POOR GOOD EXNT EXNT
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...NMSCD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613795.0/EPZ
.DELDT 05/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV
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