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FNUS74 KEPZ 131605
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CIENEGA RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
905 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL LEAD TO POOR VENT RATES IN AND
AROUND THE BURN SITE TODAY. MINRH WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY,
WITH VALUES SETTLING IN THE LOW TO MID 20 PERCENT RANGE. A VERY
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY WILL ALLOW FOR A
WIND SHIFT TO THE EAST/SOUTHEAST, ALONG WITH MODEST IMPROVEMENT TO
VENT RATES. MINRH WILL STILL BE LOW BUT WILL SEE A SLIGHT
INCREASE OF 3 TO 5 PERCENT. CALMER WEATHER WILL COME BACK INTO
PLAY ON THURSDAY, BRINGING MORE STAGNANT VENT RATES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........2 2 3 2 2
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 41 49 53 49
RH..............53 34 30 27 34
20 FT WIND......W 3 W 3 W 3 SW 4 SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 6 9 9
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1400 1400 1400 1400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6 NE 5 NE 5 NW 6 NW 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 7 7 7 7
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........2 2 2 3 3 6
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............46 41 39 37 36 35
RH..............37 41 44 48 47 47
20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 4 N 7 N 9 N 9 NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 15 16 16 15
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 NW 7 N 10 N 10 NE 8 NE 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........4 2 3 5
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............35 40 53 55
RH..............49 44 29 32
20 FT WIND......NE 8G15 E 8G15 SE 7G14 SE 8G18
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 3000 2900
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 10 E 13 SE 11
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 29 29
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...BREITREITER
REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/13/26
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