454  
FNUS74 KEPZ 092259  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR...GILA NATIONAL FOREST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
459 PM MDT TUE JUN 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON JUNE 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WE WILL SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SPRINKLE OR TWO THIS EARLY  
EVENING, THEN SKIES WILL CLEAR AND WINDS WILL DROP OFF. RH  
RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL NOT BE GREAT ONLY GETTING UP TO THE LOW  
30'S. ON WEDNESDAY, IT WILL BE DRY WITH MIN RH'S APPROACHING 10%.  
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT IN THE AM AND THEN WE WILL SEE SOME LOW END  
WIND GUSTS FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENT RATES WILL BE  
POOR IN THE AM, THEN IMPROVING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON. IT  
WILL BE DRY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A  
CHANCE FOR RAIN THIS WEEKEND.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SPRINKLES.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 26 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (230700 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 5 PM  
SKY (%).........22  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........NONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  
TEMP............72  
RH..............19  
20 FT WIND......SW 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.26  
MIX HGT (FT)....10500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 25  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..231  
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN  
THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (191600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR  
(42300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING  
TO POOR (5700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........10 10 5 4 4 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 (%).10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............71 66 61 58 56 52  
RH..............18 22 26 27 29 31  
20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 12 W 10 W 7 W 7 W 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 23 15 15 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....10100 2500 600 600 600 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 24 W 20 W 15 W 13 W 13 W 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..213 42 8 6 6 6  
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (176800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........2 0 0 1  
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............50 58 71 76  
RH..............32 21 13 10  
20 FT WIND......W 6G14 W 7G20 W 7G22 W 8G22  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 3700 8000 11000  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12 W 20 W 21 W 18  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 62 144 175  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR GOOD VYGD EXNT  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST  
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRICE  
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2615257.0/EPZ  
.DELDT 06/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV  
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