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FNUS74 KEPZ 081848
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR FORK TANK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1248 PM MDT SAT AUG 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD BE OUT OF
THE GENERAL AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. A LITTLE MORE OF AN UPTICK IN STORM
ACTIVITY TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING AROUND
NOON. MORE THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS STAY
FAIRLY LIGHT EACH AFTERNOON AT 5-10 MPH, OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS.
TEMPERATURES WILL STAY 3-6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (100900 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........14 25 25
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10
TEMP............85 85 84
RH..............20 18 20
20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 5 S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 17
MIX HGT (FT)....11900 12600 12600
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SE 8 S 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..83 85 101
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD GOOD VYGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 9
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (79800 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........43 43 32 24 24 21
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 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............81 73 66 63 61 58
RH..............23 34 48 54 58 62
20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 4 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 12 9 9 8
MIX HGT (FT)....8000 1000 600 600 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 W 12 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..80 10 5 5 5 5
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO
THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (76000 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........21 10 26 60
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE NONE CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 40 40
TEMP............57 68 83 81
RH..............64 45 24 26
20 FT WIND......SW 2G7 S 2G8 E 3G13 E 3G16
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2000 11500 9700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 8 E 8 NE 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 14 76 58
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD FAIR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...SLUSHER
REQUESTED BY...NMSDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619231.0/EPZ
.DELDT 08/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV
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