297  
FNUS74 KEPZ 181459  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BOOGER FIRE...GILA NATIONAL FOREST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
859 AM MDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 MDT ON JUNE 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A DAY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OCCASIONAL WIND  
GUSTS BUT STRONGER ONES FROM STORM OUTFLOWS ARE AGAIN GOING TO BE  
AROUND THE AREA IN THE MID AFTERNOON. EXPECT TO HAVE GUSTS OVER  
40 MPH WITH OUTFLOWS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH THE STRONGEST  
CELLS. DRIER AIR MOVES IN STARTING FRIDAY WITH NO PRECIPITATION  
GOING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL NOT BE OVERLY STRONG THE  
NEXT FEW DAYS, BUT AFTERNOON SPEEDS OF 10-15G25MPH WILL BE COMMON.  
VERY HOT AND DRY EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (96900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........63 63 63 85 80 70 65 65 75 85 85 85  
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONECHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONECHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 40 40 40 50 50 50  
TEMP............65 64 68 71 75 80 82 82 85 82 78 77  
RH..............54 56 49 47 36 29 25 25 22 23 36 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 14 14 14 23 23 23 26 26 26  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.8 3.6 6.1 8.8 12 11 10 7.7 7.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W NW NW W W W W NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 12 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 14  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 5 10 22 45 73 97 114 124 124 92 94  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD GD VGD VGD VGD GD GD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY(30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (70100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........45 45 45 42 42 42 14 14 14 17 17 17  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............76 75 75 72 71 69 68 68 66 64 63 63  
RH..............41 42 44 45 45 46 47 48 49 52 52 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N W W W W W W NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.4 3.3 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..70 46 22 5 0 1 4 3 3 3 2 1  
VENTRATE CAT....GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
JUNETEENTH  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10900 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO  
17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (91400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (113500  
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........11 11 11 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 63 67 69 75 79 82 84 86 88 88 86  
RH..............52 48 42 36 28 23 20 19 17 16 16 15  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 16 16 16 18 18 18 22 22 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.8 2.5 4.2 6.8 9.1 9.6 11 11 11 9.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 7 18 39 65 91 114 131 142 148 145  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR GD GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 9 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.    
MONDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ  
REQUESTED BY...BOOGER ICT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2615712.1/EPZ  
.DELDT 06/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV  
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