701  
FNUS74 KEPZ 121615  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MAYBERRY...GILA NATIONAL FOREST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
1015 AM MDT TUE AUG 12 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 MDT ON AUGUST 12.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WITH SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR ALOFT FILTERING IN FROM THE NORTH, SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL FAVOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN CATRON COUNTY  
AND DRIFT SOUTH TODAY. THE MAYBERRY FIRE SITS RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF  
WHERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INITIATE. TOMORROW (WED) LOOKS LIKE A  
NEAR-REPEAT OF TODAY, WITH A SLIGHT DOWNTICK IN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE  
ON THURSDAY.  
 
A MORE TYPICAL MONSOON PATTERN SETS UP FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND,  
WITH IMPROVING CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW  
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS, THEN TREND BACK TOWARDS  
NORMAL BY FRIDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (115300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 31 31 31 66 66 66  
WEATHER COV.....NONENONESCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........NONENONESCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 20 20 20 30 30 30  
TEMP............68 73 76 77 77 77 77 74  
RH..............33 25 18 18 16 15 16 20  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N N NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 14 14 14 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..115 115 115 115 126 126 126 126  
VENTRATE CAT....VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (86100 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 (%).........57 57 57 44 44 44 34 34 34 28 28 28  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............72 70 67 65 63 62 60 61 59 59 58 57  
RH..............24 30 34 40 43 46 47 46 49 49 51 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..86 86 86 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
VENTRATE CAT....GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (67800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 24 24 12 12 12 50 50 50 88 88 88  
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 0 0 0 50 50 50 30 30 30  
TEMP............56 57 61 64 68 72 75 76 74 73 73 71  
RH..............55 53 46 43 36 29 24 23 24 26 25 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 8 8 8 68 68 68 68 51 51 51 51  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD FR FR FR FR  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...HARDIMAN  
REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY DISPATCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2519767.0/EPZ  
.DELDT 08/12/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV  
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