068  
FNUS74 KEPZ 201216  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RX FEELY PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
516 AM MST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON NOVEMBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA. EXPECT CLEAR SKIES, WINDS UNDER 10 MPH AND  
LOW HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE  
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW END BREEZY C  
POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE LIGHT WINDS THROUGH WILL RESULT IN POOR VENT  
RATES TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND POOR TO FAIR ON SATURDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11000 KNOT-FT).  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........7 7 1 5 5 5  
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  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............31 38 49 56 58 54  
RH..............47 40 28 22 20 25  
20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1200 2900 2900 3100 3100  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 13 SE 12 SE 12 S 7 S 7  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 11 29 29 25 25  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.  
MAX HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT).  
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........5 5 3 4 4 5  
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  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............46 42 40 38 36 35  
RH..............32 37 39 40 43 43  
20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 E 7 E 7 E 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 15 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 8  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 3 3 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT).  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........7 7 18  
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1  
TEMP............34 54 65  
RH..............41 23 16  
20 FT WIND......E 8G15 SE 6G13 S 5G9  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2200 2100  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 SE 5 S 5  
HAINES INDEX....5 5 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 10 11  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR  
 

 
FORECASTER...LUNDEEN  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS POWERS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 11/20/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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