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SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAINING GATOR EXERCISE...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
147 PM MDT THU APR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOISTURE WILL PUSH INTO PARTS OF NEW MEXICO TONIGHT, FUELING SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW. WHILE THE DEEPER MOISTURE WILL BE EAST OF
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, THERE WILL BE ENOUGH FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE GILA REGION. SOME OF THESE
SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD GENERATE ERRATIC AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL, AND WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT
AWAY FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
FROM SATURDAY, EACH DAY WILL BE PROGRESSIVELY DRIER AND BREEZIER
WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS PREVAILING.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...25 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT FORECAST START...MAX 77.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 17 PERCENT.
HEAT INDEX..........MAX 77 (SAME AS TEMPERATURE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY)
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNSET..............
TIME (MDT) 8 AM NOON 4 PM
SKY (%).........55 74 55
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE NONE S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 30
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 20
TEMP............56 72 77
RH..............33 19 18
HEAT INDEX (F)..56 74 77
SURFACE WIND....E 8G10 S 10G15 S 10G15
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...28 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT.
HEAT INDEX..........NA.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SUNRISE.............
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY (%).........42 38 37
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 10
CHC OF THDR (%).30 30 0
TEMP............74 58 52
RH..............17 39 61
HEAT INDEX (F)..74 58 52
SURFACE WIND....S 10G15 S 10G14 E 6G12
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...14 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 15 PERCENT.
HEAT INDEX..........MAX 76 (SAME AS TEMPERATURE DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY).
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNSET..............
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........39 34 32
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10
TEMP............47 63 75
RH..............74 31 17
HEAT INDEX (F)..47 63 75
SURFACE WIND....SE 8G9 SE 8G16 SW 17G24
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...JULIAN JIMENEZ-SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
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.DELDT 04/09/26
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.EMAIL JULIAN.JIMENEZ-SMITH@USDA.GOV
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