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FNUS74 KEPZ 151343
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR FT. STANTON BLACK LINE...LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
643 AM MST SUN FEB 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WE WILL HAVE QUIET WEATHER TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND MIN RH'S
BETWEEN 15 TO 20%. ON MONDAY, WE WILL SEE THE WINDS BEGIN TO
INCREASE WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS. TUESDAY WILL SEE STRONGER
WINDS BUT MIN RH'S WILL COME UP SOME TO 20 TO 30% IN THE LOWLANDS
AND IN THE 40'S IN AREA MOUNTAINS. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS. WE WILL SEE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. VENT RATES TODAY WILL RANGE
FROM POOR TO FAIR AND ON MONDAY, THE VENT RATES RANGE FROM FAIR
TO GOOD.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (47600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10 10 10 19 19 19 43 43 43
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 51 56 60 63 64 64 63 59
RH..............37 29 23 20 18 17 18 19 22
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 13 13 13 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.9 2.6 3.6 4.2 4.8 4.4 3.7 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 8 9 9 12 12 12 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 11 18 30 42 48 42 30 19
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........41 41 41 36 36 36 22 22 22 8 8 8
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 51 49 47 46 45 43 42 41 40 39 39
RH..............27 32 36 38 38 40 41 43 46 46 48 48
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 10 12 14 15 16 15 15 15 16 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 8 6 6 8 9 10 9 9 10 10 10
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 23
TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (88300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 17 17 28 28 28 39 39 39 44 44 44
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 39 44 50 56 61 64 67 68 68 67 63
RH..............48 46 39 30 22 17 15 12 12 12 13 15
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 8 8 8 11 11 11 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 18 18 18 22 22 22 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.6 1.4 2.1 2.8 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.5 2.9 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 13 15 18 22 24 26 26 26 25 23
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 4 7 19 37 54 71 84 88 80 63 45
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD FR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
TUESDAY
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.
FORECASTER...BRICE
REQUESTED BY...DOMINIC BELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602775.0/EPZ
.DELDT 02/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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