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FNUS74 KEPZ 261646
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RX ARRASTRA...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1046 AM MDT SAT SEP 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE FORECAST INTO NEXT WEEK. DRIER
CONDITIONS TODAY AND SUNDAY WILL ALLOW SLIGHT DRYING OUT OF
FUELS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BOTH DAYS. VENTILATION WILL BE POOR
THIS MORNING AND GOOD THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE
SOME LATE SUNDAY NIGHT, WITH MUCH BETTER CHANCES OF RAIN MONDAY
AND TUESDAY. WITH THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
WE WILL ALSO SEE A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IN THIS AREA.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (68300 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........17 14 19 19
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 72 75 73
RH..............57 46 40 37
20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.9 15 17 17
MIX HGT (FT)....4900 6500 7600 7300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 8 SW 10 SW 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..23 49 68 63
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........40 40 70 80 80 78
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
TEMP............70 62 59 57 56 54
RH..............41 50 53 55 57 61
20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 NE 5 E 5 E 5 E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 9 10 10 9
MIX HGT (FT)....4600 400 500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 7 NW 6 N 6 E 6 NE 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..37 11 0 2 2 3
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO
10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (70800 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........78 57 65 68
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 62 70 74
RH..............66 58 47 44
20 FT WIND......E 5G9 E 5G10 SW 7G16 SW 8G16
MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 7700 8100
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 7 E 6 SW 10 SW 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 69 71
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...HEFNER
REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 09/26/26
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