757
FNUS74 KEPZ 151200
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR LUNA PILES RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
500 AM MST THU JAN 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT WINDS, GENERALLY LESS THAN 5 MPH, AND STABLE CONDITIONS
WILL KEEP VENT RATES IN THE POOR CATEGORY TODAY. SMOKE TRANSPORT
IS EXPECTED TO BE TO THE EAST OR SOUTHEAST. SKIES WILL BE SUNNY
WITH TEMPERATURES A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL. FRIDAY WILL SEE A BIT
DEEPER MIXING, WHICH WILL ALLOW VENT RATES TO BE HIGH-END POOR OR
LOW-END FAIR. SATURDAY WILL SEE STRONGER TRANSPORT WINDS, ALLOWING
GOOD VENT RATES WITH SMOKE TRANSPORT TO THE SOUTH.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............21 21 20 25 33 48 53 56 58 57 56 52
RH..............100 100 100 84 61 37 31 25 23 23 24 31
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 5 5 9 9 9 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 4 4 6 9 15 22 26 20 10 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........2 2 6 11 11 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
TEMP............44 35 31 29 28 27
RH..............39 56 61 60 58 60
20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 800 800 800 800
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 10 N 13 N 13 N 12 N 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 7 10 10 9 9
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 11 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (17300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........8 7 3 2
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............25 32 51 53
RH..............57 41 19 16
20 FT WIND......N 3G12 N 4G15 N 5G16 N 4G16
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1000 2900 3200
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 14 N 17 N 11
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 17 39 35
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK VALENTINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/15/26
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