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FNUS74 KEPZ 031752
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR KLINE FIRE...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1152 AM MDT FRI JUL 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA WILL REMAIN LIGHT, BUT RH'S WILL BE VERY
DRY WITH NO REAL SURGE IN MOISTURE EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY.
EXPECT A LOT OF TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL
BE SOME INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS OVERNIGHT AND THEY WILL LINGER AROUND
OFF AND ON THROUGH SUNDAY. STORM CHANCES WILL RETURN MONDAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
THIS AFTERNOON
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY SMOKE IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (106100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 3 3 23 23 23
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............83 85 87 88 88 87
RH..............7 6 5 5 5 6
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 16 16 16
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 9 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..114 114 112 112 106 106
VENTRATE CAT....VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (109200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(5000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10
TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........52 52 57 63 63 58
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............83 70 60 52 50 48
RH..............9 15 23 29 31 35
20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 W 5 NW 4 NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 12 12 9
TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 SW 14 W 12 W 10 NW 10 NW 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..109 23 6 5 5 6
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (88700 KNOT-FT) .
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 8
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........59 59 73 80 80 77
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............50 61 73 82 85 86
RH..............28 19 12 10 9 9
20 FT WIND......N 3 N 3 NE 3 W 3 SW 3 SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 8 10
TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 N 14 N 12 E 8 SE 6 S 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 27 78 82 74 89
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW MIGLUORETTO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616705.0/EPZ
.DELDT 07/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MATTHEWMIGLIORETTO@USDA.GOV
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