855  
FNUS74 KEPZ 050210  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KLINE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
810 PM MDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JULY 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE BURN SITE ON SUNDAY, WITH  
MIN RHS AROUND 15 PERCENT AND LIGHT WINDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A  
THUNDERSTORM ON SUNDAY, BUT MOSTLY DRY WITH DRY LIGHTNING A  
POSSIBILITY. MOISTURE AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE MONDAY AND  
TUESDAY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR ANY  
THUNDERSTORM THAT DOES DEVELOP SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8  
TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (74100 KNOT-FT) .  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........72 72 70 76 76 68  
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE S CHC S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............60 66 77 80 81 81  
RH..............35 32 22 18 18 18  
20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 4 NE 5 E 5 E 5 SE 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 12 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 4000 10600 11600 10200 9600  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 12 E 9 SE 6 S 6 SW 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 40 74 58 51 48  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD FAIR FAIR FAIR  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 14  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (50900 KNOT-FT) .  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........50 50 50 73 73 60  
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............81 76 68 65 64 60  
RH..............19 25 36 40 43 49  
20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 S 2 S 2 W 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 9 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....8500 2100 600 600 600 600  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 S 12 S 12 S 8 S 8 SW 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..51 21 2 4 3 2  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE EAST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (55700 KNOT-FT) .  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........22 24 51 67  
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE DEFNTE DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........NONE NONE LIKELY LIKELY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 80 80  
TEMP............58 71 81 78  
RH..............51 36 24 31  
20 FT WIND......SW 3G8 SE 4G13 S 5G15 SW 6G15  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 3400 13000 9700  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 8 E 6 SW 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 24 56 41  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR FAIR  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
TUESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID  
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
 
 
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