953
FNUS74 KEPZ 251505
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE RX...NMSDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
905 AM MDT WED MAR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THURSDAY ALONG WITH
EXTREMELY LOW RH VALUES. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING BY THE
FOUR CORNERS WILL BRING AN UPTICK IN SOUTHWEST WINDS ON THURSDAY,
WITH NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING, MAINLY OVER
SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. A STRONG BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN
THE AREA ON FRIDAY, BRINGING STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS,
FALLING TEMPERATURES AND RISING HUMIDITY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (96600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (112100
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 3 AM 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM
SKY (%).........2 2 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 82 87 90 91
RH..............16 13 11 9 7
20 FT WIND......N 3 N 3 SE 6 SW 9 SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 13 17 17
MIX HGT (FT)....600 3200 8200 9700 9400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 NE 8 S 7 SW 10 SW 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 23 49 87 112
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR GOOD VYGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 18
TO 21 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (91500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (8200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (MDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM
SKY (%).........5 5 3 6 6 3
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............90 79 74 70 67 64
RH..............7 9 10 11 13 15
20 FT WIND......W 12 W 12 W 11 NW 10 NW 10 NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 16 16 14
MIX HGT (FT)....8300 600 600 600 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 W 16 W 18 NW 20 W 21 NW 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..92 8 10 10 10 10
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 21
TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (95300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (124500
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (159700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) MIDNGT 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM
SKY (%).........5 3 2 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............61 71 85 90
RH..............15 12 6 5
20 FT WIND......NW 6G10 NW 5G12 W 9G20 W 14G28
MIX HGT (FT)....600 900 6000 7900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18 NW 10 W 18 W 23
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 7 95 158
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD EXNT
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
NOT AS WARM. CLEAR. PATCHY BLOWING DUST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...LUNDEEN
REQUESTED BY...CLARISSA LOWRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607601.2/EPZ
.DELDT 03/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NMSDC@FIRENET.GOV
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