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FNUS74 KEPZ 272216
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR 16 SPRINGS RX BLOCK 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
316 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FOR SATURDAY, ON
PAR WITH CONDITIONS OBSERVED FOR FRIDAY. AFTERNOON MIN RH VALUES
WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID TEENS. WINDS WILL TOP OUT A LITTLE
HIGHER THAN FRIDAY, AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE TRANSPORT WILL BE
TO THE EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST WITH WITH VERY GOOD VENTING DURING
THE EARLY AFTERNOON HIGHS. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH PASSING
CIRRUS.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (106600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........22 22 11 17 17
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............55 66 73 74 70
RH..............27 19 14 14 16
20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 NW 8 NW 8 NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 18 20 20
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 5700 6700 5700 2600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 14 W 15 NW 16 NW 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..22 69 104 91 40
VENTRATE CAT....POOR GOOD VYGD GOOD POOR
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........33 33 50 30 30 10
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............64 58 54 50 48 46
RH..............20 24 27 32 35 38
20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 12 13 13 15
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 300 300 300 300 200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 12 W 12 W 13 W 14 W 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..23 3 2 4 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (97600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO FAIR (51500 KNOT-FT)
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
(115300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........7 11 10 12
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............47 58 72 72
RH..............38 26 14 13
20 FT WIND......W 7G15 W 8G20 W 10G23 W 9G24
MIX HGT (FT)....100 2200 7100 6900
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 13 W 16 W 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 26 98 101
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD VYGD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...HAYLEY BOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604032.3/EPZ
.DELDT 02/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MATTHEW.BARONE@USDA.GOV,HAYLEY.BOSS@USDA.GOV,NMADC@FIRENET.GOV
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