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FNUS74 KEPZ 221647
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSET...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1047 AM MDT SAT AUG 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE LOW INTO NEXT WEEK. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND
BRIEF DOWNPOURS ARE THE MAIN THREATS. PREVAILING WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST TODAY. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
FOR SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (117800 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........8 37 37 27
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10
TEMP............78 81 82 81
RH..............25 25 22 22
20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7 SE 10 SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 17 17
MIX HGT (FT)....9800 11600 11800 10700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 SE 10 S 12 S 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..57 94 112 118
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR GOOD VYGD VYGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO
14 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (105400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(2200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........13 13 14 33 33 18
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............80 74 71 69 65 63
RH..............22 27 28 29 32 33
20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 16 16 16
MIX HGT (FT)....9600 700 600 600 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 13 S 14 SW 16 SW 14 W 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..105 37 2 8 7 4
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11700 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (93500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
(117000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........12 4 23 30
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............66 74 81 83
RH..............34 25 18 19
20 FT WIND......W 8G15 SW 5G12 S 7G15 S 9G18
MIX HGT (FT)....500 3600 11300 11700
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 10 S 8 S 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 32 94 117
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD VYGD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FORECASTER...HEFNER
REQUESTED BY...SEAN DONALDSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620239.0/EPZ
.DELDT 08/22/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SEAN.DONALDSON@USDA.GOV
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