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SPOT FORECAST FOR RX WAGON WHEEL WEST PILES FY27...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
532 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LITTLE IN THE WAY OF FIRE CONCERNS NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WE WILL SEE
MOSTLY FAIR WEATHER TODAY AND SATURDAY, WITH JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY IN THE AREA. LIMITED AMOUNTS OF TROPICAL
MOISTURE WILL MOVE TO THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND A FEW AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (69800 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........8 4 4 6 7 7
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............51 60 69 74 76 74
RH..............80 64 44 37 33 34
20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 9 SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 18 18 17 17
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1500 4400 6200 6800 6400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 SE 14 SE 13 S 12 S 12 S 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 18 46 67 70 61
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD GOOD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........7 7 9 16 16 20
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............69 62 59 57 55 54
RH..............40 52 55 59 64 64
20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 20 21 21 20
MIX HGT (FT)....4200 500 500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SE 10 E 12 SE 14 SE 13 SE 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..38 13 4 6 6 5
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14
TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (90200 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........34 33 34 58
WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE NONE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE NONE NONE S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 20
TEMP............52 61 72 76
RH..............69 58 41 36
20 FT WIND......E 10G21 SE 12G22 SE 12G22 S 10G21
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1400 6700 7900
TRANSPORT WIND..E 14 SE 15 S 15 S 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 19 85 90
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
9 MPH.
COLUMBUS DAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
FORECASTER...HEFNER
REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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