903  
FNUS74 KEPZ 222140  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HUMMINGBIRD...GILA NATIONAL FOREST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
340 PM MDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON MAY 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WE WILL SEE LESS WINDS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, BUT STILL DRY WITH MIN  
RH'S IN THE TEENS. WE WILL HAVE POOR RH RECOVERS OVERNIGHT ONLY  
REACHING TO AROUND 30%. WIND DIRECTION BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY  
WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ON MONDAY, WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE FOR  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, THEN DRIER WEATHER RETURNS FOR THE  
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. VENT RATES WILL RANGE FROM GOOD TO VERY GOOD  
BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING IN EARLY  
AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO  
9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (90200 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........11 11 9 50 50 50  
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............40 46 59 64 65 66  
RH..............34 27 18 15 15 15  
20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 NE 3 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 10 13 13 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2400 9200 11200 11400 11600  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 N 6 SE 6 S 6 SW 7 SW 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 27 50 66 77 88  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD GOOD  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (83800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........23 23 5 3 3 4  
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 60 53 48 47 44  
RH..............15 17 23 25 28 30  
20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 7 SW 5 W 3 W 3 W 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 16 13 13 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....10500 1700 600 500 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 14 W 13 W 10 W 9 W 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..84 31 1 6 4 1  
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14500 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (111100 KNOT-FT)  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........3 7 20 25  
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............42 56 67 70  
RH..............40 25 16 14  
20 FT WIND......N 2G8 W 3G10 SW 7G16 SW 8G17  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 6500 11100 12600  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 S 8 S 10 S 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 46 100 125  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR VYGD VYGD  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
MEMORIAL DAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
 

 
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