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FNUS74 KEPZ 211628
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSET...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1028 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN LOW THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO 40 MPH AND
BRIEF DOWNPOURS ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS TODAY. PREVAILING WINDS WILL
BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST TODAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WITH GOOD TO
VERY GOOD VENTILATION AND WARM TEMPERATURES. STORM CHANCES
DIMINISH BY TONIGHT WITH VERY WARM AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (115400 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........31 25 39
WEATHER COV.....NONE S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........NONE S CHC S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 20
TEMP............86 90 90
RH..............26 23 23
20 FT WIND......SE 7G12 SE 10G20 S 9G20
MIX HGT (FT)....8000 9900 7300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 13 SW 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..76 109 88
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD VYGD GOOD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (45500 KNOT-FT) .
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........31 19 30 21
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............88 79 75 72
RH..............24 31 36 39
20 FT WIND......SW 7G14 W 6G12 W 6G10 W 6G10
MIX HGT (FT)....5700 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 W 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..46 14 5 5
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11800 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO
12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 14 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (65400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
(111800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........15 1 28 20
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............70 79 89 91
RH..............42 34 23 20
20 FT WIND......W 5G10 SW 5G12 SE 9G20 SE 12G22
MIX HGT (FT)....500 2600 11600 11800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 W 7 SE 9 SE 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 15 112 132
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR VYGD VYGD
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...GUEST
REQUESTED BY...ANGEL MONTOYA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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