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Spot Forecast for RX Wagon Wheel North RX...USFS
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
601 AM MST Tue Nov 3 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MST on November 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

A stretch of dry weather starts today. Wednesday afternoon will see
some breezy winds; otherwise no significant winds are expected this
week. A Pacific storm moves through Friday night and Saturday, but
rain chances will likely remain south of the area. Temperatures will
remain near normal through the period.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 6 mph early in the
                    morning becoming light, then becoming southwest
                    around 5 mph early in the afternoon becoming
                    light.
Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 6 to 13 mph shifting to the south 5
                    to 6 mph late in the morning, then shifting to
                    the southwest 6 to 7 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4900 knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
Sky (%).........23     4      4      4      4      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............37     48     57     61     61     52
RH..............79     56     40     41     42     59
20 ft wind......NE 6   SE 4   SE 4   SW 5   SW 3   SW 3
20 ft wind gust.12     8      8      12     12     12
Mix hgt (ft)....400    900    2400   3200   3200   2600
Transport wind..NE 13  NE 9   SE 5   S 6    SW 7   S 6
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5      6      10     18     20     9
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 35.
Max humidity........89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 6 to 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2100 knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........6      6      5      6      6      23
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............49     44     42     39     38     36
RH..............63     73     76     82     82     85
20 ft wind......SE 5   SE 5   E 7    E 6    E 6    E 5
20 ft wind gust.13     13     13     13     13     10
Mix hgt (ft)....500    400    500    500    500    500
Transport wind..SE 6   SE 8   SE 9   E 10   E 10   E 9
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2      3      4      4      4      4
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 5 mph shifting to the west 10
                    to 12 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 8 to 9 mph shifting to the south 10 to 13
                    mph late in the morning, then shifting to the
                    west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (59800 knot-ft) .

TIME (MST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........28        36        7         6
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............35        48        60        62
RH..............85        65        47        44
20 FT wind......E 5G10    S 5G13    W 10G23   W 12G25
Mix hgt (ft)....500       1200      3400      3500
Transport wind..E 9       S 10      W 15      W 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3         9         54        60
Ventrate Cat....POOR      POOR      FAIR      FAIR

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Northwest winds around 6 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. East
winds around 6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...HEFNER
Requested by...NM-SDC
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624948.2/EPZ
.DELDT 11/03/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nmsdc@firenet.gov,benjamin.crum@usda.gov,willard.mcbride@usda.gov,edward.huerta@usda.gov