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Spot Forecast for RX Wagon Wheel North RX...USFS
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
742 AM MST Wed Nov 4 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MST on November 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A weak cold front moves through today with little or no clouds, but
will bring breezy southwest winds this afternoon. No rain chances
through Friday afternoon. However a Pacific system moves in Friday
night and Saturday for a slight chance of showers. Breezes today will
keep vent rates fair, but the rates will drop to poor Thursday with
lighter winds.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 5 to 10 mph in the late morning and
                    early afternoon, then shifting to the west
                    around 12 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 12 mph shifting to the west 14
                    to 21 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (55900 knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
Sky (%).........11     7      7      4      3      3
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     49     59     64     64     53
RH..............79     61     47     41     41     57
20 ft wind......SE 6   SW 5   SW 5   W 10   W 12   W 12
20 ft wind gust.12     12     12     21     22     22
Mix hgt (ft)....500    1100   2100   3300   3100   2700
Transport wind..SE 10  S 10   SW 12  W 20   W 21   W 14
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4      8      21     49     56     32
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   FAIR   FAIR   POOR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 34.
Max humidity........89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    northeast around 6 mph after 3 am.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 14 mph shifting to the north 9
                    to 10 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4200 knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........3      3      2      2      2      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............50     45     42     39     37     36
RH..............63     73     76     79     82     82
20 ft wind......NW 10  NW 10  N 8    N 6    N 6    NE 6
20 ft wind gust.18     18     16     13     13     12
Mix hgt (ft)....900    600    500    500    500    500
Transport wind..W 14   NW 12  NW 10  NW 10  N 9    N 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..11     6      5      5      4      5
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 6 mph early in the
                    morning becoming light, then becoming south
                    around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 8 to 12 mph shifting to the south 6
                    to 10 mph late in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4200 knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........8         4         11        27
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............34        48        61        63
RH..............85        58        36        35
20 FT wind......NE 6G12   E 4G8     S 6G14    S 6G14
Mix hgt (ft)....500       1100      4200      3900
Transport wind..N 10      NE 9      S 7       S 9
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4         7         29        31
Ventrate Cat....POOR      POOR      POOR      POOR

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
East winds around 8 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the lower 60s. East winds around 7 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. East
winds around 9 mph.

$$
Forecaster...ARONSON
Requested by...NM-SDC
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624948.4/EPZ
.DELDT 11/04/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nmsdc@firenet.gov,edward.huerta@usda.gov,willard.mcbride@usda.gov,benjamin.crum@usda.gov