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Spot Forecast for RX Wagon Wheel North RX...USFS
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1141 AM MST Mon Nov 2 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 MST on November 02.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
No fire weather concerns this week. For today, winds remain breezy,
shifting more northwesterly then northerly tonight. Mostly clear
skies are expected with no chance of rain today. Good ventilation
is forecast this afternoon with smoke transport to the southeast
and cooler temperatures than yesterday. Overnight RH recovery will
be excellent. Winds become light and variable for Tuesday under
mainly sunny skies. Lower RHs are expected compared to today, but
with poor ventilation. Winds will be breezier for Wednesday from
the west with fair to good ventilation.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Min humidity........59 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 12 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 28 mph.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 21 to 26 mph shifting to the west
                    around 16 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (85200 knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........25     25     14
Weather cov.....NONE   NONE   NONE
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........NONE   NONE   NONE
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0
Temp............53     54     54
RH..............64     61     59
20 ft wind......NW 15  NW 15  NW 12
20 ft wind gust.28     28     24
Mix hgt (ft)....3500   3500   2700
Transport wind..W 26   W 24   NW 21
Vrate kt-ft/1K..85     73     37
Ventrate Cat....GOOD   GOOD   POOR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 35.
Max humidity........86 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 6 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 9 to 12 mph shifting to the north 8
                    to 14 mph early in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3500 knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........11     11     9      7      7      9
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............46     42     40     38     37     36
RH..............76     86     85     85     85     82
20 ft wind......NW 7   NW 7   N 6    N 7    N 7    N 8
20 ft wind gust.16     16     12     17     17     16
Mix hgt (ft)....800    500    500    500    500    500
Transport wind..W 12   N 8    N 9    N 13   N 13   NE 13
Vrate kt-ft/1K..8      4      5      6      6      6
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 8 mph early in the
                    morning shifting to the southeast around 5 mph,
                    then shifting to the south early in the
                    afternoon becoming light.
Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 6 to 14 mph shifting to the south
                    around 6 mph late in the morning, then shifting
                    to the southwest 6 to 7 mph late in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5600 knot-ft).

TIME (MST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........8         6         5         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        49        62        64
RH..............82        54        36        38
20 FT wind......NE 8G12   SE 5G8    S 5G12    SW 3G12
Mix hgt (ft)....500       900       3100      3300
Transport wind..NE 13     NE 8      S 6       SW 7
Vrate kt-ft/1K..6         7         16        20
Ventrate Cat....POOR      POOR      POOR      POOR

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds around 7 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 7 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. East
winds around 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...ARONSON
Requested by...NM-SDC
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624948.1/EPZ
.DELDT 11/02/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL willard.mcbride@usda.gov,nmsdc@firenet.gov,benjamin.crum@usda.gov,edward.huerta@usda.gov