Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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FNUS74 KEPZ 251354
FWSEPZ
Spot Forecast for Monastery Piles RX...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
654 AM MST Tue Nov 25 2025
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0715 MST on November 25.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
The next couple of days will be characterized by light and variable
winds with near-normal temperatures. The light winds and a fairly
strong inversion will limit ventilation, which will be in the Poor
category through Thursday, with improving conditions Friday. Min
RH values will remain above 20 percent, and typical chilly morning
temperatures will favor strong overnight RH recovery as well.
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 6 mph early in the
morning becoming light.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 9 to 13 mph shifting to the northwest
around 6 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (10800 knot-ft).
TIME (MST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........14 14 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4
Weather cov.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Weather type....
Tstm cov........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............32 36 46 50 54 56 57 58 59 57 54
RH..............78 69 47 39 31 29 27 26 26 29 35
20 FT wind dir..VRB VRB VRB NE NE N N N NW NW NW
20 FT wind spd..2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
20 FT wind gust.4 5 6 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
Mix hgt (kft)...0.8 0.8 0.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8
Transp wind dir.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW NW NW
Transp wind spd.13 13 13 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 6
Vrate kt-ft/1K..11 11 11 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 32.
Max humidity........66 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming east around 5 mph
overnight.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 6 to 8 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3000 knot-ft).
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
Weather cov.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Weather type....
Tstm cov........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............49 44 42 40 38 38 37 36 35 34 34 34
RH..............40 49 50 52 57 57 56 59 61 61 61 61
20 FT wind dir..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
20 FT wind spd..2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT wind gust.7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Transp wind dir.SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E
Transp wind spd.6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 57.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 6 mph becoming light.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 6 to 11 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8500 knot-ft).
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Weather cov.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Weather type....
Tstm cov........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............33 34 38 43 48 53 55 56 56 55 54 51
RH..............63 66 62 53 46 38 35 34 34 35 38 42
20 FT wind dir..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3
20 FT wind gust.12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 9 9 9
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Transp wind dir.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Transp wind spd.11 11 11 11 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6
Vrate kt-ft/1K..9 9 9 9 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
Forecaster...HARDIMAN
Requested by...Silver City Dispatch
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526383.6/EPZ
.DELDT 11/25/25
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.EMAIL nmsdc@firenet.gov