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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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.DELDT 08/21/26
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