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Spot Forecast for North Apache...USFS
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
518 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 MDT on June 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns will be low through the forecast period. Tuesday
and Wednesday will see breezy afternoons.Dry conditions for most of
the period, though some moisture increase Friday will bring a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Temperatures will remain well above normal.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 57.
Max humidity........44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 10 mph late in the
afternoon becoming light.
Mixing height.......9500 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL early in
the evening.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 16 mph decreasing to around 6
mph late in the evening, then shifting to the
southeast 5 to 7 mph late in the evening
shifting to the east around 7 mph after 3 am
shifting to the southwest around 9 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good (114400 knot-ft) decreasing to
poor (2200 knot-ft) late night.
TIME (MDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........43 53 53 53 51 51 51 44 44 44 50 50 50
Weather cov.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Weather type....
Tstm cov........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............87 85 84 81 74 70 67 64 63 62 61 60 59
RH..............16 16 16 18 24 28 30 33 35 35 36 37 40
20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE E E E
20 FT wind spd..10 7 7 7 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT wind gust.21 20 20 20 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix hgt (kft)...13 12 9.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
Transp wind dir.SW SW SW W SW SW S SE SE SE E E SW
Transp wind spd.16 16 14 9 8 6 6 7 5 6 7 7 9
Vrate kt-ft/1K..175 165 114 6 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4
Ventrate Cat....EXL EXL VGD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 88.
Min humidity........16 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 9 to 11 mph with
gusts to around 24 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......8700 ft AGL increasing to 12100 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast 7 to 10 mph shifting to the south 9
to 16 mph late in the morning, then shifting to
the southwest 20 to 21 mph late in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3200 knot-ft) increasing to excellent
(218600 knot-ft) in the afternoon.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........58 58 58 44 44 44 32 32 32 22 22 22
Weather cov.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Weather type....
Tstm cov........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............59 58 62 67 77 81 84 85 86 87 87 88
RH..............40 44 43 39 28 24 21 20 19 18 18 17
20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT wind spd..1 1 1 4 4 4 9 9 9 11 11 11
20 FT wind gust.6 6 6 16 16 16 23 23 23 24 24 24
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.5 0.6 1.8 7.2 8.7 11 12 12 11 12 12
Transp wind dir.E SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Transp wind spd.10 7 7 9 16 20 20 21 20 21 21 21
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5 3 4 15 101 149 192 208 201 202 212 219
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL EXL EXL
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 9 mph with gusts to
around 24 mph early in the evening becoming
light.
Mixing height.......9600 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL early in
the evening.
Transport winds.....West 12 to 21 mph shifting to the northwest 8
to 9 mph late in the evening, then shifting to
the north 7 to 8 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (163100 knot-ft) decreasing to poor
(3200 knot-ft) early in the evening.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........19 19 19 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 4 4
Weather cov.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Weather type....
Tstm cov........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............87 86 82 75 72 68 66 63 62 60 59 58
RH..............16 17 19 25 28 32 34 38 38 39 39 40
20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW W W W N N N N N N
20 FT wind spd..9 9 9 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT wind gust.24 24 24 13 13 13 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix hgt (kft)...11 9.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6
Transp wind dir.SW W W W W NW NW N N N N N
Transp wind spd.21 20 14 12 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8
Vrate kt-ft/1K..200 163 10 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4
Ventrate Cat....EXL EXL PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds.
$$
Forecaster...HEFNER
Requested by...Chris Hedgeman
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2615191.0/EPZ
.DELDT 06/08/26
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.EMAIL nmsdc@firenet.gov