Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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FNUS74 KEPZ 241156
FWSEPZ
Spot Forecast for Monastery Piles RX...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
456 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MST on November 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Low fire danger today. Min RH values this afternoon will drop to
50 to 55 percent during the afternoon with temperatures in the low
to middle 50s. Partly cloudy skies will give way to mostly sunny
skies by late morning and early afternoon. Winds will be northerly
through the morning, becoming northwesterly to westerly during the
afternoon at 5 to 10 mph. Poor smoke ventilation rates this afternoon.
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy this morning, becoming mostly sunny
(10-20 percent) by late morning and afternoon hours.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....49-54 degrees.
Min humidity........50-55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds out of the north/northwest through the morning,
becoming westerly this afternoon at 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 9 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest
around 10 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (10700 knot-ft).
TIME (MST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........7 7 1 1 1 3 3 3 7 7 7
Weather cov.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Weather type....
Tstm cov........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............30 34 42 45 49 51 52 53 54 52 49
RH..............100 100 79 70 58 56 54 52 52 54 63
20 FT wind dir..N N N N N NW NW NW W W W
20 FT wind spd..6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT wind gust.12 12 10 10 10 13 13 13 12 12 12
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.0 1.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3
Transp wind dir.N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
Transp wind spd.12 12 12 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..11 11 11 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 26
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....27-31 degrees.
Max humidity........80-90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
northeast around 6 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 9 to 11 mph shifting to the northeast
around 13 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000 knot-ft).
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........11 11 11 5 5 5 3 3 3 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............47 42 39 38 37 37 37 35 34 33 33 32
RH..............65 76 85 85 82 75 72 75 75 75 72 72
20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT wind gust.10 10 10 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12
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.NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE
Transp wind spd.9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....55-60 degrees.
Min humidity........25-30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 5 mph early in the
morning becoming light.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 7 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest
around 6 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8900 knot-ft).
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Weather cov.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Weather type....
Tstm cov........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............30 31 35 41 48 54 57 58 58 57 56 53
RH..............78 78 69 55 42 34 29 28 28 30 34 39
20 FT wind dir..NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW SW SW SW
20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT wind gust.10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7
Transp wind dir.NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW
Transp wind spd.12 12 12 12 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
Vrate kt-ft/1K..9 9 9 9 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 18
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Light
winds.
$$
Forecaster...ROGERS
Requested by...Silver City Dispatch
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526383.5/EPZ
.DELDT 11/24/25
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.EMAIL nmsdc@firenet.gov