Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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FNUS74 KEPZ 171032
FWSEPZ
Spot Forecast for Feeley Piles...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
432 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MDT on October 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
We are in a quiet fire weather pattern. Our winds this afternoon
will be a little gusty from the west, but the wind speeds will
stay below critical levels. Min RH`s today will be near 30% and on
Saturday, closer to 20%. Our skies will be clear with no chances
for rain through Sunday. Ventilation rates will be good today, but
closer to poor on Saturday.
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 10 to 13 mph with
gusts to around 28 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 4 to 12 mph increasing to around 18 mph
late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5000 knot-ft) early in the morning
increasing to good (94100 knot-ft) in the
afternoon.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
Sky (%).........6 6 2 8 8 6
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............41 45 56 63 67 67
RH..............79 68 51 38 32 29
20 ft wind......SW 2 SW 2 S 4 W 10 W 10 SW 13
20 ft wind gust.6 6 10 25 25 28
Mix hgt (ft)....1300 1300 5200 5200 5900 5900
Transport wind..NW 4 NW 4 W 12 W 12 W 18 W 18
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5 5 75 75 94 94
Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 36.
Max humidity........76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 8 mph with gusts to around 21
mph early in the evening becoming light.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 7 to 11 mph shifting to the north around 7
mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (58000 knot-ft) early in the evening
decreasing to poor (4400 knot-ft) late in the
night.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky (%).........7 7 12 7 7 6
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............58 49 46 42 40 38
RH..............40 58 63 73 76 76
20 ft wind......W 8 W 8 NW 3 E 2 E 2 E 3
20 ft wind gust.21 21 7 8 8 8
Mix hgt (ft)....4500 4500 800 800 800 800
Transport wind..W 11 W 11 NW 7 NW 7 N 7 N 7
Vrate kt-ft/1K..58 58 5 5 4 4
Ventrate Cat....FAIR FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 7 mph shifting to the north
around 6 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6600 knot-ft).
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........10 3 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............36 50 67 73
RH..............75 46 22 19
20 FT wind......NE 3G8 N 3G9 W 2G9 W 2G9
Mix hgt (ft)....900 900 3900 4400
Transport wind..NE 7 NE 7 N 7 N 6
Vrate kt-ft/1K..7 7 24 27
Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR POOR POOR
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 70s. Light
winds.
.MONDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Light
winds.
$$
Forecaster...BRICE
Requested by...Silver City Interagency Dispatch
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2523581.4/EPZ
.DELDT 10/17/25
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