545 FNUS74 KEPZ 281452 FWSEPZ Spot Forecast for 16 Springs RX Block 2...USFS National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 752 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MST on February 28. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Near-record high temperatures will continue today and Sunday, with minimum RH values falling to near critical thresholds. However, winds will remain on the light side. Winds will become breezy Monday and Tuesday as mid-level winds aloft increase, bringing near-critical fire conditions to the area. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 74. Min humidity........15 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph. Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 13 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (19100 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to fair (56600 knot-ft) in the afternoon. TIME (MST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM Sky (%).........15 15 9 10 10 Weather cov.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 Temp............58 67 70 73 68 RH..............24 16 16 16 17 20 ft wind......NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 20 ft wind gust.13 13 17 18 18 Mix hgt (ft)....2100 5400 6700 5700 2500 Transport wind..NW 10 W 12 W 12 W 10 NW 13 Vrate kt-ft/1K..19 54 67 51 28 Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR FAIR FAIR POOR .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 40. Max humidity........40 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 7 mph. Mixing height.......300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3000 knot-ft). TIME (MST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........17 17 41 49 49 18 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............60 53 51 49 45 42 RH..............23 28 30 32 33 37 20 ft wind......W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 7 20 ft wind gust.16 16 12 12 12 14 Mix hgt (ft)....800 400 300 400 300 300 Transport wind..W 10 W 12 W 10 W 13 W 14 W 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..7 4 3 4 4 4 Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 73. Min humidity........13 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 9 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 16 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1400 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (65500 knot-ft) in the afternoon. TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........8 6 7 15 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............46 57 72 72 RH..............40 28 14 13 20 FT wind......W 6 W 6 W 8G13 W 9G15 Mix hgt (ft)....300 1800 6600 6100 Transport wind..W 12 W 13 W 16 W 16 Vrate kt-ft/1K..3 19 92 85 Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 9 mph. .TUESDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds around 13 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 9 mph. $$ Forecaster...HEFNER Requested by...Hayley Boss Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2604032.4/EPZ .DELDT 02/28/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL matthew.barone@usda.gov,hayley.boss@usda.gov,nmadc@firenet.gov