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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
459 AM MDT Mon May 27 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Very dry conditions are expected again this afternoon with min RH
values dropping well into the single digits. Afternoon highs will
be a few degrees above normal. Westerly 20-foot winds will top
out around 10 to 15 MPH. Very good to excellent venting is
expected with smoke transport to the east to northeast though
variance is possible overnight into Tuesday. This pattern is
expected to change very little for the next five days.

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...Percentages shown in the sky/weather portion reflect
sky cover amount...

...Mean elevations used to obtain mixing heights as follows:
Zone 110 - Reserve   (5900 ft)
Zone 111 - Deming    (4300 ft)
Zone 112 - Las Cruces(3900 ft)
Zone 113 - Ruidoso   (6900 ft)

Ventilation categories are determined by criteria established
by the state of New Mexico.




NMZ110-272045-
 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
459 AM MDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....73-78.
*    Below 7500 ft....82-87.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....6-8 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....5-7 percent.
*    24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......10600 ft AGL increasing to 13700 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (141200 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....47-52.
*    Below 7500 ft....52-57.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....21-26 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....18-23 percent.
*    24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      northwest after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....75-80.
*    Below 7500 ft....84-89.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....6-8 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....5-7 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph increasing to
                      southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......10400 ft AGL increasing to 14200 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (200600 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
West winds around 10 mph.

$$

NMZ111-272045-
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
459 AM MDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....90-94.
*    24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........4-5 percent.
*    24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph increasing to
                      around 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9100 ft AGL increasing to 14700 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (319700 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....55-60.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........14-18 percent.
*    24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph decreasing to around
                      5 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 21 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....92-97.
* Min humidity........3-5 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph increasing to around
                      15 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 15 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL increasing to 14900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (273100 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
90s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s.
West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s.
West winds around 10 mph.

$$

NMZ112-272045-
 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
459 AM MDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....90-95.
*    24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........4-6 percent.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph increasing to
                      southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......10700 ft AGL increasing to 14900 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (300400 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....58-63.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........12-16 percent.
*    24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph decreasing to
                      around 5 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 21 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....93-98.
* Min humidity........3-5 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......8900 ft AGL increasing to 15800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (300600 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
90s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

NMZ113-272045-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
459 AM MDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....73-78.
*    Below 7500 ft....83-88.
*    24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....7-9 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....5-7 percent.
*    24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph increasing to
                      southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......11900 ft AGL increasing to 15500 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (210200 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....48-53.
*    Below 7500 ft....53-58.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....16-21 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....17-22 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....74-79.
*    Below 7500 ft....85-90.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....7-9 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....5-7 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 21 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......11800 ft AGL increasing to 15900 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (286000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. West
winds around 10 mph.

$$

TXZ055-272045-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
 El Paso County-
459 AM MDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....93-97.
*    24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........6-11 percent.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9000 ft AGL increasing to 14700 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (325900 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....64-68.
*    24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........12-16 percent.
*    24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      southwest after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 22 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....95-99.
* Min humidity........4-6 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......7700 ft AGL increasing to 15700 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (332000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. West
winds around 5 mph.

$$

TXZ056-272045-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
 Hudspeth County-
459 AM MDT Mon May 27 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....91-96.
*    24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........5-7 percent.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......10000 ft AGL increasing to 14900 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (307300 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent).
* Min temperature.....62-67.
*    24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........13-17 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....94-99.
* Min humidity........5-7 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9100 ft AGL increasing to 16100 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (330000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$