Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
397 FNUS54 KEPZ 292021 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 221 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .DISCUSSION... Elevated fire danger again on Thursday as dry west flow becomes reestablished. Min RH 4-10% under west winds 10 to 15 mph tomorrow. Ventilation will be Very Good by noon with transport due east. Better overnight recoveries expected Friday/Saturday as moisture from the east returns due to light overnight winds. Elevated fire danger will linger into next week with winds staying below critical thresholds. && ...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. NMZ110-301230- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 221 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....45-50. * Below 7500 ft....51-56. * 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....21-26 percent. * Below 7500 ft....19-24 percent. * 24 hr trend......16 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. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....74-79. * Below 7500 ft....83-88. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....7-9 percent. * Below 7500 ft....5-7 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......9400 ft AGL increasing to 15300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (177800 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....48-53. * Below 7500 ft....53-58. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....23-28 percent. * Below 7500 ft....20-25 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 20 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....76-81. * Below 7500 ft....85-90. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....8-10 percent. * Below 7500 ft....6-8 percent. * 20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 14 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......10500 ft AGL increasing to 16000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (176100 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ111-301230- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 221 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent). * Min temperature.....54-59. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........14-18 percent. * 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....89-93. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........4-6 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (188800 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). * Min temperature.....55-59. * Max humidity........15-19 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....91-95. * Min humidity........4-6 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 10 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL increasing to 15200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (177900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ112-301230- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 221 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature.....56-61. * 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........18-23 percent. * 24 hr trend......42 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....90-95. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........3-5 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 13 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......9800 ft AGL increasing to 14700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (200400 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature.....57-62. * Max humidity........16-21 percent. * 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. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....92-97. * Min humidity........5-7 percent. * 20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 13 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......7700 ft AGL increasing to 16500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (174700 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ113-301230- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 221 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....47-52. * Below 7500 ft....52-57. * 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....25-30 percent. * Below 7500 ft....39-44 percent. * 24 hr trend......45 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 24 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....73-78. * Below 7500 ft....83-88. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....7-9 percent. * Below 7500 ft....5-7 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......11400 ft AGL increasing to 15600 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (202300 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....47-52. * Below 7500 ft....51-56. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....26-31 percent. * Below 7500 ft....43-48 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 20 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....74-79. * Below 7500 ft....82-87. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....14-19 percent. * Below 7500 ft....13-18 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 10 mph. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......8300 ft AGL increasing to 13300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (153700 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ055-301230- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 221 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). * Min temperature.....61-65. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........12-16 percent. * 24 hr trend......51 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....92-96. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........4-9 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 12 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......7900 ft AGL increasing to 12000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (187900 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). * Min temperature.....61-65. * Max humidity........11-13 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....94-98. * Min humidity........4-6 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 13 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 14300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (146600 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. West winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ056-301230- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 221 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). * Min temperature.....58-62. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........26-31 percent. * 24 hr trend......48 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....90-95. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........3-5 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 13 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL increasing to 12300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (199700 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). * Min temperature.....58-62. * Max humidity........12-17 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 21 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....92-97. * Min humidity........5-7 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 13 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......7700 ft AGL increasing to 14500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (138700 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 10 mph. $$ Dennhardt