Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
713 FNUS54 KEPZ 291225 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 625 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .DISCUSSION... Fire conditions remaining elevated to near-critical through Sunday. The Sac Mtn zone will see some temporary relief from the low humidity this morning and again Friday and Saturday as the dry-line briefly moves in each of these days. With the exception of the Sac zone, overnight humidity recovery will continue to be poor. Breezy west winds continuing each day and despite these brief incursions of moisture, little to no chance of rain is expected. && ...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. NMZ110-291830- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 625 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....76-81. * Below 7500 ft....83-88. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....5-7 percent. * Below 7500 ft....4-6 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 17 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......10400 ft AGL increasing to 13000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (216400 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....42-47. * Below 7500 ft....46-51. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....25-30 percent. * Below 7500 ft....24-29 percent. * 24 hr trend......11 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 (10-20 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....76-81. * Below 7500 ft....84-89. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....7-9 percent. * Below 7500 ft....6-8 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......9300 ft AGL increasing to 15100 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (177700 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ111-291830- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 625 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature.....92-97. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........5-10 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 16 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......8700 ft AGL increasing to 13300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (233500 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). * Min temperature.....53-57. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........15-19 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....90-94. * Min humidity........4-6 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL increasing to 12500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (201300 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ112-291830- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 625 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature.....93-98. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........5-7 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......East winds around 7 mph increasing to southwest 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.......7400 ft AGL increasing to 14100 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (240400 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). * Min temperature.....54-59. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Max humidity........16-21 percent. * 24 hr trend......38 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....90-95. * Min humidity........4-5 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 16 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......9000 ft AGL increasing to 14900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (204300 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ113-291830- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 625 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent) until 1200, then mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance of drizzle east slopes until 1200. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....75-80. * Below 7500 ft....82-87. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....12-17 percent. * Below 7500 ft....13-18 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 10 mph late afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 15 mph. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL increasing to 12500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....South around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (211500 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....44-49. * Below 7500 ft....50-55. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....24-29 percent. * Below 7500 ft....29-34 percent. * 24 hr trend......49 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 24 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....74-79. * Below 7500 ft....84-89. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....7-9 percent. * Below 7500 ft....5-7 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......10800 ft AGL increasing to 15500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (208000 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ055-291830- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 625 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....94-98. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........5-10 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......7600 ft AGL increasing to 13100 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (208000 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). * Min temperature.....61-65. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........12-14 percent. * 24 hr trend......25 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 16 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). * Max temperature.....93-97. * Min humidity........4-9 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......7800 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (200400 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ056-291830- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 625 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....91-96. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........5-7 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 10 mph becoming southwest winds 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 13 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL increasing to 13700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (208000 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). * Min temperature.....58-62. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........16-21 percent. * 24 hr trend......40 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). * Max temperature.....91-96. * Min humidity........3-5 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 16 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......7800 ft AGL increasing to 12100 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (201900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ Hefner