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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
208 PM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Critical fire weather conditions are expected to continue this
evening and Tuesday. RH levels will be between 6 to 12% for the
region. Wind speeds will be at 15 to 20 mph this evening and
lighter at 10 to 15 mph on Tuesday. A tropical system from the
Gulf of Mexico will arrive late Wednesday which will bring cooler
temperatures, extensive cloud cover, and rain chances for the
region. Thunderstorms are possible with this system so lightning
is a potential danger. Winds will become southeasterly. This
system will diminish fire weather potential for the rest of the
week. Ventilation rates will range from very good to excellent.

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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.




NMZ110-181230-
 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
208 PM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....50-55.
*    Below 7500 ft....56-61.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....34-39 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....30-35 percent.
*    24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph decreasing
                      to around 10 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 25 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....77-82.
*    Below 7500 ft....85-90.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....10-12 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....9-11 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 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.......7000 ft AGL increasing to 10900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (177400 knot-ft).

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....51-56.
*    Below 7500 ft....57-62.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....32-37 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....28-33 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph becoming northwest
                      around 5 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.JUNETEENTH...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....80-85.
*    Below 7500 ft....89-94.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....10-12 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....9-11 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9300 ft AGL increasing to 14200 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (250000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 60 to 65. Highs 82 to 87. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear with chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 59 to 64. Highs 81 to 86. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows 60 to 65. Highs 82 to 87. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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