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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
503 AM MDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Another dry and hot day is expected today with above normal highs
and min RH values near 10 percent. Only the Sacramento Mountains
will retain enough moisture for an isolated thunderstorm. Winds
will top out around 10 MPH with good to very good venting. This
hot and dry pattern will continue for the next several 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.




NMZ110-112015-
 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
503 AM MDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent) until 1200, then partly
                      cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....80-85.
*    Below 7500 ft....89-94.
*    24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....11-15 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....9-13 percent.
*    24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......10700 ft AGL increasing to 15100 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (134700 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....56-61.
*    Below 7500 ft....61-66.
*    24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....26-31 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....26-31 percent.
*    24 hr trend......19 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      north after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 12 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....84-89.
*    Below 7500 ft....93-98.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....8-10 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....7-9 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......11900 ft AGL increasing to 16300 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (154500 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 66. Highs 91 to 96.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 62 to 67. Highs 87 to 92. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 60. Highs 88 to 93. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

NMZ111-112015-
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
503 AM MDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....95-99.
*    24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........7-9 percent.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      west in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 7 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......7900 ft AGL increasing to 13900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (96100 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....64-68.
*    24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........21-26 percent.
*    24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 9 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....100-104.
* Min humidity........6-8 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      west in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 6 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL increasing to 15900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (93300 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 66 to 71. Highs 101 to 105. West winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 70. Highs 99 to 103. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 62 to 67. Highs 97 to 101. West winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

NMZ112-112015-
 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
503 AM MDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....94-99.
*    24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........10-14 percent.
*    24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......7600 ft AGL increasing to 14200 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (124200 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....65-70.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........42-47 percent.
*    24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....98-103.
* Min humidity........8-12 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 9 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL increasing to 16100 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (120100 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 67 to 72. Highs 101 to 106. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 69 to 74. Highs 98 to 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 66 to 71. Highs 96 to 101. West winds 5 to
10 mph.

$$

NMZ113-112015-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
503 AM MDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1200, then
                      partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Isolated
                      showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....75-80.
*    Below 7500 ft....85-90.
*    24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....22-27 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....18-22 percent.
*    24 hr trend......14 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......9400 ft AGL increasing to 12400 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (139800 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....51-56.
*    Below 7500 ft....57-62.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....65-70 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....67-72 percent.
*    24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Isolated
                      showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....80-85.
*    Below 7500 ft....90-95.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....16-21 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....13-18 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9800 ft AGL increasing to 13800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (154000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 65. Highs 91 to 96.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
61 to 66. Highs 86 to 91. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 57 to 62. Highs 85 to 90. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TXZ055-112015-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
 El Paso County-
503 AM MDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....97-101.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........10-12 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      northwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL increasing to 13500 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (125800 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....70-74.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........47-52 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      east after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 7 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....101-105.
* Min humidity........8-10 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 15100 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (97500 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs 103 to
107. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 70s. Highs
101 to 105. South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs
99 to 103. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

TXZ056-112015-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
 Hudspeth County-
503 AM MDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....94-99.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........11-15 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      northwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......8700 ft AGL increasing to 13900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (147500 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....65-69.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........68-73 percent.
*    24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 9 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....97-102.
* Min humidity........12-16 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL increasing to 14800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (110000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows near 70. Highs 99 to 104. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs 97 to
102. South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs 97 to 102. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.

$$