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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1228 PM MDT Tue May 14 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Very dry weather will remain in place for Wednesday with min RH
values dropping into the single digits. Winds will top out around
10 MPH with a few higher gusts. Area mountains could see a few
cumulus build ups and isolated showers in the afternoon. A passing
system will bring rain and thunder chances to the northern half of
the area, especially for the mountains on Thursday. Venting will
be excellent for Wednesday and good to excellent on Thursday.

&&

...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.




NMZ110-151230-
 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
1228 PM MDT Tue May 14 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....41-46.
*    Below 7500 ft....47-52.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....50-55 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....42-47 percent.
*    24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1200, then
                      partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance
  for a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....67-72.
*    Below 7500 ft....76-81.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....15-19 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....11-15 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 13 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................2.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......11400-13100 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (151600 knot-ft).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....39-43.
*    Below 7500 ft....45-50.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....72-77 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....57-62 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 15 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Slight chance
                      of rain showers in the morning, then chance
                      of rain showers and slight chance of
                      thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....61-66.
*    Below 7500 ft....71-76.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....27-32 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....21-26 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9100-10500 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (144400 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
West winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. West winds around 10 mph.

$$

NMZ111-151230-
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
1228 PM MDT Tue May 14 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent).
* Min temperature.....52-57.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........30-35 percent.
*    24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....83-88.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Min humidity........9-11 percent.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 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.......8400 ft AGL increasing to 12800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (233300 knot-ft).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....51-55.
* Max humidity........34-39 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance
  of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....79-83.
* Min humidity........12-16 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......10000 ft AGL increasing to 14300 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (257800 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90. West
winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
90s. West winds around 10 mph.

$$

NMZ112-151230-
 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
1228 PM MDT Tue May 14 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....54-59.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........30-35 percent.
*    24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph becoming
                      northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1200, then
                      partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....85-90.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........8-10 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 9 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......10300 ft AGL increasing to 14200 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (240400 knot-ft).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....52-57.
* Max humidity........42-47 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming
                      partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of rain
                      showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
                      the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....78-83.
* Min humidity........16-21 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9400 ft AGL increasing to 12300 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (206200 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s.
West winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 90s.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.

$$

NMZ113-151230-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
1228 PM MDT Tue May 14 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....43-48.
*    Below 7500 ft....49-54.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....38-43 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....38-43 percent.
*    24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph becoming northwest
                      around 5 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1200, then
                      partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....68-73.
*    Below 7500 ft....78-83.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....13-17 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....11-13 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......13000 ft AGL increasing to 15200 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (224400 knot-ft).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....40-45.
*    Below 7500 ft....46-51.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....67-72 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....74-79 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph shifting to the
                      north after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance
                      of showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
                      then rain showers likely and chance of
                      thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....60-65.
*    Below 7500 ft....67-72.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....36-41 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....32-37 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      northwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......50 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 0900, then 3 until 1200, then 4.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......6200-8600 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (80900 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
West winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.

$$

TXZ055-151230-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
 El Paso County-
1228 PM MDT Tue May 14 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Min temperature.....59-63.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........20-24 percent.
*    24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....87-91.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Min humidity........8-10 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 9 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL increasing to 11900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (223300 knot-ft).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....59-63.
* Max humidity........25-29 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 6 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....82-86.
* Min humidity........12-14 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......8900 ft AGL increasing to 14100 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (254300 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TXZ056-151230-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
 Hudspeth County-
1228 PM MDT Tue May 14 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Min temperature.....56-60.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........22-26 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....85-90.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Min humidity........8-10 percent.
*    24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 37 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL increasing to 12500 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (224500 knot-ft).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....56-60.
* Max humidity........28-32 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 39 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance
                      of showers and thunderstorms in the
                      afternoon.
* Max temperature.....80-85.
* Min humidity........11-15 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 38 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9300 ft AGL increasing to 15000 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (311600 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$