Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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FNUS54 KEPZ 041904
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
104 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
.DISCUSSION...
An easterly push will arrive overnight for areas east of the Rio
Grande bringing decent overnight recoveries for the eastern half
of the forecast area. Westerly winds will push that air mass back
to the east throughout the day, allowing min RH values to drop
back into the single digits tomorrow afternoon. Winds will top out
around 20 MPH, leaving much of the area near-critical to critical
with the strongest winds along and west of the Rio Grande. A Red
Flag Warning is in effect for New Mexico Zones. Critical
conditions become more widespread on Monday with a Fire Weather
Watch in effect for all zones. Vent rates will be excellent.
&&
...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.
NMZ110-051245-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
104 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....39-43.
* Below 7500 ft....44-49.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....39-44 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....36-41 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....64-69.
* Below 7500 ft....74-79.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....10-12 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....8-10 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 15 mph
increasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 32 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL increasing to 8800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (291600 knot-ft).
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....36-41.
* Below 7500 ft....43-48.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....60-65 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....51-56 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 44 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....62-67.
* Below 7500 ft....70-75.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....10-14 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....10-14 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 15 mph increasing to
around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 35 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL increasing to 8300 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (234700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
West winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. West winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. West
winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ111-051245-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
104 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....48-52.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........31-36 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 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.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent). Patchy blowing
dust after 1200.
* Max temperature.....83-88.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........6-8 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds around 10 mph
increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 23 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL increasing to 11400 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (280100 knot-ft).
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....48-52.
* Max humidity........37-42 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 37 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent). Patchy blowing
dust in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....79-84.
* Min humidity........10-12 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 36 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........4.
* Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL increasing to 10200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (249500 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. West winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
NMZ112-051245-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
104 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent).
* Min temperature.....49-53.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........52-57 percent.
* 24 hr trend......20 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....82-87.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........6-8 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 23 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL increasing to 10900 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (281000 knot-ft).
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent).
* Min temperature.....51-55.
* Max humidity........27-32 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds around 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 37 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). Patchy blowing
dust in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....79-84.
* Min humidity........9-11 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 35 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL increasing to 10000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (272400 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. West winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
West winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ113-051245-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
104 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....39-44.
* Below 7500 ft....45-50.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....73-78 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....83-88 percent.
* 24 hr trend......28 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................3 until 2400, then 1.
* Haines index........6.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) until 1200,
then mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....65-70.
* Below 7500 ft....75-80.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....10-14 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....8-12 percent.
* 24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 22 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (221200 knot-ft).
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....42-46.
* Below 7500 ft....48-53.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....32-37 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....29-34 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 40 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....61-66.
* Below 7500 ft....71-76.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....15-19 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....11-13 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 39 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL increasing to 11300 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (308800 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. West winds around 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ055-051245-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
104 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....54-58.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........55-60 percent.
* 24 hr trend......35 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
southeast after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....85-89.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........5-7 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 15 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL increasing to 10200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (185900 knot-ft).
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....56-60.
* Max humidity........21-25 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 33 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy blowing dust in
the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....82-86.
* Min humidity........9-11 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 32 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........4.
* Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL increasing to 10500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (255700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. West winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ056-051245-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
104 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent).
* Min temperature.....52-56.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........79-84 percent.
* 24 hr trend......35 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....83-88.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........6-8 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (163500 knot-ft).
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....53-57.
* Max humidity........23-27 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 33 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy blowing dust in
the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....81-86.
* Min humidity........8-12 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 33 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL increasing to 10100 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (252200 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Breezy, clear. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
West winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
West winds around 15 mph.
$$