Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
067
FNUS54 KEPZ 242043
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
243 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...
.DISCUSSION...
Red Flag Warning remains in effect for Saturday as our winds increase
to 25-35 mph with gusts to 45 mph. This will create critical to extreme
fire conditions for all the zones as humidity remains very low and
fuels continue to dry. Fortunately the remainder of the forecast period
will settle down to more typical afternoon breezes. However temperatures
will continue to climb, which will further dry out various fuels. So
expect fire conditions to remain elevated through most of next week.
&&
...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.
NMZ110-251230-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
243 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....39-44.
* Below 7500 ft....44-49.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....41-46 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....36-41 percent.
* 24 hr trend......14 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 28 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....69-74.
* Below 7500 ft....77-82.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....11-13 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....8-12 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
* 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.......6700 ft AGL increasing to 9800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (294900 knot-ft).
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....38-43.
* Below 7500 ft....43-48.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....46-51 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....44-49 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 25 mph becoming
northwest around 15 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 31 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....72-77.
* Below 7500 ft....79-84.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....10-12 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....9-11 percent.
* 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.
* Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL increasing to 12700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (193000 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ111-251230-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
243 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....52-56.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........25-30 percent.
* 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 36 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). Patchy blowing
dust after 1200.
* Max temperature.....85-90.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........6-8 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 15 mph
increasing to west around 25 mph in the
afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 36 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL increasing to 10800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (328600 knot-ft).
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....50-54.
* Max humidity........33-38 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 25 mph decreasing to
around 10 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 29 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....86-90.
* Min humidity........7-9 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 22 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (210800 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
90s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ112-251230-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
243 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent).
* Min temperature.....54-59.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........18-23 percent.
* 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 26 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) until 1200,
then mostly sunny (10-20 percent). Patchy
blowing dust after 1200.
* Max temperature.....86-91.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........5-7 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 15 mph
increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 32 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......7300 ft AGL increasing to 11000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (353800 knot-ft).
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....52-57.
* Max humidity........28-33 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 25 mph decreasing to
around 10 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 31 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....86-91.
* Min humidity........6-8 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 22 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL increasing to 13300 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (218600 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ113-251230-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
243 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....40-45.
* Below 7500 ft....49-54.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....24-29 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....18-23 percent.
* 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 28 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....70-75.
* Below 7500 ft....80-85.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....8-10 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....6-8 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 20 mph
increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 37 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL increasing to 11200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 40 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (407400 knot-ft).
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....42-47.
* Below 7500 ft....50-55.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....33-38 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....27-32 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 30 mph decreasing to
around 15 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 35 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....70-75.
* Below 7500 ft....79-84.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....11-13 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....8-10 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 26 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......8300 ft AGL increasing to 12800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (233800 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 80s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ055-251230-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
243 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....60-64.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........16-18 percent.
* 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 24 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Patchy blowing dust
after 1200.
* Max temperature.....91-95.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........5-10 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 15 mph
increasing to west around 25 mph in the
afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 31 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (334800 knot-ft).
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....59-63.
* Max humidity........22-26 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 25 mph decreasing to
around 15 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 29 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....90-94.
* Min humidity........7-12 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 25 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.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (195300 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 90s. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ056-251230-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
243 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....57-61.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........15-19 percent.
* 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 24 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). Patchy blowing
dust after 1200.
* Max temperature.....90-95.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........4-6 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 31 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (339400 knot-ft).
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....57-61.
* Max humidity........22-27 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 25 mph decreasing to
around 15 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 31 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....86-91.
* Min humidity........6-8 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 28 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (223900 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MEMORIAL DAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
90s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
Hefner