Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
469 FNUS54 KEPZ 281247 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 647 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .DISCUSSION... Fire conditions will remain at elevated to near-critical through this weekend, as dry southwest flow aloft persists. We should avoid the stronger winds, but expect each afternoon through Sunday to see 15-25 mph winds with a few higher gusts. However min RHs will remain very low, and even overnight recovery will be poor, as max RHs only rise to about 20-35%. Winds across the fire zones will remain mostly west/southwest through this weekend, but could briefly turn east/southeast over the Sacramento Mtns tonight and again Thursday night. This could provide brief periods of relief from the elevated fire conditions as the humidity increases. && ...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. NMZ110-281915- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 647 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....79-84. * Below 7500 ft....85-90. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....5-7 percent. * Below 7500 ft....5-7 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 16 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......12600 ft AGL increasing to 14800 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (238600 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....37-42. * Below 7500 ft....42-47. * 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....33-38 percent. * Below 7500 ft....30-35 percent. * 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 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..... * Above 7500 ft....75-80. * Below 7500 ft....83-88. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....6-8 percent. * Below 7500 ft....5-7 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 17 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......9900 ft AGL increasing to 12800 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (213500 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ111-281915- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 647 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). * Max temperature.....92-96. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........3-5 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 18 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......12000 ft AGL increasing to 15300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (327300 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature.....53-58. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........16-21 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature.....91-96. * Min humidity........2-4 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 17 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........5. * Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL increasing to 13700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (239400 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ112-281915- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 647 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....93-98. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........3-5 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 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. * Mixing height.......12200 ft AGL increasing to 16400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (354100 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). * Min temperature.....54-59. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........22-27 percent. * 24 hr trend......30 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 21 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature.....91-96. * Min humidity........3-5 percent. * 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........6. * Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 14100 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (232600 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ113-281915- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 647 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....79-84. * Below 7500 ft....87-92. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....5-7 percent. * Below 7500 ft....4-6 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 20 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......12800 ft AGL increasing to 16500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (327900 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....39-44. * Below 7500 ft....47-52. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....47-52 percent. * Below 7500 ft....66-71 percent. * 24 hr trend......39 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph shifting to the east after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 24 mph. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....75-80. * Below 7500 ft....84-89. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....8-12 percent. * Below 7500 ft....9-14 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Winds becoming southwest winds 10 to 15 mph by afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 14 mph. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....South around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (194800 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ055-281915- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 647 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....96-100. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........4-9 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * 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.......10900 ft AGL increasing to 16200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (358600 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). * Min temperature.....61-65. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........15-19 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 22 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....94-98. * Min humidity........3-8 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL increasing to 12900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (212600 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ056-281915- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 647 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature.....94-99. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........5-7 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 16 mph. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......12200 ft AGL increasing to 16700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (337400 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). * Min temperature.....59-64. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........23-28 percent. * 24 hr trend......14 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 22 mph. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....92-97. * Min humidity........3-5 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 13 mph. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........6. * Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 13700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (210000 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ Hefner