Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
537
FNUS54 KEPZ 121952
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
152 PM MDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM
MDT SATURDAY...
.DISCUSSION...
Mainly dry and very hot temperatures will continue for
several days to come. A passing trough will increase winds
Friday, thus increasing fire weather concerns for western fire
zones. Some limited moisture will move past with this system,
allowing for some showers over the Gila and keeping PM thunder in
place over the Sacramentos. The extended period will continue with
the hot and dry scenario.
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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.
NMZ110-131215-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
152 PM MDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....58-63.
* Below 7500 ft....63-68.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....22-27 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....21-26 percent.
* 24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the
north after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent) until 1200, then
partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....85-90.
* Below 7500 ft....95-100.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....8-10 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....7-9 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the
south in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......14200 ft AGL increasing to 17800 ft AGL in
the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (176500 knot-ft).
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance
of rain showers.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....59-64.
* Below 7500 ft....65-70.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....32-37 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....28-33 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
north after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 23 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance
of rain showers through the day. Slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....81-86.
* Below 7500 ft....91-96.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....12-14 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....9-13 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northeast winds around 10 mph
increasing to southwest around 20 mph in the
afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 25 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9600 ft AGL increasing to 16100 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (324000 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 57 to 62. Highs 88 to 93. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 59 to 64. Highs 88 to 93. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 57 to 62. Highs 86 to 91. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ111-131215-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
152 PM MDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....67-72.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........17-21 percent.
* 24 hr trend......18 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 7 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....102-106.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........5-7 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
south in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9200 ft AGL increasing to 18300 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (152900 knot-ft).
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....69-73.
* Max humidity........22-27 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 23 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....100-105.
* Min humidity........7-9 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9400 ft AGL increasing to 18200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (313800 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 64 to 69. Highs 98 to 102. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 98 to 103.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 96 to 101.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ112-131215-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
152 PM MDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent).
* Min temperature.....68-73.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........27-32 percent.
* 24 hr trend......27 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 13 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent) until 1200, then
partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....102-107.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........6-8 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL increasing to 17600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (129300 knot-ft).
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....70-75.
* Max humidity........34-39 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 24 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....100-105.
* Min humidity........9-13 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......10100 ft AGL increasing to 18400 ft AGL in
the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (240700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 66 to 71. Highs 97 to 102. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 66 to 71. Highs 99 to 104. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 66 to 71. Highs 97 to 102. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ113-131215-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
152 PM MDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....56-61.
* Below 7500 ft....62-67.
* 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....40-45 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....35-40 percent.
* 24 hr trend......35 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent) until 1200, then partly
cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....84-89.
* Below 7500 ft....95-100.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....12-17 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....7-11 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southeast in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......12300 ft AGL increasing to 16100 ft AGL in
the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (126300 knot-ft).
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....57-62.
* Below 7500 ft....63-68.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....51-56 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....44-49 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....80-85.
* Below 7500 ft....91-96.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....20-24 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....16-21 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......50 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......11400 ft AGL increasing to 13500 ft AGL in
the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (190200 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 57 to 62. Highs 87 to 92. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 59 to 64. Highs 90 to 95. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 59 to 64. Highs 88 to 93. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ055-131215-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
152 PM MDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM
MDT SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....72-76.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........32-37 percent.
* 24 hr trend......30 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....105-109.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........7-9 percent.
* 24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......7900 ft AGL increasing to 16100 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (108300 knot-ft).
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Min temperature.....76-80.
* Max humidity........34-39 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....103-107.
* Min humidity........9-11 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......10200 ft AGL increasing to 18700 ft AGL in
the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (190200 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 70s. Highs 100 to 104.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs 102 to 106.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs 101 to 105.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ056-131215-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
152 PM MDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....68-72.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........46-51 percent.
* 24 hr trend......29 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....102-107.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........10-12 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......7900 ft AGL increasing to 15100 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (130800 knot-ft).
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....70-74.
* Max humidity........48-53 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 12 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....100-105.
* Min humidity........11-13 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL increasing to 16200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (157100 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs 98 to 103. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows near 70. Highs 99 to 104. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows near 70. Highs 99 to 104. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$