Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
933 FNUS54 KEPZ 211146 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 546 AM MDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .DISCUSSION... Breezy southeast winds will be seen with min RHs 30 to 65 percent. Showers and thunderstorms expected today through at least the next few days. Flash flooding possible this afternoon, and especially near active burn scars. Light southeast winds expected tomorrow and Sunday with increasing high temperatures. Ventilation rates will be good to very good each day. && ...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. NMZ110-211830- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 546 AM MDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Slight chance of thunderstorms until 1200. Chance of rain showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 1200. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....69-74. * Below 7500 ft....76-81. * 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....49-54 percent. * Below 7500 ft....48-53 percent. * 24 hr trend......16 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 24 mph. * Chc of precip.......50 percent. * LAL.................3 until 1200, then 4. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......5500-6900 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (103600 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of rain showers through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....56-60. * Below 7500 ft....62-67. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....76-81 percent. * Below 7500 ft....71-76 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 18 mph. * Chc of precip.......50 percent. * LAL.................4 until 2400, then 3. * Haines index........3. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 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....73-78. * Below 7500 ft....83-88. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....41-46 percent. * Below 7500 ft....32-37 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 12 mph. * Chc of precip.......60 percent. * LAL.................1 until 0900, then 3 until 1200, then 4. * Haines index........4. * Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 8400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (69900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows 63 to 68. Highs 83 to 88. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 62 to 67. Highs 86 to 91. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 63 to 68. Highs 88 to 93. North winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ111-211830- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 546 AM MDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until 1200, then chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....82-87. * 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........43-48 percent. * 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast winds around 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 24 mph. * Chc of precip.......50 percent. * LAL.................3 until 1200, then 4. * Haines index........2. * Mixing height.......5100-5700 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (112800 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min temperature.....68-72. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........61-66 percent. * 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......East winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 23 mph. * Chc of precip.......50 percent. * LAL.................4 until 2400, then 3. * Haines index........3. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....91-95. * Min humidity........22-26 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 12 mph. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....East around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (106100 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs 96 to 100. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs 97 to 102. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs 99 to 104. Northwest winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ112-211830- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 546 AM MDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of thunderstorms until 1200. Chance of rain showers. Chance of thunderstorms after 1200. * Max temperature.....81-86. * 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........43-48 percent. * 24 hr trend......17 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 22 mph. * Chc of precip.......50 percent. * LAL.................3 until 1200, then 4. * Haines index........2. * Mixing height.......4600-6000 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Good (84100 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Slight chance of showers after midnight. * Min temperature.....66-71. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........67-72 percent. * 24 hr trend......8 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 21 mph. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. * LAL.................3 until 2400, then 2. * Haines index........2. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....90-95. * Min humidity........24-29 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 12 mph. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL increasing to 10600 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (73800 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs 94 to 99. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 70 to 75. Highs 97 to 102. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs 99 to 104. East winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ113-211830- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 546 AM MDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of rain showers until 1200. Chance of thunderstorms. Rain showers likely after 1200. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....64-69. * Below 7500 ft....72-77. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....70-75 percent. * Below 7500 ft....58-63 percent. * 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 18 mph. * Chc of precip.......70 percent. * LAL.................4. * Haines index........2. * Mixing height.......3800-4400 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....South around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (55400 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....49-54. * Below 7500 ft....57-62. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....90-95 percent. * Below 7500 ft....86-91 percent. * 24 hr trend......11 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 20 mph. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. * LAL.................3 until 2400, then 1. * Haines index........2. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....71-76. * Below 7500 ft....81-86. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....49-54 percent. * Below 7500 ft....35-40 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 12 mph. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL increasing to 8200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (53500 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 65. Highs 82 to 87. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 61 to 66. Highs 86 to 91. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 62 to 67. Highs 88 to 93. West winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ055-211830- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 546 AM MDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent) until 1200, then partly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....88-92. * 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........32-37 percent. * 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 22 mph. * Chc of precip.......40 percent. * LAL.................3. * Haines index........2. * Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL increasing to 7900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (131100 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.....71-75. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........63-68 percent. * 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 15 mph. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * LAL.................3 until 2100, then 1. * Haines index........2. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Max temperature.....93-97. * Min humidity........21-25 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 7 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........2. * Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL increasing to 10900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (96900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 70s. Highs 97 to 101. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Highs 100 to 104. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Highs 102 to 106. South winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ056-211830- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 546 AM MDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) until 1200, then partly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of showers until 1200. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Slight chance of showers after 1200. * Max temperature.....85-90. * 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........35-40 percent. * 24 hr trend......21 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 21 mph. * Chc of precip.......40 percent. * LAL.................3. * Haines index........2. * Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL increasing to 8300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (136500 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Min temperature.....64-68. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Max humidity........81-86 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 16 mph. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........2. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....89-94. * Min humidity........24-28 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 7 mph. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........2. * Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL increasing to 10500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (88400 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 70. Highs 94 to 99. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 70. Highs 96 to 101. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs 98 to 103. South winds around 5 mph. $$