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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
622 AM MDT Thu May 30 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Mainly dry and very warm pattern to continue through Monday for
most fire zones with elevated to near-critical conditions
persisting. Overnight recoveries remaining poor most areas (20-35%).
Brief moisture intrusions into Otero and Hudspeth Counties Friday
and Saturday could produce a shower/thunderstorm or two.

&&

...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.




NMZ110-302130-
 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
622 AM MDT Thu May 30 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....78-83.
*    Below 7500 ft....85-90.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....6-8 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....5-7 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9900 ft AGL increasing to 16500 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (196500 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....44-49.
*    Below 7500 ft....48-53.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....28-33 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....26-31 percent.
*    24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....78-83.
*    Below 7500 ft....86-91.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....7-9 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....6-8 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......11900 ft AGL increasing to 15500 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (172800 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
80s. West winds around 10 mph.

$$

NMZ111-302130-
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
622 AM MDT Thu May 30 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....90-94.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........3-5 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9000 ft AGL increasing to 12800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (198700 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....56-61.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........16-21 percent.
*    24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....91-95.
* Min humidity........4-6 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......7600 ft AGL increasing to 14800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (173000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
90s. West winds around 10 mph.

$$

NMZ112-302130-
 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
622 AM MDT Thu May 30 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....91-96.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........4-5 percent.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......10600 ft AGL increasing to 15500 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (212100 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....57-62.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........17-22 percent.
*    24 hr trend......27 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....92-97.
* Min humidity........5-7 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      south in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 15 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL increasing to 16000 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (168800 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 90s.
West winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ113-302130-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
622 AM MDT Thu May 30 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....77-82.
*    Below 7500 ft....85-90.
*    24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....6-8 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....5-7 percent.
*    24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......12000 ft AGL increasing to 16800 ft AGL in
                      the afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (204600 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....43-48.
*    Below 7500 ft....50-55.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....32-37 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....48-53 percent.
*    24 hr trend......14 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). Slight chance
                      of showers and thunderstorms in the
                      afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....76-81.
*    Below 7500 ft....83-88.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....12-16 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....12-17 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      southeast in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL increasing to 13400 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (152400 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90.
West winds around 10 mph.

$$

TXZ055-302130-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
 El Paso County-
622 AM MDT Thu May 30 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....93-97.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........4-9 percent.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 13 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......8100 ft AGL increasing to 12800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (201800 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....62-66.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........11-13 percent.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....95-99.
* Min humidity........5-10 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 12 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 13500 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (130200 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TXZ056-302130-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
 Hudspeth County-
622 AM MDT Thu May 30 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....91-96.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........3-5 percent.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......8800 ft AGL increasing to 13100 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (208400 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....59-63.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........12-16 percent.
*    24 hr trend......35 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....93-98.
* Min humidity........5-7 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 12 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 13800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (130500 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 90s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

Hefner