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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
543 AM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Drying trend to continue today through Thursday with just some
isolated mountain thunderstorms possible each day. With the lower
moisture, the flood threat will also be very low to non-existent.
Tropical moisture begins streaming in from the southwest Friday and
over the weekend. This will produce a higher coverage of thunderstorms
over all of the zones. The risk of flooding, burn scar and in general,
will also increase, especially Friday and Saturday.

&&

...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.



NMZ110-022130-
 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
543 AM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
                      of showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....71-76.
*    Below 7500 ft....79-84.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....29-34 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....26-31 percent.
*    24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 17 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......7600 ft AGL increasing to 10600 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (116900 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....50-55.
*    Below 7500 ft....56-61.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....62-67 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....58-63 percent.
*    24 hr trend......24 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      north after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance
                      of showers and thunderstorms in the
                      afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....73-78.
*    Below 7500 ft....82-87.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....24-29 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....20-24 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL increasing to 11800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (77800 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Highs 78 to 83. South winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows 54 to 59. Highs 72 to 77. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows 52 to 57. Highs 69 to 74. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ111-022130-
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
543 AM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Max temperature.....85-90.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........23-27 percent.
*    24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 25 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL increasing to 10600 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (178300 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Min temperature.....62-66.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........53-58 percent.
*    24 hr trend......18 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 21 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
                      mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....87-92.
* Min humidity........18-22 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......7300 ft AGL increasing to 11900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (93000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs 86 to 91.
South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs 78 to 83. South winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows near 60. Highs 77 to 82. West winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ112-022130-
 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
543 AM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Max temperature.....85-90.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........23-27 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      southeast in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL increasing to 10800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (82500 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....62-66.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........54-59 percent.
*    24 hr trend......12 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....87-92.
* Min humidity........18-22 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 6 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL increasing to 11900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (74900 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s. Highs 88 to 93. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 82 to 87.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs 77 to 82. South winds around
5 mph.

$$

NMZ113-022130-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
543 AM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1200, then
                      partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....68-73.
*    Below 7500 ft....78-83.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....37-42 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....27-32 percent.
*    24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the east
                      in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 7 mph.
* Chance of thunder...10 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......7600 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (73700 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....47-52.
*    Below 7500 ft....54-59.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....67-72 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....60-65 percent.
*    24 hr trend......12 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      southwest after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) then becoming
                      partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Slight chance
                      of showers and thunderstorms in the
                      afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....70-75.
*    Below 7500 ft....80-85.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....34-39 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....24-29 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 13 mph.
* Chance of thunder...10 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......8100 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (108500 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 56 to 61. Highs 79 to 84. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 57 to 62. Highs 74 to 79. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows 51 to 56. Highs 66 to 71. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

TXZ055-022130-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
 El Paso County-
543 AM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent).
* Max temperature.....88-92.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........24-26 percent.
*    24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 15 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (93100 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent).
* Min temperature.....66-68.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........52-57 percent.
*    24 hr trend......13 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                      mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....89-93.
* Min humidity........19-21 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 6 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 11800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (66200 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows near 70. Highs near 90. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs in the lower to mid 80s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs in the lower
to mid 80s. South winds around 5 mph.

$$

TXZ056-022130-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
 Hudspeth County-
543 AM MDT Tue Sep 2 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Max temperature.....84-89.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........27-31 percent.
*    24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 20 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL increasing to 10400 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (84800 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent).
* Min temperature.....61-65.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........60-65 percent.
*    24 hr trend......17 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                      mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....86-91.
* Min humidity........21-25 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL increasing to 11700 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (66100 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs
87 to 92. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 80 to 85.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs 79 to 84.
South winds around 5 mph.

$$

DH