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FNUS54 KEPZ 132011
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
211 PM MDT Thu Aug 13 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Moisture will be deepening over the region over the next couple
of days with thunderstorm chances back on the increase for Fri and
Sat. Temperatures for the lowlands during this time will remain
under 100 degrees and RH`s will be 20%+ areawide. Some locally
heavy rain is possible Fri/Sat. Upper high will become established
back over the southern Rockies by early next week bringing a
return to what has become the weather pattern of the monsoon
season with mountain storms with the main focus on the Gila region.
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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.
NMZ110-141130-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
211 PM MDT Thu Aug 13 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....51-56.
* Below 7500 ft....57-62.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....88-93 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....84-89 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 13 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms after 1100.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....71-76.
* Below 7500 ft....82-87.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....38-43 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....29-34 percent.
* 24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...30 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL increasing to 7600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (53400 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....51-56.
* Below 7500 ft....57-62.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....81-86 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....74-79 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....75-80.
* Below 7500 ft....85-90.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....28-33 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....22-27 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
south in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 7 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL increasing to 10300 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (58100 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 57 to 62. Highs 84 to 89. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 58 to 63. Highs 83 to 88. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 59 to 64. Highs 84 to 89. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ111-141130-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
211 PM MDT Thu Aug 13 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....64-68.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........76-81 percent.
* 24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) until 1100,
then mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after
1100.
* Max temperature.....88-93.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........25-30 percent.
* 24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL increasing to 9800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (81000 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....65-69.
* Max humidity........64-69 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 7 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Max temperature.....91-96.
* Min humidity........19-24 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 7 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL increasing to 11800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (61000 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Highs 93 to 98.
East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs in the 90s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 70. Highs 94 to 99. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ112-141130-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
211 PM MDT Thu Aug 13 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Min temperature.....66-70.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........65-70 percent.
* 24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) until 1100,
then mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....91-96.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........21-25 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL increasing to 9200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (79100 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Min temperature.....66-70.
* Max humidity........62-67 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
* Max temperature.....92-97.
* Min humidity........19-23 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* Mixing height.......4300 ft AGL increasing to 11400 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (57800 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs 93 to 98. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs 93 to 98. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 70. Highs 94 to 99. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ113-141130-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
211 PM MDT Thu Aug 13 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....52-57.
* Below 7500 ft....61-66.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....83-88 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....67-72 percent.
* 24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1100, then
partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms after 1100.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....74-79.
* Below 7500 ft....84-89.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....36-41 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....26-31 percent.
* 24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...30 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL increasing to 7200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (63500 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....52-57.
* Below 7500 ft....60-65.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....81-86 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....67-72 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....74-79.
* Below 7500 ft....84-89.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....40-45 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....28-33 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...50 percent.
* Chc of precip.......60 percent.
* Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL increasing to 7700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (40000 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 58 to 63. Highs 82 to 87. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 57 to 62. Highs 82 to 87. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 58 to 63. Highs 84 to 89. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ055-141130-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
211 PM MDT Thu Aug 13 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
* Min temperature.....70-74.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........62-67 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent).
* Max temperature.....93-97.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........22-26 percent.
* 24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 6 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL increasing to 9100 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (68300 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Min temperature.....71-73.
* Max humidity........62-67 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 7 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....94-98.
* Min humidity........21-25 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 6 mph.
* Chance of thunder...30 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL increasing to 11500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (62200 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid to upper 90s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid to upper
90s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs
96 to 100. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ056-141130-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
211 PM MDT Thu Aug 13 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Min temperature.....70-75.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........65-70 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after 1100.
* Max temperature.....90-95.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........25-29 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL increasing to 10400 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (72200 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
then slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
* Min temperature.....67-71.
* Max humidity........73-78 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...30 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....91-96.
* Min humidity........24-28 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...30 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL increasing to 10800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (55300 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 66 to 71. Highs 91 to 96. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 67 to 72. Highs 92 to 97. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 67 to 72. Highs 94 to 99. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
$$
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