Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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FNUS54 KEPZ 011914
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1214 PM MST Sun Nov 1 2026
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MST
MONDAY...
.DISCUSSION...
No fire weather concerns are forecast through the period. Pacific
front brings a line of thunderstorms this evening, some
producing high rain rates and damaging winds. Rain chances diminish
overnight. Breezy southwest winds this afternoon, shifting west by
Monday and staying breezy for eastern areas, lighter to the west.
Mainly dry for Monday and cooler. Light winds are forecast after
Monday with temperatures near normal. Ventilation will be good to
excellent Monday.
&&
...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.
NMZ110-021315-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
1214 PM MST Sun Nov 1 2026
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Rain showers
in the evening. Chance of rain showers after
midnight.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....37-41.
* Below 7500 ft....43-48.
* 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....95-100 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....93-98 percent.
* 24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 49 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......90 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) until 1100,
then mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Chance of
rain showers until 1100.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....48-53.
* Below 7500 ft....54-62.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....51-56 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....45-50 percent.
* 24 hr trend......33 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 38 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* Mixing height.......4400-5700 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (100200 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....30-34.
* Below 7500 ft....34-39.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....88-93 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....84-89 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 23 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....55-60.
* Below 7500 ft....61-66.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....33-38 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....35-40 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph shifting to the
south in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 17 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2800-4500 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (32700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 61 to 66.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 39. Highs 59 to 64. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 58 to 63. Southwest
winds 5 mph.
$$
NMZ111-021315-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
1214 PM MST Sun Nov 1 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Rain showers
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening.
* Min temperature.....49-53.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........93-98 percent.
* 24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 25 mph becoming
southwest around 15 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 51 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......90 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) until 1100,
then mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....62-67.
* 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........50-55 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 39 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......4600-5400 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (102200 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....39-43.
* Max humidity........88-93 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 15 mph decreasing to
around 5 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 21 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....65-69.
* Min humidity........37-42 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southeast in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 13 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2700-4500 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (27700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs
near 70. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs in
the mid 60s to lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs in
the mid to upper 60s. East winds 5 mph.
$$
NMZ112-021315-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
1214 PM MST Sun Nov 1 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of rain
showers through the night.
* Min temperature.....51-55.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........92-97 percent.
* 24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 56 mph.
* Chance of thunder...30 percent.
* Chc of precip.......80 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) until 1100,
then mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....64-69.
* 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........41-46 percent.
* 24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 38 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......5400-6900 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (144000 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....42-46.
* Max humidity........82-87 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 15 mph decreasing to
around 5 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 23 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....63-68.
* Min humidity........38-43 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 20 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3200-5000 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....North around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (31200 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs
67 to 72. South winds 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs
65 to 70. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs 65 to
70. East winds 5 mph.
$$
NMZ113-021315-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
1214 PM MST Sun Nov 1 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MST
MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Rain showers
and chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then chance of rain showers after midnight.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....39-43.
* Below 7500 ft....46-51.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....96-100 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....88-93 percent.
* 24 hr trend......12 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 52 mph.
* Chance of thunder...30 percent.
* Chc of precip.......80 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Chance of rain
showers until 1100.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....46-51.
* Below 7500 ft....52-60.
* 24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....57-72 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....48-63 percent.
* 24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 30 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 44 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* Mixing height.......4900-6200 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (176700 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....30-35.
* Below 7500 ft....36-41.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....89-94 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....83-88 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 32 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....50-55.
* Below 7500 ft....57-61.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....52-57 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....43-48 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 25 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL increasing to 5900 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (45900 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 59 to 64.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 56 to 61. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 39. Highs 56 to 61. Southwest
winds 5 mph.
$$
TXZ055-021315-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
1214 PM MST Sun Nov 1 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of
rain showers through the night.
* Min temperature.....Around 60.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........87-92 percent.
* 24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph decreasing
to around 10 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 43 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......50 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....67-72.
* 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........45-50 percent.
* 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 36 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......5400-6400 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (138400 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....47-49.
* Max humidity........72-77 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph becoming northwest
around 5 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 23 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....66-70.
* Min humidity........36-41 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3000-4800 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....North around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (24700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower to mid 70s. South winds 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 50. Highs near 70. North
winds 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 50. Highs near 70. East winds
5 mph.
$$
TXZ056-021315-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
1214 PM MST Sun Nov 1 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of rain showers after midnight.
* Min temperature.....54-58.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........93-98 percent.
* 24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 38 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) until 1100,
then mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....68-73.
* 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........44-49 percent.
* 24 hr trend......13 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 37 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......5100-6400 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (159800 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....45-49.
* Max humidity........76-81 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 28 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....64-69.
* Min humidity........36-41 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3300-5100 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (28600 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Highs
70 to 75. Southwest winds 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 50. Highs 68 to 73. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Highs 65 to
70. East winds 5 mph.
$$
Aronson