Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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FNUS54 KEPZ 221851
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1251 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Fewer fire weather concerns for several days to come thanks to
lingering moisture across the region. Min RH values will generally
run 15-20% across the lowlands 20-30% for the mountains. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon and
evening. Meanwhile temps will warm rapidly, with the hottest days
expected to be Tuesday and Wednesday.
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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.
NMZ110-231215-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
1251 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....57-61.
* Below 7500 ft....63-68.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....73-78 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....64-69 percent.
* 24 hr trend......19 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 13 mph.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
* LAL.................4 until 2400, then 1.
* Haines index........3.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....75-80.
* Below 7500 ft....86-91.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....33-38 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....24-29 percent.
* 24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the south
in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......50 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4.
* Haines index........4.
* Mixing height.......9100-10700 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (75300 knot-ft).
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....58-62.
* Below 7500 ft....64-69.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....62-67 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....56-61 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 12 mph.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* LAL.................4 until 2400, then 1.
* Haines index........4.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Rain showers
likely and chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....77-82.
* Below 7500 ft....88-93.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....32-37 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....24-29 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......70 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......8800 ft AGL increasing to 11100 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (85900 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows 63 to 68. Highs 86 to 91. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows 64 to 69. Highs 87 to 92. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
63 to 68. Highs 83 to 88. West winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ111-231215-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
1251 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....68-72.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........53-58 percent.
* 24 hr trend......27 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................3 until 2400, then 1.
* Haines index........3.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) until 1200,
then mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
after 1200.
* Max temperature.....95-100.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........17-21 percent.
* 24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 12 mph.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3.
* Haines index........4.
* Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL increasing to 12400 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (99700 knot-ft).
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). Chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening.
* Min temperature.....69-73.
* Max humidity........52-57 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* LAL.................3 until 2400, then 1.
* Haines index........4.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....96-101.
* Min humidity........18-23 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the west
in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......50 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......7300 ft AGL increasing to 13200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (91100 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs 97 to 102.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs 97 to 102.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
near 70. Highs 93 to 98. West winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ112-231215-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
1251 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....68-72.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........53-58 percent.
* 24 hr trend......26 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 9 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1.
* Haines index........3.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
* Max temperature.....93-98.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........19-24 percent.
* 24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 6 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......8400 ft AGL increasing to 11900 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (73200 knot-ft).
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....69-74.
* Max humidity........42-47 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1.
* Haines index........3.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
* Max temperature.....96-101.
* Min humidity........16-20 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......7900 ft AGL increasing to 13800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (91600 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 71 to 76. Highs 98 to 103. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 72 to 77. Highs 98 to 103. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs 94 to 99. South winds around
5 mph.
$$
NMZ113-231215-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
1251 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024
.TONIGHT...
* 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....61-66.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....82-87 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....75-80 percent.
* 24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph shifting to the west
after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 9 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................3 until 2400, then 1.
* Haines index........3.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....73-78.
* Below 7500 ft....83-88.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....41-46 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....30-35 percent.
* 24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southeast in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......7900-8700 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (55200 knot-ft).
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....53-58.
* Below 7500 ft....61-66.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....66-71 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....59-64 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
south after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 12 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1.
* Haines index........3.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....77-82.
* Below 7500 ft....87-92.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....32-37 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....23-28 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......8700 ft AGL increasing to 11600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (95100 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 62 to 67. Highs 87 to 92. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 63 to 68. Highs 87 to 92. East winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 62 to 67. Highs 85 to 90. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ055-231215-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
1251 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....72-76.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........42-47 percent.
* 24 hr trend......27 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 9 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....97-101.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........17-19 percent.
* 24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 6 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL increasing to 12100 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (89100 knot-ft).
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....75-79.
* Max humidity........37-42 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 7 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
* Max temperature.....99-103.
* Min humidity........16-18 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 5 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................1 until 1500, then 3.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL increasing to 13600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (77900 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows near 80. Highs 100 to 104. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows near 80. Highs 100 to 104. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the mid to upper 70s. Highs 96 to 100. South winds around
5 mph.
$$
TXZ056-231215-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
1251 PM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....66-70.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........59-64 percent.
* 24 hr trend......26 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 9 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....93-98.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........18-22 percent.
* 24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......7700 ft AGL increasing to 11500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (93700 knot-ft).
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....68-72.
* Max humidity........51-56 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 8 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........4.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance
of showers in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....95-100.
* Min humidity........17-21 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 9 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......7700 ft AGL increasing to 12700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (92700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs 97 to 102.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the 70s. Highs 97 to 102. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows near 70. Highs 94 to 99. East winds around 5 mph.
$$