Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
067
FNUS54 KEPZ 081233
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
533 AM MST Mon Dec 8 2025
.DISCUSSION...
We will have a quiet week for fire weather conditions. No chances
for precipitation this week. Min RH`s through Friday will range
from the mid to upper teens in the lowlands to the 20`s in area
mountains. Winds will stay well below critical levels through next
weekend.
&&
...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.
NMZ110-082030-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
533 AM MST Mon Dec 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....50-55.
* Below 7500 ft....57-62.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....18-22 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....17-21 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL increasing to 5200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (41600 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....26-31.
* Below 7500 ft....29-34.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....50-55 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....50-55 percent.
* 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....52-57.
* Below 7500 ft....59-64.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....16-20 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....15-19 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2500-4300 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (39400 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 33 to 38. Highs 62 to 67. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 64 to 69. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 64 to 69. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ111-082030-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
533 AM MST Mon Dec 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....60-64.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........17-19 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2100-3900 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (16000 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....31-36.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........51-56 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....62-66.
* Min humidity........16-18 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2200-3800 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (27800 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 34 to 39. Highs in the mid 60s to lower
70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 37 to 42. Highs near 70. West winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 38 to 43. Highs near 70. East winds around
5 mph.
$$
NMZ112-082030-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
533 AM MST Mon Dec 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....58-63.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........17-21 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 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.......2100-4000 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....North around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (24000 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....30-35.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........55-60 percent.
* 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
* 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.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....60-65.
* Min humidity........16-20 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 20 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2300-3900 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (41600 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 33 to 38. Highs 64 to 69. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 67 to 72. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 65 to 70. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ113-082030-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
533 AM MST Mon Dec 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....46-51.
* Below 7500 ft....54-59.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....21-26 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....19-24 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 23 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2600-4500 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (55400 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....26-31.
* Below 7500 ft....30-35.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....47-52 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....45-50 percent.
* 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 23 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....48-53.
* Below 7500 ft....55-60.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....21-26 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....18-23 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 33 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2500-3400 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (66900 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 57 to 62. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 38 to 43. Highs 62 to 67. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 60 to 65. West winds around
5 mph.
$$
TXZ055-082030-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
533 AM MST Mon Dec 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....60-64.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........17-19 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
northwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2000-3700 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....North around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (16300 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....33-37.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........49-54 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....61-65.
* Min humidity........18-20 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 15 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2000-3900 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (35600 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Highs in the
mid to upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows near 40. Highs near 70. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows near 40. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
East winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ056-082030-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
533 AM MST Mon Dec 8 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....59-64.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........17-19 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2200-4100 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (22100 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....31-36.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........49-54 percent.
* 24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....61-66.
* Min humidity........16-20 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2500-4300 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (56500 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Highs 63 to 68.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs 67 to
72. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows near 40. Highs 64 to 69. East winds around
5 mph.
$$