Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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FNUS54 KEPZ 121219
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
619 AM MDT Mon Oct 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Mostly dry today through Wednesday. A few showers possible this
afternoon over the Gila. Only significant feature during this a
cold front schedule to push in from the east Thursday night. This
will bring a wind shift to the east accompanied by strong, gusty
winds Thursday night through Friday. Places along the south with
the Intl Border could see gusts to 50 mph or greater, with the
peak winds Thursday night into Friday morning. Humidity will
remain well above critical thresholds during these winds.
Seasonable temperatures mid week before this front will drop to
well below normal for Friday and the weekend.
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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.
NMZ110-121830-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
619 AM MDT Mon Oct 12 2026
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....58-63.
* Below 7500 ft....67-72.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....49-54 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....42-47 percent.
* 24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 28 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL increasing to 6700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (127200 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....41-45.
* Below 7500 ft....47-52.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....89-94 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....87-92 percent.
* 24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 28 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....56-61.
* Below 7500 ft....66-71.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....47-52 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....38-43 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 23 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL increasing to 7200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (117000 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 62 to 67. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 64 to 69. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows
41 to 46. Highs 55 to 60. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
$$
NMZ111-121830-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
619 AM MDT Mon Oct 12 2026
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Max temperature.....78-83.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........32-37 percent.
* 24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 29 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......4100 ft AGL increasing to 7900 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (130300 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
* Min temperature.....53-57.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........83-88 percent.
* 24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 30 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....76-81.
* Min humidity........28-33 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 28 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL increasing to 8600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (125300 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs 73 to 78.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows near 50. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler, windy. Mostly clear with chance of showers.
Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs 62 to 67. East winds 20 to
25 mph.
$$
NMZ112-121830-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
619 AM MDT Mon Oct 12 2026
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) until 1100,
then mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....80-84.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........34-39 percent.
* 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 25 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL increasing to 7700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (133900 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....56-60.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........74-79 percent.
* 24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph decreasing to
around 5 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 29 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Max temperature.....77-82.
* Min humidity........27-31 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds around 10 mph
increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 25 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (142300 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 59. Highs 75 to 80. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 51 to 56. Highs 74 to 79. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler, breezy. Mostly clear with chance of showers.
Lows 50 to 55. Highs 61 to 66. Northeast winds around 20 mph.
$$
NMZ113-121830-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
619 AM MDT Mon Oct 12 2026
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....62-67.
* Below 7500 ft....72-77.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....53-58 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....36-41 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 29 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......4100 ft AGL increasing to 6900 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (129200 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....45-50.
* Below 7500 ft....52-57.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....82-87 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....72-77 percent.
* 24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 30 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....60-65.
* Below 7500 ft....71-76.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....41-46 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....27-32 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 31 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL increasing to 6800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (117600 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 66 to 71. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 49. Highs 62 to 67.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler, breezy. Partly cloudy with chance of showers
and snow showers. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 48 to 53. Northeast winds
around 20 mph.
$$
TXZ055-121830-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
619 AM MDT Mon Oct 12 2026
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) until 1100,
then mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....83-88.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........33-37 percent.
* 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the west
in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 16 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL increasing to 7400 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (70500 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent).
* Min temperature.....62-66.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........65-70 percent.
* 24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 24 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....81-85.
* Min humidity........28-32 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 24 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL increasing to 7800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (81800 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs near 80.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows near 60.
Highs near 80. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler, windy. Partly cloudy with chance of showers.
Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. East
winds around 25 mph.
$$
TXZ056-121830-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
619 AM MDT Mon Oct 12 2026
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....83-88.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........34-39 percent.
* 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 21 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL increasing to 7700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (73200 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....61-65.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Max humidity........68-73 percent.
* 24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 21 mph.
* Chance of thunder...10 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent).
* Max temperature.....81-86.
* Min humidity........29-34 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 24 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL increasing to 6900 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (72800 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows near
60. Highs 78 to 83. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows near 60. Highs 74 to 79. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler, windy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Highs 57 to 62.
Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph.
$$
DH