Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FNUS54 KEPZ 051924
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
124 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
.DISCUSSION...
Poor overnight recoveries are expected for areas along and east of
the Rio Grande with better recoveries west thanks to a weak cold
front. By afternoon, min RH values will drop to upper single
digits or lower teens. This will combine with winds around 20 mph
to create near critical to critical fire conditions. Tuesday will
see an increase in wind, especially across New Mexico, and a
decrease in min RH values. Venting will be excellent both days.
&&
...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.
NMZ110-061245-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
124 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....34-39.
* Below 7500 ft....42-47.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....68-73 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....56-61 percent.
* 24 hr trend......21 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 46 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....60-65.
* Below 7500 ft....70-75.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....10-12 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....9-11 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 32 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL increasing to 8900 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (214700 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....35-40.
* Below 7500 ft....40-45.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....31-36 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....29-34 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph decreasing
to around 10 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 25 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....64-69.
* Below 7500 ft....73-78.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....9-11 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....8-10 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 15 mph increasing to
around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 31 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL increasing to 8900 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (237300 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. West winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ111-061245-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
124 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....48-52.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........40-45 percent.
* 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 38 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy blowing dust
after 1200.
* Max temperature.....77-81.
* 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........9-11 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 35 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........4.
* Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL increasing to 7300 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (187400 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....45-49.
* Max humidity........24-29 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph decreasing
to around 10 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 25 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........4.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Patchy blowing dust in
the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....82-87.
* Min humidity........7-9 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 26 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL increasing to 10800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (280100 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s. West
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ112-061245-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
124 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
* Min temperature.....51-55.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........28-33 percent.
* 24 hr trend......30 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds around 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 39 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). Patchy blowing
dust after 1200.
* Max temperature.....78-83.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........7-9 percent.
* 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 36 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL increasing to 9900 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (240400 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....47-52.
* Max humidity........20-25 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph decreasing
to around 10 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 29 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Patchy blowing dust in
the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....82-87.
* Min humidity........6-8 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 15 mph
increasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 29 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL increasing to 9800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (285300 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
NMZ113-061245-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
124 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....41-45.
* Below 7500 ft....48-53.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....34-39 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....30-35 percent.
* 24 hr trend......37 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 40 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....60-65.
* Below 7500 ft....69-74.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....12-16 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....8-12 percent.
* 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 39 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (286700 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....37-41.
* Below 7500 ft....42-47.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....25-30 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....22-26 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 25 mph decreasing to
around 15 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 35 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....64-69.
* Below 7500 ft....74-79.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....9-11 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....7-9 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 36 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (302200 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. West winds around 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ055-061245-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
124 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....56-61.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........24-28 percent.
* 24 hr trend......47 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 35 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy blowing dust
after 1200.
* Max temperature.....80-84.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........9-11 percent.
* 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 33 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........4.
* Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (205700 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....53-57.
* Max humidity........18-22 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph decreasing
to around 10 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 25 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........4.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). Patchy blowing
dust in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....85-89.
* Min humidity........8-13 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 24 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 10500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (254900 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
West winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ056-061245-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
124 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....53-57.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........25-29 percent.
* 24 hr trend......64 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 35 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy blowing dust
after 1200.
* Max temperature.....79-84.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........10-12 percent.
* 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 35 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL increasing to 8600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (219400 knot-ft).
.MONDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....51-55.
* Max humidity........20-24 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 29 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). Patchy blowing
dust in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....83-88.
* Min humidity........8-10 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 25 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 10100 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (239800 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 80s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$