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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1233 PM MDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Low fire weather concerns for today and tomorrow. Dry conditions
are expected with RH values between 10-15% for much of the
lowlands and 25-30% for higher elevations. Daytime temperatures
will continue to warm with Thursday being 10-15F warmer than
Wednesday. Winds will be breezy at 10-15mph with gusts of up to
20mph. On Friday, fire concerns will become critical as winds
will increase (25-30mph with gusts of 40mph), temperatures will
remain warm (low 80s), and RH values will be low (~10%).
Ventillation rates will range from good to excellent.

&&

...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.




NMZ110-281245-
 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
1233 PM MDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....26-30.
*    Below 7500 ft....31-36.
*    24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....59-64 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....58-63 percent.
*    24 hr trend......26 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      northeast after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....52-57.
*    Below 7500 ft....62-67.
*    24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....24-29 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....17-22 percent.
*    24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL increasing to 6400 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (110100 knot-ft).

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....32-37.
*    Below 7500 ft....39-44.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....52-57 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....46-51 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 33 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                      mostly sunny (15-25 percent). Patchy blowing
                      dust in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....53-58.
*    Below 7500 ft....63-68.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....22-27 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....16-21 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 33 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........4.
* Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL increasing to 8400 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (225300 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy with chance of snow showers and
slight chance of showers. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with snow showers likely and chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds
around 15 mph.

$$

NMZ111-281245-
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
1233 PM MDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....34-38.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........57-62 percent.
*    24 hr trend......32 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      northeast after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent) until 1200, then
                      partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Max temperature.....72-76.
*    24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........10-14 percent.
*    24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      south in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL increasing to 7500 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (118100 knot-ft).

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent).
* Min temperature.....45-49.
* Max humidity........37-42 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 33 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
                      mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Patchy blowing
                      dust in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....73-78.
* Min humidity........10-12 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 35 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 10300 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (260600 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Patchy
blowing dust in the afternoon. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper
60s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Partly cloudy with
chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
West winds around 15 mph.

$$

NMZ112-281245-
 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
1233 PM MDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....34-39.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........43-48 percent.
*    24 hr trend......29 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent) until 1200, then
                      partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Max temperature.....70-75.
*    24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........9-13 percent.
*    24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL increasing to 6900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (110900 knot-ft).

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent).
* Min temperature.....46-51.
* Max humidity........31-36 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 31 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Patchy blowing
                      dust in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....74-79.
* Min humidity........9-11 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 32 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL increasing to 10900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (257900 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust in the evening.
Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. West winds around 15 mph.

$$

NMZ113-281245-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
1233 PM MDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....24-29.
*    Below 7500 ft....29-34.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....48-53 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....43-48 percent.
*    24 hr trend......35 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 15 mph becoming west
                      around 5 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........4.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent) until 1200, then
                      partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....52-57.
*    Below 7500 ft....62-67.
*    24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....17-22 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....12-16 percent.
*    24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL increasing to 6900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (126300 knot-ft).

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....39-44.
*    Below 7500 ft....44-49.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....34-39 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....30-35 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 35 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
                      mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Patchy blowing
                      dust in the morning. Areas of blowing dust in
                      the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....55-60.
*    Below 7500 ft....66-71.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....16-21 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....11-15 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 37 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL increasing to 9600 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 35 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (255000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust in the
morning. Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Partly
cloudy with slight chance of showers and snow showers. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds around 20 mph.

$$

TXZ055-281245-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
 El Paso County-
1233 PM MDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....39-43.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........35-40 percent.
*    24 hr trend......35 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the east
                      after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 15 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....75-79.
*    24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........8-10 percent.
*    24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......4300 ft AGL increasing to 7300 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (107500 knot-ft).

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
                      mostly cloudy (60-70 percent).
* Min temperature.....51-55.
* Max humidity........24-28 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 28 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                      partly cloudy (45-55 percent).
* Max temperature.....77-81.
* Min humidity........9-14 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 30 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL increasing to 10100 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (238000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s.
West winds around 15 mph.

$$

TXZ056-281245-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
 Hudspeth County-
1233 PM MDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....35-40.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........38-43 percent.
*    24 hr trend......41 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 15 mph becoming
                      southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........4.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....72-77.
*    24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........9-11 percent.
*    24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL increasing to 7300 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (117100 knot-ft).

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Min temperature.....46-50.
* Max humidity........27-32 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 28 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Patchy blowing
                      dust in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....75-80.
* Min humidity........9-11 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 31 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL increasing to 9600 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (224000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper
70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the upper 60s. West winds around 15 mph.

$$


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