Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
793 FNUS54 KEPZ 121838 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 1238 PM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026 .DISCUSSION... No fire danger over the upcoming week as moisture gradually increases. There will be daily storm chances, initially focused out west but shifting further east as we get into Mon/Tue onward. Heavy rain will be a threat, especially next week as many areas will receive daily rainfall. Temperatures will start out above normal but start to drop to near or even below normal by the end of next week. Vent rates the next couple of days will be fair to good. && ...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. NMZ110-131145- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 1238 PM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....53-57. * Below 7500 ft....59-64. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....75-80 percent. * Below 7500 ft....73-78 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 9 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) until 1100, then partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1100. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....77-82. * Below 7500 ft....85-90. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....31-36 percent. * Below 7500 ft....26-31 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * Mixing height.......4700 ft AGL increasing to 8700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (95800 knot-ft). .SUNDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of rain showers after midnight. * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....53-58. * Below 7500 ft....59-64. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....79-84 percent. * Below 7500 ft....75-80 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....74-79. * Below 7500 ft....83-88. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....39-44 percent. * Below 7500 ft....32-37 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...50 percent. * Chc of precip.......60 percent. * Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL increasing to 6900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (68600 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms. Lows 56 to 61. Highs 77 to 82. West winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 56 to 61. Highs 76 to 81. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Highs 74 to 79. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ111-131145- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 1238 PM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Min temperature.....66-70. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........68-73 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 8 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1100, then partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after 1100. * Max temperature.....92-97. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min humidity........23-28 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...10 percent. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL increasing to 11400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (73800 knot-ft). .SUNDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers after midnight. * Min temperature.....66-70. * Max humidity........71-76 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...40 percent. * Chc of precip.......40 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....89-94. * Min humidity........28-33 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...30 percent. * Chc of precip.......50 percent. * Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL increasing to 8400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (59700 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 86 to 91. West winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the 60s. Highs 85 to 90. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs 84 to 89. East winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ112-131145- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 1238 PM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Min temperature.....67-71. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........53-58 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 8 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). * Max temperature.....94-99. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min humidity........18-22 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL increasing to 11600 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....South around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (80000 knot-ft). .SUNDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.....67-71. * Max humidity........61-66 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....92-97. * Min humidity........23-27 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...30 percent. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. * Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (88100 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 89 to 94. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 87 to 92. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the 60s. Highs 84 to 89. East winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ113-131145- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 1238 PM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....54-59. * Below 7500 ft....61-66. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....65-70 percent. * Below 7500 ft....55-60 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 9 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) until 1100, then partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1100. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....78-83. * Below 7500 ft....87-92. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....31-36 percent. * Below 7500 ft....22-27 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 9 mph. * Chance of thunder...30 percent. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. * Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL increasing to 8600 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (62400 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....52-57. * Below 7500 ft....60-65. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....79-84 percent. * Below 7500 ft....65-70 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 21 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....75-80. * Below 7500 ft....84-89. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....37-42 percent. * Below 7500 ft....27-32 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 14 mph. * Chance of thunder...40 percent. * Chc of precip.......40 percent. * Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (61500 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows 58 to 63. Highs 81 to 86. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 56 to 61. Highs 78 to 83. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 60. Highs 74 to 79. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ055-131145- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 1238 PM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent). * Min temperature.....72-74. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........53-58 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 7 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....96-100. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........20-22 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 6 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL increasing to 11800 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (67100 knot-ft). .SUNDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.....72-74. * Max humidity........58-63 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 14 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....93-97. * Min humidity........24-26 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...10 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL increasing to 11700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....South around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (84000 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower to mid 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs near 90. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs near 90. East winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ056-131145- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 1238 PM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). * Min temperature.....68-72. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........58-63 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 7 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....94-99. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........19-23 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 6 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL increasing to 12600 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....South around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (61700 knot-ft). .SUNDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.....67-71. * Max humidity........66-71 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...10 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature.....92-97. * Min humidity........23-27 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 8 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL increasing to 10900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....South around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (72300 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Highs 91 to 96. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 88 to 93. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 86 to 91. East winds around 5 mph. $$ 26