FNUS54 KEPZ 062018 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 218 PM MDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .DISCUSSION... The upper level storm system that brought wind, rain and some snow to the region has moved to our east. We will have upper level high pressure moving into the area this week. The high pressure will keep our winds generally light through Friday. We will have a wind switch from west and southwest to east or northeast on Thursday. While much of the area saw at least light precipitation the last couple of days, drier air will quickly return to the area. By Tuesday the lowlands will have min RH's in the single digits and area mountains will be in the teens. Ventilation rates over the next couple of days will range from good to very 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. NMZ110-071230- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 218 PM MDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....27-32. * Below 7500 ft....30-35. * 24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....33-38 percent. * Below 7500 ft....38-43 percent. * 24 hr trend......46 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 17 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....56-61. * Below 7500 ft....64-69. * 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....9-13 percent. * Below 7500 ft....8-12 percent. * 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL increasing to 10300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....North around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (79400 knot-ft). .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....33-38. * Below 7500 ft....35-40. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....29-34 percent. * Below 7500 ft....28-33 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....63-68. * Below 7500 ft....71-76. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....10-12 percent. * Below 7500 ft....8-10 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL increasing to 10100 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (156700 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 73 to 78. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 76 to 81. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 49. Highs 75 to 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ111-071230- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 218 PM MDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). * Min temperature.....32-37. * 24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........40-45 percent. * 24 hr trend......36 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). * Max temperature.....68-72. * 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........8-10 percent. * 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL increasing to 10000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....North around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (70800 knot-ft). .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent). * Min temperature.....37-42. * Max humidity........26-31 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). * Max temperature.....77-81. * Min humidity........5-7 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...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL increasing to 9300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (105100 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 42 to 47. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 47 to 52. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows near 50. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ112-071230- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 218 PM MDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent). * Min temperature.....31-36. * 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........48-53 percent. * 24 hr trend......29 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....66-71. * 24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........11-16 percent. * 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 9700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....North around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (63500 knot-ft). .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). * Min temperature.....37-42. * Max humidity........32-37 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). * Max temperature.....74-79. * Min humidity........7-11 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL increasing to 8900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (130300 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 81 to 86. West winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 81 to 86. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 81 to 86. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ113-071230- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 218 PM MDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....23-28. * Below 7500 ft....28-33. * 24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....63-68 percent. * Below 7500 ft....60-65 percent. * 24 hr trend......29 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent) until 1200, then partly cloudy (30-40 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....50-55. * Below 7500 ft....57-61. * 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....23-28 percent. * Below 7500 ft....19-24 percent. * 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......7800-9700 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Good (74900 knot-ft). .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....30-35. * Below 7500 ft....35-40. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....43-48 percent. * Below 7500 ft....41-46 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 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....57-62. * Below 7500 ft....67-72. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....14-18 percent. * Below 7500 ft....12-14 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 23 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (133900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 71 to 76. West winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 69 to 74. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 41 to 46. Highs 71 to 76. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ055-071230- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 218 PM MDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent). * Min temperature.....36-40. * 24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........47-52 percent. * 24 hr trend......35 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). * Max temperature.....66-70. * 24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........13-15 percent. * 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL increasing to 8700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (45900 knot-ft). .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent). * Min temperature.....41-45. * Max humidity........33-38 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast 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.....74-78. * Min humidity........8-10 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 9 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL increasing to 7600 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (64000 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs in the 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ056-071230- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 218 PM MDT Sun Apr 6 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent). * Min temperature.....32-37. * 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........55-60 percent. * 24 hr trend......37 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....63-68. * 24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........16-20 percent. * 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL increasing to 9400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (58200 knot-ft). .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). * Min temperature.....38-43. * Max humidity........40-45 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 9 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). * Max temperature.....72-77. * Min humidity........10-14 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL increasing to 7800 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (77900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 79 to 84. West winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows near 50. Highs 77 to 82. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows near 50. Highs 79 to 84. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$