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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
555 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Humidity will fall into the low double to single digits today
amongst amplified afternoon winds. This will bring elevated to
near-critical fire weather conditions, particularly for zones west
of the central mountains. Cooler temperatures, lighter winds, and
dry conditions will prevail tomorrow. A warming trend will take
hold through midweek with drying conditions to prevail.
Ventilation will be good to excellent today falling to fair to
good for the majority of the week.

&&

...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.




NMZ110-062200-
 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
555 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....73-77.
*    Below 7500 ft....82-87.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....11-13 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....9-11 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      east in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 13 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......9100 ft AGL increasing to 13600 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (100100 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....46-50.
*    Below 7500 ft....51-56.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....41-46 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....41-46 percent.
*    24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 15 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....70-75.
*    Below 7500 ft....78-83.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....15-20 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....15-19 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 13 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL increasing to 11900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (83500 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 76 to 81. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. Highs 77 to 82. West
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. Highs 77 to 82.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ111-062200-
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
555 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....89-93.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........9-11 percent.
*    24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the east
                      in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 13 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 14100 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (95500 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....55-59.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........38-43 percent.
*    24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....83-87.
* Min humidity........16-18 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL increasing to 9400 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (97700 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the 50s. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs in the
mid to upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s to lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ112-062200-
 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
555 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....87-92.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........10-14 percent.
*    24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      east in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 12 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL increasing to 14500 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (142400 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....54-58.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........47-52 percent.
*    24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....81-86.
* Min humidity........15-20 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 9200 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (64600 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the 50s. Highs in the 80s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 84 to 89.
South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 85 to 90.
South winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ113-062200-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
555 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....69-74.
*    Below 7500 ft....76-81.
*    24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....18-22 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....16-20 percent.
*    24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      east in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 13 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......8700 ft AGL increasing to 11000 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (130700 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....42-47.
*    Below 7500 ft....47-52.
*    24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....58-63 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....57-62 percent.
*    24 hr trend......15 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 15 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....65-70.
*    Below 7500 ft....75-80.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....22-27 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....17-22 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 10 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 10200 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (72800 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 52. Highs 74 to 79. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. Highs 76 to 81.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55. Highs 76 to 81. West
winds around 5 mph.

$$

TXZ055-062200-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
 El Paso County-
555 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....89-93.
*    24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........12-13 percent.
*    24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph increasing to around
                      15 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 13 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL increasing to 14500 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (147800 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....58-62.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Max humidity........49-54 percent.
*    24 hr trend......12 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 18 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....82-86.
* Min humidity........20-22 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 15 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 9200 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (71400 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows near 60. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows near 60. Highs in the mid 80s to lower
90s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs near 90.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

TXZ056-062200-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
 Hudspeth County-
555 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....86-91.
*    24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........13-15 percent.
*    24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph increasing to
                      northeast around 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 13 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.
* Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL increasing to 12900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (154500 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....54-58.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........61-66 percent.
*    24 hr trend......19 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 21 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........6.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....79-84.
* Min humidity........24-28 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 14 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........5.
* Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL increasing to 9000 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....East around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (64000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 82 to 87.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs in the
mid to upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs 84 to 89. South
winds around 5 mph.

$$