Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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FNUS54 KEPZ 011244
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
644 AM MDT Sat Nov 1 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Quiet and dry weather is expected through the period as upper level
ridging builds in over the weekend, then slowly flattens out into
westerly flow by mid-week. Afternoon high temperatures will be near
normal today, then will slowly increase through the next several
days, with lower to middle 80s common across the lowlands by
Tuesday. Overnight lows will vary considerably with terrain, and
with a dry air mass in place, strong radiational cooling will make
for some very cold spots in valley locations, particularly at higher
elevations.
Minimum RH values will drop into the lower 10s area-wide by Monday
as temperatures tick upwards. Vent rates will be limited, especially
on Sunday, but will improve by Monday as mixing heights and transport
winds increase.
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...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.
NMZ110-011830-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
644 AM MDT Sat Nov 1 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....61-66.
* Below 7500 ft....69-74.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....11-15 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....11-15 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 18 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (74100 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....32-37.
* Below 7500 ft....37-42.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....36-41 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....41-46 percent.
* 24 hr trend......14 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
north after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....66-71.
* Below 7500 ft....71-76.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....13-17 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....13-17 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL increasing to 5500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (26500 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 70 to 75. South
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 68 to 73. West
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 38 to 43. Highs 68 to 73. West winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ111-011830-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
644 AM MDT Sat Nov 1 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....73-77.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........12-14 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the
east in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL increasing to 7300 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (46300 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....42-47.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........42-47 percent.
* 24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....74-78.
* Min humidity........12-14 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL increasing to 4900 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (21800 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs near 80. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 77 to 82. West
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Highs 76 to 81.
West winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ112-011830-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
644 AM MDT Sat Nov 1 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....69-74.
* 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........13-18 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 21 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL increasing to 6800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (56000 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....41-46.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........46-51 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....71-76.
* Min humidity........15-17 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2700-4400 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (27700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 42 to 47. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 77 to 82. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Highs 75 to 80.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ113-011830-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
644 AM MDT Sat Nov 1 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....53-58.
* Below 7500 ft....59-64.
* 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....22-27 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....20-25 percent.
* 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the
east in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 22 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4100 ft AGL increasing to 6100 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (46500 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....34-38.
* Below 7500 ft....36-41.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....44-49 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....46-51 percent.
* 24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 20 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....59-64.
* Below 7500 ft....68-73.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....21-25 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....15-19 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3200-4600 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (39100 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 70 to 75. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 69 to 74. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 67 to 72. West
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ055-011830-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
644 AM MDT Sat Nov 1 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....71-75.
* 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........15-17 percent.
* 24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL increasing to 6700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (44600 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....44-49.
* 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........48-53 percent.
* 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....73-77.
* Min humidity........15-17 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL increasing to 4500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (19500 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 44 to 49. Highs near 80. Southeast winds
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Highs
near 80. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s
to lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ056-011830-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
644 AM MDT Sat Nov 1 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....66-71.
* 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........19-23 percent.
* 24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 17 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL increasing to 6400 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (52600 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....41-46.
* 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........54-59 percent.
* 24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 15 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....71-76.
* Min humidity........16-18 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL increasing to 5000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (31300 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs 76 to 81.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs
77 to 82. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows near 50. Highs 76 to 81. West winds
around 5 mph.
$$