Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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FNUS54 KEPZ 011939
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1239 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Dry and mild conditions will prevail for the next couple of days
with breezy afternoons. Temperatures will be running about 5-8
degrees above normal with RH`s mainly in the 20s lowlands and 30s
mountains. An upper trough moves through on Thursday which will
drop highs to near normal with just some light precipitation
possible over the mountains. Breezy conditions will again be
possible going into next weekend but remain below 20 mph.
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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.
NMZ110-021245-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
1239 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....20-25.
* Below 7500 ft....24-29.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....70-75 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....76-81 percent.
* 24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....46-51.
* Below 7500 ft....53-58.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....27-32 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....29-34 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 24 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3100-5000 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (83200 knot-ft).
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....25-30.
* Below 7500 ft....28-33.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....64-69 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....77-82 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 28 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....40-45.
* Below 7500 ft....49-54.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....33-38 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....31-36 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 25 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL increasing to 7000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (128100 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of snow showers. Lows
24 to 29. Highs 44 to 49. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 22 to 27. Highs 47 to 52. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 23 to 28. Highs 54 to 59. West winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ111-021245-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
1239 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....30-35.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........74-79 percent.
* 24 hr trend......14 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....61-66.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........27-32 percent.
* 24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph increasing to
southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 25 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.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (65100 knot-ft).
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....33-38.
* Max humidity........90-95 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 29 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....59-64.
* Min humidity........27-32 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 28 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL increasing to 5400 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (110700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 33 to 38. Highs in the mid to
upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 31 to 36. Highs 57 to 62. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 30 to 35. Highs 61 to 66. West winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ112-021245-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
1239 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....28-33.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........62-67 percent.
* 24 hr trend......18 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 26 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....59-64.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........23-28 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 28 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL increasing to 4000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (60800 knot-ft).
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....31-36.
* Max humidity........86-91 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 32 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....58-63.
* Min humidity........27-32 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 29 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL increasing to 5200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (94200 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows 32 to 37. Highs 51 to 56. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 34. Highs 55 to 60. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 29 to 34. Highs 59 to 64. West winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ113-021245-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
1239 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....25-30.
* Below 7500 ft....26-31.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....64-69 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....54-59 percent.
* 24 hr trend......21 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 26 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....44-49.
* Below 7500 ft....51-56.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....36-41 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....26-31 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 31 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3000-4200 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (83200 knot-ft).
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....27-32.
* Below 7500 ft....28-33.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....80-85 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....76-81 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 35 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....42-47.
* Below 7500 ft....49-54.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....39-44 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....29-34 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 26 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL increasing to 4700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (75600 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and slight
chance of showers. Lows 23 to 28. Highs 40 to 45. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 24 to 29. Highs 44 to 49. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 29 to 34. Highs 52 to 57. West winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ055-021245-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
1239 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....33-37.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........62-67 percent.
* 24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 22 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....65-69.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........25-27 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 26 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL increasing to 4600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (66400 knot-ft).
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....38-42.
* Max humidity........86-91 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 30 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....61-65.
* Min humidity........30-34 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 28 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL increasing to 7000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (114300 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows near 40. Highs in the mid to
upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Highs in
the lower to mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the 30s. Highs in the lower to mid
60s. West winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ056-021245-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
1239 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....30-35.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........79-84 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the east
after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 24 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....62-67.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........28-33 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph increasing to
southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 28 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL increasing to 5100 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (94700 knot-ft).
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....37-42.
* Max humidity........89-94 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 33 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....61-66.
* Min humidity........33-38 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 30 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4300 ft AGL increasing to 6400 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (125700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 51 to 56.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows 32 to 37.
Highs 58 to 63. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Highs 60 to 65.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
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