Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
150
FNUS54 KEPZ 081949
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1249 PM MST Wed Jan 8 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns will be low through the forecast period.
Snow chances linger into this evening with a lull in the activity
overnight and early Thursday. The second disturbance arrives on
Thursday, bringing scattered snow showers through Thursday night.
Chance of precipitation ends Friday morning, although there is a
slight chance of snow in the Sacramento`s on Sunday. Winds
subside this evening, then become gusty again Thursday night from
the north. Temperatures remain cold through Friday, then warming
up slightly.
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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.
NMZ110-091400-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
1249 PM MST Wed Jan 8 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of snow showers.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....17-21.
* Below 7500 ft....18-23.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....79-84 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....83-88 percent.
* 24 hr trend......21 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight chance
of snow showers until 1100, then chance of
snow showers.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....27-32.
* Below 7500 ft....34-39.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....44-49 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....49-54 percent.
* 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 22 mph.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL increasing to 6500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (81700 knot-ft).
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Chance of snow
showers in the evening, then slight chance of
snow showers after midnight.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....10-14.
* Below 7500 ft....12-17.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....76-81 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....76-81 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northeast winds around 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 33 mph.
* Chc of precip.......50 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....29-34.
* Below 7500 ft....36-41.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....28-33 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....28-33 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 26 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL increasing to 6300 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (77700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 15 to 20. Highs 44 to 49. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 14 to 19. Highs 37 to 42. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 14 to 19. Highs 40 to 45. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ111-091400-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
1249 PM MST Wed Jan 8 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of snow
showers in the evening, then slight chance of
snow showers after midnight.
* Min temperature.....19-24.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Max humidity........76-81 percent.
* 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight chance
of snow showers until 1100, then chance of
snow showers and rain showers.
* Max temperature.....38-42.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........52-57 percent.
* 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
west in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......2500-3900 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (39100 knot-ft).
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Snow showers
and rain showers likely in the evening, then
chance of snow showers after midnight.
* Min temperature.....18-23.
* Max humidity........75-80 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 25 mph.
* Chc of precip.......60 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....38-42.
* Min humidity........30-35 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........2.
* Mixing height.......3600-5500 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....East around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (65200 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Warmer, clear. Lows 15 to 20. Highs near 50. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 17 to 22. Highs in the mid 40s to lower
50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 17 to 22. Highs near 50. East winds around
5 mph.
$$
NMZ112-091400-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
1249 PM MST Wed Jan 8 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Slight chance
of snow showers.
* Min temperature.....22-26.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........80-85 percent.
* 24 hr trend......20 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 21 mph.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance
of snow showers until 1100, then chance of
snow showers.
* Max temperature.....34-38.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........61-66 percent.
* 24 hr trend......26 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the
northwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 25 mph.
* Chc of precip.......50 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......2700-3700 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (42300 knot-ft).
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of snow
showers and slight chance of rain showers in
the evening, then slight chance of snow
showers after midnight.
* Min temperature.....18-23.
* Max humidity........78-83 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northeast winds around 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 31 mph.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........2.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....36-41.
* Min humidity........31-36 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 15 mph becoming northwest
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 26 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL increasing to 5700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (56800 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 15 to 20. Highs 43 to 48. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 18 to 23. Highs 42 to 47. North
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 17 to 22. Highs 44 to 49. East winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ113-091400-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
1249 PM MST Wed Jan 8 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....14-19.
* Below 7500 ft....17-22.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....92-97 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....91-96 percent.
* 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph shifting to the west
after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 23 mph.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of snow
showers.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....24-29.
* Below 7500 ft....28-33.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....74-83 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....68-73 percent.
* 24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the
northeast in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 30 mph.
* Chc of precip.......50 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......3100-4000 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (67000 knot-ft).
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent) then becoming partly
cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of snow
showers in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....4-9.
* Below 7500 ft....10-15.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....94-99 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....88-93 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northeast winds around 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 35 mph.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........2.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....23-28.
* Below 7500 ft....29-34.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....39-44 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....36-41 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 28 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL increasing to 5600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (67500 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Not as cool. Clear. Lows 14 to 19. Highs 39 to 44.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers. Lows 14 to
19. Highs 32 to 37. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 13 to 18. Highs 37 to 42. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ055-091400-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
1249 PM MST Wed Jan 8 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of snow
showers in the evening, then slight chance of
snow showers after midnight.
* Min temperature.....25-29.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........74-79 percent.
* 24 hr trend......31 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 20 mph.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of snow
showers and rain showers after 1100.
* Max temperature.....38-42.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........53-58 percent.
* 24 hr trend......20 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the west
in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 21 mph.
* Chc of precip.......50 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......2600-4500 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (41800 knot-ft).
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of snow
showers and slight chance of rain showers in
the evening, then slight chance of snow
showers after midnight.
* Min temperature.....26-28.
* Max humidity........72-77 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 26 mph.
* Chc of precip.......50 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........2.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....39-43.
* Min humidity........31-36 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 15 mph becoming north
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 16 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........2.
* Mixing height.......4100 ft AGL increasing to 6600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (73200 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 20 to 25. Highs in the mid 40s to lower
50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 22 to 27. Highs in the mid to upper 40s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 20s. Highs near 50. East
winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ056-091400-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
1249 PM MST Wed Jan 8 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of snow
showers in the evening, then slight chance of
snow showers after midnight.
* Min temperature.....20-24.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........83-88 percent.
* 24 hr trend......34 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 22 mph.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of snow
showers and rain showers after 1100.
* Max temperature.....37-42.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........55-60 percent.
* 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 23 mph.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL increasing to 4600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (46600 knot-ft).
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of rain
showers in the evening. Chance of snow
showers through the night.
* Min temperature.....21-25.
* Max humidity........81-86 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 24 mph.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........2.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....34-39.
* Min humidity........34-39 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 17 mph.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines index........3.
* Mixing height.......4100-5900 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Northeast around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (76100 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 16 to 20. Highs 43 to 48. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 19 to 24. Highs 43 to 48. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 19 to 24. Highs 46 to 51. East winds
around 5 mph.
$$
Aronson