Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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FNUS54 KEPZ 061109
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
409 AM MST Sat Dec 6 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Low fire danger the next few days. Min RH values stay above critical
thresholds the next few days with 20-30% in the lowlands and 30-40%
in the mountains. The breeziest day of the week will be this
afternoon with 20 foot winds out of the west at 5-15 mph. Each
afternoon thereafter will have calm winds each afternoon at 5-10 mph.
Dry conditions persist with temperatures near normal to slightly
above normal today continuing to gradually warm each day.
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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.
NMZ110-061915-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
409 AM MST Sat Dec 6 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....47-52.
* Below 7500 ft....54-59.
* 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....29-34 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....24-29 percent.
* 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 25 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL increasing to 5300 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (84100 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....26-31.
* Below 7500 ft....30-35.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....78-83 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....73-78 percent.
* 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 29 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....46-51.
* Below 7500 ft....55-60.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....26-31 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....24-29 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 22 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3100-4800 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (36500 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 28 to 33. Highs 55 to 60. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 29 to 34. Highs 58 to 63. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 33 to 38. Highs 62 to 67. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ111-061915-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
409 AM MST Sat Dec 6 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....60-65.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........21-26 percent.
* 24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 22 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL increasing to 4600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (72100 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....33-37.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........63-68 percent.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 22 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....60-64.
* Min humidity........24-28 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the
east in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 18 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL increasing to 4600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Poor (22500 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 31 to 36. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 32 to 37. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 36 to 41. Highs near 70. West winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ112-061915-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
409 AM MST Sat Dec 6 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....59-64.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........19-23 percent.
* 24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 23 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL increasing to 4400 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (63100 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....32-37.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........65-70 percent.
* 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 29 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....58-63.
* Min humidity........21-25 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 23 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2900-4800 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....North around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (45100 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 30 to 35. Highs 58 to 63. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 31 to 36. Highs 61 to 66. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 65 to 70. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ113-061915-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
409 AM MST Sat Dec 6 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....43-48.
* Below 7500 ft....51-56.
* 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....31-36 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....25-30 percent.
* 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 38 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3100-4300 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....West around 30 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (97000 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....25-30.
* Below 7500 ft....30-35.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....76-81 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....65-70 percent.
* 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 36 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....44-49.
* Below 7500 ft....50-55.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....29-34 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....23-28 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 29 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3400-4600 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (66300 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 26 to 31. Highs 52 to 57. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 30 to 35. Highs 55 to 60. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 60 to 65. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ055-061915-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
409 AM MST Sat Dec 6 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....61-65.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........22-26 percent.
* 24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 23 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL increasing to 4500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (68100 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....36-40.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........56-61 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 23 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....61-65.
* Min humidity........22-24 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 21 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL increasing to 4500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (44400 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Highs in the lower
to mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Highs in the 60s.
Northwest winds 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs in
the mid 60s to lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ056-061915-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
409 AM MST Sat Dec 6 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....59-64.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........25-30 percent.
* 24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 23 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL increasing to 4800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 25 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (78900 knot-ft).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....34-38.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........61-66 percent.
* 24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 28 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
* Max temperature.....60-65.
* Min humidity........22-26 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 24 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL increasing to 5600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (51100 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows 30 to 35. Highs 61 to 66. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 32 to 37. Highs 62 to 67. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Highs 65 to 70.
West winds around 5 mph.
$$