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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
522 AM MDT Sun Oct 5 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Localized elevated fire weather conditions today across the
northern portion of the forecast area. Minimum RH will fall below
15 percent in the presence of winds gusting around 20 to 30 MPH.
Elsewhere will see RH in the teens to upper 20 percent range.
Minimum RH will improve starting Monday, helping to temper
elevated fire weather conditions. Light winds will prevail with
typical afternoon gusts during the remainder of the week.

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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.



NMZ110-052100-
 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
522 AM MDT Sun Oct 5 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....65-70.
*    Below 7500 ft....74-79.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....15-19 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....15-19 percent.
*    24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL increasing to 7900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (120300 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....40-45.
*    Below 7500 ft....47-52.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....46-51 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....44-49 percent.
*    24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 16 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....68-73.
*    Below 7500 ft....76-81.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....17-22 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....18-23 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      south in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 9800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (143500 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 74 to 79. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Highs 73 to 78. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55. Highs 74 to 79.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ111-052100-
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
522 AM MDT Sun Oct 5 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....81-86.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........16-20 percent.
*    24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 21 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL increasing to 9500 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (120100 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....53-57.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........49-54 percent.
*    24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 17 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....82-87.
* Min humidity........19-23 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the south
                      in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 15 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL increasing to 8700 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (73300 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows near 60. Highs in the 80s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows near 60. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. East
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 60. Highs in the lower to mid
80s. East winds around 10 mph.

$$

NMZ112-052100-
 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
522 AM MDT Sun Oct 5 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....81-86.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........18-23 percent.
*    24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 18 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL increasing to 9200 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (135600 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent).
* Min temperature.....56-61.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........51-56 percent.
*    24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      east after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 17 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....83-88.
* Min humidity........22-26 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the south
                      in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 15 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 10000 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (117000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 59 to 64. Highs 81 to 86. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 58 to 63. Highs 79 to 84. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 60. Highs 81 to 86. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ113-052100-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
522 AM MDT Sun Oct 5 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....64-69.
*    Below 7500 ft....74-79.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....31-36 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....21-26 percent.
*    24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 22 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL increasing to 8600 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (144700 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....44-49.
*    Below 7500 ft....49-54.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....65-70 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....58-63 percent.
*    24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 21 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance
                      of showers and thunderstorms in the
                      afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....66-71.
*    Below 7500 ft....74-79.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....39-44 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....31-36 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 16 mph.
* Chance of thunder...10 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL increasing to 9200 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (110700 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 50 to 55. Highs 67 to 72. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 49 to 54. Highs 68 to 73. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 71 to 76. South
winds around 5 mph.

$$

TXZ055-052100-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
 El Paso County-
522 AM MDT Sun Oct 5 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....84-88.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........23-25 percent.
*    24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL increasing to 9600 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (90100 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent).
* Min temperature.....63-65.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........50-55 percent.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 15 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent) then becoming
                      partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....86-90.
* Min humidity........23-25 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 13 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (111400 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs in
the mid to upper 80s. East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the 80s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs in
the 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TXZ056-052100-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
 Hudspeth County-
522 AM MDT Sun Oct 5 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....83-88.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min humidity........25-30 percent.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL increasing to 10100 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (94900 knot-ft).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
* Min temperature.....60-64.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........63-68 percent.
*    24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 15 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) then becoming
                      mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....84-89.
* Min humidity........25-29 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 13 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL increasing to 10800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (107300 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 65. Highs 82 to 87. East
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 58 to 63. Highs 79 to 84. East
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 62. Highs 80 to 85. East
winds around 5 mph.

$$