


Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
112 FNUS54 KEPZ 211356 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 656 AM MST Fri Feb 21 2025 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns are low through Saturday, becoming moderate next week. Today will have generally light winds and near-critical minimum humidities. For the weekend, we become very dry which will allow fuels to dry into next week. Very low humidities and dry fuels contribute to near-critical fire danger early next week, although with light winds. Temperatures will be near or below normal today, then rising to above normal this weekend. && ...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. NMZ110-212200- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 656 AM MST Fri Feb 21 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....48-53. * Below 7500 ft....54-61. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....14-18 percent. * Below 7500 ft....13-17 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4300 ft AGL increasing to 8600 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (128400 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....26-31. * Below 7500 ft....28-33. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....41-46 percent. * Below 7500 ft....42-47 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....49-54. * Below 7500 ft....55-63. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....13-17 percent. * Below 7500 ft....12-16 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL increasing to 9600 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....North around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Good (97300 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 28 to 33. Highs 62 to 67. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 32 to 37. Highs 69 to 74. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 69 to 74. West winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ111-212200- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 656 AM MST Fri Feb 21 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) until 1100, then partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Max temperature.....63-68. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min humidity........13-15 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL increasing to 7800 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Good (91700 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Min temperature.....29-34. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........40-45 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature.....63-67. * Min humidity........11-13 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL increasing to 7900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (74100 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 31 to 36. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 34 to 39. Highs near 80. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 38 to 43. Highs near 80. East winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ112-212200- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 656 AM MST Fri Feb 21 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent) until 1100, then partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Max temperature.....54-59. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........16-21 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2900 ft AGL increasing to 5400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Poor (38300 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). * Min temperature.....27-32. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........47-52 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature.....61-66. * Min humidity........13-17 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2900 ft AGL increasing to 6700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....North around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (45900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 31 to 36. Highs 68 to 73. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 75 to 80. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 76 to 81. North winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ113-212200- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 656 AM MST Fri Feb 21 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1100, then partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....43-48. * Below 7500 ft....46-51. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....22-26 percent. * Below 7500 ft....21-26 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 21 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL increasing to 5700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (58700 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....23-28. * Below 7500 ft....22-27. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....49-54 percent. * Below 7500 ft....57-62 percent. * 24 hr trend......8 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....46-51. * Below 7500 ft....52-58. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....24-29 percent. * Below 7500 ft....17-21 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......4300 ft AGL increasing to 8400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Good (82000 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 30 to 35. Highs 59 to 64. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 67 to 72. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 68 to 73. West winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ055-212200- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 656 AM MST Fri Feb 21 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1100, then partly cloudy (45-55 percent). * Max temperature.....56-60. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........17-19 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2800-3800 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Poor (23700 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Min temperature.....30-34. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........43-48 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....62-66. * Min humidity........14-16 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 16 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL increasing to 5600 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....East around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (44700 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows near 40. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the 40s. Highs near 80. North winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ056-212200- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 656 AM MST Fri Feb 21 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1100, then partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Max temperature.....49-54. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........21-26 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2700-3600 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Poor (23600 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (45-55 percent). * Min temperature.....24-29. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........57-62 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 21 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature.....60-65. * Min humidity........16-20 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 16 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL increasing to 6300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Good (64400 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 33 to 38. Highs 67 to 72. West winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 74 to 79. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 77 to 82. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ Aronson