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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
137 PM MDT Tue Sep 30 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Fire weather concerns or low with low fire danger present through the period.
Drier air will continue to settle in across the area for Wednesday with Min RH
values between 25 to 35 percent across most of the area, higher values over
the Zone 113. Temperatures Wednesday afternoon will be very similar to Tuesday
with light south to southwesterly winds at 5 to 10 mph during the afternoon.
Sufficient afternoon mixing will promote Fair to Good smoke ventilation rates.
Drying and warming trend will continue through the week will light afternoon
winds.

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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.


NMZ110-011100-
 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
137 PM MDT Tue Sep 30 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....43-48.
*    Below 7500 ft....49-54.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....69-74 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....65-70 percent.
*    24 hr trend......23 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 13 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....68-73.
*    Below 7500 ft....76-81.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....22-27 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....21-26 percent.
*    24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL increasing to 8900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (64000 knot-ft).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....44-49.
*    Below 7500 ft....50-55.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....57-62 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....54-59 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                      north after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....70-75.
*    Below 7500 ft....78-83.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....21-26 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....21-26 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      south in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL increasing to 9700 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (92000 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55. Highs 75 to 80. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55. Highs 72 to 77.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 45 to 50. Highs 71 to 76. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

NMZ111-011100-
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
137 PM MDT Tue Sep 30 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....55-59.
*    24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........59-64 percent.
*    24 hr trend......29 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....82-86.
*    24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Min humidity........21-23 percent.
*    24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      south in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL increasing to 9000 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (53000 knot-ft).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
* Min temperature.....56-60.
* Max humidity........51-56 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      northeast after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....85-89.
* Min humidity........20-24 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (79100 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 60. Highs in the mid to upper
80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 60. Highs 83 to 88. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 81 to 86.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ112-011100-
 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
137 PM MDT Tue Sep 30 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....56-60.
*    24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........70-75 percent.
*    24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 13 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....81-86.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........24-28 percent.
*    24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      south in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL increasing to 9400 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (56200 knot-ft).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....56-60.
* Max humidity........60-65 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                      northeast after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....84-89.
* Min humidity........21-25 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the south
                      in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL increasing to 10400 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (67500 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Highs 83 to
88. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows near 60. Highs 83 to 88. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 82 to 87.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ113-011100-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
137 PM MDT Tue Sep 30 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....43-48.
*    Below 7500 ft....50-55.
*    24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....86-91 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....78-83 percent.
*    24 hr trend......17 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....65-70.
*    Below 7500 ft....74-79.
*    24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....36-41 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....27-32 percent.
*    24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL increasing to 9300 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (81700 knot-ft).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....44-49.
*    Below 7500 ft....50-55.
* Max humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....74-79 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....65-70 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....
*    Above 7500 ft....67-72.
*    Below 7500 ft....76-81.
* Min humidity........
*    Above 7500 ft....32-37 percent.
*    Below 7500 ft....24-29 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (79400 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 49 to 54. Highs 73 to 78. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. Highs 73 to 78.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 72 to 77. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.

$$

TXZ055-011100-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
 El Paso County-
137 PM MDT Tue Sep 30 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....62-64.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........64-69 percent.
*    24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 6 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....85-89.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........24-26 percent.
*    24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 7 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL increasing to 10100 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (47000 knot-ft).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
* Min temperature.....62-64.
* Max humidity........57-62 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 7 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....87-91.
* Min humidity........20-22 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..South 7 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL increasing to 11200 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (67900 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs in the mid
to upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s to lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
to upper 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

TXZ056-011100-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
 Hudspeth County-
137 PM MDT Tue Sep 30 2025

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....57-61.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........75-80 percent.
*    24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....82-87.
*    24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........27-32 percent.
*    24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL increasing to 9900 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (44900 knot-ft).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....57-61.
* Max humidity........68-73 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 6 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....84-89.
* Min humidity........23-28 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 10800 ft AGL in the
                      afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (61200 knot-ft).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 56 to 61. Highs 82 to 87. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Highs 83 to
88. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 60. Highs 83 to 88. South winds
around 5 mph.

$$