Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FNUS54 KEPZ 031908
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
108 PM MDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will continue through the
evening, but drier air is moving into the area leading to a
decrease in overnight recoveries. Tomorrow afternoon will see
warmer temperatures and lower min RH values with most, if not all,
locations staying rain/storm free. This drier pattern will hold
through the weekend although mountains will see low storm chances
return on Sunday. Venting will range good to very good.
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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.
NMZ110-041230-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
108 PM MDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....50-55.
* Below 7500 ft....56-61.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....73-78 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....69-74 percent.
* 24 hr trend......21 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 17 mph.
* Chance of thunder...40 percent.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....76-81.
* Below 7500 ft....84-89.
* 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....20-25 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....19-24 percent.
* 24 hr trend......19 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL increasing to 10600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (109500 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....52-57.
* Below 7500 ft....58-63.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....54-59 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....49-54 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....80-85.
* Below 7500 ft....89-94.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....14-19 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....13-17 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph shifting to the
west in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...10 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL increasing to 13600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (103200 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
59 to 64. Highs 88 to 93. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
60 to 65. Highs 86 to 91. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
59 to 64. Highs 86 to 91. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ111-041230-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
108 PM MDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....63-67.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........70-75 percent.
* 24 hr trend......21 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph.
* Chance of thunder...40 percent.
* Chc of precip.......50 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after 1200.
* Max temperature.....88-93.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........21-26 percent.
* 24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 13 mph.
* Chance of thunder...10 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 10000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (127700 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....65-69.
* Max humidity........51-56 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...10 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....94-99.
* Min humidity........13-17 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL increasing to 13300 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (89000 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Highs 96 to 101. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
near 70. Highs in the mid to upper 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows near 70. Highs in the mid to upper 90s. East winds around
5 mph.
$$
NMZ112-041230-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
108 PM MDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....65-69.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........69-74 percent.
* 24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 17 mph.
* Chance of thunder...40 percent.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....90-95.
* 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........17-22 percent.
* 24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 18 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL increasing to 11300 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (113400 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....65-69.
* Max humidity........46-51 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 13 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....95-100.
* Min humidity........11-16 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL increasing to 13800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (93000 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
near 70. Highs 94 to 99. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
near 70. Highs 92 to 97. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 68 to 73. Highs 92 to 97. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ113-041230-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
108 PM MDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....50-55.
* Below 7500 ft....58-63.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....92-97 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....85-90 percent.
* 24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph.
* Chance of thunder...40 percent.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....73-78.
* Below 7500 ft....82-87.
* 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....29-34 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....21-26 percent.
* 24 hr trend......32 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 23 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL increasing to 9800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (169000 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....53-58.
* Below 7500 ft....60-65.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....59-64 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....50-55 percent.
* 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.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....79-84.
* Below 7500 ft....88-93.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....19-24 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....16-20 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
northeast in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......7900 ft AGL increasing to 11000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (86300 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
58 to 63. Highs 83 to 88. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
57 to 62. Highs 80 to 85. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 57 to 62. Highs 82 to 87. South winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ055-041230-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
108 PM MDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....70-72.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........64-69 percent.
* 24 hr trend......23 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph.
* Chance of thunder...30 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....91-95.
* 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........19-21 percent.
* 24 hr trend......19 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL increasing to 9900 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (113500 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....70-72.
* Max humidity........46-51 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
* Max temperature.....97-101.
* Min humidity........13-15 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL increasing to 14700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (110200 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs 96 to
100. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs in the 90s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs in the 90s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ056-041230-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
108 PM MDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....65-69.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........81-86 percent.
* 24 hr trend......14 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 15 mph.
* Chance of thunder...30 percent.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) until 1200,
then mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....87-92.
* 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........24-29 percent.
* 24 hr trend......28 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 13 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL increasing to 8800 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (101500 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
* Min temperature.....65-69.
* Max humidity........59-64 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
* Max temperature.....93-98.
* Min humidity........17-22 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph shifting to the north
in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL increasing to 11900 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (92700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Highs 90 to 95.
East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
66 to 71. Highs 87 to 92. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 66 to 71. Highs 88 to 93. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$