Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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FNUS54 KEPZ 042003
FWFEPZ
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
203 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A couple more days of shower and thunderstorm chances as a slow
moving trough lingers over the region. This afternoon and evening
look like a more down day before ramping up again Fri. Locally
heavy rain and flooding will be the main impacts. Sat storms will
remain over the Sacs. As we go into next week temperatures will
reach 100+ degrees on the lowlands. RH`s will be falling into the
teens by Sun and remain there into midweek. Winds will remain
under 15 mph except near thunderstorm outflows through the period.
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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.
NMZ110-051245-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
203 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....48-53.
* Below 7500 ft....53-58.
* 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....58-63 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....62-67 percent.
* 24 hr trend......30 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after 1100.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....76-81.
* Below 7500 ft....83-88.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....15-20 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....17-22 percent.
* 24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southeast in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 15 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL increasing to 15600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....North around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (151300 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....49-54.
* Below 7500 ft....53-58.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....52-57 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....59-64 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph shifting to the
west after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....80-85.
* Below 7500 ft....88-93.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....11-16 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....10-14 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 18 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL increasing to 15000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (200000 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60. Highs 82 to 87. West winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 58. Highs 83 to 88. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 59. Highs 85 to 90. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ111-051245-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
203 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....58-62.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........61-66 percent.
* 24 hr trend......13 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph shifting to the
south after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 13 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent).
* Max temperature.....88-93.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........15-20 percent.
* 24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* Mixing height.......4100 ft AGL increasing to 9600 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (81900 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....58-62.
* Max humidity........53-58 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 17 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....94-98.
* Min humidity........9-11 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 14400 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots.
* Vent category.......Excellent (206500 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 67. Highs 92 to 97. West winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 66. Highs 93 to 98. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 67. Highs 95 to 100. South
winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ112-051245-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
203 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
* Min temperature.....59-63.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........70-75 percent.
* 24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 8 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after 1100.
* Max temperature.....83-88.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........26-31 percent.
* 24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 6 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
* Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL increasing to 7100 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Good (60100 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
* Min temperature.....58-62.
* Max humidity........72-77 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....90-95.
* Min humidity........17-22 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL increasing to 12300 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (123400 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s. Highs 93 to 98. West
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 94 to
99. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 70. Highs 95 to 100. South
winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ113-051245-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
203 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent).
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....46-51.
* Below 7500 ft....53-58.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....79-84 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....72-77 percent.
* 24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 9 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms after 1100.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....66-71.
* Below 7500 ft....77-82.
* 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....42-47 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....31-36 percent.
* 24 hr trend......16 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the
south in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 7 mph.
* Chance of thunder...40 percent.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
* Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL increasing to 7500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (51900 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....46-51.
* Below 7500 ft....53-58.
* Max humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....80-85 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....76-81 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...30 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max temperature.....
* Above 7500 ft....71-76.
* Below 7500 ft....81-86.
* Min humidity........
* Above 7500 ft....33-38 percent.
* Below 7500 ft....26-31 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 7 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....West around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (57200 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 61. Highs 84 to 89. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 63. Highs 84 to 89. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 58 to 63. Highs 85 to 90. South winds around
5 mph.
$$
TXZ055-051245-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-
203 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min temperature.....64-66.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Max humidity........70-75 percent.
* 24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph shifting to the
south after midnight.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 7 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) until 1100,
then partly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after
1100.
* Max temperature.....82-86.
* 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........30-34 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..East 7 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
* Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL increasing to 7000 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (55800 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms through the
night.
* Min temperature.....62-64.
* Max humidity........70-75 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...20 percent.
* Chc of precip.......20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
* Max temperature.....92-96.
* Min humidity........17-19 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......0 percent.
* Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (123700 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 70. Highs in the mid to upper
90s. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 70. Highs 96 to 100. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 70s. Highs
98 to 102. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ056-051245-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
203 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
then slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
* Min temperature.....59-63.
* 24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max humidity........81-86 percent.
* 24 hr trend......16 percent drier.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 13 mph.
* Chance of thunder...40 percent.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms after 1100.
* Max temperature.....77-82.
* 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........36-41 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
* 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...40 percent.
* Chc of precip.......40 percent.
* Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL increasing to 6500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....South around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Fair (46800 knot-ft).
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
then slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
* Min temperature.....57-61.
* Max humidity........82-87 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..North 12 mph.
* Chance of thunder...40 percent.
* Chc of precip.......30 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
* Max temperature.....86-91.
* Min humidity........23-28 percent.
* 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph.
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 10 mph.
* Chance of thunder...0 percent.
* Chc of precip.......10 percent.
* Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
* Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots.
* Vent category.......Very good (106100 knot-ft).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs 92 to 97.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 94 to
99. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Highs
94 to 99. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
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