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National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

NMZ110-141015-
Beaverhead-Catron NM-Elev 6700 FT MSL
33.41N 108.10W Elev. 6700 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      46          72          45          74          36
Temp          64 60 54 52 49 48 52 67 71 66 54 52 48 46 53 71 73 68 54 49 42 36
Dewpt         55 54 52 51 49 48 52 51 48 49 49 49 47 46 53 50 45 45 43 41 39 35
Max/Min RH                  100          44         100          37          96
RH            73 81 93 96100100100 56 44 54 83 89 96100100 47 37 44 66 74 89 96
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SW
Wind dir deg  18 18 18 18 18 17 18 19 19 19 17 18 18 17 18 19 20 21 19 19 20 22
Wind spd       8  6  6  5  4  3  4  8  9  6  4  4  3  2  5  9 10  8  5  4  3  2
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     75 81 72 69 78 85 64 38 18 19 28 37 46 60 52 20 11  8 13 12 17 20
PoP 12hr                     50          20          20           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.18           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs     L  C  C  C  S  S                 S  S
Tstms          C  C  C  S  S                    S  S
PotThunder       43    31    20    14     9     9    18     3     1     3     1
10K WIND DIR      S     S    SW     S     S     S     S     S    SW    SW    SW
10K WIND SPD     14    19    19    17    18    17    14    13    14    18    20
Mix hgt        4000  2000  1000  4000  6000  1000  1000  5000  6000  3000  1000
T wind dir        S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW
T wind spd       20    16    16    19    26    13    10    20    26    11    11
Smoke Disp       FR    PR    PR    GD    VG    PR    PR    VG    VG    FR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          68    28    67    27    71    27    75    32    74
Temp          65 62 40 28 62 61 39 27 65 64 39 28 68 67 42 32 70 66
Dewpt         32 28 29 25 27 25 25 22 23 24 24 21 24 26 27 25 27 26
Min/Max RH       22    88    20    81    15    78    15    75    17
RH            29 27 64 88 26 25 57 81 20 22 54 75 19 21 55 75 20 22
Wind dir      SW SW  W NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd       5  4  2  1  3  4  2  2  4  4  2  2  3  3  2  2  6  6
Avg clouds    FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
PotThunder        0     0     0     1     0     1     2     1     1

$$

NMZ110-141015-
Slaughter-Catron NM-Elev 8650 FT MSL
34.07N 108.43W Elev. 8650 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      46          64          47          67          40
Temp          58 52 49 49 48 48 48 59 61 56 49 49 48 47 51 63 66 58 48 47 43 41
Dewpt         51 50 47 46 45 45 45 43 41 42 42 42 41 42 46 41 37 37 38 37 37 35
Max/Min RH                  100          46          86          34          86
RH            77 93 93 89 89 89 89 55 48 59 77 77 77 83 83 44 34 45 68 68 79 79
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S SW SW
Wind dir deg  20 20 19 20 20 19 18 19 20 20 17 17 17 17 17 19 20 21 19 19 21 23
Wind spd       5  5  5  6  5  5  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  4  4  4  2
Clouds        B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%)     73 57 68 69 77 59 32 29 19  8 11 25 32 38 27 17 10  5  7 20 21 31
PoP 12hr                     50           5           5           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.20           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs     L  C  C     S
Tstms          C  S  S     S
PotThunder       41    23    15     5     3     2     5     3     1     2     1
10K WIND DIR      S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW    SW
10K WIND SPD     18    20    19    18    19    20    25    27    27    20    12
Mix hgt        3000  1000     0  3000  5000  1000     0  4000  5000  2000     0
T wind dir        S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW     S    SW
T wind spd       23    18    17    25    32    20    19    26    28    13    10
Smoke Disp       GD    PR    PR    GD    VG    PR    PR    VG    VG    PR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          59    33    58    32    60    35    67    37    66
Temp          56 53 39 34 52 51 37 33 55 53 38 35 61 58 42 38 61 57
Dewpt         28 25 23 22 22 20 20 21 20 20 19 19 19 22 23 22 22 21
Min/Max RH       27    61    24    61    22    54    16    54    18
RH            34 33 52 61 31 29 50 61 25 27 46 52 19 25 46 52 22 24
Wind dir      SW NW NW NW  W NW  W NW NW NW NW  E  S SW  S  S SW SW
Wind spd       3  3  2  2  2  3  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  5
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
PotThunder        0     0     0     1     1     1     2     1     1

$$

NMZ111-141015-
Hatchita Valley-Hidalgo NM-Elev 4250 FT MSL
31.72N 108.33W Elev. 4250 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      57          77          57          80          49
Temp          73 71 65 62 59 58 62 71 75 75 67 62 59 58 63 74 79 77 66 60 55 50
Dewpt         59 58 58 58 58 58 59 59 58 57 57 56 56 56 59 59 57 52 51 50 50 48
Max/Min RH                  100          50          93          42          93
RH            62 64 78 87 96100 90 66 56 54 70 81 90 93 87 59 47 42 58 69 83 93
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S NE  E SE  S  S SW NW NE  E  E SE  S SW SW  W  W  W
Wind dir deg  19 20 18 18 19 06 11 14 16 17 24 32 03 07 11 15 19 23 24 25 27 28
Wind spd       8  6  3  2  2  2  2  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  5  6  6  4  3  2  2
Clouds        B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     64 38 39 41 70 54 33 34 15 18 17 27 40 46 25 14  8  5  8 12 12 13
PoP 12hr                     30          20          20           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs     C  C                       S  S
Tstms          C  C                       S  S
PotThunder       36    28    11     7    14    17    11     1     4     5     0
10K WIND DIR     SW     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW    SW
10K WIND SPD     11    18    19    20    12    12    13    11    11    17    23
Mix hgt        4000  1000  1000  4000  6000  1000  1000  4000  6000  2000  1000
T wind dir        S     S    SE    SE     S     W     N    SE    SW     W     W
T wind spd       13     9     5     9    13     6     4     6    13    11    11
Smoke Disp       FR    PR    PR    FR    GD    PR    PR    PR    GD    PR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          74    45    72    43    73    44    76    46    79
Temp          69 71 55 46 66 69 53 44 67 70 53 45 69 72 55 47 72 74
Dewpt         46 40 41 40 40 35 38 37 34 33 34 34 35 35 37 37 37 36
Min/Max RH       30    79    28    76    23    65    22    68    23
RH            44 32 59 79 38 28 57 76 29 25 48 65 28 26 51 68 28 25
Wind dir       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NE SE SE SE SE  S SW
Wind spd       6  8  2  2  6  6  3  2  6  6  2  2  6  5  2  2  5  8
Avg clouds    FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
PotThunder        0     0     0     0     0     2     2     0     0

$$

NMZ112-141015-
Dripping Springs-Dona Ana NM-Elev 6150 FT MSL
32.32N 106.59W Elev. 6150 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      61          75          61          75          59
Temp          68 65 62 63 62 62 66 69 73 73 66 65 63 61 66 72 75 73 66 66 62 59
Dewpt         57 57 57 56 56 56 58 59 58 59 58 56 54 52 54 54 54 55 53 50 48 48
Max/Min RH                   90          59          75          48          67
RH            68 75 84 78 81 81 75 70 59 62 75 73 72 72 65 53 48 53 63 56 60 67
Wind dir       S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind dir deg  16 15 13 15 15 15 13 15 16 16 11 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 16 16 19 21
Wind spd       6  4  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  5  5  6  8  9  9 10 10  8  6  6  6  5
Clouds        B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW CL FW CL FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%)     64 48 34 66 53 67 44 21 25 11 46 58 34 26 10  3  9  5 16 28 19 15
PoP 12hr                     70          40          40           5          10
QPF 12hr                   0.20        0.03        0.29           0           0
Rain Shwrs     C  C  C  C  S  C     S  C  C  C
Tstms          S  C  C  C  S  C     S  C  C  C
PotThunder       33    48    42    24    31    41    14     2     5    11     3
10K WIND DIR     SW     S    SW     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW
10K WIND SPD     10    13    14    13    16    13    10     6     8    14    23
Mix hgt        2000     0     0  2000  4000     0     0  2000  4000     0     0
T wind dir        S    SE    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE     S     S    SW
T wind spd        9     9     9     9    13    10    13    14    17    11     9
Smoke Disp       PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    PR    GD    PR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          71    51    68    48    69    49    71    52    74
Temp          68 68 57 52 65 66 54 49 64 67 55 50 66 68 57 52 69 70
Dewpt         45 41 36 34 35 33 31 29 29 31 29 28 31 32 29 30 34 34
Min/Max RH       35    50    27    46    21    42    23    43    21
RH            44 37 45 50 33 29 41 46 27 26 37 42 27 26 34 43 27 26
Wind dir       W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  N SE  S  S  W SW SW
Wind spd       6  8  4  6  8  9  6  6  6  6  4  6  4  3  3  5  6  6
Avg clouds    FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0     0     0     0     0     5     5     0
PotThunder        2     1     0     0     1     2     3     3     2

$$

NMZ112-141015-
San Andres-Dona Ana NM-Elev 6100
32.58N 106.53W Elev. 6100 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      57          73          56          74          55
Temp          65 63 58 58 58 58 62 67 71 70 62 60 58 57 62 70 74 71 61 62 58 56
Dewpt         56 56 56 56 56 56 56 57 58 57 58 56 54 52 52 52 53 53 53 50 49 48
Max/Min RH                   96          57          90          48          75
RH            73 78 93 93 93 93 81 70 64 63 87 87 87 83 70 53 48 53 75 65 72 74
Wind dir       S  S  S  S SW  S SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind dir deg  18 17 17 18 21 19 14 14 16 16 14 15 14 15 14 16 17 17 16 17 19 20
Wind spd       6  6  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  8  9 11 11 11 10  9  8  9 10  9
Clouds        B1 SC SC B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW CL FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%)     66 44 40 75 57 75 50 34 17  8 51 58 35 26  8  4  6  4 18 26 22 16
PoP 12hr                     70          40          40           5          10
QPF 12hr                   0.37        0.03        0.30           0           0
Rain Shwrs     C  C  C  L  C  C     S  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms          S  C  C  C  C  C     S  C  C  C  S  S
PotThunder       32    47    47    27    33    43    16     3     5    10     3
10K WIND DIR     SW     S    SW     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW
10K WIND SPD     11    14    16    14    14    13    12    11    12    16    21
Mix hgt        1000     0     0  1000  3000     0     0  1000  3000     0     0
T wind dir        S     S     S    SE     S     S    SE     S     S     S    SW
T wind spd       10     9     9     9    14    11    14    16    17    11    12
Smoke Disp       PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          70    47    66    45    68    45    69    48    73
Temp          68 65 52 48 63 62 51 46 63 63 51 46 64 64 52 49 67 67
Dewpt         43 38 36 34 32 31 31 29 27 30 29 28 28 31 29 30 32 32
Min/Max RH       33    58    28    53    21    49    23    48    23
RH            40 37 54 58 31 31 46 51 25 29 42 49 25 29 41 48 27 27
Wind dir      SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  N SE  S SW  W SW SW
Wind spd       8  9  6 10  8  8  8 10  6  5  6  8  4  4  5  6  6  8
Avg clouds    FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0     0     0     0     0     5     5     0
PotThunder        2     0     0     0     0     2     3     3     2

$$

NMZ112-141015-
Sierra De Las Uvas-Dona Ana NM-Elev 5000 FT MSL
32.52N 107.12W Elev. 5000 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      59          84          56          82          57
Temp          76 75 67 65 63 61 66 76 82 80 70 66 61 57 63 76 81 78 69 65 61 58
Dewpt         62 65 65 64 63 61 62 61 59 61 61 59 58 57 59 57 57 57 57 56 57 56
Max/Min RH                  100          46         100          44          93
RH            62 71 93 97100100 87 60 46 52 73 78 90100 87 52 44 48 66 73 87 93
Wind dir       S  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S
Wind dir deg  17 11 07 08 11 13 13 15 15 11 10 11 12 12 13 15 15 14 13 14 14 16
Wind spd       4  4  3  2  2  2  4  6  8  6  5  5  4  4  8  9  9  6  5  4  4  4
Clouds        FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%)     23 19 60 59 77 58 16  8  6 13 27 36 46 36 14  7 10 11 25 36 37 24
PoP 12hr                     40          10           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.20           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs     C  S  C  C
Tstms          C  S  C  S
PotThunder       27    32    15     9     6     3     1     1     3     4     2
10K WIND DIR      S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW
10K WIND SPD     10    16    17    17    11    11    10     5     4    13    23
Mix hgt        4000  1000  1000  3000  5000  1000  1000  3000  4000  1000  1000
T wind dir       SE     E    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     S     S    SE     S
T wind spd        6    10     9    12    13    16    11    13    13    11    11
Smoke Disp       PR    PR    PR    PR    GD    PR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          81    51    76    48    75    45    77    48    83
Temp          76 76 62 52 72 71 57 49 70 70 54 46 71 72 57 49 75 76
Dewpt         54 54 51 47 43 43 42 42 39 37 38 36 37 38 37 37 40 41
Min/Max RH       39    83    29    77    24    68    22    63    21
RH            46 46 67 83 35 36 57 77 32 30 55 68 29 29 47 63 28 28
Wind dir      SW NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NE  S  S SE SE  S  W
Wind spd       6  6  2  4  8  6  2  3  9  8  2  2  5  4  2  2  6  5
Avg clouds    FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr         10    10     0     0     0     5     5     5     5
PotThunder        9     8     1     1     1     4     4     4     3

$$

NMZ113-141015-
Mayhill-Otero NM-Elev 6550 FT MSL
32.89N 105.47W Elev. 6550 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      51          72          49          73          49
Temp          63 62 55 54 54 53 57 68 70 66 57 53 51 49 57 70 72 67 57 53 52 50
Dewpt         57 56 55 54 54 53 57 59 59 59 56 53 51 49 54 55 55 55 53 51 49 48
Max/Min RH                  100          67         100          54          95
RH            80 83100100 98100100 73 68 78 98 98100100 90 58 55 66 88 95 91 93
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind dir deg  16 17 18 16 18 19 16 17 16 14 13 13 16 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 21 22
Wind spd       6  5  4  4  4  4  5  9 10  8  6  4  4  4  5  8 11  8  6  6  6  8
Clouds        B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     78 61 58 89 87 83 52 22 38 48 58 49 50 39 16 13 15 15 22 25 25 18
PoP 12hr                     70          30          20          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.26        0.05        0.09           0           0
Rain Shwrs     C  S  C  L  L  C  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms          C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S
PotThunder       26    40    41    33    27    20     9     4    11     7     2
10K WIND DIR      S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW
10K WIND SPD      8    13    18    17    14    12    11    12    14    18    21
Mix hgt        3000  1000  1000  4000  4000  1000  1000  4000  5000  2000  1000
T wind dir        S     S     S     S     S    SE     S     S     S     S    SW
T wind spd       12    10    11    16    18    11     9    16    18    12    16
Smoke Disp       PR    PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          70    43    65    40    67    39    70    44    72
Temp          70 61 49 43 64 58 44 41 64 61 44 39 66 62 46 45 71 63
Dewpt         44 41 34 31 30 32 29 27 27 32 27 25 30 34 27 29 33 35
Min/Max RH       38    63    27    59    23    57    26    55    24
RH            39 48 57 62 28 38 55 57 24 34 52 57 27 35 48 54 25 35
Wind dir      SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  S SW  W  W SW SW
Wind spd      11  8  9  8  9  8  9  9  9  8  6  5  5  5  6  9 10  9
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5     0     0     0     0     5     5     5     5
PotThunder        3     1     0     1     1     3     4     4     3

$$

NMZ113-141015-
Mescal-Otero NM-Elev 6200 FT MSL
33.17N 105.83W Elev. 6200 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      50          73          50          74          49
Temp          65 63 55 53 53 52 56 69 72 68 57 54 52 50 58 71 74 69 58 54 52 50
Dewpt         54 54 55 53 53 52 56 58 57 56 56 54 51 50 54 53 53 52 52 50 49 47
Max/Min RH                  100          59         100          48          89
RH            68 72100100100100100 68 59 65 96100 96100 87 53 48 55 80 86 89 89
Wind dir       S  S SE SE  S SE  S SW SW  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SW
Wind dir deg  19 16 14 14 16 14 17 21 21 17 12 12 13 14 16 20 20 18 15 16 19 21
Wind spd       6  4  4  3  2  2  4  6  8  6  5  4  4  4  5  8 10  8  6  5  5  5
Clouds        B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     75 69 67 66 68 69 52 43 34 45 46 51 47 36 11 16 12 13 21 25 24 18
PoP 12hr                     70          40          30          10          10
QPF 12hr                   0.26        0.12        0.29           0           0
Rain Shwrs     C  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms          C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
PotThunder       34    37    40    31    34    34    15     3    11    10     3
10K WIND DIR      S     S    SW     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW
10K WIND SPD      8    12    17    14    12    12    13    14    16    19    21
Mix hgt        3000  1000  1000  4000  5000  2000  1000  5000  6000  2000  1000
T wind dir        S    SE    SE     S     S    SE     S     S     S     S    SW
T wind spd        9    10    10    12    17    13    11    13    17    11    11
Smoke Disp       PR    PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          69    41    64    39    66    38    69    43    71
Temp          67 63 47 41 61 59 44 39 62 60 44 38 66 63 46 43 68 65
Dewpt         44 37 34 32 31 30 29 27 26 28 26 25 28 30 27 28 32 31
Min/Max RH       36    70    28    62    23    59    22    55    24
RH            43 38 60 70 32 33 55 62 25 29 49 59 24 29 47 55 26 28
Wind dir      SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  W  W  W  E  E  W SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd      11  8  5  4  8  6  5  4  8  5  4  3  5  4  4  5 10  8
Avg clouds    FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5     0     0     0     0     5     5     5     0
PotThunder        3     1     0     1     0     3     3     4     2

$$

NMZ113-141015-
Smokey Bear-Lincoln NM-Elev 6900 FT MSL
33.35N 105.67W Elev. 6900 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      50          71          49          72          49
Temp          62 58 54 53 53 52 56 67 70 65 56 54 51 50 58 69 71 66 56 53 52 50
Dewpt         57 56 54 53 53 52 56 59 59 59 56 54 51 50 56 56 56 55 53 51 50 48
Max/Min RH                  100          68         100          57          96
RH            84 93100100100100100 75 68 81100100100100 93 63 59 68 90 93 93 93
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SW
Wind dir deg  17 16 18 16 18 18 17 20 21 18 13 13 14 15 16 18 19 17 15 16 19 21
Wind spd       6  4  4  3  3  2  4  8  9  6  6  5  4  4  6  9 11  8  6  5  6  6
Clouds        B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%)     75 81 61 68 75 75 55 35 39 58 51 55 52 40 18 15 12 16 15 27 28 20
PoP 12hr                     70          40          40          10          10
QPF 12hr                   0.36        0.11        0.32        0.01           0
Rain Shwrs     L  L  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms          C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
PotThunder       34    34    38    31    35    35    17     3    14    11     3
10K WIND DIR      S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW
10K WIND SPD      8    12    16    14    13    12    12    13    16    19    21
Mix hgt        4000  2000  1000  4000  5000  2000  1000  5000  6000  2000  1000
T wind dir        S     S     S     S    SW     S     S     S    SW     S    SW
T wind spd       10     9    11    12    17    12    10    14    18    10    12
Smoke Disp       FR    PR    PR    FR    GD    PR    PR    GD    VG    PR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          67    41    63    40    65    39    69    43    70
Temp          65 61 47 42 60 57 44 41 61 58 44 40 65 60 46 44 67 62
Dewpt         45 39 35 33 33 33 31 28 28 30 27 26 30 33 29 29 34 34
Min/Max RH       40    70    31    60    25    59    24    56    27
RH            48 44 63 70 36 40 60 59 28 34 51 57 27 36 51 55 29 35
Wind dir      SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd      12  8  6  5  8  6  6  6 11  6  5  4  5  5  6  8 11  8
Avg clouds    FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5     0     0     0     0     5     5     5     5
PotThunder        4     1     0     1     1     3     4     4     3

$$

NMZ110-141015-
Reserve-Catron NM-Elev 5839 FT MSL
33.72N 108.78W Elev. 5839 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      49          73          47          75          41
Temp          66 62 59 55 53 50 55 68 72 67 59 54 49 47 56 72 74 69 58 52 46 41
Dewpt         57 55 54 53 52 50 53 51 49 49 49 48 46 47 51 50 45 44 44 43 42 40
Max/Min RH                  100          44         100          34          96
RH            73 78 83 93 96100 93 55 44 52 69 80 89100 83 46 35 40 60 71 86 96
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S SW SW
Wind dir deg  20 19 19 19 20 19 20 20 20 21 19 18 17 17 19 20 20 21 20 20 21 22
Wind spd      11  8  8  8  4  3  5 11 13 10  6  6  4  3  5 12 14 11  6  4  2  2
Clouds        B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     85 58 85 75 72 69 34 25 15 15 22 21 26 37 32 17 13  9 14 16 16 19
PoP 12hr                     60          20           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.21           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs     D  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms          C  S  S  S
PotThunder       42    23    16    12     3     1     4     2     0     1     1
10K WIND DIR      S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW    SW
10K WIND SPD     18    21    21    17    18    20    23    25    25    20    14
Mix hgt        4000  2000  2000  5000  6000  2000  1000  5000  6000  3000  1000
T wind dir        S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW    SW    SW
T wind spd       20    17    17    19    26    11     6    18    25    10     6
Smoke Disp       GD    PR    PR    VG    VG    FR    PR    VG    VG    FR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          70    33    69    33    73    35    77    37    75
Temp          66 64 43 33 64 63 42 33 67 66 43 35 71 70 46 37 71 69
Dewpt         35 31 30 26 27 27 26 24 26 27 26 23 27 29 29 27 30 29
Min/Max RH       23    75    20    69    16    61    16    67    17
RH            32 29 60 75 24 25 53 69 21 23 51 61 19 22 51 67 22 22
Wind dir      SW SW NW  N SW SW NW  N  N  W  N NE  S SW  S  S SW SW
Wind spd       6  5  2  1  3  5  2  2  4  4  2  2  4  3  2  2  6  8
Avg clouds    FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
PotThunder        0     0     0     0     1     1     2     1     1

$$

NMZ110-141015-
Gila Center-Catron NM-Elev 5600 FT MSL
33.22N 108.24W Elev. 5600 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      49          76          48          78          40
Temp          68 65 58 54 53 51 55 71 75 70 59 54 50 49 56 74 77 72 58 52 45 41
Dewpt         57 57 55 54 53 51 55 54 51 52 52 52 50 49 55 54 48 48 46 45 43 41
Max/Min RH                  100          43         100          36         100
RH            68 75 90100100100100 55 43 53 78 93100100 96 50 36 43 64 77 93100
Wind dir       S  S SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SW
Wind dir deg  18 18 15 16 12 13 17 19 19 19 17 16 16 17 17 19 20 21 19 19 20 22
Wind spd       6  5  4  4  2  2  3  6  8  5  3  2  2  2  3  6  9  6  4  2  2  1
Clouds        B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     83 72 62 69 77 76 56 37 23 35 29 34 40 58 49 20 11 10 12 11 13 16
PoP 12hr                     50          20          20           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.11           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs     D  C  C  C  S  S                 S  S
Tstms          C  C  C  S  S                    S  S
PotThunder       44    34    20    14    10    10    18     4     2     4     1
10K WIND DIR      S    SW    SW     S     S     S     S     S    SW    SW    SW
10K WIND SPD     14    18    19    16    17    16    14    14    16    18    18
Mix hgt        4000  2000  1000  5000  6000  2000  1000  6000  6000  3000  1000
T wind dir        S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW    SW    SW
T wind spd       17    11    11    16    23    10     5    13    23    10     8
Smoke Disp       FR    PR    PR    VG    VG    FR    PR    VG    VG    FR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          72    33    71    32    75    34    79    37    78
Temp          69 66 43 34 65 65 42 33 67 69 43 35 71 70 45 37 72 70
Dewpt         36 33 33 29 30 29 30 27 26 29 29 26 27 30 31 29 30 32
Min/Max RH       23    82    21    78    16    72    16    73    17
RH            30 29 67 82 27 26 62 78 21 22 57 69 19 22 58 72 21 24
Wind dir      SW SW NW  N SW SW NW  N NW  W  N  N  S SW SW NW SW SW
Wind spd       4  4  1  1  2  4  2  1  2  3  2  1  2  3  1  1  4  5
Avg clouds    FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
PotThunder        0     0     0     1     1     1     2     1     0

$$

NMZ110-141015-
Mogollon-Catron NM-Elev 7854 FT MSL
33.39N 108.81W Elev. 7854 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      50          66          50          69          44
Temp          60 57 53 52 52 51 52 60 65 61 53 53 52 50 53 64 68 63 53 51 48 45
Dewpt         55 53 50 49 49 48 49 49 48 48 46 44 44 45 49 49 45 44 41 40 39 38
Max/Min RH                   95          54          85          45          78
RH            83 88 90 90 88 89 90 67 54 61 76 70 74 82 85 58 45 50 65 66 71 76
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S
Wind dir deg  19 20 20 19 20 19 18 19 19 19 17 17 16 16 17 19 20 21 18 17 19 19
Wind spd       9  6  9  9  6  3  6  9 10  6  5  5  4  3  6 10 10  6  5  5  3  2
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     86 74 71 81 61 49 26 23 18 15 22 22 25 41 33 17 15  9 15 17 15 14
PoP 12hr                     60          20          10           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.31           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs     D  L  C  C  S  S
Tstms          C  C  S  S  S
PotThunder       45    29    18    14     5     1     5     2     1     1     1
10K WIND DIR      S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW
10K WIND SPD     16    17    16    12    14    16    17    17    17    18    17
Mix hgt        3000  1000  1000  4000  5000  2000     0  4000  5000  2000     0
T wind dir        S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW
T wind spd       20    16    14    18    24    13    12    17    21    11     9
Smoke Disp       FR    PR    PR    GD    VG    PR    PR    GD    VG    PR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          62    38    61    39    66    41    69    43    68
Temp          58 56 43 39 55 56 43 39 58 60 45 41 62 62 46 43 63 62
Dewpt         34 30 26 25 27 26 25 23 24 26 22 20 25 28 25 25 28 28
Min/Max RH       32    58    28    52    21    43    21    50    22
RH            40 36 51 56 34 32 48 51 27 28 41 42 24 27 43 49 27 28
Wind dir      SW SW NE NE SW SW  N NE  W  W NE NE SW SW  E  E SW SW
Wind spd       5  5  3  3  5  5  3  3  4  3  5  3  4  3  3  3  6  6
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
PotThunder        0     0     0     0     1     1     1     1     1

$$

NMZ110-141015-
Burro Mountain-Grant NM-Elev 6965 FT MSL
32.67N 108.54W Elev. 6965 ft
1252 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

Min/Max                      55          71          55          73          48
Temp          64 62 57 57 56 56 58 65 69 67 59 57 57 55 60 69 72 68 58 56 51 49
Dewpt         57 54 53 53 53 53 55 54 53 52 51 50 50 52 54 55 50 46 43 44 44 43
Max/Min RH                   96          55          90          44          80
RH            78 75 86 86 90 90 90 68 57 59 75 77 77 90 81 61 46 45 57 64 77 80
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  E  E SE  S  S SW SW  S SW NW
Wind dir deg  18 19 19 20 20 19 18 18 18 19 16 15 11 11 12 17 20 22 21 18 23 30
Wind spd      11 10 10  8  6  5  6  9 10  8  6  6  6  6  8 10 11  9  8  6  5  4
Clouds        B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%)     62 43 34 62 57 62 31 22 13 14 15 14 21 47 26 10  6  4  8  5  6 11
PoP 12hr                     50          10          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs     C  C  S  C  S
Tstms          C  C  S  S  S
PotThunder       43    35    22    10     6     6    12     3     3     3     1
10K WIND DIR     SW    SW     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW    SW
10K WIND SPD     14    18    18    16    12    11    10     9    10    13    18
Mix hgt        2000     0     0  3000  4000     0     0  3000  5000  1000     0
T wind dir        S     S     S     S     S     S    SE     S    SW    SW    SW
T wind spd       17    12    11    12    18     9     8    11    17    10     6
Smoke Disp       PR    PR    PR    FR    GD    PR    PR    FR    GD    PR    PR


Date           10/16/25Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

Max/Min          65    43    64    43    67    45    71    47    72
Temp          62 60 50 44 60 59 48 44 62 61 49 45 66 65 51 48 68 66
Dewpt         40 35 34 34 35 29 28 29 31 30 29 28 30 30 29 30 33 31
Min/Max RH       37    68    31    55    25    51    22    50    24
RH            44 39 54 68 39 32 46 55 31 31 46 51 26 27 42 49 27 27
Wind dir       W  W  N  N  W  W NW  N  W  W  N NE SE  S  E  E SW  W
Wind spd       6  9  6  4  6  9  6  5  6  8  6  6  8  6  6  5  6  9
Avg clouds    FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
PotThunder        0     0     0     0     0     1     2     0     0

$$

This product is for planning and review purposes only and
is not to be substituted for an official fire weather spot
forecast. The data displayed are caculated from a 2.5 by
2.5 km digital database and only approximate weather conditions
in highly varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to
the NWS via email at sr-epz.webmaster@noaa.gov.

Below is a weather element key for this product.
(Note:  Winds do not reflect local terrain effects.)

Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min temp or Min/Max temp(F).....maximum/minimum air temperature
Temp(F).............................air temperature
Dewpt(F)............................dew point temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........maximum/minimum humidity
RH(%)...............................relative humidity
Wind dir(8 point compass)...........20 ft. wind direction
Wind dir deg(degrees)...............20 ft. wind direction in tens of degrees
                                    relative to due north.
     Example: 09 = 90 degrees = east; 18 = 180 degrees = south;
              27 = 270 degrees = west; 36 = 360 degrees = north
Wind spd(mph).......................20 ft. wind speed
Wind gust(mph)......................20 ft. wind gust
Wind chill..........................wind chill temperature
Heat indx...........................heat index
Clouds(cat).........................cloud cover category
     Example: CL = clear; FW = few; SC = scattered;
              B1 = mostly cloudy; B2 = considerable clouds; OV = overcast
Clouds(%)...........................cloud cover as a percentage
Vsby................................visibility value in statute miles
PoP 12hr(%).........................probability of accumulating precipitation
QPF 12hr(in)........................liquid equivalent precipitation amount
Weather...
     Type...
       Rain...........rain
       Rain Shwrs.....rain showers
       Tstms..........thunderstorms
       Drizzle........drizzle
       Snow...........snow
       Snow Shwrs.....snow showers
       Sleet..........sleet
       Flurries.......flurries
       Frzg Rain......freezing rain
       Frzg Drzl......freezing drizzle
     Coverage...
       S..............slight chance
       C..............chance
       L..............likely
       O..............occasional
       D..............definite
       AR.............areas
       PA.............patchy
Obvis...............................obstruction to visibility
     Type...
       F..............fog
       PF.............patchy fog
       F+.............dense fog
       H..............haze
       BS.............blowing snow
       K..............smoke
       BD.............blowing dust
       AF.............volcanic ashfall
DSI (cat)...........................Davis Stability Index
Mix Hgt(ft AGL).....................mixing height
T wind dir(8 point compass).........transport wind direction
T wind spd(mph).....................transport wind speed
ADI (index).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
Ceiling (ft)........................ceiling
LVORI (index).......................Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index
Stability (cat).....................Pasquill Turner Stability
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
     Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
     in effect for the indicated hour

Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min temp or Min/Max temp(F).....maximum/minimum air temperature
Temp(F).............................air temperature
Dewpt(F)............................dew point temperature
RH(%)...............................relative humidity
Wind dir............................20 ft. wind direction
Wind spd(mph).......................20 ft. wind speed
Avg clouds(cat).....................average cloud cover category
PoP 12hr(%).........................probability for accumulating precipitation
Weather...
     See day 1 through 3 weather descriptions