122 FNUS54 KEPZ 281959 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 159 PM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019 .DISCUSSION... Good moisture still in place over the area with best chances for widespread shower and thunderstorm activity coming late this afternoon and overnight. Winds will be shifting more westerly starting Thursday which will bring some drier air in, but enough moisture will remain for storms to fire each afternoon through at least Saturday with some isolated to scattered storm moving onto the lowlands later in the day. Temperatures will be near normal through the period with minimum relative humidities will fall back into the 20s the next day or two with some teens on the lowlands starting this weekend. High pressure over the Rockies will keep winds under 15 mph except near thunderstorms. && ...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. NMZ110-291330- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110 SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/GILA NF/APACHE NF/GLZ- 159 PM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....54-58. * Below 7500 ft....58-63. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....70-75 percent. * Below 7500 ft....75-80 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 17 MPH. * Chc of precip.......50 percent. * LAL.................4 until 2400, then 2. * Haines index........3. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1200, then mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until 1200, then numerous showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....78-83. * Below 7500 ft....85-90. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....29-34 percent. * Below 7500 ft....26-31 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 17 MPH. * Chc of precip.......60 percent. * LAL.................2 until 1200, then 5. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL increasing to 13900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (77900 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....53-57. * Below 7500 ft....58-63. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....72-77 percent. * Below 7500 ft....71-76 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 13 MPH. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. * LAL.................4 until 2400, then 2. * Haines index........3. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....76-81. * Below 7500 ft....86-91. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....27-32 percent. * Below 7500 ft....24-29 percent. * 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 13 MPH. * Chc of precip.......40 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL increasing to 14900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....North around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (88500 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .LABOR DAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ111-291330- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ- 159 PM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. * Min temperature.....64-68. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........76-81 percent. * 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 8 MPH. * Chc of precip.......60 percent. * LAL.................5 until 2400, then 2. * Haines index........3. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) until 1200, then partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1200. * Max temperature.....90-95. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min humidity........24-29 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 9 MPH. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL increasing to 11500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (50900 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.....63-67. * Max humidity........74-79 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 10 MPH. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. * LAL.................4 until 2400, then 1. * Haines index........3. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....92-97. * Min humidity........21-26 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 10 MPH. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL increasing to 14700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (62100 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph. .LABOR DAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ112-291330- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112 SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY/BLM/GLZ- 159 PM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. * Min temperature.....63-67. * 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........76-81 percent. * 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......South winds around 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 15 MPH. * Chc of precip.......50 percent. * LAL.................4 until 2400, then 2. * Haines index........3. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1200, then partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1200. * Max temperature.....91-96. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min humidity........22-27 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 12 MPH. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......2200 ft AGL increasing to 11900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (63400 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....64-68. * Max humidity........69-74 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the west after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 8 MPH. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * LAL.................3 until 2400, then 1. * Haines index........3. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....92-97. * Min humidity........21-26 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 8 MPH. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL increasing to 14300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....North around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (55100 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .LABOR DAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ113-291330- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113 CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- 159 PM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming mostly clear (30-40 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....51-56. * Below 7500 ft....57-62. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....81-86 percent. * Below 7500 ft....84-89 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 16 MPH. * Chc of precip.......50 percent. * LAL.................4 until 2400, then 2. * Haines index........3. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent) until 1200, then partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1200. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....74-79. * Below 7500 ft....79-84. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....35-40 percent. * Below 7500 ft....26-31 percent. * 24 hr trend......11 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 12 MPH. * Chc of precip.......40 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4. * Haines index........4. * Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL increasing to 12000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (65600 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....50-55. * Below 7500 ft....59-64. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....77-82 percent. * Below 7500 ft....66-71 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 12 MPH. * Chc of precip.......40 percent. * LAL.................4 until 2400, then 1. * Haines index........4. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....73-78. * Below 7500 ft....83-88. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....34-39 percent. * Below 7500 ft....25-30 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 9 MPH. * Chc of precip.......50 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 4. * Haines index........4. * Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL increasing to 13400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (62200 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .LABOR DAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ055-291330- TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 EL PASO COUNTY- 159 PM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (55-65 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....Around 70. * 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........70-75 percent. * 24 hr trend......20 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 9 MPH. * Chc of precip.......50 percent. * LAL.................4 until 2400, then 2. * Haines index........3. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Max temperature.....92-96. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min humidity........24-28 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 6 MPH. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL increasing to 12400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (48200 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....68-72. * Max humidity........68-73 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 5 MPH. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * LAL.................3 until 2400, then 1. * Haines index........3. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....93-97. * Min humidity........23-27 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 5 MPH. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL increasing to 14000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (51300 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph. .LABOR DAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ056-291330- TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 HUDSPETH COUNTY- 159 PM MDT Wed Aug 28 2019 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....65-69. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........76-81 percent. * 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......East winds around 15 mph becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 8 MPH. * Chc of precip.......40 percent. * LAL.................4. * Haines index........3. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....90-95. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........25-29 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 7 MPH. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * LAL.................2. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL increasing to 11800 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (62200 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....65-69. * Max humidity........74-79 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 7 MPH. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * LAL.................3 until 2400, then 1. * Haines index........3. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....91-96. * Min humidity........25-30 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 5 MPH. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. * Haines index........3. * Mixing height.......2900 ft AGL increasing to 14800 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (52900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 10 mph. .LABOR DAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ 26