FNUS54 KEPZ 161147 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 547 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... .DISCUSSION... A cold front moved across the region this morning, bringing cooler air, strong winds and blowing dust along with it. The winds will slowly come down today, but will continue to be elevated through Saturday. Min RH's today and Saturday will be in the low to mid teens in the lowlands and in the 20's in area mountains. For Sunday and into next week, we will see moisture increase with warmer temperatures and a chance for 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. NMZ110-161830- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 547 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....50-55. * Below 7500 ft....59-64. * 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....25-30 percent. * Below 7500 ft....22-27 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. East winds around 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 38 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL increasing to 6000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....East around 30 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (128000 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....29-33. * Below 7500 ft....35-40. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....35-40 percent. * Below 7500 ft....37-42 percent. * 24 hr trend......20 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. East winds around 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 28 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....51-56. * Below 7500 ft....57-62. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....19-24 percent. * Below 7500 ft....18-22 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds around 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 26 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2900 ft AGL increasing to 5100 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Good (62100 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 38 to 43. Highs 60 to 65. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 63 to 68. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 46 to 51. Highs 63 to 68. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ111-161830- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 547 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Patchy blowing dust. * Max temperature.....63-68. * 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........18-23 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. East winds around 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 38 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4900-6600 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 40 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (182200 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). Patchy blowing dust in the evening. * Min temperature.....42-46. * 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........38-43 percent. * 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. East winds around 25 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 32 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....59-63. * Min humidity........20-25 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. East winds 20 to 25 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 30 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3900-5000 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 30 knots. * Vent category.......Good (92700 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs in the 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 75 to 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ112-161830- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 547 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Patchy blowing dust until 1100. * Max temperature.....62-67. * 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........16-20 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 35 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4300 ft AGL increasing to 6400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....East around 30 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (126400 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). * Min temperature.....37-42. * 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........46-51 percent. * 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. East winds 15 to 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 21 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....59-63. * Min humidity........17-21 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 16 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3200-4900 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (44900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs 65 to 70. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 50. Highs 72 to 77. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the 50s. Highs 75 to 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ113-161830- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 547 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) until 1100, then mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....42-47. * Below 7500 ft....51-56. * 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....29-34 percent. * Below 7500 ft....20-25 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. East winds 20 to 25 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 37 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3900-4800 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 30 knots. * Vent category.......Good (90300 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....22-27. * Below 7500 ft....28-33. * 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....52-57 percent. * Below 7500 ft....53-58 percent. * 24 hr trend......24 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. East winds 15 to 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 21 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....48-53. * Below 7500 ft....54-58. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....19-24 percent. * Below 7500 ft....17-21 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2400-3900 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Poor (26500 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 33 to 38. Highs 60 to 65. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 64 to 69. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. Highs 65 to 70. South winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ055-161830- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 547 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Areas of blowing dust until 1100. * Max temperature.....62-66. * 24 hr trend......18 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........17-19 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. East winds around 35 mph decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 26 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4400-5600 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 40 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (130700 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). * Min temperature.....42-46. * 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........48-53 percent. * 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. East winds around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 18 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....61-65. * Min humidity........19-21 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3700-5100 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (55700 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s. Highs near 70. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 60. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ056-161830- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 547 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Patchy blowing dust until 1100. * Max temperature.....58-63. * 24 hr trend......19 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........21-25 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Northeast winds 25 to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 29 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4400-5100 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 35 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (124700 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). * Min temperature.....37-42. * 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........65-70 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. East winds 15 to 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 17 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....57-62. * Min humidity........22-26 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3500-4700 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (48900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 67 to 72. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. Highs 74 to 79. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 54 to 59. Highs 78 to 83. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$