FNUS54 KEPZ 161945 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 145 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION... Breezy to windy conditions with sustained speeds between 25-30 mph will continue today before subsiding going into the weekend. Min RH's will be in the upper teens and 20s across the area to start out the weekend, increasing to 30-40% Sunday and Monday. Ventilation rates range from good to very good today and drop to poor to good tomorrow, then poor to fair Sunday. && ...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. NMZ110-171115- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 145 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....28-32. * Below 7500 ft....34-39. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....44-49 percent. * Below 7500 ft....43-48 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 (35-45 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....52-57. * Below 7500 ft....58-63. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....18-23 percent. * Below 7500 ft....18-22 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. * 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). .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....36-40. * Below 7500 ft....40-45. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....55-60 percent. * Below 7500 ft....50-55 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 18 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Chance of rain showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....53-58. * Below 7500 ft....59-64. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....44-49 percent. * Below 7500 ft....40-45 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...10 percent. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * Mixing height.......2300-4100 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Poor (32500 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 61 to 66. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows 46 to 51. Highs 63 to 68. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 47 to 52. Highs 62 to 67. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ111-171115- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 145 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent). Patchy blowing dust in the evening. * Min temperature.....41-45. * 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........43-48 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.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....60-64. * 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........20-25 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * 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). .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). * Min temperature.....44-48. * Max humidity........47-52 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. East winds 15 to 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 20 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of rain showers in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....63-67. * Min humidity........35-40 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......2700-3900 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Poor (31500 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the 50s. Highs 75 to 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 75 to 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ112-171115- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 145 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Min temperature.....35-40. * 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........54-59 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.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....60-64. * 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........18-22 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 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). .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). * Min temperature.....40-44. * Max humidity........51-56 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 14 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....63-68. * Min humidity........30-35 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2500-4400 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Poor (30000 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 50. Highs 70 to 75. 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. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 75 to 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ113-171115- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 145 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....21-26. * Below 7500 ft....26-31. * 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....58-63 percent. * Below 7500 ft....62-67 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....55-59. * 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....20-25 percent. * Below 7500 ft....18-22 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. * 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). .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....30-35. * Below 7500 ft....34-39. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....47-52 percent. * Below 7500 ft....47-52 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....52-57. * Below 7500 ft....59-64. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....37-42 percent. * Below 7500 ft....28-33 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2200 ft AGL increasing to 4400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Poor (36200 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 63 to 68. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 45 to 50. Highs 66 to 71. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 47 to 52. Highs 66 to 71. South winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ055-171115- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 145 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). * Min temperature.....40-44. * 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........55-60 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.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....61-65. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........20-22 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 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). .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). * Min temperature.....43-47. * Max humidity........53-58 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature.....67-71. * Min humidity........33-35 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL increasing to 4800 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (40200 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid to upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows near 60. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ056-171115- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 145 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (50-60 percent). * Min temperature.....35-40. * 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........76-81 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) until 1100, then mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....58-63. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min humidity........22-27 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 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). .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). * Min temperature.....37-42. * Max humidity........70-75 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 14 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). * Max temperature.....65-70. * Min humidity........32-37 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL increasing to 4700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (42200 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 73 to 78. 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. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 56 to 61. Highs 79 to 84. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$