FNUS54 KEPZ 181007 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 407 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... Another dry, warm, and breezy to windy day is expected today with critical fire weather conditions across most of the area. Min RH values will drop to around 10% while winds top out between 15 and 25 MPH, with strongest winds in the higher elevations and for east-facing slopes. Tuesday will remain very dry but winds will be lighter. Venting will be excellent for both days with smoke transport to the northeast. && ...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. NMZ110-181830- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 407 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....63-68. * Below 7500 ft....73-78. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....14-18 percent. * Below 7500 ft....12-16 percent. * 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds around 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 35 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 30 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (221300 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....39-44. * Below 7500 ft....44-49. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....55-60 percent. * Below 7500 ft....50-55 percent. * 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds around 25 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 32 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....67-72. * Below 7500 ft....77-82. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....11-15 percent. * Below 7500 ft....9-13 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 18 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL increasing to 10300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (247100 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 47 to 52. Highs 74 to 79. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 51. Highs 74 to 79. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 51. Highs 75 to 80. West winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ111-181830- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 407 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Patchy blowing dust after 1100. * Max temperature.....82-87. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........10-14 percent. * 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds around 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 35 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL increasing to 9000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 30 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (239700 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature.....51-56. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Max humidity........40-45 percent. * 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 28 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature.....85-90. * Min humidity........6-8 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 24 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL increasing to 11900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (243100 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 84 to 89. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 58. Highs 83 to 88. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s. Highs 83 to 88. West winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ112-181830- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 407 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature.....83-88. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........9-11 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 33 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL increasing to 9000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 30 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (252600 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature.....53-58. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........34-39 percent. * 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 25 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 28 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature.....85-90. * Min humidity........7-9 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 21 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 11600 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (249800 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60. Highs 85 to 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60. Highs 83 to 88. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 84 to 89. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ113-181830- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 407 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....65-70. * Below 7500 ft....75-80. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....14-18 percent. * Below 7500 ft....9-13 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 25 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 36 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 8100 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 35 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (271700 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (25-35 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....44-49. * Below 7500 ft....49-54. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....43-48 percent. * Below 7500 ft....39-44 percent. * 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds around 25 mph becoming west around 15 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 37 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....68-73. * Below 7500 ft....76-81. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....11-15 percent. * Below 7500 ft....10-15 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 21 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL increasing to 10500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....South around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (232800 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 49 to 54. Highs 71 to 76. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 72 to 77. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 48 to 53. Highs 73 to 78. West winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ055-181830- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 407 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy blowing dust after 1100. * Max temperature.....87-91. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min humidity........8-10 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds 15 to 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 32 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL increasing to 10600 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (234300 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). Patchy blowing dust in the evening. * Min temperature.....59-63. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Max humidity........31-35 percent. * 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 23 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....88-92. * Min humidity........6-8 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 21 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (181200 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs near 90. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ056-181830- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 407 AM MDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy blowing dust after 1100. * Max temperature.....86-91. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min humidity........7-9 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 32 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL increasing to 12100 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (243500 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). * Min temperature.....57-61. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........35-40 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 21 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature.....87-92. * Min humidity........6-8 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL increasing to 12800 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (194600 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Highs 85 to 90. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows near 60. Highs 82 to 87. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 83 to 88. West winds around 5 mph. $$