FNUS54 KEPZ 151025 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 425 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION... Today will start out nice with near normal temperatures across the area. Min RH this afternoon will be in the mid to upper teens in the lowlands and in the 30's in area mountains. Then this evening a strong cold front will move from the east to the west across the area. The front will usher in cooler temperatures and strong and gusty winds. Those strong east winds will continue on Friday. Min RH's both Friday and Saturday will be in the mid to upper teens in the lowlands and in the 20's in area mountains. We will be calmer, but cool on Saturday, before a warming trend begins on 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. NMZ110-151830- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 425 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....58-63. * Below 7500 ft....67-72. * 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....25-30 percent. * Below 7500 ft....20-25 percent. * 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL increasing to 6400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (56400 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....33-37. * Below 7500 ft....40-45. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....62-67 percent. * Below 7500 ft....54-59 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. East winds around 25 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 37 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....48-53. * Below 7500 ft....58-63. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....24-29 percent. * Below 7500 ft....21-26 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. East winds 20 to 25 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 6300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....East around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (119500 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 39. Highs 54 to 59. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 59 to 64. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows 41 to 46. Highs 64 to 69. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ111-151830- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 425 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....73-77. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........18-22 percent. * 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL increasing to 6400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....East around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Good (73700 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Patchy blowing dust after midnight. * Min temperature.....48-52. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........48-53 percent. * 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. East winds around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 35 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Patchy blowing dust. * Max temperature.....61-66. * Min humidity........19-24 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. East winds 25 to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 37 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5100-6700 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 35 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (176500 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Lows in the 40s. Highs near 60. East winds around 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the 40s. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows near 50. Highs in the 70s. East winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ112-151830- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 425 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT FRIDAY... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature.....73-78. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........18-22 percent. * 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......North winds around 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL increasing to 6300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....North around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Good (83400 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Areas of blowing dust after midnight. * Min temperature.....46-51. * 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........54-59 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Northeast winds around 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 29 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Patchy blowing dust in the morning. * Max temperature.....61-66. * Min humidity........17-21 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 32 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4400-6300 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 30 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (120200 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 58 to 63. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs 64 to 69. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 50. Highs 72 to 77. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ113-151830- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 425 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT FRIDAY... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....59-64. * Below 7500 ft....64-69. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....30-35 percent. * Below 7500 ft....23-28 percent. * 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest winds around 10 mph increasing to northeast around 20 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 20 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL increasing to 6800 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (119100 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....28-33. * Below 7500 ft....35-40. * 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....82-87 percent. * Below 7500 ft....67-72 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Northeast winds 25 to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northeast 38 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....41-46. * Below 7500 ft....50-55. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....31-36 percent. * Below 7500 ft....21-26 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Northeast winds around 30 mph becoming east around 20 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 38 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4100-5100 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 30 knots. * Vent category.......Good (83900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 28 to 33. Highs 52 to 57. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 33 to 38. Highs 59 to 64. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows 41 to 46. Highs 65 to 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ055-151830- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 425 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT FRIDAY... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....78-83. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........19-21 percent. * 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......North winds around 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL increasing to 6900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....North around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Good (72800 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Areas of blowing dust through the night. * Min temperature.....51-55. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........48-53 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Northeast winds around 35 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 17 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Areas of blowing dust in the morning. * Max temperature.....60-64. * Min humidity........19-21 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. East winds around 35 mph decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 23 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4500-6000 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 40 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (122600 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs near 70. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ056-151830- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 425 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT FRIDAY... .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....77-82. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........22-26 percent. * 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph increasing to northeast around 15 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL increasing to 7900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Good (92500 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Patchy blowing dust. * Min temperature.....47-52. * 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........63-68 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Northeast winds 25 to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 22 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Patchy blowing dust in the morning. * Max temperature.....55-60. * Min humidity........23-28 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Windy. Northeast winds 25 to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..East 28 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4600-5600 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 35 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (118300 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 38 to 43. Highs 56 to 61. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 66 to 71. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. Highs 74 to 79. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$