FNUS54 KEPZ 181952 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 152 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 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... Gusty west winds continue this afternoon, producing the critical fire conditions. Red Flag Warnings will continue into this evening. Tuesday through Friday, wind conditions slacken a bit, but each afternoon will still become breezy. Fire conditions to remain at elevated levels. Winds over the Sacramento/Capitan Mountains will lighten up a bit after today, and will see significant wind shift to the east/northeast Friday night and Saturday. This will also produce modest increases in dewpoint/humidity, and could lead to a shower or thunderstorm over eastern Otero and Hudspeth Counties Saturday and Sunday. Despite this uptick in moisture, ERCs are still forecast to remain around the 90th percentile through 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. NMZ110-191330- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 152 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....39-44. * Below 7500 ft....44-49. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....58-63 percent. * Below 7500 ft....52-57 percent. * 24 hr trend......26 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. West winds around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 31 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....67-72. * Below 7500 ft....77-82. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....11-15 percent. * Below 7500 ft....8-12 percent. * 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. * 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.......5600 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (247200 knot-ft). .TUESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....41-46. * Below 7500 ft....47-52. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....38-43 percent. * Below 7500 ft....34-39 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. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....66-71. * Below 7500 ft....76-81. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....7-11 percent. * Below 7500 ft....7-11 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......7300 ft AGL increasing to 13400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (240300 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 73 to 78. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 49. Highs 73 to 78. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 51. Highs 74 to 79. West winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ111-191330- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 152 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Patchy blowing dust in the evening. * Min temperature.....50-55. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........42-47 percent. * 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 29 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....86-91. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........6-8 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 29 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL increasing to 12400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (249600 knot-ft). .TUESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). * Min temperature.....53-57. * Max humidity........24-29 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 24 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (30-40 percent). * Max temperature.....84-89. * Min humidity........8-10 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 17 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL increasing to 14700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (268500 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 57. Highs 83 to 88. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 52 to 57. Highs 82 to 87. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 57. Highs 82 to 87. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ112-191330- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 152 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature.....53-58. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........37-42 percent. * 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 26 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature.....86-91. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........6-8 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 25 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL increasing to 11900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (252500 knot-ft). .TUESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Min temperature.....54-58. * Max humidity........33-38 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 15 mph becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 21 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). * Max temperature.....84-89. * Min humidity........8-12 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 16 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL increasing to 14700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....South around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (287400 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 58. Highs 83 to 88. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s. Highs 83 to 88. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s. Highs 82 to 87. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ113-191330- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 152 PM 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... .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....44-49. * Below 7500 ft....49-54. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....46-51 percent. * Below 7500 ft....39-44 percent. * 24 hr trend......20 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 35 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....68-73. * Below 7500 ft....77-82. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....10-14 percent. * Below 7500 ft....10-15 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 20 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL increasing to 10900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....South around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (241300 knot-ft). .TUESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....41-46. * Below 7500 ft....48-53. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....53-58 percent. * Below 7500 ft....61-66 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds around 15 mph becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 22 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....66-71. * Below 7500 ft....73-78. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....18-23 percent. * Below 7500 ft....21-26 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 20 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. * Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL increasing to 12300 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....South around 25 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (248800 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 51. Highs 73 to 78. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 52. Highs 73 to 78. West winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 47 to 52. Highs 72 to 77. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ055-191330- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 152 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). Patchy blowing dust in the evening. * Min temperature.....59-63. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........33-38 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 24 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....89-93. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........6-8 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 23 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL increasing to 12400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (178100 knot-ft). .TUESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Min temperature.....59-63. * Max humidity........33-38 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Max temperature.....87-91. * Min humidity........11-16 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL increasing to 13200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (245400 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 60. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 60. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ056-191330- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 152 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). * Min temperature.....56-60. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........37-42 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 25 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....88-93. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........6-8 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 22 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 (185800 knot-ft). .TUESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Min temperature.....55-59. * Max humidity........53-58 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the east after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 14 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). * Max temperature.....85-90. * Min humidity........12-14 percent. * 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......4700 ft AGL increasing to 13900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....South around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (253800 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 82 to 87. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 82 to 87. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs 81 to 86. West winds around 5 mph. $$ DH