Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
249 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM
CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 4
PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH, AND EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...
.DISCUSSION...
Poor moisture recovery persists each morning along and west of
the Pecos with humidity falling to 4 percent each afternoon
through Monday. Increased winds send fire conditions towards
critical to extreme levels for Saturday and a Red Flag Warning
is in effect across southeastern New Mexico and portions of west
Texas. Lighter winds limit fire concerns largely to the western
high terrain on Sunday. Low fire concerns follow for Monday and
through the end of the work week with better moisture, chances of
wetting rains, and light winds.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-250930-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
149 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-2) 89 (+4) 53 89
RH % (24h trend) 17 (+3) 4 (-1) 27 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 14 SW 16 W 29 W 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 11 SW 31 W 18 W 17
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 34 52 52 33
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7860 12100
Transport Wnd (kts) W 42 W 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 330120 266200
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 5 8 8 4
RFTI Category Critical Extreme Extreme Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or
below 15 percent. Chance of showers 20 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-250930-
Chaves Plains-
149 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-3) 95 (+6) 55 95
RH % (24h trend) 26 (+10) 4 (-2) 26 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 14 S 11 SW 24 NW 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 10 SW 23 W 15 W 14
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 5 5 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 34 48 32
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10460 13340
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 34 NW 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 355640 253460
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 5 7 8 4
RFTI Category Critical Extreme Extreme Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows around 60. Highs
in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Chance of showers 20 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
20 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-250930-
Eddy Plains-
149 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-2) 100 (+9) 58 97
RH % (24h trend) 20 (+9) 4 (-1) 23 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 13 SW 13 W 25 W 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 9 SW 27 W 15 W 16
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 45 48 31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8590 12310
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 38 W 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 326420 246200
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 5 7 8 5
RFTI Category Critical Extreme Extreme Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. Chance of showers 20 percent. East winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
20 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-250930-
Lea-
149 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-5) 99 (+9) 57 94
RH % (24h trend) 43 (+30) 4 (-1) 23 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 12 S 11 W 23 W 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 SW 23 W 15 W 16
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 40 49 33
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9820 11630
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 34 NW 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 333880 220970
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 8 8 4
RFTI Category Elevated Extreme Extreme Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
20 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-250930-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
249 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024 /149 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM
CDT /9 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-1) 91 (+10) 55 87
RH % (24h trend) 14 (+4) 5 (0) 22 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 13 W 21 W 38 W 21
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 11 W 39 W 23 W 26
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 44 50 47
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7970 8650
Transport Wnd (kts) W 45 W 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 358650 242200
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 5 8 8 7
RFTI Category Critical Extreme Extreme Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
20 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. Chance of showers 20 percent. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or
below 15 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent. East winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ279>282-250930-
Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-
Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction,
Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
249 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-3) 106 (+11) 64 104
RH % (24h trend) 17 (-5) 3 (0) 18 4
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 8 NW 6 SW 11 W 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 6 SW 9 NW 11 W 14
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 15 38 35
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9640 11420
Transport Wnd (kts) W 19 W 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 183160 251240
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 2 4 5
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Near Crit Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 101.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 100. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>278-250930-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, and Alpine
249 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-5) 98 (+9) 57 95
RH % (24h trend) 12 (+2) 4 (0) 19 5
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 9 W 11 W 18 W 14
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 7 SW 19 W 15 W 20
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 33 52 45
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10170 10230
Transport Wnd (kts) W 30 W 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 305100 265980
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 8 8 6
RFTI Category Elevated Extreme Extreme Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
50 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
40 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
20 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045-050-059-060-067-274-250930-
Gaines-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ward-Reeves County Plains-
Including the cities of Seminole, Andrews, Mentone, Kermit,
Monahans, and Pecos
249 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-5) 102 (+9) 62 98
RH % (24h trend) 56 (+43) 4 (-1) 21 5
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 9 SW 8 W 18 W 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 SW 18 W 13 W 16
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 31 49 41
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10630 11250
Transport Wnd (kts) W 29 W 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 308270 247500
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 1 8 8 5
RFTI Category Elevated Extreme Extreme Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
40 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 100.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ046>048-051>053-061>063-068>070-075-082-250930-
Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Ector-Midland-
Glasscock-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell-
Including the cities of Lamesa, Gail, Snyder, Stanton,
Big Spring, Colorado City, Odessa, Midland, Garden City, Crane,
McCamey, Rankin, Big Lake, Fort Stockton, Dryden, and Sanderson
249 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-3) 102 (+8) 64 101
RH % (24h trend) 80 (+19) 4 (-2) 37 5
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 S 7 SW 14 W 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 7 SW 13 SW 10 W 16
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 28 43 36
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10250 11030
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 24 W 23
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 246000 253690
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 5 5 4
RFTI Category Elevated Critical Critical Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 100. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$