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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FNUS54 KMAF 240243
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
943 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Overnight relative humidity recovery will range from poor across
Southeast New Mexico to good across the eastern Permian Basin.
Elevated conditions are possible again on Friday as heat and low
relative humidity values persist. Critical fire weather
conditions are expected Saturday as winds increase across the
mountains and adjacent plains. The forecast looks to remain hot
and dry until some relief arrives Tuesday and Wednesday.
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For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-240915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
843 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-4) 88 (+3) 54 87
RH % (24h trend) 15 (-5) 4 (+1) 18 5
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 16 W 11 SW 15 W 16
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 15 SW 14 SW 11 W 26
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 47 30 36 49
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10360 9200
Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 W 39
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 207200 358800
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 8 5 5 7
RFTI Category Extreme Critical Critical Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows around 60.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. Chance of showers 20 percent. South 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.
$$
NMZ117-240915-
Chaves Plains-
843 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 56 (0) 92 (0) 54 95
RH % (24h trend) 17 (-32) 4 (+1) 26 4
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 15 NW 10 S 13 SW 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 11 SW 11 S 10 SW 22
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 42 23 32 33
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10810 11650
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 16 SW 32
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 172960 372800
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 7 3 5 7
RFTI Category Extreme Near Crit Critical Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
20 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-240915-
Eddy Plains-
843 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-3) 94 (+1) 58 96
RH % (24h trend) 13 (-24) 4 (+1) 19 5
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 15 NW 9 SW 14 SW 14
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 12 W 12 SW 9 W 27
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 41 26 27 42
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10610 8570
Transport Wnd (kts) W 17 W 36
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 180370 308520
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 8 4 5 7
RFTI Category Extreme Near Crit Critical Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows in the lower 60s.
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 mid 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.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-240915-
Lea-
843 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-3) 92 (0) 55 95
RH % (24h trend) 14 (-72) 4 (+1) 43 4
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 16 NW 12 S 12 SW 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 11 W 13 S 9 SW 23
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 42 23 26 38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10220 9670
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 17 SW 31
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 173740 299770
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 8 2 2 8
RFTI Category Extreme Elevated Elevated Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest
winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10
mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15
percent. Chance of showers 20 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15
mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-240915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
943 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 /843 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024/
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 56 (-6) 87 (+5) 57 88
RH % (24h trend) 12 (0) 4 (+1) 15 5
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 18 W 17 W 14 W 20
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 20 W 17 SW 12 W 26
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 46 30 31 43
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7410 8450
Transport Wnd (kts) W 21 W 37
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 155610 312650
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 8 5 5 7
RFTI Category Extreme Critical Critical Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around
10 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. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. Chance of showers 30 percent. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-240915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
943 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-7) 97 (+3) 58 102
RH % (24h trend) 16 (-16) 2 (-1) 12 4
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 11 W 11 W 9 W 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 10 W 12 W 6 W 15
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 4 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 40 31 22 27
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9300 10710
Transport Wnd (kts) W 18 W 30
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 167400 321300
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 5 2 2 5
RFTI Category Critical Elevated Elevated Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-240915-
Gaines-Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Loving-
Winkler-Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-
Terrell-Reeves County Plains-
Including the cities of Seminole, Lamesa, Gail, Snyder, Andrews,
Stanton, Big Spring, Colorado City, Mentone, Kermit, Odessa,
Midland, Garden City, Monahans, Crane, McCamey, Rankin, Big Lake,
Fort Stockton, Dryden, Sanderson, and Pecos
943 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-7) 98 (0) 59 102
RH % (24h trend) 43 (-41) 3 (-2) 69 4
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 11 W 11 SW 9 SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 NW 11 SE 7 W 16
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 35 25 22 28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10280 11060
Transport Wnd (kts) W 17 SW 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 174760 309680
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 5 2 1 6
RFTI Category Critical Elevated Elevated Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 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 upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
$$
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