Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
299 FNUS54 KMAF 210736 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 236 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns begin to increase over the next few days as very dry air is forecast to move into the region from Mexico. RH`s will remain low through the period with mid and late week seeing the most extreme and widespread values below 5 percent. Winds don`t look particularly strong during this period, but it won`t take much for a fire to spread with this very dry air in place. While ERCs across the Permian Basin have returns to near or below normal with the recent rain, further west this is not the case as ERC values climb above the 97th percentile this week. Given this, any increase in wind could lead to critical fire weather conditions. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-212130- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 136 AM MDT Tue May 21 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 86 (-6) 53 (-7) 88 RH % (24h trend) 7 (+2) 34 (+6) 5 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 11 SW 13 NW 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 15 W 8 SW 12 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 6 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 44 34 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9120 9950 Transport Wnd (kts) W 25 W 24 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 228000 238800 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 4 4 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 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. $$ NMZ117-212130- Chaves Plains- 136 AM MDT Tue May 21 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 93 (-5) 54 (-7) 93 RH % (24h trend) 7 (+2) 46 (+18) 8 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 9 SW 12 N 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 12 SW 6 E 8 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 41 31 14 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11370 9190 Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 N 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 227400 147040 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 3 4 2 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-212130- Eddy Plains- 136 AM MDT Tue May 21 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 94 (-6) 59 (-6) 95 RH % (24h trend) 9 (+3) 26 (+3) 5 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 8 SW 12 NW 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 14 SW 5 W 11 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 44 27 21 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9600 10520 Transport Wnd (kts) W 22 W 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 211200 220920 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 3 3 4 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-212130- Lea- 136 AM MDT Tue May 21 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 92 (-6) 57 (-7) 94 RH % (24h trend) 8 (+3) 39 (+11) 5 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 9 SW 11 NW 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 14 SW 5 W 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 45 29 24 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9500 10690 Transport Wnd (kts) W 22 W 18 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 209000 192420 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 3 3 3 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-212130- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 236 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 /136 AM MDT Tue May 21 2024/ Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 86 (-3) 57 (-8) 88 RH % (24h trend) 10 (+4) 20 (-3) 4 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 14 W 12 W 11 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 17 W 9 W 15 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 42 30 21 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6840 8870 Transport Wnd (kts) W 25 W 26 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 171000 230620 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 3 3 5 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 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. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-212130- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 236 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 100 (+1) 62 (-5) 103 RH % (24h trend) 7 (+1) 48 (+15) 3 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 6 W 7 W 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 8 W 5 W 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 40 23 30 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9920 12130 Transport Wnd (kts) W 21 W 25 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 208320 303250 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 2 1 2 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-212130- 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 236 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 98 (-4) 65 (-5) 101 RH % (24h trend) 8 (0) 87 (+25) 3 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 8 SW 7 SW 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 S 6 W 10 LAL 1 1 2 Haines Index 5 5 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 24 31 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9430 9950 Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 W 23 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 188600 228850 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 2 2 2 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .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. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. $$