Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
618 FNUS54 KMAF 200741 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 241 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024 .DISCUSSION... Elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions across far West Texas, Southeast New Mexico, and the higher terrain will continue for much of this week with single digit humidity each afternoon, poor overnight recoveries, ERCs in the 90th+ percentile, and critically dry fuels. 20ft winds will remain fairly light for most of this week except on Tuesday, limiting fire weather concerns somewhat. A cold front on Wednesday will bring slightly cooler temperatures and a few thunderstorms for Thursday before a warming and drying trend sets in again Friday and beyond. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-202230- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 141 AM MDT Mon May 20 2024 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 94 (+4) 56 (-4) 87 RH % (24h trend) 4 (-2) 30 (+13) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 8 SW 14 W 11 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 14 W 11 W 17 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 40 40 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11010 8930 Transport Wnd (kts) W 25 W 30 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 275250 267900 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 4 4 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. $$ NMZ117-202230- Chaves Plains- 141 AM MDT Mon May 20 2024 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 101 (+4) 60 (-1) 94 RH % (24h trend) 4 (-2) 34 (+14) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 5 SW 14 NW 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 10 W 8 W 14 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 40 35 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13010 11400 Transport Wnd (kts) W 21 W 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 273210 250800 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 3 4 4 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-202230- Eddy Plains- 141 AM MDT Mon May 20 2024 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 102 (+4) 63 (0) 95 RH % (24h trend) 5 (-2) 27 (+9) 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 5 SW 13 NW 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 11 W 8 W 17 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 39 40 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11760 9860 Transport Wnd (kts) W 22 W 27 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 258720 266220 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 4 4 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly 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. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...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. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 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. $$ NMZ119-202230- Lea- 141 AM MDT Mon May 20 2024 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 99 (+1) 61 (-1) 93 RH % (24h trend) 5 (-1) 37 (+13) 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 6 SW 12 NW 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 11 SW 8 W 15 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 36 31 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10650 9540 Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 W 26 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 213000 248040 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 2 3 4 RFTI Category Elevated Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-202230- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 241 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024 /141 AM MDT Mon May 20 2024/ Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 93 (+6) 63 (-1) 87 RH % (24h trend) 6 (-1) 21 (+6) 9 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 9 W 12 W 14 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 14 W 12 W 18 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 5 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 40 44 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8420 6820 Transport Wnd (kts) W 22 W 30 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 185240 204600 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 3 3 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...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. .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. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-202230- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 241 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 104 (+6) 63 (-3) 101 RH % (24h trend) 4 (-3) 48 (+22) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 NW 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 7 W 6 W 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 26 35 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10600 10020 Transport Wnd (kts) W 16 W 23 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 169600 230460 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 0 2 RFTI Category Elevated Nil Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-202230- 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 241 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 104 (+2) 68 (+1) 100 RH % (24h trend) 5 (-6) 83 (+29) 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 8 S 9 W 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 S 11 W 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 28 27 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10530 9400 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 18 W 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 189540 197400 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 1 2 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 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. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$