Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
616 FNUS54 KMAF 021915 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 215 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024 .DISCUSSION... Recent rainfall and good to excellent recoveries will keep fire weather concerns low for areas east of the Pecos River. Dry and hot conditions will persist each day through much of this week with poor recoveries west of the Pecos River and particularly across the Davis Mountains and Culberson County. Min RHs will reach critical levels nearly areawide. Winds stay on the lighter side. Storm chances increase late in the week and lightning starts will need to be monitored for areas west of and including the Davis Mountains. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-030915- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 115 PM MDT Sun Jun 2 2024 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 63 (+5) 94 (+2) 63 97 RH % (24h trend) 14 (-58) 4 (-1) 17 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 13 W 11 W 14 W 13 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 11 W 12 W 13 W 11 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 39 24 43 26 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12240 14720 Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 W 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 244800 323840 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 3 4 2 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-030915- Chaves Plains- 115 PM MDT Sun Jun 2 2024 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 62 (0) 100 (+2) 61 103 RH % (24h trend) 27 (-54) 4 (-2) 17 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 12 NW 8 W 10 W 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 9 W 9 SW 9 NW 9 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 5 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 36 25 27 23 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13980 16460 Transport Wnd (kts) W 15 NW 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 209700 279820 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 1 2 2 RFTI Category Near Crit Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-030915- Eddy Plains- 115 PM MDT Sun Jun 2 2024 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 62 (-2) 101 (+2) 65 103 RH % (24h trend) 36 (-46) 4 (-2) 16 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 13 W 7 W 14 W 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 W 12 SW 9 W 9 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 25 39 24 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12960 15170 Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 W 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 259200 257890 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 4 4 1 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-030915- Lea- 115 PM MDT Sun Jun 2 2024 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 61 (-2) 100 (+4) 62 101 RH % (24h trend) 66 (-20) 4 (-5) 21 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 13 W 9 SW 11 W 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 W 11 W 8 W 10 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 35 29 33 20 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13130 15370 Transport Wnd (kts) W 18 W 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 236340 230550 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 3 2 3 1 RFTI Category Near Crit Elevated Near Crit Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-030915- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 215 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024 /115 PM MDT Sun Jun 2 2024/ Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 65 (+4) 92 (+4) 61 93 RH % (24h trend) 14 (-64) 5 (-1) 17 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 12 W 12 W 14 W 15 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 W 16 W 13 W 15 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 5 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 35 30 44 30 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9210 10740 Transport Wnd (kts) W 22 W 19 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 202620 204060 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 4 4 3 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-030915- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 215 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 65 (0) 102 (+5) 62 103 RH % (24h trend) 65 (-17) 4 (-6) 34 5 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 NW 6 W 8 W 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 5 W 9 W 6 W 11 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 6 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 32 26 35 25 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11670 12320 Transport Wnd (kts) W 21 W 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 245070 209440 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 2 2 2 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-030915- 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 215 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 10 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 67 (-1) 103 (+8) 65 105 RH % (24h trend) 98 (+8) 4 (-29) 78 5 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 11 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 SW 10 SW 8 W 11 LAL 3 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 28 30 29 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12040 12930 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 21 W 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 252840 258600 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 2 2 2 RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. $$