Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
232 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Recent wetting rains will maintain low ERCs for most except along
the Rio Grande, which has not received as much rain in recent
events. Warmer temperatures and drier conditions from Thursday
into Sunday will begin to cure finer fuels. By the end of the week
into next Monday, values of RH near or below the critical 15%
level across the Southeast New Mexico Plains and most of West
Texas southwest of the Pecos River, and increasing westerly winds
in advance of another upper air disturbance, will all result in
elevated fire weather conditions developing, especially Sunday and
Monday.

&&

For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.


NMZ116-190915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
132 PM MDT Mon Mar 18 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      34 (-5)      63 (+10)     36           65
RH % (24h trend)      85 (-11)     30 (-12)     74           19
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE 10        S  5         SW  8        W  9
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  8         S  8         W  6         W 16
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            3            5
Wind 10000 FT MSL     25           21           18           37
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6660                      9150
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 16                      W 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  106560                    247050
Vent Category                      Very good                 Excellent
RFTI                  0            0            0            1
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Elevated

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs
around 60. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
20 to 25 mph.

$$

NMZ117-190915-
Chaves Plains-
132 PM MDT Mon Mar 18 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            10
Temp (24h trend)      35 (-6)      67 (+6)      37           69
RH % (24h trend)      84 (-9)      35 (+6)      99           20
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  9        S  7         S  9         SW  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  8         S  9         S  7         W 10
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            3            3
Wind 10000 FT MSL     22           23           24           23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6280                      11300
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 16                      W 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  100480                    248600
Vent Category                      Very good                 Excellent
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West
winds 15 to 20 mph.

$$

NMZ118-190915-
Eddy Plains-
132 PM MDT Mon Mar 18 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      40 (-5)      68 (+7)      40           73
RH % (24h trend)      76 (-12)     36 (+3)      93           16
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE 12        SE  7        S  9         SW  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  9        S  8         S  8         W 15
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            4            4            5
Wind 10000 FT MSL     25           21           21           30
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5470                      10700
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 14                      W 25
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  76580                     267500
Vent Category                      Good                      Excellent
RFTI                  0            0            0            1
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Elevated

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West
winds around 20 mph.

$$

NMZ119-190915-
Lea-
132 PM MDT Mon Mar 18 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            10
Temp (24h trend)      36 (-4)      67 (+6)      37           71
RH % (24h trend)      84 (-10)     35 (+8)      100          15
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  9        S  9         S  9         SW  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  8        S  9         S  9         SW 13
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            4            3
Wind 10000 FT MSL     19           22           26           25
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5610                      10810
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 17                      SW 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  95370                     259440
Vent Category                      Good                      Excellent
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West
winds around 20 mph.

$$

TXZ270-271-190915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
232 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024 /132 PM MDT Mon Mar 18 2024/

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      36 (-6)      64 (+15)     40           65
RH % (24h trend)      80 (-17)     33 (-15)     70           16
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E 22         E  8         SE  9        W 15
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E 15         S 10         S  8         W 27
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Wind 10000 FT MSL     26           22           14           35
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6360                      8180
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 13                      W 33
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  82680                     269940
Vent Category                      Good                      Excellent
RFTI                  0            0            0            3
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Near Crit

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. West winds around 25 mph.

$$

TXZ272-273-275>282-190915-
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
232 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-10)     72 (+17)     40           78
RH % (24h trend)      88 (+1)      29 (-22)     90           14
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E 16         SE  7        SE  9        W  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E 11         S  9         SE  6        W 16
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
Wind 10000 FT MSL     23           23           25           33
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5640                      9350
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 13                      W 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  73320                     261800
Vent Category                      Good                      Excellent
RFTI                  0            0            0            2
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Elevated

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as warm. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs around 70. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.

$$

TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-190915-
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
232 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            10
Temp (24h trend)      40 (-5)      69 (+8)      41           76
RH % (24h trend)      83 (-10)     34 (+1)      100          14
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  9        S  9         SE 10        S  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  8        S 11         S  9         SW 11
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            5            4
Wind 10000 FT MSL     22           22           20           25
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5170                      9530
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 20                      SW 25
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  103400                    238250
Vent Category                      Very good                 Excellent
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around
80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.

$$


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