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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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
224 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Hot and dry conditions seen this afternoon persist through
Thursday afternoon as well. Fortunately, winds trend lighter,
mitigating fire weather concerns for most of the region tomorrow
despite the dry air and ERCs over the 90th percentile. A cold
front Thursday night brings much cooler temperatures and increased
moisture, with widespread wetting rains possible through the
weekend. Beyond today, fire concerns stay nil through at least the
middle part of next week.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-180915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
124 PM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 50 (+1) 88 (+6) 46 77
RH % (24h trend) 23 (+1) 4 (-2) 59 18
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 13 W 9 SW 11 E 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 11 SW 10 S 9 SE 11
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 32 22 26 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10510 7540
Transport Wnd (kts) W 18 S 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 189180 165880
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 4 2 3 0
RFTI Category Near Crit Elevated Near Crit Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-180915-
Chaves Plains-
124 PM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 50 (+1) 91 (+5) 48 78
RH % (24h trend) 25 (-5) 6 (-1) 74 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 10 NW 7 SE 11 E 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 7 E 9 SE 13 SE 11
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 23 32 31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11130 4820
Transport Wnd (kts) W 14 SE 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 155820 81940
Vent Category Excellent Good
RFTI 2 1 1 0
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 60.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. East winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
NMZ118-180915-
Eddy Plains-
124 PM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Mcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+1) 94 (+5) 51 76
RH % (24h trend) 21 (0) 5 (-1) 70 37
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 13 NW 6 SW 10 E 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 W 8 SE 12 SE 11
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 24 19 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11070 4170
Transport Wnd (kts) W 14 SE 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 154980 70890
Vent Category Excellent Good
RFTI 5 0 2 0
RFTI Category Critical Nil Elevated Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms and a
slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
$$
NMZ119-180915-
Lea-
124 PM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (-1) 93 (+6) 47 68
RH % (24h trend) 37 (+10) 6 (0) 83 48
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 10 W 7 SE 9 E 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 7 NW 9 E 13 E 12
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 22 27 26
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10170 2920
Transport Wnd (kts) W 13 E 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 132210 43800
Vent Category Very good Fair
RFTI 3 0 0 0
RFTI Category Near Crit Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. East winds around
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-180915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
224 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 /124 PM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024/
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-1) 87 (+9) 49 75
RH % (24h trend) 15 (0) 5 (-1) 56 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 15 W 10 W 11 E 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 11 W 14 NE 8 E 13
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 28 15 9
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8740 4620
Transport Wnd (kts) W 17 E 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 148580 69300
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 5 3 3 0
RFTI Category Critical Near Crit Near Crit Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. East winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-180915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
224 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-6) 96 (+9) 53 90
RH % (24h trend) 47 (+31) 4 (-2) 75 22
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 8 NW 5 W 7 NE 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 6 W 9 NE 7 E 11
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 5 5 5 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 19 11 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11260 5710
Transport Wnd (kts) W 14 E 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 157640 91360
Vent Category Excellent Good
RFTI 2 2 0 0
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
50 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows around 50. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-180915-
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
224 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-1) 98 (+8) 52 79
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+65) 5 (-3) 88 47
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 SW 7 E 9 NE 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 NW 8 E 10 E 11
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 5 6 6 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 18 16 30
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10960 3170
Transport Wnd (kts) W 15 E 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 164400 50720
Vent Category Excellent Fair
RFTI 2 0 0 0
RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 15 mph.
$$
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