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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
000 FNUS54 KMAF 261944 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 244 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN, AND INTO THE BIG BEND... .DISCUSSION... Winds today are lighter than Thursday, but 20ft winds around 15- 20kts and humidity below 15 percent today has still warranted a Fire Danger Statement despite above normal fuel moisture. Overnight recovery will be poor to fair out west and good out east before humidity falls to critical levels again on Saturday. 20ft winds will be significantly stronger Saturday as well, with RFTIs of 6-7 in the mountains, Big Bend, and SE New Mexico, so a Red Flag Warning has been issued for these areas. Beyond Saturday, lighter winds and a slow uptick in moisture should limit fire concerns. Rain and storms possibly return areawide Wednesday. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-271215- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 144 PM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 46 (-2) 69 (-4) 40 75 RH % (24h trend) 44 (+6) 11 (-1) 59 11 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 18 SW 24 W 24 W 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 22 W 31 W 15 W 14 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 55 55 50 34 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11370 10540 Transport Wnd (kts) W 40 W 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 454800 210800 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 6 6 2 RFTI Category Near Crit Critical Critical Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 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 mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. $$ NMZ117-271215- Chaves Plains- 144 PM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 49 (-1) 75 (-6) 43 80 RH % (24h trend) 40 (0) 10 (0) 58 12 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 16 SW 13 W 20 W 11 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 11 SW 27 W 10 W 13 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 5 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 41 43 42 36 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13320 12320 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 35 W 19 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 466200 234080 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 7 6 1 RFTI Category Near Crit Extreme Critical Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. $$ NMZ118-271215- Eddy Plains- 144 PM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 52 (-1) 78 (-3) 44 82 RH % (24h trend) 35 (+7) 12 (+1) 46 12 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 15 W 16 W 23 W 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 12 W 28 W 10 W 10 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 3 5 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 45 54 44 27 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11680 10840 Transport Wnd (kts) W 36 W 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 420480 184280 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 5 6 5 2 RFTI Category Critical Critical Critical Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ NMZ119-271215- Lea- 144 PM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 51 (-1) 78 (-2) 44 80 RH % (24h trend) 36 (-1) 11 (+1) 53 11 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 15 W 14 W 22 W 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 10 W 26 W 10 W 12 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 3 4 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 38 49 48 32 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11060 10420 Transport Wnd (kts) W 37 W 19 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 409220 197980 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 5 6 6 1 RFTI Category Critical Critical Critical Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-271215- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 244 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 /144 PM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 47 (-3) 70 (-1) 43 72 RH % (24h trend) 37 (+5) 15 (+4) 45 12 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 24 W 37 W 35 W 18 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 29 W 38 W 28 W 21 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 4 4 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 46 45 45 29 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10030 8580 Transport Wnd (kts) W 38 W 23 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 381140 197340 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 6 5 6 5 RFTI Category Critical Critical Critical Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-271215- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 244 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 49 (-6) 91 (+8) 46 85 RH % (24h trend) 29 (-9) 6 (-1) 36 8 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 11 W 11 W 22 W 11 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 SW 18 NW 14 W 14 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 5 6 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 36 44 31 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11060 8710 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 28 W 19 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 309680 165490 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 5 7 6 2 RFTI Category Critical Extreme Critical Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-271215- 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 244 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Pcldy Clear Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 53 (-5) 88 (+2) 50 86 RH % (24h trend) 68 (-7) 9 (0) 41 9 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 9 SW 9 W 14 W 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 SW 15 W 8 W 11 LAL 1 2 2 1 Haines Index 5 4 5 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 34 32 42 31 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10360 9760 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 24 W 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 248640 165920 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 3 3 3 2 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. $$
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