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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 151912 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX Issued by National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 212 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... Biggest fire concerns will occur today toward the Pecos River Valley as very low humidity combines with strong winds. Winds subside overnight tonight, but very dry conditions will remain. Overnight recoveries tonight will be in the teens and 20s, except across eastern counties, which be east of the dryline. By tomorrow afternoon, all locations will see single-digit min RH values, but winds not be as strong, topping out 10 to 20 MPH. Portions of the Guadalupe and Brokeoff Mountains look to see near critical conditions with elevated elsewhere as a result. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-160915- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 112 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 42 (-13) 78 (+2) 44 84 RH % (24h trend) 32 (+12) 7 (+2) 28 5 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 30 W 16 W 13 W 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 18 W 19 W 9 SW 11 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 58 48 29 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7200 11220 Transport Wnd (kts) W 32 SW 19 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 230400 213180 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 8 4 5 3 RFTI Category Extreme Near Crit Critical Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast 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. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-160915- Chaves Plains- 112 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 46 (-10) 83 (-1) 47 88 RH % (24h trend) 31 (+8) 8 (+4) 36 5 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 24 W 14 W 12 NW 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 13 W 17 NW 8 SW 9 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 4 4 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 52 49 30 21 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9420 10870 Transport Wnd (kts) W 27 W 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 254340 184790 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 7 4 4 1 RFTI Category Extreme Near Crit Near Crit Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. $$ NMZ118-160915- Eddy Plains- 112 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 46 (-14) 85 (-1) 48 89 RH % (24h trend) 24 (-2) 6 (+1) 25 5 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 24 W 10 W 13 NW 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 11 W 14 W 8 SW 9 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 5 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 53 33 23 13 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8430 10860 Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 W 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 168600 184620 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 8 3 5 3 RFTI Category Extreme Near Crit Critical Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as warm. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ NMZ119-160915- Lea- 112 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 47 (-11) 83 (-4) 47 88 RH % (24h trend) 27 (-19) 7 (+2) 32 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 22 W 13 W 11 NW 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 12 W 17 W 8 SW 9 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 5 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 52 46 25 17 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7840 10300 Transport Wnd (kts) W 28 W 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 219520 164800 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 8 4 3 1 RFTI Category Extreme Near Crit Near Crit Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-160915- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 212 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024 /112 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 43 (-17) 75 (-2) 50 82 RH % (24h trend) 24 (+4) 7 (+1) 17 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 36 W 17 W 18 W 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 26 W 24 W 10 W 15 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 4 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 54 33 26 24 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5080 9380 Transport Wnd (kts) W 27 W 19 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 137160 178220 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 8 6 6 5 RFTI Category Extreme Critical Critical Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-160915- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 212 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 47 (-16) 86 (-6) 53 91 RH % (24h trend) 30 (-14) 4 (-3) 16 5 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 20 NW 10 W 9 NW 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 14 W 13 NW 6 SW 8 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 4 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 49 36 24 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6360 8580 Transport Wnd (kts) W 21 W 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 133560 128700 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 8 4 4 2 RFTI Category Extreme Near Crit Near Crit Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ045-050-059>061-067-068-075-274-160915- Gaines-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ector-Ward-Crane-Pecos- Reeves County Plains- Including the cities of Seminole, Andrews, Mentone, Kermit, Odessa, Monahans, Crane, Fort Stockton, and Pecos 212 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 52 (-11) 87 (-6) 53 91 RH % (24h trend) 37 (-27) 5 (-3) 24 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 16 W 10 W 9 NW 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 10 W 14 W 6 SW 7 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 4 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 54 38 25 15 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7480 9370 Transport Wnd (kts) W 22 W 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 164560 131180 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 7 3 2 0 RFTI Category Extreme Near Crit Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ046>048-051>053-062-063-069-070-082-160915- Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Midland-Glasscock- Upton-Reagan-Terrell- Including the cities of Lamesa, Gail, Snyder, Stanton, Big Spring, Colorado City, Midland, Garden City, McCamey, Rankin, Big Lake, Dryden, and Sanderson 212 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 52 (-12) 89 (-2) 52 91 RH % (24h trend) 61 (-17) 6 (-15) 33 8 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 13 W 11 SW 9 NW 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 W 14 W 6 S 6 LAL 2 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 4 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 46 41 26 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7430 7390 Transport Wnd (kts) W 24 NW 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 178320 88680 Vent Category Excellent Good RFTI 3 3 2 0 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 70. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. $$
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