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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FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
147 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Critical relative humidity continues for locations behind the
dryline. Winds remain weak over the next several days but elevated
to near critical fire weather remains possible. Our next weather
system on Monday brings stronger winds and more widespread
critical fire weather potential that may continue into the middle
part of next week. Depending on how widespread rainfall is this
weekend will dictate how far east the critical conditions develop.
At this time, areas to the south and west of the Pecos are
expected to remain mostly dry, maintaining areas of very dry
fuels. Recoveries remain poor to the west and good to excellent to
the east.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-031200-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1247 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 48 (-9) 85 (+3) 47 81
RH % (24h trend) 55 (+32) 7 (-3) 47 14
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 12 SW 9 SW 15 NW 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 10 S 17 SW 10 E 12
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 20 27 12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12620 7660
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 24 SE 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 302880 130220
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 4 6 6 0
RFTI Category Near Crit Critical Critical Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 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...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-031200-
Chaves Plains-
1247 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None Showers Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 30
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-6) 90 (+4) 51 83
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+47) 8 (-4) 95 26
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 SE 11 S 16 E 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 14 S 15 S 13 NE 11
LAL 1 1 1 3
Haines Index 5 4 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 22 28 23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13510 4990
Transport Wnd (kts) S 22 E 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 297220 84830
Vent Category Excellent Good
RFTI 1 4 4 0
RFTI Category Elevated Near Crit Near Crit Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest
winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ118-031200-
Eddy Plains-
1247 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 30
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-7) 91 (+1) 55 88
RH % (24h trend) 79 (+21) 8 (-1) 94 22
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 12 SE 10 S 15 SE 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 11 S 15 SE 12 E 10
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 6 6 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 21 25 19
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13420 6790
Transport Wnd (kts) S 20 SE 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 268400 101850
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 3 3 4 0
RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ119-031200-
Lea-
1247 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 10 20 50
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-5) 89 (+1) 54 86
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+13) 10 (0) 99 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 10 SE 11 S 15 SE 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 13 S 13 SE 13 SE 11
LAL 1 1 2 3
Haines Index 6 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 23 29 21
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12050 5980
Transport Wnd (kts) S 19 SE 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 228950 113620
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 2 2 2 0
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around
90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-031200-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
147 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 /1247 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024/
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-6) 85 (+6) 53 84
RH % (24h trend) 22 (+3) 8 (0) 49 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 18 W 12 W 17 S 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 13 SW 19 NE 11 SW 13
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 14 19 10
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11980 10740
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 25 S 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 299500 171840
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 6 7 7 2
RFTI Category Critical Extreme Extreme Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity at or
below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around
80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 20 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-031200-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
147 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-10) 95 (+6) 55 94
RH % (24h trend) 36 (-28) 6 (-1) 92 7
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 10 N 8 S 13 SE 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 8 S 12 E 12 S 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 6 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 12 15 19
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11950 10810
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 16 S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 191200 183770
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 3 2 2 2
RFTI Category Near Crit Elevated Elevated Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-031200-
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
147 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 50
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-7) 93 (0) 59 89
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+8) 18 (+9) 100 32
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 10 E 9 SE 15 SE 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 10 SE 11 SE 14 SE 11
LAL 1 2 3 3
Haines Index 6 6 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 17 19 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8650 5750
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 17 SE 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 147050 115000
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 2 0 0 0
RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
$$