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
141 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will bring cooler temperatures and higher humidities
over the weekend reducing the fire weather threat. Warmer
temperatures and stronger winds increase the fire threat in
southeastern New Mexico and the upper Trans Pecos Monday and
Tuesday. Possible rainfall Saturday will determine fine fuel
moisture levels so a better idea for the potential for critical
fire conditions will be known for the next forecast. Elevated to
near critical conditions continue through Thursday before some
improvement is seen Friday.
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For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-050915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1241 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-2) 84 (+11) 51 81
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+54) 8 (-15) 34 8
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 11 SE 6 SW 15 W 18
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 S 16 SW 13 W 22
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 19 45 59
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9340 8940
Transport Wnd (kts) S 23 W 32
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 214820 286080
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 4 4 5
RFTI Category Nil Near Crit Near Crit Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. 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 upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-050915-
Chaves Plains-
1241 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 50 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (0) 87 (+12) 54 87
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+18) 13 (-28) 92 8
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 14 SE 8 S 19 SW 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 S 15 S 18 W 14
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 20 40 41
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8190 11520
Transport Wnd (kts) S 24 W 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 196560 253440
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 4 4 4
RFTI Category Nil Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ118-050915-
Eddy Plains-
1241 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 30 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-2) 88 (+8) 56 89
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+17) 15 (-21) 87 10
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 14 SE 6 S 16 SW 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 8 SE 12 S 14 W 22
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 9 16 34 47
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7800 9670
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 19 SW 30
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 148200 290100
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 0 0 1 6
RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
15 mph.
$$
NMZ119-050915-
Lea-
1241 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-2) 82 (+5) 56 88
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 32 (-15) 100 9
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 16 E 7 SE 15 SW 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 10 SE 10 S 15 SW 19
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 10 18 32 40
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5170 10110
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 18 SW 29
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 93060 293190
Vent Category Good Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 7
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-050915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
141 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024 /1241 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024/
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (-4) 83 (+4) 53 81
RH % (24h trend) 89 (+46) 9 (-4) 39 9
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 17 E 7 S 12 W 25
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 11 S 12 SW 14 W 31
LAL 2 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 5 5 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 9 11 32 55
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9030 7380
Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 W 36
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 144480 265680
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 1 1 3 6
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Near Crit Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
West winds around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...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.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around
70. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
15 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-050915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
141 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 30 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-4) 91 (+2) 54 95
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+19) 8 (-6) 92 5
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 12 NE 6 SE 10 W 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 10 SE 8 SE 9 W 15
LAL 3 3 1 1
Haines Index 6 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 17 26 38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8050 9600
Transport Wnd (kts) E 13 W 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 104650 259200
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 2 0 0 5
RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-050915-
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
141 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 70 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-4) 84 (0) 61 93
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 40 (-10) 100 7
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 13 E 5 SE 10 SW 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 8 E 7 S 12 SW 14
LAL 5 3 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 18 26 34
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4340 9420
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 13 SW 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 56420 244920
Vent Category Fair Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 4
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...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.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
15 mph.
$$