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
218 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Critical relative humidity will continue for locations behind the
dryline through the period. This combines with periods of
elevated winds resulting in critical fire weather at times. Winds
weaken 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. Depending on how widespread rainfall is this weekend
will dictate how far east the critical conditions develop. 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.
NMZ116-022130-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
118 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 83 (-3) 49 (-5) 84
RH % (24h trend) 8 (+1) 53 (+28) 7
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 11 SW 11 NW 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 11 W 9 S 12
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 25 21
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12730 12670
Transport Wnd (kts) W 18 W 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 229140 266070
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 2 3
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.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
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West 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.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-022130-
Chaves Plains-
118 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 86 (-7) 52 (-2) 90
RH % (24h trend) 10 (+2) 88 (+42) 8
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 9 SE 8 E 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 9 E 9 S 10
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 6 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 13 21
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12600 13440
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 17 S 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 214200 282240
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 0 3
RFTI Category Nil Nil Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around
90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ118-022130-
Eddy Plains-
118 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 91 (-3) 53 (-4) 91
RH % (24h trend) 7 (-1) 61 (+16) 8
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 9 SW 11 E 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 12 SW 9 S 12
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 6 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 23 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12890 13990
Transport Wnd (kts) W 17 SW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 219130 293790
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 2 4
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast 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...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.
$$
NMZ119-022130-
Lea-
118 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 89 (-3) 53 (-3) 89
RH % (24h trend) 7 (-4) 95 (+15) 9
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 9 SW 8 E 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 10 E 9 S 11
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 21 23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12740 12580
Transport Wnd (kts) W 17 S 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 216580 239020
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 1 0 2
RFTI Category Elevated Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-022130-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
218 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 /118 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024/
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 81 (-1) 52 (-4) 84
RH % (24h trend) 8 (0) 22 (+1) 8
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 17 W 15 W 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 18 W 10 SW 15
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 23 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9860 12080
Transport Wnd (kts) W 22 W 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 216920 241600
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 4 4 4
RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds around
15 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...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
West winds 20 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around
80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-022130-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
218 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 92 (+1) 53 (-6) 94
RH % (24h trend) 7 (-6) 36 (-23) 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 12 W 9 NW 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 11 NW 6 S 9
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 19 11
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11150 12180
Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 223000 182700
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 2 2
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around
90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-022130-
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
218 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 93 (+3) 57 (-5) 92
RH % (24h trend) 7 (-27) 100 (+8) 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 9 SW 7 SE 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 10 E 7 SE 8
LAL 1 1 2
Haines Index 5 6 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 20 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12700 8950
Transport Wnd (kts) W 16 S 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 203200 134250
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 2 0 0
RFTI Category Elevated Nil 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 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 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 mid
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. West winds
around 15 mph.
$$