Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
327 FNUS54 KMAF 070806 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 306 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SOUTH TO THE MARFA PLATEAU AND PRESIDIO VALLEY... .DISCUSSION... Above normal temperatures and breezy conditions continue today and tomorrow, with RHs bottoming out below 15% areawide each afternoon. Single-digit RHs are forecast generally along and west of the Pecos River each day, where, unfortunately, most locations missed out on recent wetting rains. ERCs continue to climb in these areas, nearing the 90th percentile. 20ft winds from SE NM south to the Davis Mtns will reach 20 to 30 mph today, where a Red Flag Warning is in effect. Recovery tonight will be poor out west, and good across far eastern zones, with another round of critical fire weather conditions with RFTI around 6-8 expected across western areas Wed. Increased winds will result in critical conditions from SE NM south to the Presidio Valley, where a Fire Weather Watch is in effect. A cold front Thurs will temper fire weather concerns, with lighter winds, below normal temperatures, and rain chances returning for the weekend. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-072145- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 206 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 83 (+6) 49 (-1) 82 RH % (24h trend) 5 (-5) 18 (-4) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 9 W 22 W 14 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 20 W 17 W 21 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 47 42 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8310 10260 Transport Wnd (kts) W 32 W 34 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 265920 348840 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 8 8 6 RFTI Category Extreme Extreme Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. 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. Southwest winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-072145- Chaves Plains- 206 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 90 (+6) 52 (0) 89 RH % (24h trend) 5 (-4) 19 (-3) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 SW 18 NW 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 16 W 13 W 16 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 34 44 34 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10890 13010 Transport Wnd (kts) W 26 W 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 283140 286220 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 6 7 5 RFTI Category Critical Extreme Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-072145- Eddy Plains- 206 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 90 (+4) 55 (0) 90 RH % (24h trend) 6 (-3) 18 (-4) 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 SW 18 W 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 19 W 11 W 19 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 47 41 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8770 11170 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 28 W 30 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 245560 335100 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 8 8 7 RFTI Category Extreme Extreme Extreme Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East 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. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-072145- Lea- 206 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 88 (+3) 54 (0) 89 RH % (24h trend) 5 (-4) 18 (-3) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 6 SW 17 W 11 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 16 W 12 W 16 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 47 40 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9350 11440 Transport Wnd (kts) W 28 W 26 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 261800 297440 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 8 8 7 RFTI Category Extreme Extreme Extreme Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-072145- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 306 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 /206 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 82 (+7) 54 (0) 82 RH % (24h trend) 8 (-3) 18 (0) 8 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 15 W 31 W 29 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 30 W 30 W 30 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 35 49 46 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7000 8440 Transport Wnd (kts) W 32 W 36 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 224000 303840 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 7 8 7 RFTI Category Extreme Extreme Extreme Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ279-280-282-072145- Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Lajitas, and Castolon 306 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 97 (+4) 60 (-3) 100 RH % (24h trend) 6 (0) 26 (+2) 4 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 7 S 9 W 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 11 W 9 W 15 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 26 31 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10170 10310 Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 W 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 203400 206200 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 3 3 5 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Not as warm. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ275-276-281-072145- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Presidio Valley- Including the cities of Marfa and Presidio 306 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 92 (+3) 56 (-3) 95 RH % (24h trend) 8 (+2) 26 (+2) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 7 W 9 W 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 13 W 10 W 16 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 39 37 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9350 10500 Transport Wnd (kts) W 22 W 25 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 205700 262500 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 3 3 6 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. 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 mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds around 10 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 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-277-278-072145- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills- Including the cities of Van Horn, Fort Davis, and Alpine 306 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 89 (+5) 56 (-1) 91 RH % (24h trend) 7 (-1) 24 (+3) 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 9 W 15 W 18 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 17 W 17 W 21 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 46 46 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8750 9810 Transport Wnd (kts) W 27 W 31 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 236250 304110 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 6 6 7 RFTI Category Critical Critical Extreme Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-060>063-067>070-075-082-072145- Gaines-Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell- Winkler-Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos- Terrell- Including the cities of Seminole, Lamesa, Gail, Snyder, Andrews, Stanton, Big Spring, Colorado City, Kermit, Odessa, Midland, Garden City, Monahans, Crane, McCamey, Rankin, Big Lake, Fort Stockton, Dryden, and Sanderson 306 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 93 (+2) 59 (0) 95 RH % (24h trend) 8 (-2) 51 (+10) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 5 SW 10 W 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 11 SW 8 W 13 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 41 36 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9470 10400 Transport Wnd (kts) W 23 W 23 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 217810 239200 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 3 3 3 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...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. East winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ059-274-072145- Loving-Reeves County Plains- Including the cities of Mentone and Pecos 306 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 94 (+4) 60 (+1) 94 RH % (24h trend) 7 (0) 20 (0) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 W 12 W 11 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 15 SW 9 W 18 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 41 41 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9880 10870 Transport Wnd (kts) W 24 W 28 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 237120 304360 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 5 5 6 RFTI Category Critical Critical Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. $$