Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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FNUS54 KMAF 241928
FWFMAF

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
228 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20-FT WINDS
OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

.DISCUSSION...

An upper level trough is going to bring increasing westerly winds
and drier air from southeastern New Mexico and the western Permian
Basin, south to the Big Bend tomorrow. The most critical
conditions will be in the upper Trans Pecos from Roswell to Pecos
where winds will be strongest. Winds ease slightly Friday but will
still likely be strong enough to create critical fire weather
conditions. Winds strengthen again Saturday continuing the
critical fire threat before easing up on Sunday finally relieving
fire weather conditions.

&&

For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.


NMZ116-250915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
128 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY...

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      53 (0)       81 (-2)      44           75
RH % (24h trend)      24 (-15)     7 (-3)       40           9
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW 11        SW 16        W 30         W 18
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  8        SW 35        W 21         W 24
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          6            5            4            4
Wind 10000 FT MSL     27           52           51           42
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 10120                     8800
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 46                     W 32
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  465520                    281600
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  3            8            7            6
RFTI Category         Near Crit    Extreme      Extreme      Critical

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the
night, then areas of blowing dust through the day. Lows around
50. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. Southwest winds 20 to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
30 percent. South winds around 15 mph.

$$

NMZ117-250915-
Chaves Plains-
128 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY...

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      56 (-1)      88 (0)       47           83
RH % (24h trend)      82 (+22)     7 (-6)       41           8
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S 12         SW  8        W 27         W 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  9         SW 28        W 15         W 18
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          6            5            4            4
Wind 10000 FT MSL     27           34           50           38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 11770                     11280
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 41                     W 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  482570                    270720
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  2            7            6            5
RFTI Category         Elevated     Extreme      Critical     Critical

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust through
the day. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 15 to
30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Patchy blowing dust through the night. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.

$$

NMZ118-250915-
Eddy Plains-
128 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY...

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      58 (-3)      90 (0)       50           83
RH % (24h trend)      78 (+33)     7 (-5)       31           9
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW 10        SW  9        W 28         W 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  9         SW 27        W 15         SW 25
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            6            4
Wind 10000 FT MSL     21           38           53           38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 11510                     9800
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 40                     W 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  460400                    274400
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  2            7            7            6
RFTI Category         Elevated     Extreme      Extreme      Critical

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the
night. Areas of blowing dust through the day. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or
below 15 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of blowing dust through the night. Lows
around 50. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.

$$

NMZ119-250915-
Lea-
128 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY...

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      59 (+1)      89 (+1)      49           82
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+22)     7 (-10)      35           8
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S 10         S 10         W 22         W 14
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S 12         SW 22        W 13         SW 22
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            5            6            4
Wind 10000 FT MSL     22           34           49           36
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 12500                     9850
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 37                     W 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  462500                    265950
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  0            7            8            7
RFTI Category         Nil          Extreme      Extreme      Extreme

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust through
the day. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
40 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.

$$

TXZ270-250915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Including the city of Guadalupe Mountains National Park
128 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      51 (+3)      74 (+1)      42           66
RH % (24h trend)      23 (-10)     10 (-3)      39           13
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW 12        W 24         W 40         W 30
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 11         W 40         W 34         W 35
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            4            3
Wind 10000 FT MSL     15           43           53           42
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 11810                     7500
Transport Wnd (kts)                W 48                      W 39
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  566880                    292500
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  2            7            7            5
RFTI Category         Elevated     Extreme      Extreme      Critical

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Very windy. Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust
through the night, then blowing dust through the day. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds 35 to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY...Windy, clear. Areas of blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.

$$

TXZ271-250915-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
228 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /128 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM
CDT /10 PM MDT/ THURSDAY...

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      56 (-2)      83 (+1)      48           74
RH % (24h trend)      22 (-4)      7 (-3)       33           9
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W 10         W 20         W 39         W 25
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  9         W 36         W 31         W 33
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            6            3
Wind 10000 FT MSL     16           42           56           41
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 12700                     8220
Transport Wnd (kts)                W 43                      W 36
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  546100                    295920
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  3            8            8            6
RFTI Category         Near Crit    Extreme      Extreme      Critical

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Very windy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through
the night, then areas of blowing dust through the day. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. West winds 30 to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY...Windy, clear. Areas of blowing dust through the night.
Patchy blowing dust through the day. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs
around 70. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 20 to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
30 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.

$$

TXZ272-273-275>282-250915-
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
228 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 11 PM CDT THURSDAY...

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      56 (-3)      93 (+3)      50           88
RH % (24h trend)      82 (+25)     6 (-6)       36           5
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  9         W  8         W 20         W 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  8        SW 17        W 16         W 19
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          6            5            6            5
Wind 10000 FT MSL     20           31           51           33
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 11320                     9650
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 32                     W 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  362240                    260550
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  2            6            7            7
RFTI Category         Elevated     Critical     Extreme      Extreme

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Patchy blowing dust through the night. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. Chance of showers 20 percent. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. East winds around 15 mph.

$$

TXZ045-050-059-060-067-274-250915-
Gaines-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ward-Reeves County Plains-
Including the cities of Seminole, Andrews, Mentone, Kermit,
Monahans, and Pecos
228 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 11 PM CDT THURSDAY...

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms        None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            10           0
Temp (24h trend)      62 (0)       94 (+4)      54           86
RH % (24h trend)      98 (+25)     7 (-13)      37           7
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  9        SW  9        SW 17        W 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE 11        SW 16        W  9         W 20
LAL                   1            1            2            1
Haines Index          4            5            6            5
Wind 10000 FT MSL     17           29           48           38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 12480                     10170
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 31                     W 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  386880                    274590
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  0            7            6            5
RFTI Category         Nil          Extreme      Critical     Critical

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.

$$

TXZ046>048-051>053-061>063-068>070-075-082-250915-
Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Ector-Midland-
Glasscock-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell-
Including the cities of Lamesa, Gail, Snyder, Stanton,
Big Spring, Colorado City, Odessa, Midland, Garden City, Crane,
McCamey, Rankin, Big Lake, Fort Stockton, Dryden, and Sanderson
228 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           0
Temp (24h trend)      64 (+6)      90 (+2)      55           88
RH % (24h trend)      96 (-1)      13 (-22)     80           7
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE 13        S 14         S 17         W 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S 16         S 15         SW 11        W 18
LAL                   2            1            3            1
Haines Index          4            5            6            5
Wind 10000 FT MSL     23           30           40           38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7630                      9800
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 23                      W 25
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  175490                    245000
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  0            1            2            4
RFTI Category         Nil          Elevated     Elevated     Near Crit

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. Chance of showers 20 percent. West winds around
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Southeast winds around 15 mph.

$$