Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
895 FNUS54 KMAF 170730 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 230 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .DISCUSSION... Localized elevated to near critical fire weather conditions will be seen mainly over SE NM today and tomorrow as critical RHs and the threat for lightning starts via isolated thunderstorms will be present. Lack of wind in those areas will limit fire spread/growth. Significant moisture returns and the possibility for wetting rains begins Wednesday and continues into the coming weekend. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-172115- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 130 AM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 100 (+2) 62 (-3) 97 RH % (24h trend) 5 (0) 29 (-10) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 7 SW 17 SW 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 15 SW 8 S 14 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 34 20 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13470 11930 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 25 SW 19 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 336750 226670 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 5 5 4 RFTI Category Critical Critical Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ117-172115- Chaves Plains- 130 AM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 105 (+3) 66 (-3) 103 RH % (24h trend) 6 (-3) 74 (+13) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 13 S 17 S 11 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 14 S 15 S 12 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 29 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 15580 13780 Transport Wnd (kts) S 24 SW 19 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 373920 261820 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 5 3 RFTI Category Near Crit Critical Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-172115- Eddy Plains- 130 AM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 106 (+1) 68 (-3) 103 RH % (24h trend) 8 (+1) 66 (+9) 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 13 SW 16 S 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 15 S 14 S 13 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 26 19 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 14550 12990 Transport Wnd (kts) S 23 SW 18 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 334650 233820 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 4 3 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 15 to 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-172115- Lea- 130 AM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 104 (+5) 67 (-3) 101 RH % (24h trend) 10 (-7) 84 (+16) 11 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 18 S 19 SE 17 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 16 SE 20 S 14 LAL 1 2 1 Haines Index 6 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 33 17 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 14210 11340 Transport Wnd (kts) S 23 S 23 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 326830 260820 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 2 2 2 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-172115- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 230 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 /130 AM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024/ Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 99 (+3) 65 (-4) 96 RH % (24h trend) 8 (+3) 24 (-15) 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 15 W 18 SW 15 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 19 NW 13 SW 16 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 26 17 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11480 9100 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 22 W 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 252560 154700 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 5 5 3 RFTI Category Critical Critical Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. East winds 15 to 25 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-172115- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 230 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 10 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 106 (+4) 66 (-6) 104 RH % (24h trend) 8 (-4) 71 (+18) 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 SE 12 S 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 10 SE 10 S 8 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 28 19 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12720 10580 Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 S 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 216240 148120 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 2 2 1 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-172115- 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 230 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 104 (+3) 72 (-2) 101 RH % (24h trend) 18 (-6) 89 (+16) 21 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 18 SE 21 SE 18 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 18 SE 20 SE 16 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 42 31 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8030 7160 Transport Wnd (kts) S 26 S 27 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 208780 193320 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 2 3 0 RFTI Category Elevated Near Crit Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$