Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
894 FNUS54 KMAF 171916 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 216 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .DISCUSSION... Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions will be present over Southeast New Mexico today and tomorrow, especially the Sacramento Foothills and Eddy County Plains, as min RH at or below critical 15% and lightning starts from isolated thunderstorms will be possible during the afternoon. Significant moisture return and possibility of wetting rains Wednesday into Saturday will lead to low fire weather concerns for the middle of this week into next weekend. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-180915- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 116 PM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 30 Temp (24h trend) 62 (-4) 97 (-1) 60 92 RH % (24h trend) 29 (-21) 6 (-1) 70 24 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 14 W 7 SW 11 S 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 SW 12 S 7 SE 14 LAL 1 1 1 3 Haines Index 6 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 35 20 22 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12170 6740 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 18 SE 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 219060 141540 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 4 3 3 0 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 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...Partly 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. East 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. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ117-180915- Chaves Plains- 116 PM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Showers Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20 Temp (24h trend) 67 (-2) 102 (-2) 67 95 RH % (24h trend) 74 (+17) 7 (0) 83 26 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 17 S 10 S 14 S 14 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 13 S 11 S 16 SE 15 LAL 1 1 1 2 Haines Index 6 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 13 35 20 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13290 7580 Transport Wnd (kts) S 19 SE 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 252510 151600 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 5 3 3 0 RFTI Category Critical Near Crit Near Crit Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ118-180915- Eddy Plains- 116 PM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 68 (-3) 103 (-2) 69 95 RH % (24h trend) 69 (+14) 8 (-1) 80 32 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 14 S 9 S 14 SE 14 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 12 S 11 SE 16 SE 16 LAL 1 1 1 2 Haines Index 6 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 16 24 20 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12400 6860 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 18 SE 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 223200 137200 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 4 2 3 0 RFTI Category Near Crit Elevated Near Crit Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. East winds 15 to 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 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...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. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ119-180915- Lea- 116 PM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 67 (-3) 101 (-2) 67 92 RH % (24h trend) 86 (+25) 12 (+1) 87 31 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 18 S 17 S 17 SE 16 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 18 S 14 SE 18 SE 17 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 6 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 32 12 28 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10840 5720 Transport Wnd (kts) S 21 SE 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 227640 120120 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 3 1 2 0 RFTI Category Near Crit Elevated Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-180915- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 216 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 /116 PM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024/ Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20 Temp (24h trend) 65 (-4) 96 (+1) 62 90 RH % (24h trend) 24 (-27) 8 (-2) 70 29 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 12 W 11 W 9 E 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 8 W 12 E 9 E 15 LAL 1 1 1 2 Haines Index 6 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 17 14 21 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9110 4770 Transport Wnd (kts) W 19 E 23 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 173090 109710 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 3 1 1 0 RFTI Category Near Crit Elevated Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 70. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. East winds 20 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 15 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-180915- 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 216 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 10 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 67 (-5) 104 (+2) 65 97 RH % (24h trend) 70 (+19) 8 (-5) 84 25 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 11 S 7 SE 11 E 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 10 SW 8 SE 13 E 14 LAL 2 1 1 2 Haines Index 6 6 6 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 17 13 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10380 6250 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 15 E 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 155700 137500 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 1 0 0 0 RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Northeast 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 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 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...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. North winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-180915- 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 216 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 72 (-2) 101 (0) 69 92 RH % (24h trend) 90 (+20) 22 (-3) 86 36 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 19 S 16 SE 17 SE 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 19 S 15 SE 17 SE 14 LAL 2 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 38 27 22 23 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7180 4580 Transport Wnd (kts) S 26 SE 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 186680 96180 Vent Category Excellent Good RFTI 2 0 0 0 RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast 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. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$