Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
851 FNUS54 KMAF 241945 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 245 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024 .DISCUSSION... Lightning starts aside, fire weather concerns will remain low into next week. Despite unseasonably warm temperatures most of the next week, increased moisture will keep minimum relative humdities out of critical territory most areas. 20-ft winds will be modest. The best chances of rain will remain over the higher terrain west of the Pecos each afternoon and evening, where it is needed most. Gusty and erratice winds can be expected with any thunderstorms that develop. Recovery overnight and Tuesday night will be moderate to excellent. Relative humidity will bottom out at 16-41% Tuesday afternoon, and 17-38% Wednesday. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-251000- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 145 PM MDT Mon Jun 24 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 30 30 50 Temp (24h trend) 67 (+1) 98 (+5) 68 98 RH % (24h trend) 59 (+1) 20 (-1) 65 21 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6 Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 S 5 SW 5 SE 10 LAL 1 3 2 3 Haines Index 3 3 4 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 15 10 10 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9670 9420 Transport Wnd (kts) W 11 SE 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 106370 141300 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...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. South winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-251000- Chaves Plains- 145 PM MDT Mon Jun 24 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers Chance Precip (%) 0 10 20 20 Temp (24h trend) 71 (+3) 103 (+5) 72 103 RH % (24h trend) 72 (+16) 18 (0) 74 20 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 S 8 S 6 S 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 S 6 S 7 SE 10 LAL 1 2 2 2 Haines Index 3 3 3 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 11 14 11 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11040 12490 Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 S 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 187680 187350 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph. $$ NMZ118-251000- Eddy Plains- 145 PM MDT Mon Jun 24 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 10 10 20 Temp (24h trend) 73 (+3) 104 (+6) 75 103 RH % (24h trend) 73 (+14) 21 (+1) 68 21 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 10 SE 6 SE 9 SE 9 LAL 1 2 2 3 Haines Index 3 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 10 15 11 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10540 11760 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 15 SE 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 158100 164640 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. 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 around 15 mph. $$ NMZ119-251000- Lea- 145 PM MDT Mon Jun 24 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 70 (+2) 102 (+5) 70 101 RH % (24h trend) 80 (+18) 20 (0) 80 19 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 S 10 SE 9 S 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 11 S 8 S 10 SE 9 LAL 1 1 2 1 Haines Index 2 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 11 15 10 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9520 12600 Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 SE 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 161840 176400 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-251000- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 245 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024 /145 PM MDT Mon Jun 24 2024/ Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 20 20 40 Temp (24h trend) 69 (+2) 97 (+7) 72 95 RH % (24h trend) 58 (+6) 20 (-1) 54 22 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 8 SW 7 E 7 SE 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 8 S 5 E 7 E 10 LAL 1 1 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 10 11 18 9 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8880 9290 Transport Wnd (kts) S 12 E 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 106560 130060 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 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. .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. Southeast winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-251000- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 245 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 10 20 30 Temp (24h trend) 68 (-3) 103 (+7) 70 103 RH % (24h trend) 79 (+15) 18 (-6) 77 19 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 S 5 E 7 E 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 8 SE 5 SE 6 E 9 LAL 1 2 3 3 Haines Index 2 2 4 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 12 16 15 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9500 9480 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 12 E 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 114000 151680 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-251000- 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 245 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 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) 72 (0) 103 (+5) 73 103 RH % (24h trend) 86 (+14) 21 (-8) 83 22 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 S 9 SE 10 S 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 10 SE 9 S 11 SE 9 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 3 4 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 12 16 19 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8430 9810 Transport Wnd (kts) S 20 SE 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 168600 166770 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. $$ 44