Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
217 FNUS54 KMAF 160835 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 335 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .DISCUSSION... Localized elevated to near critical fire weather conditions will be seen mainly over SE NM and the Guadalupe Mountains as min RHs out west end up between 10-15% through Tuesday. Isolated storms over the Davis Mountains may lead to lightning starts, but with light winds overall threat for fire spread/growth is low. Better moisture moves in from the east from Wednesday through the end of the week. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-162130- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 235 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 100 (+6) 63 (-2) 100 RH % (24h trend) 6 (-9) 44 (-5) 5 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 6 S 13 SW 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 12 S 8 S 17 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 30 23 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 14540 13090 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 17 SW 26 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 247180 340340 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 4 5 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly 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. East winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-162130- Chaves Plains- 235 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 103 (+7) 67 (-1) 105 RH % (24h trend) 7 (-14) 64 (-2) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 9 SE 16 S 13 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 11 S 16 S 16 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 11 40 19 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 14730 15520 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 26 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 235680 403520 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 2 2 4 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-162130- Eddy Plains- 235 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 105 (+5) 69 (-2) 106 RH % (24h trend) 7 (-14) 61 (+1) 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 S 16 S 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 SE 15 S 16 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 29 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 15150 14790 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 24 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 242400 354960 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 2 4 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...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 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly 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. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-162130- Lea- 235 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 102 (+5) 68 (-1) 103 RH % (24h trend) 13 (-10) 73 (+3) 12 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 15 SE 18 SE 18 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 11 SE 18 S 16 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 5 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 36 27 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12780 11970 Transport Wnd (kts) S 19 S 25 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 242820 299250 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 3 2 RFTI Category Nil Near Crit Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-162130- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 335 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 /235 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024/ Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 99 (+4) 66 (-1) 99 RH % (24h trend) 6 (-1) 43 (+11) 8 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 11 S 13 SW 15 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 14 E 12 SW 18 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 15 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12820 12040 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 14 SW 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 179480 264880 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 4 5 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 15 to 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 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. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-162130- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 335 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 20 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 105 (+5) 66 (-6) 106 RH % (24h trend) 8 (-7) 67 (+13) 9 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 SE 11 S 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 E 10 S 9 LAL 2 2 2 Haines Index 6 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 24 27 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13740 11830 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 15 S 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 206100 189280 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 2 2 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-162130- 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 335 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 104 (+6) 71 (-2) 103 RH % (24h trend) 18 (-9) 84 (+13) 20 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 17 SE 18 SE 17 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 14 SE 16 SE 16 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 6 5 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 35 23 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8940 7360 Transport Wnd (kts) S 25 S 25 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 223500 184000 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 2 1 RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. 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 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. $$