Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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FNUS54 KMAF 201825
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
125 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
.DISCUSSION...
As a tropical disturbance passes to the south over northern
Mexico, increased RH, clouds, and rain chances, especially west of
the Pecos River, will keep fire risk low today. After Friday,
rain chances will be confined to the Sacramento Foothills and
Davis Mountains, with fire starts from lightning possible.
Otherwise, despite warming temperatures after Friday, light winds,
good overnight recovery, and min RH above critical 15% will
prevent widespread fire weather conditions from developing this
weekend into next week.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-210915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1225 PM MDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 80 60 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-4) 80 (+7) 59 89
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+12) 51 (-17) 95 32
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 15 SE 10 SE 11 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 11 SE 13 S 6 SE 6
LAL 3 3 1 2
Haines Index 2 2 2 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 36 29 25 12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3590 8170
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 S 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 64620 81700
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...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 5 mph.
.MONDAY...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. East winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...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. South winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 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
5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-210915-
Chaves Plains-
1225 PM MDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 70 60 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 65 (-6) 87 (+7) 64 94
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+18) 43 (-17) 93 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 15 SE 11 S 11 S 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 10 S 14 S 9 S 9
LAL 3 3 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 27 26 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4970 8360
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 S 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 89460 125400
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 103.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-210915-
Eddy Plains-
1225 PM MDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 70 50 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 67 (-7) 89 (+11) 65 93
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+11) 44 (-26) 93 32
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 16 SE 13 SE 13 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 12 SE 14 S 9 S 8
LAL 3 3 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 35 29 25 11
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5980 7740
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 18 S 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 107640 100620
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...
.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. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 102.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.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. East winds around
10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-210915-
Lea-
1225 PM MDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 50 30 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 64 (-6) 87 (+9) 63 91
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+7) 39 (-25) 98 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 15 SE 11 SE 12 S 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 10 SE 13 S 9 S 10
LAL 3 2 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 27 21 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5800 7760
Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 S 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 98600 116400
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 100.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around
100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-210915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
125 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 /1225 PM MDT Thu Jun 20 2024/
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 80 50 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (-4) 82 (+14) 60 87
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+1) 45 (-32) 86 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 19 E 16 E 16 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 17 E 16 SE 10 SE 8
LAL 3 2 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 41 32 22 4
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4760 7460
Transport Wnd (kts) E 18 S 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 85680 74600
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 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
10 mph.
.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. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-210915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
125 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 80 30 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 64 (-6) 89 (+12) 62 93
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+8) 36 (-31) 94 25
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 18 E 14 E 15 SE 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 16 E 15 SE 9 SE 7
LAL 4 3 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 41 34 23 16
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5820 7670
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 20 SE 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 116400 92040
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-210915-
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
125 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 60 10 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 68 (-3) 91 (+10) 67 94
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+12) 38 (-29) 96 26
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 13 SE 9 SE 11 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 SE 12 S 8 S 9
LAL 4 2 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 34 30 25 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5970 6950
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 18 S 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 107460 104250
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...
.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. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 100.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
$$