Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
222 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Fire weather concerns remain low for the next week. Min RHs remain
above critical levels with recoveries remaining fair to good.
Afternoon thunderstorms over the mountains will pose a threat for
lightning starts along with containing gusty, erratic winds. Wetting
rains will be isolated to the higher elevations.

&&

For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.


NMZ116-300915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
122 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     20           10           10           20
Temp (24h trend)      65 (-7)      92 (-3)      64           93
RH % (24h trend)      85 (+35)     24 (0)       77           22
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE 13        SE  6        SE 14        S  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  9        SE 13        S 10         S 10
LAL                   3            2            1            2
Haines Index          3            2            2            2
Wind 10000 FT MSL     31           23           32           18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 8030                      9770
Transport Wnd (kts)                SE 16                     S 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  128480                    127010
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...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...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. South winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 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.
.FRIDAY...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. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...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 5 to
10 mph.

$$

NMZ117-300915-
Chaves Plains-
122 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      71 (-4)      98 (-3)      70           99
RH % (24h trend)      74 (+20)     20 (-2)      74           19
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE 12        SE  8        SE 15        S 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  9         SE 12        S 13         S 12
LAL                   3            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            2            2
Wind 10000 FT MSL     29           28           29           28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 9500                      10870
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 16                      S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  152000                    184790
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 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 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...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. North winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 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.

$$

NMZ118-300915-
Eddy Plains-
122 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      73 (-4)      99 (-3)      71           99
RH % (24h trend)      75 (+18)     22 (-1)      74           22
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE 17        SE 11        SE 17        S  9
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE 14        SE 14        SE 14        S 11
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            2            2
Wind 10000 FT MSL     30           29           31           23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 9180                      10450
Transport Wnd (kts)                SE 19                     S 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  174420                    156750
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 101.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 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...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

NMZ119-300915-
Lea-
122 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      70 (-4)      98 (-2)      68           98
RH % (24h trend)      78 (+15)     19 (-3)      82           20
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE 15        SE 11        SE 15        S 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE 12        SE 14        S 12         S 13
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            2            2
Wind 10000 FT MSL     28           30           27           25
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 9220                      10020
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 18                      S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  165960                    170340
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around
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. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
10 mph.

$$

TXZ270-271-300915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
222 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024 /122 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024/

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance Precip (%)     0            10           10           0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (-8)      92 (-1)      64           93
RH % (24h trend)      77 (+28)     25 (+2)      74           22
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E 19         E 10         SE 17        S  8
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E 17         E 13         SE 14        S  9
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            3            2
Wind 10000 FT MSL     32           20           29           12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7610                      9670
Transport Wnd (kts)                E 18                      S 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  136980                    106370
Vent Category                      Very good                 Very good
RFTI                  2            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Elevated     Nil          Nil          Nil

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 in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...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. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.

$$

TXZ272-273-275>282-300915-
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
222 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            10           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      67 (-8)      100 (+1)     65           99
RH % (24h trend)      81 (+21)     19 (-4)      84           20
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E 18         E  9         SE 16        SE  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE 14        SE 13        SE 11        SE  9
LAL                   1            2            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            4            2
Wind 10000 FT MSL     34           29           34           26
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 9270                      9830
Transport Wnd (kts)                SE 18                     S 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  166860                    147450
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Very good
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

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. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...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. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 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.
.FRIDAY...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.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-300915-
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
222 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      72 (-4)      100 (+1)     71           100
RH % (24h trend)      81 (+10)     22 (-7)      82           21
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE 15        SE 10        SE 14        S  9
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE 13        SE 13        S 11         S 12
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            4            2            2
Wind 10000 FT MSL     38           29           31           26
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 8610                      9340
Transport Wnd (kts)                SE 20                     S 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  172200                    177460
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Excellent
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 101.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 101.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 101.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly 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. East winds around
10 mph.

$$