Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
319 FNUS54 KMAF 251945 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 245 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 .DISCUSSION... A ridge of high pressure over West Texas and Southeast New Mexico for the foreseeable future will result in increased moisture, modest 20-ft winds, and minimal fire weather concerns. The best chances for thunderstorms remain over the higher terrain west of the Pecos. Gusty and erratic winds will be possible with any storms that do develop, as well as lightning starts. Recovery overnight and Wednesday night will be moderate to excellent. Relative humidity will bottom out Wednesday afternoon at 18-39%, and Thursday at 16-36%. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-260945- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 145 PM MDT Tue Jun 25 2024 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 50 50 40 Temp (24h trend) 70 (+1) 99 (+3) 66 94 RH % (24h trend) 62 (+1) 20 (-3) 73 23 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var SE 10 SW 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 SE 10 S 5 S 11 LAL 3 3 3 3 Haines Index 5 3 3 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 8 27 23 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11230 9960 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 15 SW 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 168450 149400 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 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. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly 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. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...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. South winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-260945- Chaves Plains- 145 PM MDT Tue Jun 25 2024 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers Chance Precip (%) 20 20 40 20 Temp (24h trend) 73 (-1) 104 (+2) 71 100 RH % (24h trend) 70 (+4) 19 (-1) 73 20 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 6 S 6 SE 12 S 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 SE 10 SE 8 S 14 LAL 2 2 3 2 Haines Index 3 3 4 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 9 24 28 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12470 10600 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 14 S 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 174580 180200 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph. $$ NMZ118-260945- Eddy Plains- 145 PM MDT Tue Jun 25 2024 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers Chance Precip (%) 20 20 20 10 Temp (24h trend) 75 (+1) 104 (+1) 73 101 RH % (24h trend) 69 (+1) 22 (0) 68 19 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 SE 6 SE 13 S 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 SE 10 S 9 SE 11 LAL 2 2 3 1 Haines Index 3 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 9 24 24 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11630 10770 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 14 S 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 162820 150780 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. South winds 5 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. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...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. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. $$ NMZ119-260945- Lea- 145 PM MDT Tue Jun 25 2024 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type Tstms None Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 20 0 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 70 (-3) 102 (+1) 70 100 RH % (24h trend) 79 (+7) 20 (-2) 72 18 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 S 8 SE 12 S 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 10 SE 11 S 8 S 14 LAL 2 1 2 1 Haines Index 3 3 3 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 11 8 24 21 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11250 10530 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 14 S 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 157500 168480 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-260945- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 245 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 /145 PM MDT Tue Jun 25 2024/ Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers Chance Precip (%) 30 30 40 20 Temp (24h trend) 71 (+1) 97 (+4) 67 95 RH % (24h trend) 58 (-5) 23 (-1) 65 20 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 7 S 6 E 14 SE 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 7 E 9 SE 9 SE 6 LAL 3 3 3 1 Haines Index 4 3 3 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 8 24 10 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10090 10330 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 14 S 10 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 141260 103300 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... .FRIDAY...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. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 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. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-260945- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 245 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers Chance Precip (%) 10 20 20 10 Temp (24h trend) 70 (-2) 103 (+4) 67 101 RH % (24h trend) 75 (+5) 20 (-3) 80 18 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 7 Lgt/Var E 13 E 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 E 9 SE 7 E 8 LAL 3 3 3 2 Haines Index 4 3 4 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 18 24 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9100 9930 Transport Wnd (kts) E 16 SE 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 145600 109230 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-260945- 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 Tue Jun 25 2024 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 73 (-2) 103 (+2) 72 102 RH % (24h trend) 82 (+9) 21 (-6) 79 21 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 12 S 9 SE 11 S 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 11 SE 10 S 7 SE 13 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 3 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 15 25 22 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8680 9290 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 19 S 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 164920 148640 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .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. 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 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. $$ 44