Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
724 FNUS54 KMAF 150851 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 351 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .DISCUSSION... Overall fire weather concerns remain low over the next several days. Minimum RHs will reach below 10-15% each day mainly west of the Pecos River. Areas to the east will see better moisture returns. Isolated storms will be possible each afternoon over the higher terrain and could lead to lightning starts. Light winds will keep the risk for fire spread low. Better moisture reaches areas to the west late this coming week. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-152130- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 251 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 97 (+4) 63 (-2) 100 RH % (24h trend) 8 (-9) 50 (-25) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 S 10 SW 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 11 SW 6 S 13 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 20 13 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11480 14840 Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 SW 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 195160 252280 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 2 2 3 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...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 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 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. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 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. $$ NMZ117-152130- Chaves Plains- 251 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 99 (+2) 67 (-1) 104 RH % (24h trend) 17 (-3) 69 (-6) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 11 SE 9 S 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 11 SE 12 SE 11 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 23 14 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10850 15240 Transport Wnd (kts) S 20 S 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 217000 259080 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 1 RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 103. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ NMZ118-152130- Eddy Plains- 251 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 10 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 102 (+4) 68 (-4) 106 RH % (24h trend) 11 (-8) 66 (+4) 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 12 S 13 S 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 11 SE 12 S 11 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 21 14 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12260 15740 Transport Wnd (kts) S 19 S 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 232940 251840 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 1 1 RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 104. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 103. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...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 10 to 15 mph. $$ NMZ119-152130- Lea- 251 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 10 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 99 (+5) 67 (-3) 103 RH % (24h trend) 18 (-6) 72 (+4) 11 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 14 SE 15 SE 12 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 27 12 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10430 12200 Transport Wnd (kts) S 21 S 18 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 219030 219600 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-152130- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 351 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024 /251 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024/ Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 98 (+6) 65 (-3) 99 RH % (24h trend) 8 (-8) 39 (-18) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 17 W 14 SW 14 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 14 NE 11 SW 16 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 19 12 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12180 12710 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 SW 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 194880 177940 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 3 3 4 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .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. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 15 to 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 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. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-152130- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 351 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 10 10 20 Temp (24h trend) 103 (+5) 67 (-4) 105 RH % (24h trend) 11 (-7) 66 (+7) 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 SE 10 S 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 E 8 S 9 LAL 2 1 2 Haines Index 5 6 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 20 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11490 13160 Transport Wnd (kts) S 15 SW 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 172350 197400 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 1 1 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-152130- 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 351 AM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 10 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 102 (+5) 70 (-4) 104 RH % (24h trend) 22 (-4) 79 (+10) 18 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 14 SE 14 SE 15 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 13 SE 14 SE 14 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 5 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 23 19 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8120 8650 Transport Wnd (kts) S 20 S 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 162400 190300 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. $$