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 240848
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
348 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
.DISCUSSION...
Poor moisture recovery persists each morning along and west of the
Pecos with humidity falling to 5 percent and lower each afternoon
through Monday. Winds remain on the light side today, limiting
fire conditions to elevated/near-critical with IA potential being
the main concern. Increased winds send fire conditions towards
critical-extreme for Saturday and a Fire Weather Watch has been
issued across southeastern New Mexico and portions of West Texas
as such. Lighter winds limit fire concerns largely to the western
high terrain on Sunday. Low fire concerns follow for Monday and
through the work-week with better moisture and light winds.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-242115-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
248 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 88 (+3) 54 (-3) 88
RH % (24h trend) 4 (+1) 17 (+3) 5
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 11 SW 15 W 16
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 14 SW 11 SW 30
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 33 49
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11210 7860
Transport Wnd (kts) W 18 W 40
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 201780 314400
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 4 5 8
RFTI Category Near Crit Critical Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-242115-
Chaves Plains-
248 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 92 (0) 54 (-3) 95
RH % (24h trend) 4 (+1) 25 (+9) 4
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 10 S 13 SW 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 11 S 10 SW 22
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 31 30
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11340 10460
Transport Wnd (kts) W 14 SW 34
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 158760 355640
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 4 7
RFTI Category Elevated Near Crit Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-242115-
Eddy Plains-
248 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 94 (+1) 59 (-2) 97
RH % (24h trend) 4 (+1) 18 (+6) 4
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 9 SW 14 SW 14
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 12 SW 8 SW 27
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 27 41
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11070 8590
Transport Wnd (kts) W 15 SW 38
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 166050 326420
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 4 5 8
RFTI Category Near Crit Critical Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-242115-
Lea-
248 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 92 (0) 55 (-5) 96
RH % (24h trend) 4 (+1) 42 (+29) 4
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 11 S 11 SW 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 12 S 8 SW 23
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 25 36
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10290 9820
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 18 SW 34
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 185220 333880
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 2 8
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-242115-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
348 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 /248 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 87 (+5) 57 (-2) 89
RH % (24h trend) 4 (+1) 15 (+3) 5
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 17 W 14 W 19
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 17 SW 12 W 37
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 30 43
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8090 7970
Transport Wnd (kts) W 16 W 36
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 129440 286920
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 5 5 8
RFTI Category Critical Critical Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
20 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ279>282-242115-
Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley-
Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction,
Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
348 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 101 (+2) 62 (-5) 106
RH % (24h trend) 2 (-1) 15 (0) 3
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 10 W 8 W 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 11 N 6 SW 10
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 18 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10170 9640
Transport Wnd (kts) W 17 W 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 172890 183160
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 2 2
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 100.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 101.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>278-242115-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, and Alpine
348 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 92 (+1) 57 (-3) 98
RH % (24h trend) 3 (0) 12 (0) 4
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 12 W 9 W 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 13 SW 7 W 17
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 24 31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9360 10170
Transport Wnd (kts) W 17 W 30
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 159120 305100
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 3 2 6
RFTI Category Near Crit Elevated Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045-050-059-060-067-274-242115-
Gaines-Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ward-Reeves County Plains-
Including the cities of Seminole, Andrews, Mentone, Kermit,
Monahans, and Pecos
348 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 97 (+1) 57 (-6) 102
RH % (24h trend) 3 (0) 52 (+40) 4
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 11 SW 9 W 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 11 S 6 W 18
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 19 30
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10360 10630
Transport Wnd (kts) W 18 W 29
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 186480 308270
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 1 8
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ046>048-051>053-061>063-068>070-075-082-242115-
Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Ector-Midland-
Glasscock-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell-
Including the cities of Lamesa, Gail, Snyder, Stanton,
Big Spring, Colorado City, Odessa, Midland, Garden City, Crane,
McCamey, Rankin, Big Lake, Fort Stockton, Dryden, and Sanderson
348 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 99 (+1) 60 (-5) 104
RH % (24h trend) 3 (-2) 75 (+31) 4
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 10 W 9 SW 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 11 E 6 SW 13
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 21 28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9990 10250
Transport Wnd (kts) W 17 SW 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 169830 246000
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 1 5
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 100. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 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
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
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 mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$