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Spot Forecast for Monument Fire...Lincoln County EM
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
208 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1300 MDT on September 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Predominant wind directions will be southwesterly to southerly,
however, storms have already developed along the lee side of the
Sacramentos and may lead to gusty and erratic winds over the next
several hours. Outflow boundaries will dramatically shift winds
out of the southwest if they occur. Storms decay after sunset and
wind gusts also become less frequent. RHs recover to around 50%
overnight. Similar conditions expected tomorrow with isolated
storms developing along the Sacramentos in the afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms early in the
                    afternoon, then chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 93.
Min humidity........20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest around 6 mph late in the afternoon,
                    then shifting to the south late in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......11700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 7 mph shifting to the south
                    late in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.

TIME (MDT)      1 PM   3 PM
Sky cover.......PCLDY  MCLDY
Weather cov.....S CHC  CHANCE
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........S CHC  CHANCE
Chc of pcpn (%).20     30
Temp............92     89
RH..............20     23
20 FT wind dir..NW     SE
20 FT wind spd..5      6
20 FT wind gust.8      10
Mix hgt (ft)....11700  5000
Transp wind dir.W      S
Transp wind spd.7      7

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms early in the evening,
                    then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
                    early in the evening.
Min temperature.....Around 64.
Max humidity........56 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 6 mph shifting to the west 5
                    to 7 mph early in the evening. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms early
                    in the evening.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 8 to 9 mph shifting to the west 7 to
                    12 mph early in the evening.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.

TIME (MDT)      5 PM      8 PM      11 PM     2 AM
Sky cover.......PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY     MCLDY
Weather cov.....CHANCE    S CHC
Weather type....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........CHANCE    S CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).30        20        0         0
Temp............85        78        72        68
RH..............28        35        44        49
20 FT wind dir..S         SW        W         W
20 FT wind spd..6         6         6         6
20 FT wind gust.10        8         10        7
Mix hgt (ft)....4500      500       500       500
Transp wind dir.S         W         W         W
Transp wind spd.9         8         10        10

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (60-70 percent). Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Slight
                    chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 92.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph early in the morning
                    becoming light, then becoming southeast 5 to 9
                    mph early in the afternoon shifting to the
                    west. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......10200 ft AGL increasing to 10700 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 8 mph shifting to the east
                    around 5 mph late in the morning, then shifting
                    to the south early in the afternoon shifting to
                    the west 12 to 13 mph late in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.

TIME (MDT)      5 AM      8 AM      11 AM     2 PM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR    MCLEAR    MCLEAR    PCLDY
Weather cov.....                              CHANCE
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RNSHWR
Tstm cov........                              CHANCE
Chc of pcpn (%).0         0         0         30
Temp............66        70        88        89
RH..............52        47        23        24
20 FT wind dir..W         W         E         SE
20 FT wind spd..5         3         5         9
20 FT wind gust.6         6         7         14
Mix hgt (ft)....500       400       6000      8400
Transp wind dir.W         W         SE        SW
Transp wind spd.8         7         6         12

$$
Forecaster...Stickney
Requested by...Brian Samson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621718.0/MAF
.DELDT 09/12/26
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.EMAIL bsamson@lincolncountynm.gov,jluna@lincolncountynm.gov