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FNUS74 KMAF 181334
FWSMAF

Spot Forecast for Slaughter...USWFS
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
834 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 CDT on August 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Generally light southeast winds are expected through the rest of
today, becoming southerly tonight. Light southwest winds are
forecast early Wednesday morning, becoming southeasterly during the
afternoon. Isolated (<20% chance) showers and storms will be
possible both afternoons, potentially leading to gusty and erratic
winds. Highs both afternoons are expected to reach the mid to
upper 90s.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent). Slight chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 90.
Min humidity........18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southeast 6 to 10 mph with
                    gusts to around 17 mph late in the morning.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
Sky cover.......CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
Weather cov.....              S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
Weather type....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........              S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      20     20     20
Temp............74     82     85     88     90
RH..............44     33     27     22     18
20 FT wind dir..SW     S      SE     SE     SE
20 FT wind spd..3      6      9      10     10
20 FT wind gust.6      8      14     16     17

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
Min temperature.....Around 70.
Max humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 7 to 10 mph with gusts to around 17
                    mph shifting to the southwest 7 to 8 mph
                    overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms early in the evening.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR
Weather cov.....S CHC
Weather type....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........S CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).20     0      0      0      0      0
Temp............89     86     79     75     74     72
RH..............18     19     24     28     30     33
20 FT wind dir..SE     SE     S      S      SW     SW
20 FT wind spd..10     9      8      8      8      8
20 FT wind gust.17     16     14     13     14     13

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 93.
Min humidity........16 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the
                    southeast 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 17
                    mph late in the morning.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      10     10
Temp............72     72     82     87     91     92
RH..............34     35     26     22     18     17
20 FT wind dir..SW     SW     SW     SE     SE     SE
20 FT wind spd..7      6      5      6      8      10
20 FT wind gust.13     11     8      10     14     17

$$
Forecaster...Lopez
Requested by...Matt Nease
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619915.0/MAF
.DELDT 08/18/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL mdthomas@blm.gov,mnease74@yahoo.com