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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 201958
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
258 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns stay low through the weekend as mainly light
winds and plenty of moisture linger through the weekend. Recoveries
will be excellent each night. Elevated conditions return during the
middle of the week as critical RHs move into the higher elevations.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-210915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
158 PM MDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (-7) 57 (+4) 38 78
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+1) 45 (-19) 98 17
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 8 E 7 SE 11 S 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 7 SE 10 S 8 S 12
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 3 4 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 8 11 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2820 8210
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 12 S 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 33840 155990
Vent Category Poor Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
$$
NMZ117-210915-
Chaves Plains-
158 PM MDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 41 (-7) 61 (+7) 39 79
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+2) 48 (-8) 99 24
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 SE 6 S 10 S 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 8 SE 8 S 10 S 16
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 3 3 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 9 15 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4020 4460
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 11 S 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 44220 84740
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ118-210915-
Eddy Plains-
158 PM MDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 43 (-9) 61 (+4) 42 78
RH % (24h trend) 91 (-3) 52 (-10) 93 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 8 E 6 SE 10 S 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 8 SE 8 SE 10 S 15
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 4 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 5 7 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3960 4830
Transport Wnd (kts) E 10 S 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 39600 91770
Vent Category Poor Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ119-210915-
Lea-
158 PM MDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (-8) 59 (+7) 37 74
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+6) 50 (-15) 100 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 E 8 SE 9 S 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 8 E 8 SE 8 S 15
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 3 4 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 6 9 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3710 3950
Transport Wnd (kts) E 11 S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 40810 67150
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-210915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
258 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024 /158 PM MDT Sat Apr 20 2024/
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (-10) 55 (0) 39 75
RH % (24h trend) 95 (-1) 56 (-12) 95 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 16 E 14 E 15 SE 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 14 E 15 E 12 S 11
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 5 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 6 7 11
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2200 6420
Transport Wnd (kts) E 19 S 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 41800 83460
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around
80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-210915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
258 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 42 (-14) 70 (0) 41 81
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+10) 41 (-12) 97 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 15 NE 11 E 15 SE 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 11 E 13 E 10 SE 9
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 5 5 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 9 12 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3270 5320
Transport Wnd (kts) E 18 SE 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 58860 63840
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-210915-
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
258 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Showers None None None
Chance Precip (%) 10 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 43 (-10) 61 (+3) 41 75
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+4) 51 (-21) 97 34
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 10 NE 8 E 7 SE 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 8 NE 9 SE 6 S 12
LAL 2 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 10 7 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3530 4310
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 14 S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 49420 73270
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 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 lower 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds
around 15 mph.
$$
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