Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook) Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
301 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
.DISCUSSION...
The region gets a well deserved break from fire conditions this
weekend through the middle part of next week with much better
moisture expected. The well advertised cold front has arrived in
the Permian Basin but drier air persists south/west of the Pecos
River this afternoon. Light winds this afternoon and through
early/mid next week keep any concerns low as well. Wetting rains
are possible for some spots on Saturday and at the very least,
better surface moisture should help fine fuel ERCs improve some.
A few thunderstorms are possible in the Davis Mountains and Big
Bend on Monday afternoon.
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For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-190930-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
201 PM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 43 (-11) 74 (-5) 45 59
RH % (24h trend) 67 (+45) 23 (+15) 93 55
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 E 7 SE 14 E 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 SE 12 S 8 NE 12
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 5 6 5 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 20 25 16
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4250 3120
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 18 NE 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 76500 43680
Vent Category Good Fair
RFTI 2 0 0 0
RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around
80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
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
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around
80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-190930-
Chaves Plains-
201 PM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Showers Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30 60
Temp (24h trend) 44 (-8) 74 (-7) 46 58
RH % (24h trend) 80 (+57) 33 (+20) 99 67
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 13 E 8 SE 16 E 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 13 SE 12 SE 12 NE 13
LAL 1 1 1 3
Haines Index 5 5 6 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 34 28 23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3730 2890
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 17 E 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 63410 46240
Vent Category Good Fair
RFTI 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ118-190930-
Eddy Plains-
201 PM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30 50
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-6) 72 (-17) 51 62
RH % (24h trend) 70 (+52) 40 (+33) 94 63
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 12 E 8 SE 16 E 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 14 SE 12 SE 11 NE 13
LAL 1 1 2 3
Haines Index 5 6 5 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 22 21 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3310 4430
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 17 E 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 56270 66450
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 2 0 0 0
RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
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.
$$
NMZ119-190930-
Lea-
201 PM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 50 70
Temp (24h trend) 43 (-10) 68 (-12) 45 57
RH % (24h trend) 86 (+62) 43 (+30) 100 72
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 13 E 12 SE 13 E 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 14 E 11 SE 10 NE 16
LAL 1 1 2 3
Haines Index 5 5 5 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 31 24 22
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2910 2400
Transport Wnd (kts) E 17 E 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 49470 43200
Vent Category Fair Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around
15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-190930-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
301 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 /201 PM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024/
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Showers Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 47 (-9) 69 (-9) 50 64
RH % (24h trend) 60 (+46) 34 (+27) 90 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 9 E 12 E 15 E 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 13 E 14 SE 10 NE 17
LAL 1 1 2 2
Haines Index 5 6 5 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 15 15 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2640 4920
Transport Wnd (kts) E 16 N 23
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 42240 113160
Vent Category Fair Very good
RFTI 2 0 0 0
RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-190930-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
301 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 50 (-7) 85 (-4) 53 82
RH % (24h trend) 74 (+43) 26 (+21) 97 22
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 NE 9 E 14 E 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 9 E 12 E 10 N 12
LAL 1 2 3 3
Haines Index 5 6 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 26 20 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4120 7030
Transport Wnd (kts) E 17 N 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 70040 119510
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs around 70. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-190930-
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
301 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 60 70
Temp (24h trend) 48 (-11) 73 (-16) 50 67
RH % (24h trend) 84 (+9) 47 (+35) 100 68
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 11 NE 11 E 9 E 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 13 E 10 E 9 NE 14
LAL 1 1 3 3
Haines Index 5 5 4 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 31 27 27
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2840 2750
Transport Wnd (kts) E 17 E 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 48280 52250
Vent Category Fair Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 15 mph.
$$