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 261822
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
122 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
.DISCUSSION...
With light winds and good overnight recovery, fire weather
concerns will remain low despite a warming and drying trend into
next week. Isolated storms from daytime heating of elevated
terrain over the Davis Mountains could still pose a risk of fire
starts from lightning and gusty, erratic winds.
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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.
NMZ116-270915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1222 PM MDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 10 20 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-1) 91 (0) 63 96
RH % (24h trend) 65 (+7) 23 (+3) 67 19
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 SW 6 S 8 SW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 S 9 SW 6 S 6
LAL 3 3 1 2
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 17 21 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7730 9750
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 13 W 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 100490 107250
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-270915-
Chaves Plains-
1222 PM MDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 10 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 68 (0) 96 (-1) 67 101
RH % (24h trend) 61 (-1) 20 (0) 67 18
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 12 S 9 S 12 S 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 8 S 14 S 11 S 9
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 23 27 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9380 10960
Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 S 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 159460 197280
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 102.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 102.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around
103. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around
102. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-270915-
Eddy Plains-
1222 PM MDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 70 (+1) 96 (0) 68 100
RH % (24h trend) 60 (+7) 20 (-1) 70 22
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 11 S 9 S 12 S 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 S 13 S 12 S 8
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 18 20 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9190 10720
Transport Wnd (kts) S 15 S 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 137850 171520
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around
103. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 102.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-270915-
Lea-
1222 PM MDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 66 (0) 94 (0) 66 97
RH % (24h trend) 73 (+7) 20 (-2) 81 20
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 S 10 S 12 S 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 8 S 14 S 13 S 12
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 17 23 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9800 9580
Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 156800 172440
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around
101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around
100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-270915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
122 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024 /1222 PM MDT Fri Jul 26 2024/
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 64 (0) 90 (+4) 63 93
RH % (24h trend) 51 (+1) 20 (-2) 61 23
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 S 9 SE 7 SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 S 9 S 8 SW 6
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 16 16 13
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8110 9300
Transport Wnd (kts) S 14 SW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 113540 111600
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-270915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
122 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 10
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-3) 97 (+5) 64 99
RH % (24h trend) 76 (+16) 18 (-2) 81 20
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 8 SE 5 SE 8 S 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 S 5
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 4 4 4 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 13 12 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9490 9700
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 11 SE 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 104390 116400
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-270915-
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
122 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 68 (-1) 97 (+2) 68 99
RH % (24h trend) 88 (+14) 21 (-3) 90 22
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 S 7 SE 11 S 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 SE 9 S 12 S 11
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 15 15 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9160 7550
Transport Wnd (kts) S 15 S 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 137400 143450
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 101.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 101.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
$$