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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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
138 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather conditions increase this weekend into early next
week as a dryline sharpens and an early season heatwave dries out
fuels across western regions from Southeast New Mexico into
Culberson County and the Big Bend. However, lack of strong winds
is likely to constrain fire risk to RFD category at most, despite
min RH well below critical 15% level, poor overnight recovery,
temperatures 10 to 15 degrees warmer than average in the 90s and
above for highs, and critically dry fuels southwest of the Pecos
River. While temperatures cool off temporarily during the middle
portion of next week, no rain is expected and fire risk will still
be present southwest of the Pecos River.
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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.
NMZ116-180915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1238 PM MDT Fri May 17 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+6) 92 (+12) 56 92
RH % (24h trend) 33 (-46) 8 (-8) 27 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 W 10 SW 8 SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 8 W 8 W 7 SW 16
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 6 6 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 20 29 26
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13970 12180
Transport Wnd (kts) W 19 SW 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 265430 328860
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 5
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-180915-
Chaves Plains-
1238 PM MDT Fri May 17 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+3) 96 (+11) 56 99
RH % (24h trend) 47 (-48) 7 (-10) 36 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 W 6 S 6 SW 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 NW 7 SW 6 SW 14
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 6 6 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 21 27 22
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 15120 14930
Transport Wnd (kts) W 14 SW 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 211680 388180
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 5
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-180915-
Eddy Plains-
1238 PM MDT Fri May 17 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+3) 98 (+12) 60 101
RH % (24h trend) 43 (-42) 8 (-11) 33 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 W 6 SW 7 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 W 5 SW 6 SW 16
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 20 22 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 14630 13500
Transport Wnd (kts) W 14 SW 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 204820 351000
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 5
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-180915-
Lea-
1238 PM MDT Fri May 17 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+4) 96 (+13) 56 99
RH % (24h trend) 55 (-40) 8 (-11) 46 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 W 7 SW 6 S 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 W 8 S 6 SW 16
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 6 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 22 26 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 14170 14530
Transport Wnd (kts) W 14 SW 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 198380 392310
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 5
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-180915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
138 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 /1238 PM MDT Fri May 17 2024/
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (+7) 91 (+14) 61 92
RH % (24h trend) 27 (-42) 8 (-10) 20 7
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 8 W 10 W 8 SW 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 7 W 11 W 6 SW 16
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 23 18 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11440 10670
Transport Wnd (kts) W 15 SW 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 171600 277420
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 1 1 4
RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 10 to 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
10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-180915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
138 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (+1) 98 (+11) 60 103
RH % (24h trend) 42 (-21) 7 (-7) 36 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 7 W 6 SW 5 S 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 S 5 SW 12
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 4 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 21 13 21
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12660 13500
Transport Wnd (kts) W 13 SW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 164580 283500
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 2
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-180915-
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
138 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+2) 99 (+13) 62 104
RH % (24h trend) 76 (-12) 7 (-17) 70 7
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 SW 6 S 6 S 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 SW 6 S 8 S 14
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 26 16 27
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13940 13570
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 14 S 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 195160 325680
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 2
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 102.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs around 100.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$