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
100 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
.DISCUSSION...
A Fire Danger Statement remains in effect through this evening
over southeast New Mexico and the Guadalupes where fuels are
critically dry and winds are elevated. Relative humidity remains
critically dry behind the dryline each afternoon this weekend with
at least localized elevated to near-critical fire weather out west.
The dryline is pushed east of the entire region Monday through
the middle of next week. Increasing wind speeds result in critical
fire weather, especially with western extent. A cold front late
in the week may bring improvements to the region. Recovery remains
poor out west and any rainfall is expected to remain further east
of the driest fuels. Lightning starts may be of concern this
weekend.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-041200-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1200 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 10 30 0
Temp (24h trend) 48 (-4) 79 (-5) 49 84
RH % (24h trend) 44 (+7) 13 (+6) 89 7
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 15 NW 11 SE 14 SE 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 10 NE 16 SE 10 S 15
LAL 1 1 3 1
Haines Index 6 5 6 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 8 24 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8660 10290
Transport Wnd (kts) E 16 S 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 138560 267540
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 6 1 2 5
RFTI Category Critical Elevated Elevated Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-041200-
Chaves Plains-
1200 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 50 (-5) 80 (-10) 53 87
RH % (24h trend) 90 (+7) 28 (+21) 97 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 16 E 14 E 18 SE 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 13 NE 16 SE 10 S 14
LAL 1 2 3 1
Haines Index 6 6 6 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 21 22 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6660 10030
Transport Wnd (kts) E 18 S 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 119880 240720
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 7 0 0 3
RFTI Category Extreme Nil Nil Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds
around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ118-041200-
Eddy Plains-
1200 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-2) 87 (-4) 56 87
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+29) 19 (+12) 91 12
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 15 SE 10 E 19 SE 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 12 NE 16 E 11 S 12
LAL 1 2 3 1
Haines Index 6 5 6 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 14 17 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9660 10040
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 15 S 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 144900 220880
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 5 1 2 1
RFTI Category Critical Elevated Elevated Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in
the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ119-041200-
Lea-
1200 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 10 40 60 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-2) 85 (-5) 53 83
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 29 (+20) 99 24
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 15 SE 13 E 18 SE 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 14 E 15 E 12 S 10
LAL 1 3 4 1
Haines Index 6 6 5 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 18 15 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7420 7020
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 21 S 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 155820 133380
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 4 0 0 0
RFTI Category Near Crit Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-041200-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
100 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 /1200 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024/
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-7) 83 (+1) 53 83
RH % (24h trend) 45 (+28) 9 (+2) 81 8
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 17 SW 10 N 18 SE 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 11 N 18 NE 14 SW 14
LAL 1 1 2 1
Haines Index 6 5 6 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 6 14 11
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11070 10110
Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 177120 192090
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 7 6 6 3
RFTI Category Extreme Critical Critical Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Windy, clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
15 to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-041200-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
100 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 10 30 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-7) 94 (+3) 55 92
RH % (24h trend) 92 (+54) 6 (-4) 90 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 13 SE 8 E 14 NE 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 12 S 13 NE 11 S 8
LAL 1 1 3 2
Haines Index 6 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 16 17 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11170 9280
Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 SE 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 189890 139200
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 2 2 4 2
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Near Crit Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-041200-
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
100 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 50 70 20
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-4) 88 (-3) 58 85
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+17) 30 (+5) 100 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 16 SE 12 E 16 E 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 14 SE 14 E 12 SE 7
LAL 3 3 5 3
Haines Index 5 5 6 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 20 23 19
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5810 5410
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 20 SE 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 116200 75740
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 15 mph.
$$