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 041904
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
204 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Aside from a risk of fire starts for critically dry fuels due to
lightning and gusty, erratic winds from storms in the western
higher terrain, fire weather conditions remain low through the end
of this week into next week. Increased clouds, min RH above
critical, good overnight recovery, continued light winds, and
cooler than average temperatures Friday and Saturday and again
Monday into the end of next week will help limit fire risk, even
though wetting rains in storms will not be a guarantee. Highest
fire risk each day will be located from southern Culberson County
into the Presidio Valley and Big Bend, but even there RFTIs will
be low.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-050915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
104 PM MDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 10 50 40 50
Temp (24h trend) 62 (-5) 85 (-10) 61 89
RH % (24h trend) 85 (+19) 40 (+23) 92 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 NE 7 E 8 SE 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 E 9 E 5 S 9
LAL 3 4 3 4
Haines Index 5 3 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 16 20 12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5540 7260
Transport Wnd (kts) E 12 S 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 66480 101640
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 clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Not
as warm. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
40 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-050915-
Chaves Plains-
104 PM MDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 50 50 40
Temp (24h trend) 68 (-1) 89 (-12) 65 93
RH % (24h trend) 83 (+12) 41 (+24) 89 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 11 NE 12 E 10 SE 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 7 E 9 SE 7 S 9
LAL 2 3 3 3
Haines Index 5 3 4 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 14 20 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5580 7290
Transport Wnd (kts) E 19 S 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 106020 109350
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Not
as warm. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
30 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-050915-
Eddy Plains-
104 PM MDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 40 50 30
Temp (24h trend) 70 (-4) 92 (-10) 67 94
RH % (24h trend) 77 (+10) 39 (+18) 85 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 12 NE 9 E 10 E 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 8 E 9 E 7 SE 9
LAL 3 3 3 3
Haines Index 4 3 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 12 13 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6780 7240
Transport Wnd (kts) E 15 SE 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 101700 86880
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-050915-
Lea-
104 PM MDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 40 40 20
Temp (24h trend) 67 (-5) 89 (-11) 64 93
RH % (24h trend) 86 (+15) 39 (+16) 92 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 13 NE 12 E 13 E 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 8 E 10 E 9 S 9
LAL 4 2 3 2
Haines Index 3 3 2 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 10 10 13
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4890 7160
Transport Wnd (kts) E 17 SE 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 83130 100240
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Northeast winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-050915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
204 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 /104 PM MDT Thu Jul 4 2024/
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 40 40 30
Temp (24h trend) 65 (-5) 88 (-3) 62 89
RH % (24h trend) 75 (+11) 32 (+7) 85 27
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 NE 9 E 13 E 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 10 NE 12 E 9 SE 8
LAL 3 3 3 3
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 16 17 16
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5930 7260
Transport Wnd (kts) E 16 E 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 94880 79860
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. 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.
South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-050915-
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
204 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 30 40 30
Temp (24h trend) 67 (-7) 98 (-1) 66 97
RH % (24h trend) 78 (+13) 24 (-1) 79 23
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 NE 8 E 14 E 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 8 NE 12 NE 8 E 7
LAL 4 3 3 3
Haines Index 3 3 2 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 21 26 22
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8230 8800
Transport Wnd (kts) E 16 E 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 131680 96800
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. 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.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. 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.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-050915-
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
204 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 20 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 72 (-6) 96 (-6) 69 96
RH % (24h trend) 78 (+12) 30 (+4) 84 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 11 E 9 E 12 E 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 8 E 11 E 8 SE 8
LAL 3 3 3 3
Haines Index 4 3 2 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 18 24 16
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6180 7050
Transport Wnd (kts) E 15 SE 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 92700 84600
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$