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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
940 FNUS54 KMAF 190759 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 259 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .DISCUSSION... Temperatures trend cooler and the forecast trends wetter for the region through the coming weekend and into early next week. Light winds, RHs remaining above critical levels, and wetting rains will keep fire concerns low. Lightning starts may be possible with isolated thunderstorms that will also contain gusty and erratic winds. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-192115- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 159 AM MDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 50 40 70 Temp (24h trend) 90 (+6) 63 (-1) 89 RH % (24h trend) 27 (-11) 74 (-5) 29 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 SW 8 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 8 W 7 SE 6 LAL 3 3 4 Haines Index 2 3 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 10 17 9 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8310 6560 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 12 W 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 99720 72160 Vent Category Good Good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ117-192115- Chaves Plains- 159 AM MDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 40 60 Temp (24h trend) 95 (+7) 68 (+1) 94 RH % (24h trend) 25 (-15) 71 (-7) 28 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 SW 9 N 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 11 NW 6 E 5 LAL 2 3 3 Haines Index 2 3 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 21 14 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9440 7850 Transport Wnd (kts) S 14 NW 9 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 132160 70650 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ118-192115- Eddy Plains- 159 AM MDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 20 50 Temp (24h trend) 95 (+10) 70 (0) 94 RH % (24h trend) 25 (-22) 60 (-14) 28 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6 S 8 E 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 W 5 SE 6 LAL 2 2 3 Haines Index 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 15 10 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9430 8470 Transport Wnd (kts) S 12 SW 10 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 113160 84700 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ119-192115- Lea- 159 AM MDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 20 40 Temp (24h trend) 94 (+10) 68 (+1) 93 RH % (24h trend) 24 (-24) 66 (-13) 26 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 E 5 S 6 LAL 1 3 3 Haines Index 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 18 15 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9460 8580 Transport Wnd (kts) S 12 S 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 113520 102960 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-192115- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 259 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 /159 AM MDT Fri Jul 19 2024/ Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 20 60 Temp (24h trend) 88 (+10) 64 (0) 88 RH % (24h trend) 25 (-21) 56 (-23) 27 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 7 SE 9 S 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 9 S 6 SE 6 LAL 3 2 3 Haines Index 2 3 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 14 6 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8020 6560 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 10 S 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 80200 72160 Vent Category Good Good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-192115- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 259 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 20 30 Temp (24h trend) 96 (+7) 66 (-3) 97 RH % (24h trend) 23 (-11) 69 (-5) 21 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 5 E 8 SE 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 8 Lgt/Var E 7 LAL 2 2 3 Haines Index 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 18 12 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9600 9110 Transport Wnd (kts) E 11 SE 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 105600 109320 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-192115- 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 259 AM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 Temp (24h trend) 96 (+7) 71 (0) 98 RH % (24h trend) 23 (-15) 70 (+1) 24 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 5 SE 8 S 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 SE 6 SE 7 LAL 1 1 3 Haines Index 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 14 13 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10220 9200 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 10 S 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 102200 138000 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$