Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
320 FNUS54 KMAF 020641 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 141 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns will remain low even as ERC values trend upward to near the 75th percentile across the Permian Basin. Min RHs over the next several days remain above critical levels with good recoveries. Expect gusty winds today and Wednesday, but mainly during the overnight hours. Storms will pose a risk for lightning starts along with containing gusty, erratic winds. Temperatures will remain above normal through Thursday before cooler and more widespread rain chances arrive Friday into the weekend. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-022115- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 1241 AM MDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 40 30 50 Temp (24h trend) 94 (+2) 67 (+1) 92 RH % (24h trend) 25 (-4) 71 (+2) 30 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 W 6 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 Lgt/Var NW 5 LAL 3 3 4 Haines Index 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 19 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7830 6660 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 16 W 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 125280 86580 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. 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 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-022115- Chaves Plains- 1241 AM MDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 30 40 30 Temp (24h trend) 101 (+2) 71 (0) 98 RH % (24h trend) 22 (-2) 68 (+2) 27 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 W 7 S 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 9 S 5 NW 5 LAL 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 22 20 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9370 7220 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 15 W 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 140550 86640 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-022115- Eddy Plains- 1241 AM MDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 30 30 Temp (24h trend) 103 (+4) 74 (0) 102 RH % (24h trend) 22 (-2) 59 (-1) 24 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 NE 7 S 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 SE 8 SE 5 LAL 2 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 22 13 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9630 8060 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 14 SW 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 134820 96720 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-022115- Lea- 1241 AM MDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 20 20 Temp (24h trend) 102 (+4) 71 (-1) 101 RH % (24h trend) 20 (-2) 59 (-5) 21 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 11 S 9 S 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 9 S 11 S 6 LAL 1 3 2 Haines Index 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 22 19 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11080 9180 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 17 S 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 188360 137700 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-022115- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 141 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 /1241 AM MDT Tue Jul 2 2024/ Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 30 50 Temp (24h trend) 96 (+6) 69 (0) 95 RH % (24h trend) 22 (-2) 55 (0) 25 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 12 SE 6 SW 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 SW 7 S 6 LAL 2 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 18 11 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9100 7980 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 16 W 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 145600 87780 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...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. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-022115- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 141 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 10 10 30 Temp (24h trend) 102 (+6) 70 (-1) 104 RH % (24h trend) 18 (-7) 62 (+1) 18 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 SE 8 S 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 SE 8 SE 6 LAL 2 3 3 Haines Index 2 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 17 12 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9750 9330 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 156000 111960 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-022115- 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 141 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None Showers Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 Temp (24h trend) 104 (+5) 73 (-1) 104 RH % (24h trend) 18 (-9) 68 (+5) 20 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 11 SE 14 S 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 11 S 13 SE 11 LAL 1 1 2 Haines Index 2 4 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 23 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9720 9270 Transport Wnd (kts) S 22 S 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 213840 185400 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$