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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
668 FNUS54 KMAF 031945 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 245 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .DISCUSSION... Increased moisture and modest 20-ft winds will result in minimal fire weather concerns through next week, especially as rain chances increase later in the week with the arrival of a couple of cold fronts. However, lightning starts and gusty and erratic winds continue to be possible with any storms that develop. Recovery overnight and Thursday night will be moderate to excellent. Relative humidity will bottom out at 10-37% Thursday afternoon, and 18-53% Friday. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-040930- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 145 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 30 10 20 60 Temp (24h trend) 67 (-1) 97 (0) 64 86 RH % (24h trend) 64 (-11) 11 (-13) 78 38 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 E 7 NE 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 NE 6 NE 6 E 10 LAL 3 3 3 4 Haines Index 3 5 5 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 11 10 19 14 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10140 6070 Transport Wnd (kts) NW 10 E 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 101400 84980 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...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. $$ NMZ117-040930- Chaves Plains- 145 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms None Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 0 30 40 Temp (24h trend) 71 (-2) 103 (+3) 67 91 RH % (24h trend) 66 (-7) 11 (-13) 79 35 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 SW 5 E 10 NE 14 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 N 6 E 8 E 9 LAL 2 1 3 3 Haines Index 3 5 5 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 10 10 24 9 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11650 7130 Transport Wnd (kts) W 13 E 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 151450 114080 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 10 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-040930- Eddy Plains- 145 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 30 20 30 50 Temp (24h trend) 74 (-2) 103 (+2) 71 93 RH % (24h trend) 63 (-1) 17 (-8) 74 36 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 5 S 5 E 8 NE 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 NE 5 E 8 E 9 LAL 3 2 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 10 16 10 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10650 8120 Transport Wnd (kts) NE 14 E 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 149100 121800 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... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 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 around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 10 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 20 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. East winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-040930- Lea- 145 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 30 20 30 40 Temp (24h trend) 71 (-3) 102 (+1) 67 90 RH % (24h trend) 68 (+6) 20 (-2) 83 36 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6 S 8 E 9 NE 13 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 10 E 5 E 9 E 10 LAL 3 1 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 10 28 11 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9380 7580 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 E 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 150080 128860 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-040930- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 245 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 /145 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024/ Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 40 50 40 60 Temp (24h trend) 69 (+2) 95 (+2) 65 87 RH % (24h trend) 60 (-18) 23 (-3) 72 35 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 5 W 6 E 7 NE 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 N 7 E 9 E 14 LAL 3 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 9 12 19 19 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7790 7100 Transport Wnd (kts) NW 13 E 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 101270 120700 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... .SATURDAY...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. East winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...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. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-040930- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 245 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 40 60 60 50 Temp (24h trend) 69 (-5) 103 (0) 67 98 RH % (24h trend) 69 (+8) 20 (0) 77 24 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 8 Lgt/Var E 7 NE 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 NE 5 E 6 NE 12 LAL 3 3 4 3 Haines Index 3 3 3 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 10 17 22 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8410 9280 Transport Wnd (kts) N 11 E 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 92510 148480 Vent Category Good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-040930- 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 245 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 10 20 30 40 Temp (24h trend) 73 (-3) 104 (+1) 72 96 RH % (24h trend) 74 (+15) 22 (0) 76 31 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 13 S 10 E 9 E 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 12 SE 8 E 8 E 10 LAL 3 2 3 3 Haines Index 2 4 3 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 10 17 21 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8610 7630 Transport Wnd (kts) S 19 E 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 163590 122080 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ 44