Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
433 FNUS54 KMAF 172000 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 300 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .DISCUSSION... No major changes in the forecast as fire weather concerns remain low through the weekend and into next week. RHs remain above critical levels, winds stay generally light, and we have several opportunities for rain. Storms will pose a risk of fire starts from lightning and will contain gusty and erratic winds. Hot conditions will last into Friday before cooler weather arrives this weekend and continues into next week. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-180915- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 200 PM MDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 30 60 50 50 Temp (24h trend) 62 (-4) 87 (-5) 61 90 RH % (24h trend) 85 (+32) 35 (+14) 84 28 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 10 NE 6 SE 7 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 7 SE 8 Lgt/Var S 6 LAL 3 4 3 4 Haines Index 3 3 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 19 22 15 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6150 7790 Transport Wnd (kts) E 10 S 9 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 61500 70110 Vent Category Good Good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ117-180915- Chaves Plains- 200 PM MDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 50 40 40 30 Temp (24h trend) 67 (-3) 92 (-6) 66 95 RH % (24h trend) 85 (+28) 34 (+12) 80 26 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 10 NE 5 SE 7 S 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 8 SE 6 S 5 S 9 LAL 3 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 11 18 15 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6810 9310 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 12 S 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 81720 130340 Vent Category Good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ118-180915- Eddy Plains- 200 PM MDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 50 40 30 Temp (24h trend) 70 (-2) 92 (-7) 69 95 RH % (24h trend) 74 (+21) 37 (+17) 74 29 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 NE 6 SE 7 SE 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 8 E 7 SE 5 SE 7 LAL 3 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 19 16 12 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6720 9570 Transport Wnd (kts) E 14 SE 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 94080 124410 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. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. North winds around 5 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. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ119-180915- Lea- 200 PM MDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 40 40 40 20 Temp (24h trend) 67 (-3) 90 (-7) 66 93 RH % (24h trend) 86 (+25) 37 (+16) 74 28 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 10 E 8 E 7 SE 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 8 E 8 SE 5 SE 8 LAL 3 3 3 2 Haines Index 3 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 14 15 13 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6070 9140 Transport Wnd (kts) E 14 S 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 84980 109680 Vent Category Good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-180915- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 300 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 /200 PM MDT Wed Jul 17 2024/ Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 50 40 40 Temp (24h trend) 61 (-7) 86 (-2) 62 88 RH % (24h trend) 73 (+19) 36 (+15) 74 30 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 12 NE 10 E 10 E 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 11 E 11 E 7 SE 8 LAL 1 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 21 16 6 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5130 7600 Transport Wnd (kts) E 16 E 10 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 82080 76000 Vent Category Good Good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms with isolated showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-180915- 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 300 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 40 40 30 Temp (24h trend) 65 (-5) 96 (+1) 65 96 RH % (24h trend) 76 (+13) 26 (+5) 77 24 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 11 NE 5 E 11 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 7 E 10 E 5 E 7 LAL 1 3 3 3 Haines Index 4 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 23 18 15 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7530 9610 Transport Wnd (kts) E 15 E 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 112950 105710 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. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Numerous thunderstorms and scattered showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered thunderstorms with isolated showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-180915- 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 300 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers Chance Precip (%) 10 30 30 20 Temp (24h trend) 71 (-2) 95 (-4) 69 96 RH % (24h trend) 79 (+15) 31 (+8) 74 24 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 NE 6 E 7 E 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 6 E 7 E 5 SE 6 LAL 3 3 1 2 Haines Index 2 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 15 17 14 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7140 10510 Transport Wnd (kts) E 13 SE 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 92820 126120 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. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. North winds around 5 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 around 5 mph. $$