Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
651 FNUS54 KMAF 181921 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 221 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .DISCUSSION... A relatively wet and cool pattern will continue to keep fire weather concerns low through the middle of next week with increasing rain chances and below normal temperatures. RHs remain above critical levels, winds stay generally light, and we have several opportunities for rain. Thunderstorms will pose a risk of fire starts from lightning and will contain gusty, erratic winds. Warmer and drier conditions return come the middle part of next week. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-190930- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 121 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 30 50 40 80 Temp (24h trend) 62 (-3) 90 (+4) 61 87 RH % (24h trend) 82 (-10) 29 (-9) 80 33 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 Lgt/Var SW 6 W 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 W 5 SE 5 LAL 3 4 4 4 Haines Index 2 2 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 10 14 8 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8140 7030 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 12 SW 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 97680 77330 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 cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 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 in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 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 upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ117-190930- Chaves Plains- 121 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 40 30 40 70 Temp (24h trend) 67 (-2) 95 (+5) 67 91 RH % (24h trend) 77 (-17) 26 (-10) 76 33 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 SE 6 S 8 SE 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 S 9 SW 6 SE 5 LAL 3 3 3 3 Haines Index 2 2 3 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 16 31 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9410 8220 Transport Wnd (kts) S 12 S 9 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 112920 73980 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ118-190930- Eddy Plains- 121 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 30 10 60 Temp (24h trend) 69 (-3) 95 (+4) 70 92 RH % (24h trend) 70 (-12) 27 (-12) 62 33 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 SE 5 S 7 SE 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 5 S 9 SE 6 S 6 LAL 2 3 3 3 Haines Index 2 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 14 19 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9710 7610 Transport Wnd (kts) S 12 S 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 116520 91320 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 cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s. 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 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 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 around 90. 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. $$ NMZ119-190930- Lea- 121 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 10 20 10 60 Temp (24h trend) 66 (-4) 94 (+6) 68 91 RH % (24h trend) 71 (-13) 27 (-11) 67 32 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 SE 6 S 8 S 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 5 S 9 SE 6 S 7 LAL 2 2 3 3 Haines Index 2 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 15 19 15 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10080 8050 Transport Wnd (kts) S 13 S 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 131040 96600 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-190930- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 221 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 /121 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024/ Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 30 40 20 70 Temp (24h trend) 62 (-3) 88 (+6) 64 86 RH % (24h trend) 74 (-7) 28 (-14) 57 31 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 SE 6 SE 7 S 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 6 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 LAL 3 3 2 3 Haines Index 2 2 3 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 8 13 7 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7410 6580 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 9 S 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 66690 78960 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 cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. 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. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 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 mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-190930- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 221 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 30 20 0 50 Temp (24h trend) 65 (-5) 96 (+4) 66 97 RH % (24h trend) 77 (+9) 23 (-9) 69 22 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 10 Lgt/Var SE 7 SE 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 5 E 7 SE 5 SE 6 LAL 3 3 1 4 Haines Index 2 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 12 20 14 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9340 9290 Transport Wnd (kts) E 11 SE 10 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 102740 92900 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-190930- 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 221 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Tstms None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 10 0 0 40 Temp (24h trend) 69 (-4) 97 (+5) 71 98 RH % (24h trend) 70 (-5) 25 (-9) 69 25 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 6 Lgt/Var SE 7 S 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 LAL 2 1 1 3 Haines Index 2 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 13 17 13 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9930 9580 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 11 S 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 109230 134120 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 cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. 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 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 upper 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 upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$