Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
054 FNUS54 KMAF 200824 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 324 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 .DISCUSSION... Cooler and wetter conditions prevail through Tuesday areawide. Wetting rains improve the fuelscape for most areas. Isolated thunderstorms may pose a risk for lightning starts and contain gusty winds. Drying trend begins Wednesday and continues into the end of the coming week. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-202145- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 224 AM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 60 70 90 Temp (24h trend) 91 (+2) 61 (-4) 79 RH % (24h trend) 26 (+1) 88 (+25) 45 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 SW 6 N 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 N 7 E 8 LAL 4 4 5 Haines Index 3 3 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 19 8 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7680 4600 Transport Wnd (kts) W 14 NE 10 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 107520 46000 Vent Category Very good Fair RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 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 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. .FRIDAY...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. East winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ117-202145- Chaves Plains- 224 AM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 40 70 80 Temp (24h trend) 96 (+3) 66 (-2) 85 RH % (24h trend) 25 (-1) 88 (+25) 43 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 6 E 9 N 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 6 NE 9 E 9 LAL 3 4 4 Haines Index 3 3 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 18 7 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9840 5740 Transport Wnd (kts) NW 10 E 10 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 98400 57400 Vent Category Good Fair RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-202145- Eddy Plains- 224 AM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 30 40 70 Temp (24h trend) 96 (+3) 69 (-1) 86 RH % (24h trend) 24 (-3) 79 (+28) 43 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 SE 8 N 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 NE 9 NE 7 LAL 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 10 18 9 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9300 5500 Transport Wnd (kts) S 10 NE 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 93000 66000 Vent Category Good Good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 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 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. 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. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-202145- Lea- 224 AM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 50 70 Temp (24h trend) 95 (+4) 66 (-2) 85 RH % (24h trend) 24 (-4) 84 (+26) 43 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 SE 9 N 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 NE 7 NE 7 LAL 2 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 14 12 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9610 5190 Transport Wnd (kts) S 12 NE 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 115320 67470 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-202145- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 324 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 /224 AM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024/ Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 30 30 70 Temp (24h trend) 90 (+5) 63 (-2) 82 RH % (24h trend) 23 (-2) 71 (+21) 39 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 E 7 NE 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 NE 8 E 8 LAL 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 6 21 8 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7840 4830 Transport Wnd (kts) S 11 E 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 86240 53130 Vent Category Good Fair RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 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. North 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. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...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. East winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-202145- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 324 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 10 10 40 Temp (24h trend) 97 (+6) 66 (-2) 96 RH % (24h trend) 19 (-6) 70 (+12) 25 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 5 E 8 NE 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 7 E 6 E 8 LAL 2 2 3 Haines Index 2 3 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 18 14 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10140 7630 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 12 E 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 121680 83930 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-202145- 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 324 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 20 50 Temp (24h trend) 98 (+4) 70 (-1) 92 RH % (24h trend) 23 (-2) 77 (+11) 35 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 SE 8 NE 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 8 E 7 NE 7 LAL 2 3 3 Haines Index 2 2 2 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 19 12 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9580 5940 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 NE 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 153280 77220 Vent Category Excellent Good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly 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 in the lower 90s. 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. .FRIDAY...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. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$