Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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FNUS54 KMAF 060744
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
244 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns remain low into this weekend and next week.
Min RHs end up around 15% for areas west of the Pecos River Valley.
Fuel moisture remains above normal. Light winds and fair to good
recoveries will persist. Rain chances stay near zero the next
several days.
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For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-062115-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
144 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 83 (-1) 49 (-7) 81
RH % (24h trend) 15 (-2) 68 (+29) 18
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 6 SE 7 SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 9 SW 7 S 8
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 3 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 17 11
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8040 6420
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 15 S 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 120600 64200
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-062115-
Chaves Plains-
144 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 91 (+3) 51 (-3) 85
RH % (24h trend) 15 (-1) 71 (+21) 20
Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 6 SE 7 SW 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 8 S 5 S 9
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 3 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 15 9
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10110 6250
Transport Wnd (kts) E 14 S 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 141540 62500
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-062115-
Eddy Plains-
144 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 90 (+3) 55 (-3) 84
RH % (24h trend) 15 (-3) 71 (+22) 26
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SE 8 SE 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 7 S 6 SE 7
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 21 10
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9320 6590
Transport Wnd (kts) E 15 SE 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 139800 52720
Vent Category Very good Fair
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-062115-
Lea-
144 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 88 (+3) 53 (-4) 83
RH % (24h trend) 16 (-5) 77 (+23) 24
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 5 E 7 SE 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 8 SE 5 SE 6
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 6 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 21 11
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8520 6840
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 15 SE 9
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 127800 61560
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-062115-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
244 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024 /144 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024/
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 82 (+3) 52 (-6) 77
RH % (24h trend) 16 (-4) 69 (+31) 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var E 14 E 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 11 SE 9 E 8
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 21 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6760 5570
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 17 E 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 114920 61270
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-062115-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
244 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 90 (+5) 55 (-4) 86
RH % (24h trend) 14 (-6) 77 (+20) 26
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var NE 9 E 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 8 NE 5 E 9
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 20 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8580 7300
Transport Wnd (kts) E 14 E 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 120120 80300
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-062115-
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
244 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 90 (+3) 58 (-1) 87
RH % (24h trend) 20 (-3) 81 (+15) 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var E 7 E 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 7 E 5 E 7
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 15 12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7870 7440
Transport Wnd (kts) E 14 E 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 110180 74400
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$