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 222041
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
241 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns continue to remain low overall. Minimum
relative humidity values fall below 15% for mainly western
portions of the area most afternoons through Sunday. Despite breezy
southerly and southwesterly winds and these critically dry RH values,
ERCs continue to remain generally below the the
percentile. A cold front is expected late Saturday night into Sunday,
bringing another shot of cold air and higher relative humidity back
to the region.
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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.
NMZ116-231015-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
141 PM MST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 15 (-8) 35 (-15) 15 57
RH % (24h trend) 65 (+35) 25 (+16) 52 7
Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 7 N 5 SW 5 W 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 6 E 7 W 8 SW 18
Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 13 18 36
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5230 2440
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 11 W 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 57530 68320
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 4
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower
50s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-231015-
Chaves Plains-
141 PM MST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 19 (0) 39 (-12) 16 54
RH % (24h trend) 68 (+19) 27 (+16) 62 12
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 9 NE 5 Lgt/Var SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 6 NE 5 SW 6 SW 12
Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 12 24 38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6120 2210
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 11 SW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 67320 35360
Vent Category Good Poor
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs around 50.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and
freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 50. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-231015-
Eddy Plains-
141 PM MST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 19 (-1) 41 (-12) 17 55
RH % (24h trend) 70 (+29) 25 (+14) 61 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 7 N 5 SW 5 SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 6 NE 6 SW 6 SW 15
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 12 20 31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5830 2540
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 10 SW 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 58300 50800
Vent Category Fair Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 3
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower
50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-231015-
Lea-
141 PM MST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 19 (0) 40 (-10) 18 52
RH % (24h trend) 66 (+21) 24 (+13) 58 14
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 10 NE 7 Lgt/Var SW 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 8 NE 6 SW 6 SW 16
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 9 19 33
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6150 2600
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 13 SW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 79950 54600
Vent Category Good Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs around 50.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and
freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-231015-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
241 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025 /141 PM MST Wed Jan 22 2025/
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 17 (-5) 36 (-10) 18 47
RH % (24h trend) 59 (+24) 24 (+15) 49 12
Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 7 NE 11 E 7 W 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 12 E 11 SW 6 SW 28
Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 9 13 34
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3740 1560
Transport Wnd (kts) E 17 W 31
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 63580 48360
Vent Category Good Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 4
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-231015-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
241 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 19 (-1) 47 (-7) 16 55
RH % (24h trend) 61 (+20) 20 (+9) 56 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 5 NE 10 NE 7 SW 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 9 NE 10 Lgt/Var SW 13
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 10 19 29
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4540 3000
Transport Wnd (kts) E 18 SW 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 81720 60000
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 2
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-231015-
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
241 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 21 (+1) 46 (-8) 19 56
RH % (24h trend) 70 (+23) 21 (+9) 58 12
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 6 NE 5 Lgt/Var SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 6 NE 7 Lgt/Var SW 14
Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 9 20 37
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5740 3700
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 15 SW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 86100 77700
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$