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 082054
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
254 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns will remain minimal into next week due to
unseasonably cold temperatures. There is also a chance of a wintry
mix of precipitation tonight through early Friday morning.
Relative humidity will bottom out at 18-62% this afternoon. Higher
minimum RH values are anticipated Thursday with increased moisture
and precipitation chances.
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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.
NMZ116-091015-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
154 PM MST Wed Jan 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type Snow Showers Snow Showers Snow Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 20 40 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 19 (0) 39 (+7) 14 37
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+9) 62 (+13) 100 34
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 NE 25 N 16
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 N 13 N 26 NW 12
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 37 49 41
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2390 3630
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 22 N 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 52580 98010
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow showers.
Lows in the lower 20s. Highs around 40. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 20. Highs in the mid 40s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-091015-
Chaves Plains-
154 PM MST Wed Jan 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type None Snow Showers Snow Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 30 0
Temp (24h trend) 21 (-2) 41 (+4) 18 42
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+12) 71 (+22) 100 32
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 S 5 N 18 N 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 N 11 N 19 NW 9
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 39 48 38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2500 4480
Transport Wnd (kts) N 20 N 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 50000 76160
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow showers.
Colder. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ118-091015-
Eddy Plains-
154 PM MST Wed Jan 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type Snow Showers Snow Showers Snow Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 30 40 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 22 (-3) 43 (+6) 22 42
RH % (24h trend) 86 (+22) 68 (+29) 97 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 SE 5 N 17 N 15
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 N 9 N 22 NW 12
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 31 44 37
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2140 4530
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 18 N 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 38520 90600
Vent Category Poor Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ119-091015-
Lea-
154 PM MST Wed Jan 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type Snow Showers Snow Showers Snow Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 30 40 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 22 (-1) 41 (+5) 21 41
RH % (24h trend) 89 (+25) 68 (+30) 98 37
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 S 5 N 17 N 16
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 NW 7 N 21 NW 13
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 30 48 38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2270 4240
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 19 N 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 43130 93280
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-091015-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
254 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025 /154 PM MST Wed Jan 8 2025/
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type Snow Showers Frz Rain Snow Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 40 40 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 20 (+1) 40 (+11) 22 34
RH % (24h trend) 87 (+32) 61 (+23) 94 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 8 W 8 NE 29 NE 27
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 W 9 NE 38 N 16
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 2 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 33 41 33
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 1490 2910
Transport Wnd (kts) W 15 N 34
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 22350 98940
Vent Category Poor Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs around 40.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-091015-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
254 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Frz Rain Frz Rain Frz Rain Frz Rain
Chance Precip (%) 40 20 40 20
Temp (24h trend) 20 (-3) 51 (+14) 22 44
RH % (24h trend) 78 (+35) 38 (+11) 86 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 Lgt/Var N 13 N 17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 5 SW 6 N 20 N 13
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 2 2 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 38 31 28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3370 4500
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 15 N 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 50550 117000
Vent Category Fair Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower
50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-091015-
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
254 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Frz Rain Frz Rain Frz Rain None
Chance Precip (%) 40 30 10 0
Temp (24h trend) 24 (0) 46 (+8) 26 44
RH % (24h trend) 83 (+38) 46 (+17) 96 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 10 N 16
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 N 15 N 14
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 34 39 30 30
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2330 5100
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 13 N 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 30290 122400
Vent Category Poor Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 50.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower
50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
$$