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 092048
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
248 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns remain low this weekend and into next week.
Min RHs bottom out around 15% for areas west of the Pecos River
with poor recoveries. Areas to the east have better recoveries.
Winds stay light with near zero chances for rain and mild
temperatures.
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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.
NMZ116-101030-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
148 PM MST Sat Nov 9 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 35 (+5) 68 (+9) 37 71
RH % (24h trend) 64 (-14) 17 (-8) 56 14
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 8 W 6 W 5 W 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 S 5 W 7 W 6
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 34 19 17 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3280 3780
Transport Wnd (kts) W 15 W 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 49200 64260
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-101030-
Chaves Plains-
148 PM MST Sat Nov 9 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 34 (+4) 68 (+7) 36 71
RH % (24h trend) 87 (-4) 29 (-5) 83 24
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 5
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 36 27 15 19
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2490 2690
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 13 W 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 32370 29590
Vent Category Poor Poor
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-101030-
Eddy Plains-
148 PM MST Sat Nov 9 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 34 (+2) 70 (+3) 36 74
RH % (24h trend) 73 (-13) 19 (-3) 73 16
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 18 20 22
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2960 3230
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 8 W 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 23680 38760
Vent Category Poor Poor
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-101030-
Lea-
148 PM MST Sat Nov 9 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 36 (+4) 70 (+6) 38 73
RH % (24h trend) 75 (-13) 22 (-2) 73 19
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 NW 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var W 5
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 25 19 22
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3080 3250
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 16 W 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 49280 35750
Vent Category Fair Poor
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-101030-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
248 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024 /148 PM MST Sat Nov 9 2024/
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 37 (+4) 66 (+9) 42 70
RH % (24h trend) 43 (-19) 14 (-6) 39 14
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 6 W 7 W 5 W 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 8 W 6 W 6 W 6
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 25 22 22
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 1710 2630
Transport Wnd (kts) W 14 W 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 23940 36820
Vent Category Poor Poor
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-101030-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
248 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (+1) 80 (+10) 42 81
RH % (24h trend) 51 (+8) 11 (-6) 50 13
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 19 15 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4070 4610
Transport Wnd (kts) W 10 SW 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 40700 50710
Vent Category Fair Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-101030-
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
248 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 36 (0) 76 (+6) 39 79
RH % (24h trend) 77 (+4) 14 (-8) 80 16
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 34 30 21 21
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3360 3730
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 12 SW 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 40320 37300
Vent Category Fair Poor
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
$$