


Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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342 FNUS74 KMAF 280000 FWSMAF Spot Forecast for DMR brush pile...Davis mt resort VFD National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 700 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 CDT on March 28. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Much drier conditions are expected Friday as winds return to the west. After fair recovery in the morning with RHs near 60%, drier air will mix to the surface by afternoon with min RHs around 15 percent. Winds will stay generally from the west around 10 mph through the day with higher gusts during the afternoon. A morning inversion will erode by afternoon allowing poor smoke dispersal to increase to excellent after noon. Winds will increase overnight Friday into Saturday with gusts over 30 mph likely by afternoon. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Max temperature.....Around 77. Min humidity........15 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 7 to 16 mph. Mixing height.......10300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 15 to 18 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8800 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to excellent (72500 knot-ft) in the afternoon increasing to excellent (114400 knot-ft) in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM Sky cover.......MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............53 63 76 RH..............59 39 17 20 FT wind dir..W W W 20 FT wind spd..9 8 10 20 FT wind gust.10 West winds 9 to 16 mph. Gusts up to 31 mph. Mix hgt (ft)....700 1200 9300 Transp wind dir.W W W Transp wind spd.16 16 17 Vrate kt-ft/1K..10 17 140 Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR VYGD .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Min temperature.....Around 53. Max humidity........23 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 18 mph shifting to the northwest 21 to 22 mph after 3 am. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (120800 knot-ft) decreasing to fair (13300 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (6100 knot-ft) late in the night early in the evening. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM Sky cover.......MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............77 64 59 RH..............12 17 23 20 FT wind dir..W SW W 20 FT wind spd..15 6 10 20 FT wind gust.17 Mix hgt (ft)....9700 700 700 Transp wind dir.W SW W Transp wind spd.16 10 18 Vrate kt-ft/1K..135 6 11 Ventrate Cat....VYGD POOR POOR .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Max temperature.....Around 76. Min humidity........10 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 9 to 16 mph. Gusts up to 31 mph. Mixing height.......9900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 22 to 28 mph shifting to the southwest around 28 mph late in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (10800 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to excellent (81400 knot-ft) in the afternoon increasing to excellent (236600 knot-ft). TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM Sky cover.......CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............55 65 75 RH..............22 18 11 20 FT wind dir..W W W 20 FT wind spd..14 13 16 20 FT wind gust. 22 25 Mix hgt (ft)....600 2200 7500 Transp wind dir.NW W W Transp wind spd.22 25 28 Vrate kt-ft/1K..11 48 182 Ventrate Cat....POOR FAIR EXNT $$ Forecaster...RHluchan Requested by...Edna Queen Fire Chief Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2508288.0/MAF .DELDT 03/28/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL e-queen@sbcglobal.net