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 071945
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
245 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Last week`s precipitation will keep fire weather concerns minimal
through the work week. Elevated fire weather conditions may
develop in some parts beginning this weekend. Otherwise, recovery
overnight will be poor in much of the area west of the Pecos, but
moderate to excellent elsewhere. Recovery Tuesday night will be
poor to moderate. Relative humidity will bottom out at 6-19%
Tuesday afternoon, and 4-18% Wednesday.
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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.
NMZ116-080945-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
145 PM MDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 37 (0) 76 (+13) 47 82
RH % (24h trend) 45 (-27) 7 (-12) 22 8
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 6 W 10 W 12 W 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 W 13 W 12 W 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 24 31 31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7540 11000
Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 W 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 150800 231000
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 2 2 2
RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 10
to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
West winds 20 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
West winds 20 to 25 mph.
$$
NMZ117-080945-
Chaves Plains-
145 PM MDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 35 (-1) 79 (+11) 44 86
RH % (24h trend) 64 (-21) 10 (-11) 41 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 5 SW 5 SW 9 W 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 SW 9 SW 7 NW 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 26 25 29
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8760 11200
Transport Wnd (kts) W 18 NW 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 157680 201600
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 2 1 0
RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15
mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs
around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
$$
NMZ118-080945-
Eddy Plains-
145 PM MDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 40 (+1) 79 (+10) 48 86
RH % (24h trend) 56 (-25) 12 (-8) 36 10
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 5 SW 6 SW 11 W 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 SW 11 SW 9 NW 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 15 21 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7580 10130
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 16 W 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 121280 172210
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 0 2 1 0
RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in
the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
$$
NMZ119-080945-
Lea-
145 PM MDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 38 (0) 78 (+9) 45 85
RH % (24h trend) 59 (-23) 11 (-7) 39 10
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 6 SW 7 SW 11 W 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 12 SW 8 NW 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 20 22 25
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8030 11560
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 18 W 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 144540 208080
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in
the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-080945-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
245 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025 /145 PM MDT Mon Apr 7 2025/
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 41 (+5) 70 (+10) 47 79
RH % (24h trend) 40 (-33) 13 (-9) 25 10
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 W 8 W 10 W 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 W 12 W 9 W 13
Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 16 22 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4540 6940
Transport Wnd (kts) W 21 W 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 95340 117980
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 1 1 3
RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds around 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
20 to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 25 to 30 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-080945-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
245 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 40 (+3) 79 (+10) 45 89
RH % (24h trend) 43 (-30) 8 (-8) 27 5
Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 SW 5 W 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 12 20 23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6710 9040
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 13 W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 87230 144640
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East
winds around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-080945-
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
245 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (+1) 81 (+10) 46 89
RH % (24h trend) 60 (-20) 11 (-6) 44 9
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 5 SW 5 SW 8 SW 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 9 S 8 W 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 16 27 25
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8110 9750
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 15 W 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 121650 175500
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 15 mph.
$$
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