Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
990
FNUS54 KMAF 191912
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
212 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Good overnight recovery and low ERCs from recent wetting rains
will keep fire weather conditions low through next week. Min RH
will be above critical for most of the area with the more active
weather pattern bringing a chance of showers and storms. Showers
and storms are possible this weekend into next week over the area,
with gusty and erratic winds accompanying any storms that develop
and lightning posing a risk of fire starts in drier fuels.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-200915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
112 PM MDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 20 30
Temp (24h trend) 62 (+2) 92 (+2) 60 88
RH % (24h trend) 61 (+13) 24 (+5) 85 19
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 S 6 S 10 S 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 S 13 S 7 S 14
LAL 1 3 3 3
Haines Index 3 3 3 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 30 27 22
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6940 7390
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 S 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 124920 147800
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent.
Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-200915-
Chaves Plains-
112 PM MDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 20 40
Temp (24h trend) 65 (+3) 95 (0) 65 93
RH % (24h trend) 78 (+5) 22 (+1) 87 23
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 S 8 SE 13 S 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 S 14 S 10 S 14
LAL 1 3 3 3
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 33 33 28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8410 7270
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 S 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 151380 130860
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ118-200915-
Eddy Plains-
112 PM MDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 68 (+1) 97 (+1) 68 94
RH % (24h trend) 79 (0) 21 (-4) 84 23
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 SE 9 SE 15 SE 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 SE 14 SE 12 S 12
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 2 2 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 30 26 23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9290 7870
Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 148640 133790
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ119-200915-
Lea-
112 PM MDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 66 (-1) 94 (-2) 65 92
RH % (24h trend) 84 (-2) 21 (-3) 90 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 S 11 SE 14 SE 14
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 10 S 15 SE 12 S 15
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 2 4 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 28 23 23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8190 6280
Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 S 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 139230 125600
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-200915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
212 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 /112 PM MDT Thu Sep 19 2024/
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 65 (0) 93 (+5) 61 89
RH % (24h trend) 59 (-1) 20 (-4) 78 22
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 S 8 SE 10 S 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 S 10 E 8 SW 12
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 3 2 2 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 26 18 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8380 7180
Transport Wnd (kts) S 14 S 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 117320 107700
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms with isolated
showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
30 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
30 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-200915-
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
212 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-6) 97 (+2) 63 97
RH % (24h trend) 83 (+7) 18 (-6) 88 23
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 SE 6 SE 10 SE 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 S 9
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 2 3 2 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 22 16 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8420 7650
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 12 S 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 101040 99450
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-200915-
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
212 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 69 (-3) 97 (0) 68 95
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+7) 23 (-7) 92 32
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 S 9 SE 12 SE 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 SE 12 SE 10 SE 14
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 25 21 22
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6980 6780
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 S 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 125640 149160
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
$$