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 310746
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
146 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Widespread well above normal temperatures and near to below
critical relative humidity is expected through the weekend into
early next week. This may create pockets of elevated fire weather
in the driest locations, mainly west of the Pecos River. This
threat is expected to be minimized by recent moisture, light
winds, and above normal fuel moisture. Overnight recovery will
generally be poor to poor for most areas across the western half
of the area into next week with slightly better recovery to the
east. ERCs remain near the 50th percentile at this time, but
these may begin to increase with the expected warm and dry
conditions.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-312100-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1246 AM MST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 62 (+15) 30 (+1) 68
RH % (24h trend) 11 (-20) 37 (-17) 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 SW 7 W 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 W 9 SW 14
Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 20 32
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4400 3090
Transport Wnd (kts) W 15 W 25
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 66000 77250
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 3
RFTI Category Nil Nil Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-312100-
Chaves Plains-
1246 AM MST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 63 (+9) 25 (-2) 69
RH % (24h trend) 15 (-14) 61 (-15) 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 21 27
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3390 2180
Transport Wnd (kts) W 12 SW 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 40680 30520
Vent Category Fair Poor
RFTI 0 0 1
RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-312100-
Eddy Plains-
1246 AM MST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 65 (+11) 28 (-1) 72
RH % (24h trend) 14 (-12) 55 (-13) 9
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 5 S 5 SW 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 SW 5 SW 12
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 22 30
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3680 3400
Transport Wnd (kts) W 10 SW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 36800 71400
Vent Category Poor Good
RFTI 0 0 3
RFTI Category Nil Nil Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
$$
NMZ119-312100-
Lea-
1246 AM MST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 64 (+11) 31 (+2) 69
RH % (24h trend) 13 (-12) 50 (-25) 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 8 Lgt/Var SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 7 SW 5 SW 14
Wind 10000 FT MSL 32 24 31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3800 3220
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 15 SW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 57000 67620
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 2
RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around
80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-312100-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
146 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025 /1246 AM MST Fri Jan 31 2025/
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (+15) 32 (+3) 63
RH % (24h trend) 18 (-20) 41 (-21) 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 8 W 5 W 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 7 W 6 W 14
Wind 10000 FT MSL 10 24 32
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2510 1790
Transport Wnd (kts) W 10 W 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 25100 35800
Vent Category Poor Poor
RFTI 0 0 1
RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-312100-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
146 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 68 (+14) 32 (0) 73
RH % (24h trend) 12 (-10) 42 (-12) 9
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var SW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 19 23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4480 3730
Transport Wnd (kts) W 12 SW 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 53760 67140
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 1
RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-312100-
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
146 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 68 (+10) 32 (-2) 75
RH % (24h trend) 13 (-9) 51 (-13) 10
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 8 Lgt/Var SW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 7 Lgt/Var SW 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 47 18 31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4500 4240
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 18 SW 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 81000 93280
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 2
RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.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 lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
$$