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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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
150 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns remain low through this weekend and into the
coming week. Min RHs settle around 20% each day with excellent
recoveries. 20ft winds between 15-20kts remain through Monday
before decreasing. Showers and storms remain possible, mainly for
southeast New Mexico, through Sunday night and may contain gusty,
erratic winds and lightning.
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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.
NMZ116-201000-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1250 PM MDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 80 50 50 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (-4) 71 (+2) 47 73
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 55 (+1) 97 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 16 SE 13 SE 10 W 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 13 S 14 S 7 SW 6
LAL 5 3 4 1
Haines Index 2 2 3 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 36 28 32 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3190 4850
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 57420 77600
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-201000-
Chaves Plains-
1250 PM MDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 80 40 60 0
Temp (24h trend) 56 (-3) 74 (+2) 53 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+14) 63 (+2) 100 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 19 SE 17 SE 14 SW 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 17 S 17 S 10 W 6
LAL 5 3 4 1
Haines Index 2 2 3 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 49 32 34 27
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3510 4530
Transport Wnd (kts) S 22 W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 77220 67950
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
$$
NMZ118-201000-
Eddy Plains-
1250 PM MDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 30 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-1) 78 (+3) 56 81
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+7) 55 (-3) 100 34
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 22 SE 18 SE 14 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 18 SE 16 SE 9 W 5
LAL 4 3 3 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 44 31 31 31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4470 5500
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 21 SW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 93870 66000
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ119-201000-
Lea-
1250 PM MDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 20 30 0
Temp (24h trend) 56 (-4) 75 (+5) 55 82
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+11) 57 (-9) 100 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 23 SE 18 SE 16 S 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 17 SE 18 S 13 SW 7
LAL 3 2 3 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 4
Wind 10000 FT MSL 46 33 35 32
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3590 5690
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 22 SW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 78980 91040
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-201000-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
150 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024 /1250 PM MDT Sat Oct 19 2024/
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 30 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-2) 76 (+5) 52 77
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+9) 40 (-1) 92 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 15 SE 12 SE 9 SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 11 SE 13 S 7 W 6
LAL 4 3 3 1
Haines Index 3 3 3 2
Wind 10000 FT MSL 36 33 29 28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4550 4420
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 SW 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 81900 61880
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-201000-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
150 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 10 10 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-5) 84 (+5) 54 86
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+10) 34 (-6) 96 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 16 SE 11 SE 10 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 13 SE 12 SE 8 S 6
LAL 3 1 2 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 36 31 29 29
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4970 5830
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 17 S 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 84490 75790
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-201000-
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
150 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 10 10 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-4) 80 (+5) 57 86
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+11) 46 (-14) 98 36
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 17 SE 14 SE 13 S 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 14 SE 15 SE 10 S 9
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 3 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL 39 29 29 28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4250 5430
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 21 S 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 89250 108600
Vent Category Good Very good
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 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$