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FNUS74 KMAF 131346
FWSMAF

Spot Forecast for Sand Ranch RX...USWFS
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
746 AM CST Fri Feb 13 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MST on February 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

For today, min RH remaining above critical 15% with good
overnight recovery. Light southerly winds shifting to southwest
and becoming breezy up to 20 knots or more by this afternoon,
with increasing rain/storm chances through the evening. Breezy
southwest 20-ft winds shift to west/northwest with a cold front in
the late morning/early afternoon Saturday and remain above 20
knots. Min RH will remain above critical 15% with good overnight
recovery.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent) then becoming mostly
                    cloudy (80-90 percent). Isolated rain showers
                    early in the afternoon. Scattered rain showers
                    late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southeast 5 to 6 mph late
                    in the morning, then shifting to the southwest
                    6 to 12 mph with gusts to around 17 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 7 mph shifting to the east 3 to
                    5 mph early in the morning, then shifting to
                    the south 6 to 12 mph early in the afternoon
                    shifting to the southwest 14 to 20 mph late in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1300 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (76800 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (MST)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY
Weather cov.....                     ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............46     46     58     67     69     67
RH..............78     76     53     34     32     40
20 FT wind dir..S      E      E      S      S      SW
20 FT wind spd..2      2      2      6      9      12
20 FT wind gust.6      5      5      7      11     14
Mix hgt (ft)....500    500    700    2400   5100   3000
Transp wind dir.SW     E      E      SE     S      SW
Transp wind spd.7      5      3      6      17     14
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3      2      2      12     77     36
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   GOOD   POOR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers early in the evening, then isolated
                    rain showers late in the evening.
Min temperature.....Around 40.
Max humidity........93 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 21 mph
                    in the evening.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 12 to 21 mph shifting to the west
                    around 9 mph early in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (24900 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (4400 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.

TIME (MST)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM
Sky cover.......CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
Weather cov.....SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............60     53     51     49     47     44
RH..............58     77     80     83     86     93
20 FT wind dir..SW     S      SW     S      SW     SW
20 FT wind spd..10     9      9      7      6      6
20 FT wind gust.16     17     16     10     7
Mix hgt (ft)....1900   900    900    600    600    600
Transp wind dir.SW     SW     SW     SW     SW     SW
Transp wind spd.15     15     21     20     15     12
Vrate kt-ft/1K..25     12     17     10     8      6
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Isolated rain showers in
                    the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 14 to 17 mph with gusts to around 22
                    mph late in the morning.
Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 17 mph increasing to northwest 21 to
                    29 mph in the late morning and early afternoon,
                    then shifting to the north 25 to 29 mph late in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5000 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (87800 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon increasing to excellent (124300
                    knot-ft) in the afternoon.

TIME (MST)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
Weather cov.....                     ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............42     42     49     59     62     62
RH..............93     89     68     44     38     36
20 FT wind dir..SW     W      W      NW     N      N
20 FT wind spd..5      7      12     16     17     16
20 FT wind gust.6      10     17     19     22     22
Mix hgt (ft)....600    1100   2800   5400   6100   6000
Transp wind dir.W      W      W      NW     N      N
Transp wind spd.10     14     21     26     29     28
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5      14     51     124    154    144
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   FAIR   VYGD   EXNT   VYGD

$$
Forecaster...Shenoy
Requested by...Dominic Bell
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602688.0/MAF
.DELDT 02/13/26
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.EMAIL dlbell@blm.gov