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Spot Forecast for Brush pile burn...DMPOAVFDINC
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1146 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 CST on January 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

The main concern for Friday will be a cold front.  A pre-frontal
wind shift is anticipated mid-morning, shifting winds from south
to east in a short time.  However, 20-ft wind speeds will remain
under 15 mph. Temperatures will increase through early afternoon,
but relative humidity will remain high, and only increase after 2
PM as temperatures drop.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers in the morning, then chance of
                    rain showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 55.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 6 mph early in the morning
                    becoming light, then becoming east 5 to 10 mph
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......4100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 7 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 12
                    to 14 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3900 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (45200 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
Weather cov.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............44     43     51     54     55     52
RH..............49     57     46     43     43     52
20 FT wind dir..W      S      E      E      E      E
20 FT wind spd..6      1      7      10     9      9
20 FT wind gust.       2
Mix hgt (ft)....700    600    1000   2500   4100   2600
Transp wind dir.W      W      W      SW     SW     S
Transp wind spd.8      8      8      12     13     13
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5      5      7      25     45     28
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   FAIR   POOR

$$

Forecaster...Deberry
Requested by...FIRE CHIEF
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/23/26
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