FNUS54 KMAF 260813 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 313 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... Today serves as an "in between" day with much lighter winds expected. Near-critical conditions are expected with very dry air and elevated winds limited to the far northern zones. An RFD is in effect for southeast New Mexico southward through the Big Bend for this afternoon. Much stronger winds pickup for Saturday with dry conditions lingering and a Fire Weather Watch has been issued for zones along and south of the Pecos River. Fire concerns relax after Saturday as winds drop off and better moisture moves in for mid-week. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-262130- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 213 AM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 75 (-4) 46 (-4) 69 RH % (24h trend) 9 (+2) 43 (+4) 11 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 17 SW 21 SW 26 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 23 SW 23 SW 32 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 3 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 38 54 54 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8740 11360 Transport Wnd (kts) W 27 W 41 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 235980 465760 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 5 5 5 RFTI Category Critical Critical Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-262130- Chaves Plains- 213 AM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 82 (-6) 49 (-4) 76 RH % (24h trend) 9 (+2) 38 (-2) 11 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 12 SW 17 SW 16 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 18 SW 11 SW 28 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 4 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 34 42 41 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10630 13330 Transport Wnd (kts) W 22 SW 35 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 233860 466550 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 4 5 5 RFTI Category Near Crit Critical Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ NMZ118-262130- Eddy Plains- 213 AM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 83 (-7) 52 (-4) 79 RH % (24h trend) 10 (+3) 35 (+4) 13 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 12 SW 17 SW 19 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 22 SW 13 SW 29 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 39 45 53 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9500 11990 Transport Wnd (kts) W 24 W 37 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 228000 443630 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 6 6 5 RFTI Category Critical Critical Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ NMZ119-262130- Lea- 213 AM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 81 (-7) 51 (-3) 79 RH % (24h trend) 9 (+2) 35 (-2) 12 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 13 SW 16 SW 16 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 20 SW 10 SW 27 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 3 Wind 10000 FT MSL 36 40 45 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9550 11320 Transport Wnd (kts) W 25 W 37 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 238750 418840 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 7 6 6 RFTI Category Extreme Critical Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-262130- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 313 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 /213 AM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 75 (-4) 47 (-5) 71 RH % (24h trend) 9 (+1) 37 (+6) 14 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 24 W 28 W 35 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 31 W 33 W 40 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 41 48 40 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7930 10460 Transport Wnd (kts) W 30 W 39 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 237900 407940 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 6 6 5 RFTI Category Critical Critical Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Windy, clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 20 to 35 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-262130- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 313 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 88 (-1) 49 (-8) 91 RH % (24h trend) 5 (-3) 30 (-5) 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 11 SW 12 SW 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 18 W 10 SW 21 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 34 34 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9680 10620 Transport Wnd (kts) W 24 SW 28 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 232320 297360 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 6 6 7 RFTI Category Critical Critical Extreme Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-262130- 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 313 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 88 (-1) 53 (-7) 89 RH % (24h trend) 7 (-15) 75 (+7) 8 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 11 SW 11 SW 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 18 S 9 SW 17 LAL 1 1 2 Haines Index 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 38 35 31 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10220 10000 Transport Wnd (kts) W 24 SW 24 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 245280 240000 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 3 3 5 RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. $$