FNUS54 KMAF 031800 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 100 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 .DISCUSSION... A Fire Danger Statement remains in effect through this evening over southeast New Mexico and the Guadalupes where fuels are critically dry and winds are elevated. Relative humidity remains critically dry behind the dryline each afternoon this weekend with at least localized elevated to near-critical fire weather out west. The dryline is pushed east of the entire region Monday through the middle of next week. Increasing wind speeds result in critical fire weather, especially with western extent. A cold front late in the week may bring improvements to the region. Recovery remains poor out west and any rainfall is expected to remain further east of the driest fuels. Lightning starts may be of concern this weekend. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-041200- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 1200 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 10 30 0 Temp (24h trend) 48 (-4) 79 (-5) 49 84 RH % (24h trend) 44 (+7) 13 (+6) 89 7 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 15 NW 11 SE 14 SE 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 10 NE 16 SE 10 S 15 LAL 1 1 3 1 Haines Index 6 5 6 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 8 24 20 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8660 10290 Transport Wnd (kts) E 16 S 26 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 138560 267540 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 6 1 2 5 RFTI Category Critical Elevated Elevated Critical Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 15 mph. $$ NMZ117-041200- Chaves Plains- 1200 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 20 40 0 Temp (24h trend) 50 (-5) 80 (-10) 53 87 RH % (24h trend) 90 (+7) 28 (+21) 97 11 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 16 E 14 E 18 SE 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 13 NE 16 SE 10 S 14 LAL 1 2 3 1 Haines Index 6 6 6 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 21 22 20 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6660 10030 Transport Wnd (kts) E 18 S 24 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 119880 240720 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 7 0 0 3 RFTI Category Extreme Nil Nil Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. $$ NMZ118-041200- Eddy Plains- 1200 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 20 40 0 Temp (24h trend) 54 (-2) 87 (-4) 56 87 RH % (24h trend) 91 (+29) 19 (+12) 91 12 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 15 SE 10 E 19 SE 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 12 NE 16 E 11 S 12 LAL 1 2 3 1 Haines Index 6 5 6 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 14 17 15 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9660 10040 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 15 S 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 144900 220880 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 5 1 2 1 RFTI Category Critical Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. $$ NMZ119-041200- Lea- 1200 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 10 40 60 0 Temp (24h trend) 53 (-2) 85 (-5) 53 83 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 29 (+20) 99 24 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 15 SE 13 E 18 SE 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 14 E 15 E 12 S 10 LAL 1 3 4 1 Haines Index 6 6 5 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 18 15 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7420 7020 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 21 S 19 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 155820 133380 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 4 0 0 0 RFTI Category Near Crit Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-041200- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 100 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 /1200 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024/ Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 52 (-7) 83 (+1) 53 83 RH % (24h trend) 45 (+28) 9 (+2) 81 8 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 17 SW 10 N 18 SE 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 11 N 18 NE 14 SW 14 LAL 1 1 2 1 Haines Index 6 5 6 4 Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 6 14 11 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11070 10110 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 19 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 177120 192090 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 7 6 6 3 RFTI Category Extreme Critical Critical Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Windy, clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 20 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-041200- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 100 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 10 30 0 Temp (24h trend) 53 (-7) 94 (+3) 55 92 RH % (24h trend) 92 (+54) 6 (-4) 90 6 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 13 SE 8 E 14 NE 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 12 S 13 NE 11 S 8 LAL 1 1 3 2 Haines Index 6 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 16 17 20 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11170 9280 Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 SE 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 189890 139200 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 2 2 4 2 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Near Crit Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 15 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-041200- 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 100 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 30 50 70 20 Temp (24h trend) 58 (-4) 88 (-3) 58 85 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+17) 30 (+5) 100 33 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 16 SE 12 E 16 E 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 14 SE 14 E 12 SE 7 LAL 3 3 5 3 Haines Index 5 5 6 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 20 23 19 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5810 5410 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 20 SE 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 116200 75740 Vent Category Very good Good RFTI 1 0 0 0 RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 15 mph. $$