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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
245 AM CST THU DEC 8 2022
DISCUSSION
LOW FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS CONTINUE DESPITE A WARMING AND DRYING
TREND THROUGH MONDAY. HIGHS WILL BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL,
BUT HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON WITH VERY
GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. ERC VALUES REMAIN IN THE 0-
24TH PERCENTILE. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN
THE NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN, CAPABLE OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
OTHERWISE, WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT AND MAINLY OUT OF THE SOUTH
UNTIL BREEZY AND COOLER CONDITIONS RETURN TUESDAY.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-090100-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
145 AM MST THU DEC 8 2022
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (+4) 31 (-9) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 27 (-27) 79 (-14) 34
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 W 9 SW 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 13 W 8 S 12
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4
WIND 10000 FT MSL 40 25 28
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4060 2250
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 18 SW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 73080 36000
VENT CATEGORY GOOD POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
NMZ117-090100-
CHAVES PLAINS-
145 AM MST THU DEC 8 2022
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (+7) 31 (-11) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-32) 77 (-22) 36
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 6 N 6 N 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 N 6 S 8
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 29 29 31
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3930 1610
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 12 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47160 17710
VENT CATEGORY FAIR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
NMZ118-090100-
EDDY PLAINS-
145 AM MST THU DEC 8 2022
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (+8) 38 (-9) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-36) 78 (-19) 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 W 7 N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 11 NW 7 SE 8
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 38 30 30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4190 1410
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 16 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67040 14100
VENT CATEGORY GOOD POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
NMZ119-090100-
LEA-
145 AM MST THU DEC 8 2022
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (+8) 36 (-12) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-35) 83 (-17) 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 8 NW 5 NE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 11 N 5 SE 9
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4
WIND 10000 FT MSL 38 32 31
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3870 1080
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 15 S 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58050 12960
VENT CATEGORY FAIR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
TXZ270-271-090100-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP AND PINE SPRINGS
245 AM CST THU DEC 8 2022 /145 AM MST THU DEC 8 2022/
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+6) 41 (-4) 60
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-27) 81 (-12) 56
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 15 W 11 SE 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 18 SW 10 SW 13
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 3 4
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 25 30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2830 1950
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 22 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 62260 29250
VENT CATEGORY GOOD POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-090100-
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 NP, PANTHER JUNCTION, MARATHON, CHISOS BASIN, PRESIDIO,
LAJITAS, AND CASTOLON
245 AM CST THU DEC 8 2022
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+5) 45 (-7) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-13) 100 (+3) 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 6 NE 7 E 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 NE 7 S 10
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 2 4
WIND 10000 FT MSL 25 23 31
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3560 2740
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 12 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 42720 43840
VENT CATEGORY FAIR FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-090100-
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
245 AM CST THU DEC 8 2022
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+2) 47 (-8) 69
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-24) 99 (-1) 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR E 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 LGT/VAR SE 9
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 2 2 4
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 28 33
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3670 1750
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 12 S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 44040 24500
VENT CATEGORY FAIR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
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