822  
FNUS54 KMAF 210839  
FWFMAF  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
239 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THE FIRE SPREAD THREAT WILL REMAIN LOW THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. ERC  
VALUES REMAIN LOW AND LIGHT WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT  
WEEK. THE ONLY CONCERN WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS OVER THE  
WEEKEND THAT REDUCE MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO THE LOWER  
TEENS. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD.  
 
 
 
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER  
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE OFFICE.  
 
NMZ116-212230-  
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-  
139 AM MST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (+13) 34 (-3) 71  
RH % (24H TREND) 15 (-15) 48 (-14) 12  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR W 6  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 5 W 5 S 6  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 12 12 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2660 1860  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 13 SW 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 34580 26040  
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR  
RFTI 0 0 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 15 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
 
 
NMZ117-212230-  
CHAVES PLAINS-  
139 AM MST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+12) 31 (-2) 66  
RH % (24H TREND) 23 (-16) 80 (-3) 24  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 19 18  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1940 1640  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 9 SW 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 17460 16400  
VENT CATEGORY POOR 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 AROUND 70.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.  
 
 
 
NMZ118-212230-  
EDDY PLAINS-  
139 AM MST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (+11) 33 (-2) 69  
RH % (24H TREND) 21 (-14) 80 (+4) 21  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 13 8 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2180 1990  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 7 S 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 15260 19900  
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR  
RFTI 0 0 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SATURDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.  
 
 
 
NMZ119-212230-  
LEA-  
139 AM MST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (+12) 34 (-1) 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 21 (-13) 79 (+1) 24  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 5 5  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 16 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2590 2270  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 12 S 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31080 29510  
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR  
RFTI 0 0 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SATURDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
TXZ270-271-212230-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-  
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND  
PINE SPRINGS  
239 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024 /139 AM MST THU NOV 21 2024/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (+11) 40 (+1) 66  
RH % (24H TREND) 18 (-11) 45 (-9) 18  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 7 LGT/VAR W 6  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR W 6  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 9 9 16  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1310 1060  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 11 W 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 14410 12720  
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR  
RFTI 0 0 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 15 MPH.  
 
 
 
TXZ272-273-275>282-212230-  
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  
239 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+11) 39 (-1) 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 16 (-7) 52 (-6) 15  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 5 5 5  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 14 10 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3290 2990  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 9 SW 9  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29610 26910  
VENT CATEGORY POOR 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 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-212230-  
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  
239 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+10) 36 (-1) 73  
RH % (24H TREND) 21 (-6) 85 (+16) 22  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 5 5  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 17 14 15  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2770 2670  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 9 S 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 24930 34710  
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR  
RFTI 0 0 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SATURDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
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