465  
FNUS74 KMAF 112152  
FWSMAF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH ANTELOPE RX...US WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
352 PM CST WED FEB 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON FEBRUARY 12.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MINIMUM RHS REMAIN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS (15%) BOTH  
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WITH GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES THURSDAY  
NIGHT. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS REMAIN LIGHT, GENERALLY IN  
THE 5-10 MPH RANGE. RAIN CHANCES START TO INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING,  
MAXIMIZING BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE  
BEHIND A COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING (WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY AT  
15-25 MPH).  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (29600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............39 41 52 62 70 72  
RH..............96 93 69 48 34 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 5 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 8 10 8 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 700 1300 3200 3700  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 10 9 8 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 5 7 11 22 30  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MST) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............70 60 55 53 49 45  
RH..............30 42 51 57 63 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 7 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 800 500 600 500 500  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 12 13 12 10 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 8 6 6 5 4  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 21 TO  
23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (80800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............44 48 55 63 65 64  
RH..............73 65 51 38 38 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 5 7 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 10 12 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 200 700 2000 3700 3400  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 9 13 21 23  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 1 6 22 66 67  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD  
 
 
FORECASTER...SPRANG  
REQUESTED BY...DOMINIC BELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602496.0/MAF  
.DELDT 02/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DLBELL@BLM.GOV  
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