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FNUS74 KMAF 121422
FWSMAF
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND RANCH RX...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
822 AM CST THU FEB 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON FEBRUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MINIMUM RHS REMAIN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS (15%) BOTH
TODAY AND FRIDAY, WITH GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES THURSDAY
NIGHT. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING BEFORE
BECOMING SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
REST OF THE DAY, GENERALLY IN THE 5-10 MPH RANGE. LIGHT WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING
SOUTHERLY BY THE AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES START TO INCREASE LATE
FRIDAY MORNING, MAXIMIZING BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING
(WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY AT 15-25 MPH).
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (32500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 57 67 71 73
RH..............89 59 40 31 27
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 2200 3800 3700
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 8 8 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 9 15 27 29
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR
(3500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (MST) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............71 60 56 52 49 47
RH..............29 44 49 59 63 65
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 7 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 600 600 600 600 500
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 12 10 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 6 6 6 5 4
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 21 TO
23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (38800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 47 56 66 65 61
RH..............68 65 49 33 37 46
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N E SE S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 8 8 12
20 FT WIND GUST. 13
MIX HGT (FT)....500 300 700 1800 2000 1900
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 9 13 21 23
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 2 6 20 36 38
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...LAMBERSON
REQUESTED BY...DOMINIC BELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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