701
FNUS74 KMAF 131346
FWSMAF
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND RANCH RX...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
746 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON FEBRUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FOR TODAY, MIN RH REMAINING ABOVE CRITICAL 15% WITH GOOD
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST
AND BECOMING BREEZY UP TO 20 KNOTS OR MORE BY THIS AFTERNOON,
WITH INCREASING RAIN/STORM CHANCES THROUGH THE EVENING. BREEZY
SOUTHWEST 20-FT WINDS SHIFT TO WEST/NORTHWEST WITH A COLD FRONT IN
THE LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY AND REMAIN ABOVE 20
KNOTS. MIN RH WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL 15% WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO
5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (76800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 46 58 67 69 67
RH..............78 76 53 34 32 40
20 FT WIND DIR..S E E S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 6 9 12
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 7 11 14
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 700 2400 5100 3000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW E E SE S SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 3 6 17 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 2 2 12 77 36
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR GOOD POOR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (MST) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 53 51 49 47 44
RH..............58 77 80 83 86 93
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SW S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 16 10 7
MIX HGT (FT)....1900 900 900 600 600 600
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 21 20 15 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..25 12 17 10 8 6
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 21 TO
29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 25 TO 29 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (87800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (124300
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 42 49 59 62 62
RH..............93 89 68 44 38 36
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 12 16 17 16
20 FT WIND GUST.6 10 17 19 22 22
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1100 2800 5400 6100 6000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 14 21 26 29 28
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 14 51 124 154 144
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR VYGD EXNT VYGD
FORECASTER...SHENOY
REQUESTED BY...DOMINIC BELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/13/26
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