897
FNUS74 KMAF 241647
FWSMAF
SPOT FORECAST FOR SB RANCH PRESCRIBED FIRE...TDPW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1147 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON JUNE 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
THURSDAY MORNING WILL SEE SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 10-15MPH PERSIST
INTO THE DAY WITH GUSTS INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON TO BETWEEN
20-30MPH. MINRHS BOTTOM OUT TO BETWEEN 15-20% AS TEMPERATURES
CLIMB TO AROUND 100F. WHILE RAIN CHANCES ARE LOW FOR THE AREA NEAR
THE PRESCRIBED LOCATION, STORMS MAY DEVELOP TO THE WEST OVER THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY POSE A THREAT FOR OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES TO
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AND CAUSE SUDDEN WIND SHIFTS OUT OF THE WEST
OR NORTH. OUTSIDE OF ANY CONVECTION, WINDS WILL STAY SOUTHERLY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY EVENING.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (77300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............67 69 82 89 94 95
RH..............77 71 43 31 22 19
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 9 10 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST.8 12 16 14 14 16
MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 1500 3700 6500 7700
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 14 12 10 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 18 37 59 77
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR GOOD
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH
IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (71000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............94 84 76 72
RH..............20 34 52 61
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 16 9 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 22 17 10
MIX HGT (FT)....5500 1700 800 500
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 21 17 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..71 31 12 7
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (83600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............69 84 95
RH..............65 37 22
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.6 11 13
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1700 8600
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 14 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 20 64
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD
FORECASTER...STICKNEY
REQUESTED BY...JC KIDDO CAMPBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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