881
FNUS74 KMAF 241832
FWSMAF
SPOT FORECAST FOR EL POLVO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
132 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 10-15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. WIND DIRECTIONS
WILL VARY BETWEEN SOUTHWESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY AT TIMES. WIND
SPEEDS AND GUSTS DECREASE BY OR AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. RHS
STAY NEAR 10% THROUGH TODAY AND RECOVER POORLY TONIGHT.
PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 16 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0
TEMP............88 88
RH..............11 10
20 FT WIND DIR..W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....9500 10400
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST
5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............89 88 80 76 73 67
RH..............10 10 12 14 17 21
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW E E N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 3 3 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 6 5 4
MIX HGT (FT)....11300 1300 1000 1100 1100 1100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W E SE SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 3 7 6 3 7
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11100 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
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........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 66 75 83 89 93
RH..............22 22 18 15 12 9
20 FT WIND DIR..N N W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.4 5 6 7 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1000 2600 5300 8700 10700
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 9 13 12 13
FORECASTER...STICKNEY
REQUESTED BY...DAN BEHRENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/24/26
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