750  
FNUS74 KMAF 030016  
FWSMAF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 256 FIRE...TFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
716 PM CDT WED SEP 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A MAINLY LIGHT EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY WIND WILL PREVAIL THROUGH  
THURSDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS REMAIN WELL TO THE WEST OF  
THE BURN SITE EARLY THIS EVENING AND THESE WILL DIMINISH AFTER  
SUNSET. ADDITIONAL ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP  
AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON, BUT THE PROBABILITY OF IMPACT NEAR THE  
BURN SITE IS LOW (20%). RH VALUES AROUND 25% EARLY THIS EVENING  
WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 60% BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. MIN RH VALUES  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO ONCE AGAIN FALL TO AROUND 20%.  
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH NEAR 100 AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16 TO  
22 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............97 90 84 82 80 77  
RH..............24 31 40 46 49 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 12 10  
20 FT WIND GUST. 12 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....9600 800 900 500 500 500  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 15 21 22 20 16  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 10  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 20 20  
TEMP............75 74 86 94 99 100  
RH..............58 59 40 29 23 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SE E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 3 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST. 4  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 2100 8600 10500 11200  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW E NE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 12 10 6 8 9  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24  
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............99 94 89 84 82 80  
RH..............22 28 34 43 46 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 13 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST. 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....10400 2300 700 800 800 500  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 15 23 23 22 20  
 
 
FORECASTER...LINDSEY  
REQUESTED BY...AC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621126.0/MAF  
.DELDT 09/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CSDISPATCH@TFS.TAMU.EDU  
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