836  
FNUS74 KMAF 121108  
FWSMAF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BASS...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX  
608 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON AUGUST 12.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
LIGHT SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE  
MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS  
DEVELOPING MID AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING,  
PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY OF THESE STORMS.  
LIGHTNING WILL ALSO POSE A THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS. WIND  
SPEEDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY  
MORNING HOURS WITH SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH AT THE 20  
FOOT LEVEL, WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11300 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 20  
TEMP............74 80 92 98 100 98  
RH..............62 52 34 26 23 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 6 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 11 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1200 4700 9800 11300 8100  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW W S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 9 8 9 10  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............97 91 86 83 81 78  
RH..............28 36 43 46 47 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 17 18 17 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....6200 1500 800 800 600 500  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 16 20 21 20 14  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO  
8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND  
8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ SCTTRD SCTTRD  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 40 40  
TEMP............75 74 86 94 97 97  
RH..............58 62 43 32 29 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW S SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 3 3 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 7 8 6 6 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 600 2400 5800 6800 7400  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW W W S SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 8 6 6 8  
 

 
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