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FNUS74 KMAF 161347
FWSMAF
SPOT FORECAST FOR POTENTIAL MITIGATION BURN...REAGAN COUNTY FIRE AND EMS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
847 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AND SHIFT MORE
SOUTHERLY LATER THIS MORNING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
STAY ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS WITH 20FT WINDS REMAINING JUST BELOW
20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH NO SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS IN
DIRECTION. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN WELL WEST OF
THE AREA. WINDS DECREASE AFTER SUNSET FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (119800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............85 92 94
RH..............45 30 26
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17
MIX HGT (FT)....3800 6000 7600
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..56 91 114
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR GOOD VYGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (113500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (16700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT DECREASING TO POOR (6200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
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 85 79 76
RH..............25 35 50 62
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S
20 FT WIND SPD..16 12 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 13
MIX HGT (FT)....7100 500 500 600
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 15 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..114 7 6 8
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD POOR POOR POOR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (87100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............73 79 90
RH..............79 64 37
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2600 7200
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 34 72
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD
FORECASTER...LAMBERSON
REQUESTED BY...KODY DAKAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2621994.0/MAF
.DELDT 09/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KODY.DAKAN@REAGANCOUNTY.ORG
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