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FNUS74 KMAF 191605
FWSMAF
SPOT FORECAST FOR SLAUGHTER...ALAMOGORDO INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1105 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOME NORTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, THEN
GRADUALLY RETURN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON,
REMAINING RELATIVELY LIGHT. TEMPERATURES LATER TODAY AND THURSDAY
AFTERNOON TOP OUT IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. NO RAINFALL IS FORECAST.
MINRH VALUES SHALL FALL NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS
BOTH AFTERNOONS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
EAST 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............85 90 92 93
RH..............22 18 16 15
20 FT WIND DIR..SW E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.6 10 14 16
MIX HGT (FT)....6000 9800 11400 11800
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 9 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............93 89 81 78 76 73
RH..............15 17 21 25 26 30
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S SW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 14 13 12 10
MIX HGT (FT)....11500 5200 600 500 500 500
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE S S SW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 13 9 8
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10900 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12 TO 13
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 73 80 86 90 92
RH..............34 35 29 24 19 18
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 8 10 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 11 16 18
MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 1500 3200 8600 10900
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 9 9 12 13
FORECASTER...LOPEZ
REQUESTED BY...NMADC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/19/26
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