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FNUS74 KMAF 201728
FWSMAF
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG RIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1228 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RAIN CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO THE WEST OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. HOWEVER, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE SHORT TERM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY
ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP. 20-FT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT, AND
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE EXCELLENT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
TIME (MDT) NOON 4 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........SCTTRD ISOLTD
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20
TEMP............85 87
RH..............42 35
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 10
20 FT WIND GUST.8
MIX HGT (FT)....7200 8200
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
TIME (MDT) 5 PM 9 PM 1 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE
TSTM COV........ISOLTD
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 0 0
TEMP............87 78 69
RH..............35 49 66
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 7 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12
MIX HGT (FT)....6300 700 500
TRANSP WIND DIR.E S SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 6
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5
TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
TIME (MDT) 5 AM 9 AM 1 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 20
TEMP............66 76 88
RH..............69 52 35
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 2 10
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....500 3400 7900
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 12
FORECASTER...DEBERRY
REQUESTED BY...CALEB MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617807.0/MAF
.DELDT 07/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NMADC@FIRENET.GOV
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