653 FNUS54 KMAF 301944 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast For West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 244 PM CDT Mon Sep 30 2019 .DISCUSSION... Temperatures will be above normal through the end of the week. Rain and storm chances will increase tonight and will remain across the area through the end of the week. Minimum relative humidity values will remain above 25 percent so fire weather concerns will be low. Overnight recoveries will range from good to excellent. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ114-TXZ258-011615- Guadalupe Mountains- 244 PM CDT Mon Sep 30 2019 /144 PM MDT Mon Sep 30 2019/ .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Widespread showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....In the upper 50s above 6000 feet...in the lower 60s below 6000 feet. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........80-100 percent above 6000 feet...75-95 percent below 6000 feet. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........South winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................5. * Chance of precip....near 100 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South 30 to 40 mph. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent) then becoming partly sunny (50-60 percent). Widespread showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....In the mid 70s above 6000 feet...76 to 81 below 6000 feet. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........35-45 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................5. * Chance of precip....80 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest around 40 mph. * Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 14 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Fair/47100 knot-ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....57 to 62. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........65-85 percent. * 24 hr trend......18 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........West winds 15 to 20 mph above 6000 feet...west 10 to 15 mph below 6000 feet. * LAL.................4. * Chance of precip....50 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest 15 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....In the mid 70s above 6000 feet...76 to 81 below 6000 feet. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........40-50 percent above 6000 feet...35-45 percent below 6000 feet. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Wind 20FT...........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph above 6000 feet...west 5 to 10 mph below 6000 feet. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....40 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest around 25 mph. * Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....West around 8 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/21600 knot-ft. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Numerous showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 70 above 6000 feet...72 to 77 below 6000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s above 6000 feet...76 to 81 below 6000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s above 6000 feet...78 to 83 below 6000 feet. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. $$ NMZ115-011615- Southeast Plains- 144 PM MDT Mon Sep 30 2019 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Widespread showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....65 to 70. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........75-95 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Wind 20FT...........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................5. * Chance of precip....90 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South 25 to 35 mph. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent) then becoming partly sunny (60-70 percent). Widespread showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....80 to 85. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........40-50 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Wind 20FT...........South winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................5. * Chance of precip....90 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest around 40 mph. * Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....South around 32 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Fair/55400 knot-ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....61 to 66. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........80-100 percent. * 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........South winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................4. * Chance of precip....50 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest 20 to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....82 to 87. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........35-45 percent. * 24 hr trend......8 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........South winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....50 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest around 25 mph. * Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 16 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/30300 knot-ft. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Numerous showers and thunderstorms. Highs 76 to 81. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 81 to 86. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 84 to 89. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. $$ TXZ057-074-079>081-011615- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Davis/Apache Mountains Area- Presidio Valley-Marfa Plateau-Big Bend Area- 244 PM CDT Mon Sep 30 2019 /144 PM MDT Mon Sep 30 2019/ .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....In the mid 60s across the mountains...in the upper 70s along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Max humidity........75-95 percent across the mountains...55-75 percent along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph above 5000 feet...southeast 10 to 15 mph below 5000 feet. * LAL.................4. * Chance of precip....50 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South 25 to 35 mph. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....In the lower 80s across the mountains...in the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min humidity........45-55 percent across the mountains...25-35 percent along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........South winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................4. * Chance of precip....50 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South around 35 mph. * Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....South around 18 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Very good/100600 knot-ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Numerous showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....In the lower 60s across the mountains...in the mid 70s along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........80-100 percent across the mountains...75 percent along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................4. * Chance of precip....60 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South 15 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....Around 80 across the mountains...in the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........45-55 percent across the mountains...25-35 percent along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................4. * Chance of precip....50 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South around 15 mph. * Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 10 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Fair/49000 knot-ft. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s across the mountains...in the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s across the mountains...in the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph above 5000 feet...southeast 5 to 10 mph below 5000 feet. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80 across the mountains...in the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-082-011615- Gaines-Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell- Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos-Loving-Winkler-Ector-Midland- Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell- Including the cities of Seminole, Lamesa, Gail, Snyder, Andrews, Stanton, Big Spring, Colorado City, Mentone, Kermit, Odessa, Midland, Garden City, Monahans, Crane, McCamey, Rankin, Big Lake, Fort Stockton, Dryden, and Sanderson 244 PM CDT Mon Sep 30 2019 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....In the lower 70s. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........65-85 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................4. * Chance of precip....50 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South 30 to 40 mph. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....Around 90. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........35-45 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Wind 20FT...........South winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................4. * Chance of precip....50 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest around 35 mph. * Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....South around 37 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Excellent/150000 knot-ft. .TUESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....Around 70. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........70-90 percent. * 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........South winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................4. * Chance of precip....50 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South 20 to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....In the upper 80s. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........35-45 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................4. * Chance of precip....50 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South around 20 mph. * Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....South around 26 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Good/93700 knot-ft. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs 84 to 89. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. $$