181 FNUS54 KMAF 051909 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast For West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 209 PM CDT Sun Jul 5 2020 .DISCUSSION... Minimum afternoon humidities will remain above 20 percent through Tuesday before drier air arrives late in the week sending humidities into the lower teens. Light winds and recent rains that have increased fuel moisture should prevent critical fire weather conditions from developing, though they may become elevated. Good overnight recovery is expected. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-061615- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 109 PM MDT Sun Jul 5 2020 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.....In the mid 60s. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Max humidity........60-80 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Wind 20FT...........North winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................3 until 0100, then 1. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest 5 to 10 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....In the mid 80s. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........25-35 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....50 percent. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest around 15 mph. * Mixing height.......11400 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....North around 12 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Very good/103000 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....In the mid 60s. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........55-75 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northeast 10 to 15 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....In the mid 80s above 6000 feet...in the upper 80s below 6000 feet. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........20-30 percent. * 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...North around 10 mph. * Mixing height.......12800 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 15 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Good/83200 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s above 6000 feet... in the mid 90s below 6000 feet. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s above 6000 feet... in the mid 90s below 6000 feet. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s above 6000 feet...in the mid 90s below 6000 feet. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. $$ NMZ117-061615- Chavez Plains- 109 PM MDT Sun Jul 5 2020 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. * Min temperature.....In the upper 60s. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........65-85 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest 5 to 10 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....In the lower 90s. * 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........20-30 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...North around 15 mph. * Mixing height.......12300 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....North around 12 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Very good/116000 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....In the upper 60s. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........60-80 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...North 10 to 15 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature.....In the mid 90s. * 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........25 percent. * 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northeast around 20 mph. * Mixing height.......11800 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 11 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Good/62900 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 105. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 104. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. $$ NMZ118-061615- Eddy Plains- 109 PM MDT Sun Jul 5 2020 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.....Around 70. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........55-75 percent. * 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........North winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................3 until 0100, then 1. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest 5 to 10 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....In the lower 90s. * 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........20-30 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest around 15 mph. * Mixing height.......13600 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....North around 13 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Excellent/150000 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....Around 70. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........55-75 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................2. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...North 10 to 15 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). * Max temperature.....In the upper 90s. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........20-25 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...North around 20 mph. * Mixing height.......13800 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 9 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Very good/103500 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 104. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 104. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. $$ NMZ119-061615- Lea- 109 PM MDT Sun Jul 5 2020 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. * Min temperature.....In the upper 60s. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........65-85 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....40 percent. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest 10 to 15 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....In the lower 90s. * 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........25-35 percent. * 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................2. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest around 15 mph. * Mixing height.......12700 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Very good/107000 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....In the upper 60s. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........70-90 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................2. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...North 15 to 20 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature.....In the mid 90s. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........25 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northeast around 25 mph. * Mixing height.......13000 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 11 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Good/77500 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 104. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 104. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. $$ TXZ270-271-061615- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 109 PM MDT Sun Jul 5 2020 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.....In the mid 60s. * 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........50-70 percent. * 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................2 until 0100, then 1. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...West 10 to 15 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....85 to 90. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........25-35 percent. * 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest around 15 mph. * Mixing height.......10900 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 13 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Very good/142800 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....In the upper 60s. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........50-70 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. * LAL.................2. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northeast 10 to 15 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....86 to 91. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........20-30 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph above 5000 feet...northeast 10 to 15 mph below 5000 feet. * LAL.................2. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...North around 15 mph. * Mixing height.......11900 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 12 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Very good/139700 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 90 to 95. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 98. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph above 5000 feet...southeast 15 to 20 mph below 5000 feet. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-061615- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend NP, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 209 PM CDT Sun Jul 5 2020 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.....In the upper 60s across the mountains...in the upper 70s along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........45-65 percent across the mountains...30-50 percent along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. * LAL.................3 until 0100, then 1. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest 10 to 15 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....86 to 91 across the mountains...around 107 along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........25-35 percent across the mountains...15-20 percent along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....40 percent. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest around 15 mph. * Mixing height.......14800 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....North around 16 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Very good/126000 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....In the upper 60s across the mountains...in the upper 70s along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Max humidity........45-65 percent across the mountains...40-60 percent along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 5 to 10 mph above 5000 feet...northeast 10 to 15 mph below 5000 feet. * LAL.................2. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northeast 10 to 15 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....87 to 92 across the mountains...around 104 along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........20-30 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...North around 15 mph. * Mixing height.......13400 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 11 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Very good/118900 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms through the day. Highs in the lower 90s across the mountains...around 105 along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s across the mountains... around 107 along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph above 5000 feet...southeast 10 to 15 mph below 5000 feet. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s across the mountains...around 107 along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-061615- Gaines-Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Loving- Winkler-Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos- Terrell-Reeves County Plains- 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, Sanderson, and Pecos 209 PM CDT Sun Jul 5 2020 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. * Min temperature.....In the lower 70s. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........55-75 percent. * 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...West 5 to 10 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max temperature.....92 to 97. * 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........25-35 percent. * 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................3. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest around 15 mph. * Mixing height.......13900 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 11 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Good/96800 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Min temperature.....In the lower 70s. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Max humidity........60-80 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................2. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest 10 to 15 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). * Max temperature.....95 to 100. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........25-35 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........East winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...North around 15 mph. * Mixing height.......12800 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 13 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Very good/102000 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 103. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 103. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. $$