280 FNUS54 KMAF 261146 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast For West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 646 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2020 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns will be low this week. Record breaking cold temperatures and widespread precipitation is expected through Tuesday night. Warming and drying will begin Wednesday through Friday but temperatures will remain cool with min rh/s generally remaining above 15 percent. Overnight recovery will be good to excellent the next several mornings. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-271200- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 546 AM MDT Mon Oct 26 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of rain, light freezing rain and light sleet. * Max temperature.....33 to 38. * 24 hr trend......42 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........60-70 percent. * 24 hr trend......49 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....40 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest around 50 mph. * Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 13 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/19500 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Snow likely, chance of light sleet and light freezing rain in the evening, then snow and light sleet with light freezing rain likely after midnight. * Min temperature.....Around 17. * 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........75-95 percent above 6000 feet...70-90 percent below 6000 feet. * 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....80 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest 35 to 45 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow with light sleet likely in the morning, then snow likely in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....In the mid 20s. * 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........60-70 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....90 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South around 45 mph. * Mixing height.......1600 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....North around 20 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/22100 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and light freezing rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Not as cold. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 52 to 57. North winds 10 to 15 mph above 6000 feet...north 5 to 10 mph below 6000 feet. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 55 to 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. $$ NMZ117-271200- Chavez Plains- 546 AM MDT Mon Oct 26 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Chance of rain, light freezing rain and light sleet. * Max temperature.....32 to 37. * 24 hr trend......39 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........55-65 percent. * 24 hr trend......37 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....40 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest around 55 mph. * Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 17 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/23500 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Light freezing rain likely in the evening. Snow and light sleet likely through the night. * Min temperature.....Around 20. * 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........70-90 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....70 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South 35 to 45 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Snow in the morning, then snow likely in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....In the upper 20s. * 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........60-70 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........North winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....80 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South around 45 mph. * Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....North around 21 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/22600 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of light freezing rain and light sleet in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Not as cold. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. $$ NMZ118-271200- Eddy Plains- 546 AM MDT Mon Oct 26 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain and light freezing rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....40 to 45. * 24 hr trend......45 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........55-65 percent. * 24 hr trend......48 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........North winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....40 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest around 45 mph. * Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 14 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/25000 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Chance of rain, light freezing rain and light sleet in the evening, then light sleet, light freezing rain and snow likely after midnight. * Min temperature.....In the mid 20s. * 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........65-85 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........North winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....70 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South 35 to 45 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Snow and light sleet likely through the day. Light freezing rain likely in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....Around 30. * 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........65-75 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........North winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....70 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South around 60 mph. * Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....North around 25 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/24100 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of light freezing rain and light sleet in the morning. Not as cool. Highs 45 to 50. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 57 to 62. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. $$ NMZ119-271200- Lea- 546 AM MDT Mon Oct 26 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Chance of rain, light freezing rain and light sleet. * Max temperature.....34 to 39. * 24 hr trend......43 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........60-70 percent. * 24 hr trend......43 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....40 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest around 45 mph. * Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 18 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/19400 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Snow, light sleet and light freezing rain likely. * Min temperature.....19 to 24. * 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........75-95 percent. * 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........North winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....70 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South 35 to 45 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Snow, light sleet and light freezing rain likely. * Max temperature.....In the upper 20s. * 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........60-70 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........North winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....70 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South around 50 mph. * Mixing height.......1300 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 22 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/12900 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of light freezing rain and light sleet in the morning. Not as cool. Highs 42 to 47. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 54 to 59. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. $$ TXZ270-271-271200- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 546 AM MDT Mon Oct 26 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of rain. * Max temperature.....In the lower 40s. * 24 hr trend......35 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........55-65 percent. * 24 hr trend......44 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph above 5000 feet...northeast 30 to 40 mph below 5000 feet. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....20 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest around 40 mph. * Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 25 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Fair/42400 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain, light freezing rain and light sleet in the evening, then light sleet, light freezing rain and snow likely after midnight. * Min temperature.....In the lower 20s. * 24 hr trend......19 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........70-90 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....70 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest 35 to 45 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow and light sleet likely through the day. Light freezing rain likely in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....In the mid 20s. * 24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........60-70 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph above 5000 feet...northeast 30 to 40 mph below 5000 feet. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....70 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South around 45 mph. * Mixing height.......900 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 16 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/13000 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Breezy. Not as cool. Highs 42 to 47. West winds 20 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 55 to 60. North winds 15 to 20 mph above 5000 feet...north 10 to 15 mph below 5000 feet. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 56 to 61. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-271200- 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 646 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). * Max temperature.....59 to 64 across the mountains...69 to 74 along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......26 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........35-45 percent. * 24 hr trend......28 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest around 40 mph. * Mixing height.......11700 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....East around 20 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Very good/116500 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of rain in the evening. Chance of light freezing rain through the night. Light sleet likely and chance of rain after midnight. * Min temperature.....25 to 30 across the mountains...in the lower 40s along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......18 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........70-90 percent across the mountains...55-75 percent along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....70 percent. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest 35 to 45 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Light sleet likely and slight chance of rain in the morning. Snow likely and chance of light freezing rain through the day. Chance of rain and light sleet in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....33 to 38 across the mountains...51 to 56 along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......22 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........55-65 percent across the mountains...40-50 percent along the Rio Grande. * 24 hr trend......13 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....70 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South around 50 mph. * Mixing height.......12200 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Good/84400 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 49 to 54 across the mountains...in the upper 60s along the Rio Grande. West winds 15 to 20 mph above 5000 feet...west 10 to 15 mph below 5000 feet. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 61 to 66 across the mountains...in the upper 70s along the Rio Grande. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 63 to 68 across the mountains...72 to 77 along the Rio Grande. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-271200- 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 646 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of rain and light freezing rain through the day. Chance of light sleet in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....42 to 47. * 24 hr trend......42 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........60-70 percent. * 24 hr trend......42 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........North winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....50 percent. * Haines Index........4 or low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...Southwest around 40 mph. * Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 24 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/24300 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain, light sleet likely and chance of light freezing rain in the evening, then light freezing rain and light sleet with rain likely after midnight. * Min temperature.....26 to 31. * 24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler. * Max humidity........75-95 percent. * 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. * Wind 20FT...........North winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....80 percent. * Haines Index........3 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South 35 to 45 mph. * RFTI................0 or nil. .TUESDAY... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow likely in the morning. Light freezing rain, light sleet and rain likely through the day. * Max temperature.....33 to 38. * 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. * Min humidity........70-80 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. * Wind 20FT...........North winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL.................1. * Chance of precip....70 percent. * Haines Index........2 or very low. * Wind 10000 FT MSL...South around 50 mph. * Mixing height.......1600 ft AGL. * Transport winds.....Northeast around 25 knots. * Ventilation cat.....Poor/18100 knot-ft. * RFTI................0 or nil. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain and slight chance of light freezing rain in the morning. Not as cool. Highs 50 to 55. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 61 to 66. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. $$