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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1234 PM CDT Thu Apr 7 2022 /1134 AM MDT Thu Apr 7 2022/
To: Subscribers:
-NOAA Weather Wire Service
-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
-NOAAPort
Other NWS Partners and NWS Employees
From: Pat Vesper, MIC
WFO Midland/Odessa TX (MAF)
Subject: Implementation of a Format Change to the Fire Weather
Planning Forecast issued by WFO Midland/Odessa, TX
Effective April 20, 2022
Effective Wednesday, April 20, 2022, the Midland/Odessa, TX
Weather Forecast Office (WFO MAF) will change from a bulleted
format to a tabular format in the Fire Weather Planning Forecast
forecast product(FWFMAF).
The information contained in the FWFMAF will not change, but
reformatting to a tabular format will allow for an easier
identification of specific weather elements contributing to
elevated fire weather conditions.
New Format for the FWFMAF:
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Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 67 (0) 31 (-4) 70
RH % (24h trend) 7 (-4) 32 (+6) 8
Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 9 SW 7 NE 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 NE 9 SE 8
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 5 3
Wind 10000 FT MSL NW 27 NW 27 NW 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6430 5890
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 13 SE 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 83590 106020
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 1 0 1
RFTI Category Elevated Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy, clear. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
Current Format for the FWFMAF:
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.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent).
* Max temperature.....In the mid 60s.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
* Min humidity........10 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
* Wind 20FT...........North winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west
in the afternoon.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........4 or low.
* Wind 10000 FT MSL...West around 30 mph.
* Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 13 knots.
* Ventilation cat.....Fair/55200 knot-ft.
* RFTI................0 or nil.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
* Min temperature.....32 to 37.
* 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
* Max humidity........20-30 percent.
* 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
* Wind 20FT...........South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
northeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........5 or moderate.
* Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest 20 to 25 mph.
* RFTI................0 or nil.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
* Max temperature.....In the upper 60s.
* 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
* Min humidity........10 percent.
* 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
* Wind 20FT...........East winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL.................1.
* Haines Index........5 or moderate.
* Wind 10000 FT MSL...Northwest around 15 mph.
* Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL.
* Transport winds.....Southeast around 18 knots.
* Ventilation cat.....Fair/56700 knot-ft.
* RFTI................0 or nil.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds
20 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds
20 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Product proposed to be reformatted:
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PRODUCT NAME OLD AWIPS ID OLD WMO Header
------------ -------- -----------
Fire Weather Planning FWFMAF FNUS54 KMAF
Forecast
This product format is documented in NWS Policy Directive 10-401.
For questions regarding this notice, please contact:
Amber Hluchan
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service
Midland/Odessa, TX Weather Forecast Office
amber.hluchan@noaa.gov
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