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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
338 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
.DISCUSSION...
CONTINUED VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY AND FRIDAY BUT UPPER RIDGE WILL
BE DISPLACED BY APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH. A DRYLINE WILL SET UP TODAY
AND FRIDAY WITH MINIMUM RH OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS WEST OF IT. RH
RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD TO VERY GOOD AS DRYLINE RETURNS WEST AT NIGHT.
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL DRIVE A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECT GUSTY NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT.
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FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER MATRIX
PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-082-040845-
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...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...
MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...
SANDERSON
338 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 TO 96.
24 HR TREND......DOWN 1 DEGREE.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PCT.
24 HR TREND......UP 6 PCT.
WIND 20FT...........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
WIND 10000 FT MSL...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/150000 KNOT-FT.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....IN THE MID 60S.
24 HR TREND......UP 1 DEGREE.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-85 PCT.
24 HR TREND......DOWN 12 PCT.
WIND 20FT...........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
WIND 10000 FT MSL...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90 TO 95.
24 HR TREND......DOWN 1 DEGREE.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PCT.
24 HR TREND......DOWN 1 PCT.
WIND 20FT...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
WIND 10000 FT MSL...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/150000 KNOT-FT.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE MORNING.
HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NOTE TO USERS - MAXIMUM VENTILATION RATE...MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHT...
AND MAXIMUM TRANSPORT WINDS FOR THIS FIRE WEATHER ZONE ARE BASED ON
THE FOLLOWING POINT...
MIDLAND TX...2900 FT MSL
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