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FNUS54 KMAF 032019
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
219 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...VAN
HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND EXTREME EASTERN
PERMIAN BASIN FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS
OF 20 MPH OR MORE...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT
AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...
.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
AND WEST TEXAS TODAY WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND RH/S FALLING BELOW
15 PERCENT. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE
AND DAVIS MOUNTAIN REGIONS AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN SHOULD RUN UNTIL
EXPIRATION THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY
BE POOR THEN NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL CONDITIONS RETURN MONDAY. EXPECT
MIN RH/S 5-10 PERCENT WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ONCE AGAIN. A
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT INCREASING WINDS AND SHIFTING
THEM TO THE NORTH. CONCERNS THEN LOOK LOW FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
&&
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER MATRIX
PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
TXZ057-074-041645-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
219 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50.
24 HR TREND......UP 11 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........10-20 PCT.
24 HR TREND......DOWN 17 PCT.
WIND 20FT...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
WIND 10000 FT MSL...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH.
.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING
DUST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80.
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PCT.
24 HR TREND......UP 2 PCT.
WIND 20FT...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
WIND 10000 FT MSL...WEST 40 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 41 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/150000 KNOT-FT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40.
24 HR TREND......DOWN 10 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-80 PCT.
24 HR TREND......UP 57 PCT.
WIND 20FT...........ABOVE 5000 FEET...NORTH WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BELOW 5000 FEET...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
WIND 10000 FT MSL...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 TO 59.
24 HR TREND......DOWN 21 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PCT.
24 HR TREND......UP 18 PCT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
WIND 10000 FT MSL...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 24 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/43000 KNOT-FT.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH ABOVE 5000 FEET...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
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