Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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FNUS54 KMAF 261830
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
130 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
.DISCUSSION...
The forecast remains unchanged. Fire weather concerns remain low
through the week. MinRHs stay well above critical thresholds with
good to excellent recovery through the next several days while 20-ft
winds largely remain below 20 mph. Fuels hover near to below the
50th percentile. Wetting rain chances shift towards the Davis
Mountains to Big Bend during the weekend, further limiting the risk
of fire spread.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-271000-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1230 PM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 40
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-3) 83 (+2) 56 83
RH % (24h trend) 71 (-25) 28 (-11) 72 35
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 NW 5 E 7 SW 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 6 SE 6 W 5 S 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 9 15 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7760 4740
Transport Wnd (kts) W 11 SW 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 85360 71100
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-271000-
Chaves Plains-
1230 PM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-3) 87 (+4) 58 87
RH % (24h trend) 89 (-10) 31 (-16) 84 36
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 6 NW 5 SE 5 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 SE 5 S 5 S 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 11 15 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7360 5090
Transport Wnd (kts) W 8 S 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 58880 61080
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ118-271000-
Eddy Plains-
1230 PM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-4) 91 (+4) 61 91
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-11) 32 (-12) 80 36
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 NW 5 SE 6 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 S 5 SE 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 12 11 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6820 5600
Transport Wnd (kts) W 8 S 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 54560 56000
Vent Category Fair Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
$$
NMZ119-271000-
Lea-
1230 PM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 10
Temp (24h trend) 62 (-1) 90 (+4) 61 89
RH % (24h trend) 89 (-8) 27 (-12) 84 32
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 SW 5 E 5 S 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 SW 5 SE 5 S 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 10 12 9 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8580 7270
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 10 S 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 85800 87240
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
5 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-271000-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
130 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026 /1230 PM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026/
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Showers Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 40
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-2) 83 (+4) 59 83
RH % (24h trend) 83 (-14) 34 (-10) 73 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 10 E 8 NE 11 SW 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 9 SW 9 E 6 S 12
Wind 10000 FT MSL 9 5 9 12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6640 5330
Transport Wnd (kts) W 12 SW 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 79680 95940
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-271000-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
130 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Showers None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 10 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-5) 93 (+5) 62 93
RH % (24h trend) 87 (0) 30 (-12) 80 32
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 5 Lgt/Var E 7 S 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 6 E 5 S 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 8 6 12 12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7080 6450
Transport Wnd (kts) N 9 S 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 63720 64500
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-271000-
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
130 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 10 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 66 (-4) 95 (+3) 66 95
RH % (24h trend) 85 (+2) 28 (-11) 80 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 S 5 SE 6 S 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 9 11 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8190 7540
Transport Wnd (kts) S 11 S 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 90090 105560
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$