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 290648
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
148 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Min RH above critical 15%, good to excellent overnight recovery,
fuel ERCs below the 50th percentile, and wetting rains over
western higher terrain of west Texas and southeast New Mexico as
well as surrounding plains keep fire weather conditions out of the
forecast for today and tomorrow. Strong 20-ft winds greater than
20 mph for the middle through end of the week will be offset by
cooler temperatures, min RH staying above critical, and continued
good to excellent overnight recovery, keeping fire weather
conditions out of the forecast into the beginning of the weekend.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-292115-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1248 AM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 80 70 0
Temp (24h trend) 75 (-6) 53 (-6) 71
RH % (24h trend) 58 (+30) 97 (+5) 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 E 16 SW 20
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 12 SW 15 SW 24
Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 44 47
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2960 6710
Transport Wnd (kts) S 19 SW 32
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 56240 214720
Vent Category Fair Excellent
RFTI 0 0 1
RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. North winds 25 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-292115-
Chaves Plains-
1248 AM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 60 90 10
Temp (24h trend) 81 (-5) 58 (-4) 77
RH % (24h trend) 54 (+26) 96 (+4) 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 9 SE 12 SW 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 12 S 15 SW 17
Wind 10000 FT MSL 34 39 33
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3050 7720
Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 SW 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 48800 169840
Vent Category Fair Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ118-292115-
Eddy Plains-
1248 AM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 50 80 0
Temp (24h trend) 86 (-2) 62 (-3) 80
RH % (24h trend) 49 (+21) 89 (+1) 36
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 SE 15 SW 16
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 11 S 14 SW 20
Wind 10000 FT MSL 36 44 40
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3940 7110
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 SW 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 70920 184860
Vent Category Good Excellent
RFTI 0 0 1
RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ119-292115-
Lea-
1248 AM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 60 80 0
Temp (24h trend) 85 (-3) 61 (-4) 81
RH % (24h trend) 48 (+20) 97 (+9) 34
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 12 SE 17 SW 16
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 15 S 16 SW 18
Wind 10000 FT MSL 35 48 35
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4140 7180
Transport Wnd (kts) S 22 SW 25
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 91080 179500
Vent Category Good Excellent
RFTI 0 0 2
RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-292115-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
148 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 /1248 AM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026/
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 60 50 0
Temp (24h trend) 80 (0) 55 (-7) 71
RH % (24h trend) 48 (+20) 95 (+2) 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 13 SE 23 W 27
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 17 W 22 W 31
Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 52 38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4450 6610
Transport Wnd (kts) S 27 W 36
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 120150 237960
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-292115-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
148 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 20 40 10
Temp (24h trend) 93 (+4) 62 (-5) 90
RH % (24h trend) 32 (+3) 86 (+6) 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 SE 14 SW 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 12 S 9 SW 15
Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 50 32
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5950 7260
Transport Wnd (kts) S 21 SW 25
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 124950 181500
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-292115-
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
148 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 40 30
Temp (24h trend) 91 (-2) 68 (-2) 89
RH % (24h trend) 37 (+8) 90 (+12) 35
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 11 SE 17 S 14
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 16 S 15 SW 13
Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 45 32
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4880 5770
Transport Wnd (kts) S 23 SW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 112240 121170
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$