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 180945
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
345 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns will decrease over the next few days as
cooler temperatures and increased chances of rain develop.
However, and thunderstorms that do develop may be accompanied by
gusty and erratic winds. Relative humidity will bottom out at
12-50% this afternoon, and 24-76% Wednesday. Recovery overnight
will be moderate to excellent.
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
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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.
NMZ116-190030-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
245 AM MST Tue Nov 18 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10
Temp (24h trend) 70 (+3) 45 (+1) 66
RH % (24h trend) 20 (-7) 77 (+8) 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 SW 7 W 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 9 SW 8 SW 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 36 44
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5490 4930
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 18 SW 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 98820 133110
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. West winds 5 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
$$
NMZ117-190030-
Chaves Plains-
245 AM MST Tue Nov 18 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 74 (0) 46 (+3) 71
RH % (24h trend) 22 (-1) 79 (+3) 35
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var SW 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 32 43
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4880 4650
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 13 SW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 63440 74400
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
NMZ118-190030-
Eddy Plains-
245 AM MST Tue Nov 18 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 77 (+2) 50 (+2) 74
RH % (24h trend) 22 (-4) 71 (0) 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var NW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 7 W 5 SW 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 31 44
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5900 5180
Transport Wnd (kts) W 16 W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 94400 82880
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely 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 60 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the
day. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
NMZ119-190030-
Lea-
245 AM MST Tue Nov 18 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 77 (+3) 48 (+2) 74
RH % (24h trend) 19 (-7) 83 (+12) 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var NW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 Lgt/Var W 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 27 42
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5300 5020
Transport Wnd (kts) W 15 W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 79500 80320
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-190030-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
345 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025 /245 AM MST Tue Nov 18 2025/
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 70 (+7) 47 (0) 66
RH % (24h trend) 23 (-16) 72 (+5) 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 SW 5 W 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 W 9 W 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 39 45
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4100 2530
Transport Wnd (kts) W 15 W 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 61500 43010
Vent Category Good Fair
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Areas of blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Very windy. Mostly clear. Blowing dust through the day,
then areas of blowing dust through the night. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15
percent. West winds 30 to 40 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. East winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds around 25 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-190030-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
345 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 82 (+4) 47 (-3) 78
RH % (24h trend) 15 (-5) 85 (+27) 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 N 5 E 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 19 22
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5980 4620
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 14 E 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 83720 55440
Vent Category Good Fair
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 70.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the day. Lows
in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10
mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-190030-
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
345 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 81 (-1) 53 (+2) 77
RH % (24h trend) 19 (-3) 100 (+33) 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 E 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 22 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5070 4280
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 13 NW 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 65910 47080
Vent Category Good Fair
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely 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 70 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. West winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
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