Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
547
FNUS54 KMAF 190828
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
328 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.DISCUSSION...
The forecast remains unchanged as low fire weather concerns
persist. Min RHs will stay above critical thresholds (>15%) with
good to excellent recovery through the next several days while
20-ft winds largely remaining below 20 mph. Fuel ERCs in the 50th
to 74th percentile and isolated to scattered afternoon and
evening thunderstorms pose a low risk for fire starts from
lightning and strong and gusty/erratic winds. Cooler weather and
increased chances of wetting rains continue late this weekend
through next week keep fire weather concerns low.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-192115-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
228 AM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 90 (+7) 59 (-3) 89
RH % (24h trend) 24 (-12) 71 (-6) 17
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 SW 8 W 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 W 8 W 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 14 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8210 10700
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 13 W 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 106730 139100
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. East
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-192115-
Chaves Plains-
228 AM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 94 (+4) 60 (-4) 94
RH % (24h trend) 24 (-8) 86 (-2) 16
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 SW 8 NW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 SW 5 N 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 14 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8610 10820
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 9 NW 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 77490 86560
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Not as warm.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ118-192115-
Eddy Plains-
228 AM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 97 (+5) 65 (-4) 97
RH % (24h trend) 24 (-6) 82 (0) 19
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 S 8 NW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 SW 6 N 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 11 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8440 10760
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 10 W 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 84400 86080
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with 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. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly 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. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ119-192115-
Lea-
228 AM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 96 (+5) 64 (-3) 96
RH % (24h trend) 26 (-6) 87 (-4) 17
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 S 8 W 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 7 S 6 NW 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 15 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8630 11140
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 11 W 9
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 94930 100260
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-192115-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
328 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026 /228 AM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026/
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 20 30 0
Temp (24h trend) 89 (+4) 60 (-4) 88
RH % (24h trend) 29 (-3) 79 (+4) 22
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 8 SW 8 W 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 W 9 W 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 8 12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6350 9280
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 14 W 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 88900 129920
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with 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. East winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with 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. East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-192115-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
328 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 50 40
Temp (24h trend) 97 (+4) 63 (-4) 96
RH % (24h trend) 25 (-2) 86 (+4) 24
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 E 7 SW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 SW 6 NW 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 11 9 12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7340 8040
Transport Wnd (kts) S 9 W 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 66060 80400
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-192115-
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
328 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 98 (+3) 69 (-3) 97
RH % (24h trend) 27 (-3) 83 (-3) 24
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 S 8 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 S 7 Lgt/Var
Wind 10000 FT MSL 9 14 13
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7670 8570
Transport Wnd (kts) S 15 SW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 115050 102840
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
50 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly 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. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. 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. East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$