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 311741
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1241 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Min RH above critical 15%, good to excellent overnight recovery,
fuel ERCs below 75th percentile, and light 20-ft winds are all
expected to result in continued low fire weather conditions. There
is a very low probability of fire starts from lightning and
gusty, erratic winds in any storms, but vegetation greenery and
high fuel moisture will limit ignition, intensity, and spread of
any flames.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-010915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1141 AM MDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 30 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-3) 81 (+3) 56 84
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 35 (-17) 86 27
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 6 Lgt/Var SE 6 NW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 7 W 5 E 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 15 16 5
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6360 8040
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 10 NE 9
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 63600 72360
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-010915-
Chaves Plains-
1141 AM MDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (-3) 86 (+1) 59 89
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 36 (-13) 93 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 12 10 7
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7680 8630
Transport Wnd (kts) S 9 N 7
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 69120 60410
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around
90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around
90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-010915-
Eddy Plains-
1141 AM MDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 50 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-4) 86 (+1) 62 89
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+8) 37 (-14) 86 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 6 Lgt/Var SE 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 17 17 7
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7550 8900
Transport Wnd (kts) E 10 N 7
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 75500 62300
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly 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. North winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly 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.
$$
NMZ119-010915-
Lea-
1141 AM MDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (-4) 86 (+2) 59 88
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+8) 34 (-18) 93 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 6 Lgt/Var E 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NE 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 19 16 11
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7860 9640
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 9 N 9
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 70740 86760
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around
90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-010915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
1241 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025 /1141 AM MDT Sun Aug 31 2025/
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 50 40 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-5) 78 (+3) 57 82
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 45 (-13) 85 32
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 NE 8 E 7 E 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 8 E 10 E 5 E 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 19 22 16
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4850 7430
Transport Wnd (kts) E 12 E 9
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 58200 66870
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-010915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
1241 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 50 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (-7) 85 (0) 58 89
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+14) 43 (-4) 94 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 NE 7 E 7 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 6 NE 9 Lgt/Var E 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 14 27 28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5020 7940
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 12 E 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 60240 103220
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-010915-
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
1241 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 30 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 64 (-5) 89 (+3) 63 93
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+13) 34 (-18) 91 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NE 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 19 25 22
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6740 9260
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 10 N 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 67400 92600
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly 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.
.SUNDAY...Partly 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. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$