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 031801
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
101 PM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns remain minimal through the period. ERCs
stay at or below the 50th percentile, Min RHs persist above
critical thresholds, and winds remain below critical thresholds.
These factors, coupled with moderate to excellent overnight RH
recoveries, will limit fire weather through the period.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-040930-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1201 PM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-5) 83 (+1) 52 84
RH % (24h trend) 69 (+11) 24 (+2) 65 19
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 SW 10 S 11 SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 S 17 SW 8 SW 12
Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 26 26 23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8130 9480
Transport Wnd (kts) S 20 SW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 162600 151680
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms and a slight
chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...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. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-040930-
Chaves Plains-
1201 PM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-3) 87 (-1) 55 89
RH % (24h trend) 76 (+11) 23 (+2) 79 19
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 S 10 S 16 S 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 S 17 S 12 S 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 26 35 22
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8230 10580
Transport Wnd (kts) S 20 S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 164600 179860
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 1 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Elevated Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
40 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-040930-
Eddy Plains-
1201 PM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-3) 89 (0) 60 90
RH % (24h trend) 73 (+16) 23 (0) 74 23
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 S 8 S 14 S 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 S 14 S 12 S 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 21 27 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8670 10400
Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 S 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 147390 145600
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...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.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ119-040930-
Lea-
1201 PM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-4) 86 (-2) 58 89
RH % (24h trend) 81 (+21) 24 (+2) 84 22
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 S 9 S 14 S 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 S 14 S 14 S 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 28 27 28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7780 9950
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 140040 169150
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-040930-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
101 PM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025 /1201 PM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025/
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-4) 81 (+3) 56 82
RH % (24h trend) 71 (+17) 25 (-1) 62 26
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 S 11 S 9 SW 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 S 14 S 9 SW 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 19 21 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6850 8230
Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 SW 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 109600 123450
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-040930-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
101 PM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-4) 89 (+4) 56 91
RH % (24h trend) 77 (+15) 21 (-2) 79 21
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 S 7 SE 7 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 S 9 SE 7 S 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 18 17 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7710 9200
Transport Wnd (kts) S 14 S 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 107940 128800
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-040930-
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
101 PM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-3) 90 (0) 61 91
RH % (24h trend) 78 (+16) 24 (0) 81 25
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 S 7 SE 11 S 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 S 11 SE 10 S 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 21 21 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8260 8260
Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 S 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 140420 181720
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly 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. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$