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 161818
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
118 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns remain low through next week. ERCs remain at
or below the 50th percentile with forecast fuel moisture expected to
remain at or above normal. A cold front moves through the region
late Saturday and will shift winds out of the north.
Min RHs stay above critical levels with recoveries remain fair to
good areawide. Chances for wetting rains decreases after tonight.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-170930-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1218 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 47 (-8) 77 (-2) 46 77
RH % (24h trend) 70 (-19) 19 (-11) 63 15
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 10 W 9 W 10 W 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 8 SW 12 W 10 W 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 32 29 45 45
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6440 5180
Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 W 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 128800 103600
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...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-170930-
Chaves Plains-
1218 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-9) 81 (-3) 47 80
RH % (24h trend) 90 (+2) 22 (-14) 65 15
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 9 Lgt/Var SW 7 W 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 SW 6 W 6 NW 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 24 41 44
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7140 6330
Transport Wnd (kts) W 13 NW 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 92820 120270
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-170930-
Eddy Plains-
1218 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-6) 86 (0) 51 83
RH % (24h trend) 84 (+1) 22 (-14) 65 17
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 9 Lgt/Var SW 11 W 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 SW 10 W 6 W 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 28 38 34
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7060 6830
Transport Wnd (kts) W 19 NW 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 134140 95620
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as warm. Lows around 50. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around
80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-170930-
Lea-
1218 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-4) 85 (+1) 51 83
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+5) 21 (-15) 66 15
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 Lgt/Var SW 8 W 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 W 7 W 5 W 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 24 39 40
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7400 6040
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 17 NW 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 125800 120800
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-170930-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
118 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 /1218 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025/
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-6) 76 (0) 49 75
RH % (24h trend) 73 (-11) 27 (-13) 66 21
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 W 9 W 9 W 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 6 W 12 W 8 W 12
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 31 32 40
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4570 3700
Transport Wnd (kts) W 19 W 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 86830 66600
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-170930-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
118 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 10 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 56 (-4) 89 (+4) 54 89
RH % (24h trend) 82 (+3) 24 (-8) 77 17
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6 Lgt/Var N 5 NW 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 NW 5 W 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 21 22 36
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7060 6720
Transport Wnd (kts) W 13 W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 91780 100800
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-170930-
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
118 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-2) 89 (+2) 59 89
RH % (24h trend) 83 (+12) 26 (-7) 80 16
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 11 S 7 S 6 W 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 SW 7 SW 5 W 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 18 27 40
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6520 7030
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 16 W 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 104320 133570
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...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear, warmer. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$