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 301752
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1252 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Min RH above critical 15%, good to excellent overnight recovery,
seasonable temperatures, fuel ERCs below 75th percentile, and
light 20-ft winds will all allow for maintenance of low fire
weather conditions into next week. There is a very low probability
of fire starts from lightning and gusty erratic winds in storms,
but high fuel moisture, continued vegetation greenery, and cooler
temperatures are expected to 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.
NMZ116-310915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1152 AM MDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 50 40 30
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-3) 78 (-7) 57 81
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+8) 48 (+5) 99 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 N 8 E 6 NE 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 6 NE 9 N 5 E 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 16 21 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4480 6280
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 13 E 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 58240 62800
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...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. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-310915-
Chaves Plains-
1152 AM MDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 70 40 30 10
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-4) 84 (-7) 60 86
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 45 (+4) 100 37
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 5 N 6 E 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 5 NE 8 Lgt/Var SE 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 9 14 16 13
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5900 7660
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 11 SE 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 64900 61280
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
$$
NMZ118-310915-
Eddy Plains-
1152 AM MDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 50 40 20
Temp (24h trend) 65 (-3) 84 (-6) 63 86
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+3) 54 (+8) 99 41
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 N 7 E 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 5 NE 6 Lgt/Var E 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 11 20 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5530 7760
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 12 E 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 66360 77600
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...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.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 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. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ119-310915-
Lea-
1152 AM MDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 70 50 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-4) 82 (-5) 60 86
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 50 (0) 100 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 5 NE 6 E 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 5 NE 8 Lgt/Var E 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 8 15 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5660 7990
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 13 E 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 73580 79900
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-310915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
1252 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 /1152 AM MDT Sat Aug 30 2025/
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 60 40 40
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-3) 77 (-3) 58 78
RH % (24h trend) 97 (0) 55 (+5) 100 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 5 NE 10 E 9 NE 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 6 NE 11 NE 8 E 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 8 13 24 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3100 5300
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 15 E 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 46500 63600
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly 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.
.FRIDAY...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. Southwest winds
around 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. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-310915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
1252 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 60 50 60
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-6) 91 (0) 61 86
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+14) 37 (+4) 97 42
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 6 NE 6 NE 9 NE 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 5 NE 9 NE 7 NE 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 11 22 16
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5220 5390
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 12 NE 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 62640 64680
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-310915-
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
1252 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 60 60 40 30
Temp (24h trend) 66 (-4) 87 (-5) 64 89
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+13) 50 (+8) 100 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6 NE 5 E 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 5 NE 6 Lgt/Var NE 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 12 14 19
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5040 6880
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 10 NE 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 50400 68800
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.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. 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.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East 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. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$