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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FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
220 PM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Low fire weather conditions continue due to min RH remaining
above 15%, good to excellent overnight recovery, and relatively
light 20- ft winds, despite ERCs in the 50th to 74th percentile
and continued above normal temperatures. Fire starts from
lightning and strong, erratic winds with isolated daytime storms
are possible, but overall risk of fire spread will remain low.
Temperatures gradually cool through this week while rain chances
gradually increase across mainly the western half of the area.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-140915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
120 PM MDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 30 40 50
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-4) 93 (-1) 62 91
RH % (24h trend) 71 (+14) 23 (+2) 73 27
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 SW 5 SW 7 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 S 9 Lgt/Var SW 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 15 17 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8260 8180
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 12 SW 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 99120 81800
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 cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly 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. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 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.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-140915-
Chaves Plains-
120 PM MDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 40 30
Temp (24h trend) 67 (-3) 99 (-1) 66 98
RH % (24h trend) 72 (+10) 20 (+1) 75 24
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 14 S 12 SW 9 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 13 S 11 S 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 18 23 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9620 9740
Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 SW 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 163540 107140
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ118-140915-
Eddy Plains-
120 PM MDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 20 30
Temp (24h trend) 70 (-4) 100 (-1) 70 100
RH % (24h trend) 67 (+16) 21 (+1) 67 24
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 17 SE 11 S 11 S 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 12 S 11 SE 9 S 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 14 25 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10000 10050
Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 SW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 160000 120600
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 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.
.SUNDAY...Partly 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. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ119-140915-
Lea-
120 PM MDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 68 (-5) 97 (-2) 69 98
RH % (24h trend) 77 (+18) 23 (+1) 75 24
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 15 S 15 S 14 S 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 12 S 14 S 13 S 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 18 28 19
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9390 10720
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 S 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 169020 171520
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-140915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
220 PM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026 /120 PM MDT Sun Sep 13 2026/
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 20 40
Temp (24h trend) 64 (-5) 92 (+2) 64 91
RH % (24h trend) 69 (+14) 25 (+1) 66 27
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 12 SW 9 S 6 SW 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 8 SW 8 SW 5 SW 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 13 24 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9340 9140
Transport Wnd (kts) S 14 SW 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 130760 91400
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly 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. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-140915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
220 PM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 65 (-7) 98 (+2) 65 98
RH % (24h trend) 76 (+14) 22 (-2) 75 24
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 11 SE 8 SE 8 S 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 S 7 SE 7 S 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 15 24 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9110 9740
Transport Wnd (kts) S 13 S 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 118430 107140
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-140915-
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
220 PM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 71 (-4) 100 (+1) 71 100
RH % (24h trend) 81 (+13) 24 (-3) 82 25
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 13 S 13 SE 14 S 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 10 S 14 S 11 S 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 34 26 29 16
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8050 9250
Transport Wnd (kts) S 20 S 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 161000 175750
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
50 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$