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
102 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns remain low through the next week. Temperatures
take a tumble Thursday behind a cold front that knocks us back well
below normal. Tonight, there is a low (10-30%) chance of precipitation
across southeast New Mexico, with light snow showers and a possibility
of a wintry mix over northern Lea County. Thursday afternoon and
evening, there will be low (10-30%) rain chances over the Big Bend.
Winds are expected to become strong over the Guadalupe/Delaware
mountains Friday and Saturday afternoons, elevating fire weather
concerns. Though these will be limited by ERCs below the 50th
percentile, min RHs above critical thresholds, and good to excellent
RH recovery overnight.
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
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For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-041045-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1202 PM MST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Frz Rain None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 26 (-11) 44 (-10) 24 56
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+41) 44 (+11) 81 18
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 8 E 6 SW 5 W 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 9 SE 5 W 7 W 14
Wind 10000 FT MSL 35 19 37 41
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2500 3990
Transport Wnd (kts) E 11 W 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 27500 107730
Vent Category Poor Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-041045-
Chaves Plains-
1202 PM MST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Frz Rain None None None
Chance Precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 27 (-4) 46 (-11) 22 58
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+34) 51 (+22) 99 21
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 10 E 5 Lgt/Var SW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 10 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 21 32 35
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3260 4130
Transport Wnd (kts) N 9 W 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 29340 86730
Vent Category Poor Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-041045-
Eddy Plains-
1202 PM MST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 30 (-9) 48 (-17) 26 63
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+28) 48 (+16) 90 22
Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 8 NE 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 9 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 34 24 35 38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3200 5190
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 9 W 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 28800 98610
Vent Category Poor Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ119-041045-
Lea-
1202 PM MST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Frz Rain None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 26 (-10) 48 (-15) 25 62
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+31) 45 (+17) 96 20
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 10 NE 8 Lgt/Var SW 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 12 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 26 33 39
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3260 4890
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 13 W 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 42380 102690
Vent Category Fair Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around
70. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-041045-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
102 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 /1202 PM MST Wed Dec 3 2025/
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 29 (-14) 45 (-12) 32 56
RH % (24h trend) 83 (+14) 47 (+6) 77 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 NE 12 S 5 SW 16
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 11 E 7 W 6 W 29
Wind 10000 FT MSL 36 26 32 40
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 1360 4130
Transport Wnd (kts) E 16 W 32
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 21760 132160
Vent Category Poor Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 3
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the mid 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West
winds around 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around
60. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-041045-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
102 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 0
Temp (24h trend) 32 (-11) 59 (-11) 33 66
RH % (24h trend) 83 (+23) 35 (+9) 79 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var NE 8 E 5 SW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 6 NE 6 Lgt/Var W 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 32 25 26 32
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2680 5030
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 12 W 23
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 32160 115690
Vent Category Poor Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-041045-
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
102 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 31 (-9) 50 (-19) 30 66
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+24) 48 (+19) 91 26
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 8 NE 9 Lgt/Var SW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 10 NE 5 Lgt/Var SW 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 30 33 37
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2580 4880
Transport Wnd (kts) NE 18 SW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 46440 102480
Vent Category Fair Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$