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 141945
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
245 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025
.DISCUSSION...
At least elevated fire weather conditions are possible each day
through next week, mainly due to single-digit minimum relative
humidity each afternoon. 20-ft winds will increase over the
weekend and into the early part of next week as an upper-level
storm system approaches and moves through the region, possibly
increasing fire weather conditions to critical. Recovery
overnight and Thursday night will be only poor to moderate.
Relative humidity will bottom out at 6-15% Thursday afternoon, and
5-12% Friday.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-150930-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
145 PM MDT Wed May 14 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 50 (-14) 81 (0) 50 84
RH % (24h trend) 21 (-4) 6 (-5) 21 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 25 W 8 W 14 W 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 13 SW 14 W 10 SW 14
Wind 10000 FT MSL 55 41 45 31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11190 12340
Transport Wnd (kts) W 35 W 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 391650 296160
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 5 5 5 6
RFTI Category Critical Critical Critical Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust through
the day. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the
night. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 25 to
30 mph.
.MONDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the
night, then areas of blowing dust through the day. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or
below 15 percent. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY...Windy, clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows around 50.
Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. West winds around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 20 mph.
$$
NMZ117-150930-
Chaves Plains-
145 PM MDT Wed May 14 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-11) 86 (-1) 50 87
RH % (24h trend) 25 (-10) 8 (-4) 29 9
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 20 NW 6 SW 11 NW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 8 SW 9 W 7 W 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 51 22 42 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11630 11740
Transport Wnd (kts) W 25 W 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 290750 223060
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 4 2 3 1
RFTI Category Near Crit Elevated Near Crit Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or
below 15 percent. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Breezy, clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. West winds around 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ118-150930-
Eddy Plains-
145 PM MDT Wed May 14 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 62 (-10) 89 (-1) 56 90
RH % (24h trend) 20 (-5) 8 (-3) 25 7
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 22 N 6 W 13 NW 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 12 SW 11 W 6 W 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 53 43 44 25
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11910 11160
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 31 W 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 369210 234360
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 5 4 4 3
RFTI Category Critical Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the
night. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. West winds around 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the
night, then areas of blowing dust through the day. Lows around
60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Breezy, clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ119-150930-
Lea-
145 PM MDT Wed May 14 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-10) 87 (-3) 53 89
RH % (24h trend) 22 (-12) 9 (-3) 27 7
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 20 NW 7 SW 12 NW 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 11 W 10 W 6 W 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 51 38 47 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10890 10190
Transport Wnd (kts) W 28 W 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 304920 193610
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 6 3 3 1
RFTI Category Critical Near Crit Near Crit Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or
below 15 percent. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Breezy, clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. West winds around 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-150930-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
245 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025 /145 PM MDT Wed May 14 2025/
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-7) 82 (+1) 55 82
RH % (24h trend) 19 (-8) 9 (-3) 20 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 23 W 14 W 13 W 16
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 23 W 16 W 9 SW 22
Wind 10000 FT MSL 51 50 44 26
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10230 8540
Transport Wnd (kts) W 37 W 25
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 378510 213500
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 5 3 3 7
RFTI Category Critical Near Crit Near Crit Extreme
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Areas of blowing dust through
the day. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 20 to 30
mph.
.SUNDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Areas of blowing dust. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
.MONDAY...Very windy. Mostly clear. Blowing dust. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or
below 15 percent. West winds 35 to 40 mph.
.TUESDAY...Windy, clear. Blowing dust. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. West winds around 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
West winds around 25 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-150930-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
245 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 62 (-8) 94 (-1) 59 95
RH % (24h trend) 23 (+1) 8 (+1) 22 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 13 NW 8 SW 8 W 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 11 W 10 W 6 W 14
Wind 10000 FT MSL 43 47 34 26
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11570 10310
Transport Wnd (kts) W 27 W 25
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 312390 257750
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 3 2 2 3
RFTI Category Near Crit Elevated Elevated Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or
below 15 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-150930-
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
245 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 65 (-6) 93 (-5) 61 95
RH % (24h trend) 26 (-3) 9 (-1) 29 7
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 12 NW 7 SW 7 W 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 8 W 7 Lgt/Var W 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 47 40 32 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9760 10330
Transport Wnd (kts) W 23 W 23
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 224480 237590
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 3 0 2 2
RFTI Category Near Crit Nil Elevated Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the day. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy
blowing dust through the day. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around
90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East
winds around 15 mph.
$$
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