Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
147 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Fire weather concerns generally remain low through the first part
of next week. Higher ERCs will not be coincident w/increased RFTIs
at this time. The best days for elevated/critical fire weather looks
to be Sunday/Monday, when 20-ft winds increase in the Guadalupes and
adjacent areas. Though concerns will be mitigated by above critical
MinRH values in these areas. Recovery overnight will be poor in the
lee of the Davis Mountains and Big Bend Area, but moderate to excellent
elsewhere.

For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.

&&

For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.


NMZ116-161045-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1247 PM MST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      46 (-3)      77 (-2)      44           69
RH % (24h trend)      52 (+11)     20 (+4)      76           21
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  8         W 10         SW 12        W 14
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 10         W 14         W 12         W 16
Wind 10000 FT MSL     35           36           52           50
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6680                      5610
Transport Wnd (kts)                W 20                      W 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  133600                    134640
Vent Category                      Very good                 Very good
RFTI                  0            0            0            1
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Elevated

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

NMZ117-161045-
Chaves Plains-
1247 PM MST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      42 (-3)      81 (-2)      44           74
RH % (24h trend)      66 (+14)     19 (+3)      85           24
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  8        W  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  8        SW  5        W  9
Wind 10000 FT MSL     19           25           42           33
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6450                      6430
Transport Wnd (kts)                W 14                      W 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  90300                     109310
Vent Category                      Good                      Very 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 lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ118-161045-
Eddy Plains-
1247 PM MST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      47 (-2)      83 (-2)      50           77
RH % (24h trend)      58 (+12)     21 (+4)      72           26
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        NW  5        SW  8        SW 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         W 10         SW  7        SW 16
Wind 10000 FT MSL     30           30           48           51
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6460                      6240
Transport Wnd (kts)                W 17                      W 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  109820                    131040
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...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ119-161045-
Lea-
1247 PM MST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      46 (-3)      82 (-3)      47           76
RH % (24h trend)      56 (+1)      17 (+2)      75           23
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  5        SW  8        W 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  7         W  6         SW 14
Wind 10000 FT MSL     25           29           45           48
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6000                      6100
Transport Wnd (kts)                NW 13                     W 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  78000                     128100
Vent Category                      Good                      Very 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 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows
in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TXZ270-271-161045-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
147 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025 /1247 PM MST Sat Nov 15 2025/

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      49 (-4)      73 (-2)      45           68
RH % (24h trend)      52 (+18)     28 (+8)      77           32
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  7         W 13         W  9         W 20
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 11         W 14         W 13         W 24
Wind 10000 FT MSL     31           33           47           51
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4850                      5010
Transport Wnd (kts)                W 19                      W 29
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  92150                     145290
Vent Category                      Good                      Very good
RFTI                  0            0            0            2
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Elevated

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows
in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.

$$

TXZ272-273-275>282-161045-
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
147 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      50 (-3)      86 (+2)      47           83
RH % (24h trend)      53 (+9)      15 (-1)      70           17
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  8         Lgt/Var      W  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        W  8         W  5         SW  8
Wind 10000 FT MSL     20           25           32           34
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6410                      6610
Transport Wnd (kts)                W 15                      W 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  96150                     125590
Vent Category                      Good                      Very good
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows
in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.

$$

TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-161045-
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
147 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      50 (-2)      86 (-1)      52           83
RH % (24h trend)      71 (+7)      17 (-1)      69           20
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  6        Lgt/Var      W  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  6         Lgt/Var      W 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL     21           27           33           39
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5090                      6700
Transport Wnd (kts)                NW 13                     W 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  66170                     147400
Vent Category                      Good                      Very 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 lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.

$$