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 091744
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1244 PM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns remain low. Very hot temperatures and
relatively dry conditions for western portions of the area come to
an end this weekend. Cooler temperatures and increasing moisture
arrive early next week. 20 ft winds generally remain below 20 kts.
ERCs continue to hover near the 50th percentile. Wetting rains
may be possible for portions of the area next week, especially
over the higher elevations.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-101200-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1144 AM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 30 40
Temp (24h trend) 66 (-3) 94 (-2) 60 88
RH % (24h trend) 44 (+6) 17 (+2) 75 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 9 W 7 W 6 E 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 23 16 25
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10210 8040
Transport Wnd (kts) W 17 NE 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 173570 104520
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...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. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South 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. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-101200-
Chaves Plains-
1144 AM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 40 30
Temp (24h trend) 69 (-1) 99 (-3) 64 92
RH % (24h trend) 53 (0) 19 (+4) 79 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 9 SW 8 S 9 NE 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 10 NW 7 NE 6 SE 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 21 18 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11020 8830
Transport Wnd (kts) W 15 E 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 165300 97130
Vent Category Excellent Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-101200-
Eddy Plains-
1144 AM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 30
Temp (24h trend) 72 (0) 102 (-1) 67 94
RH % (24h trend) 53 (+2) 17 (+2) 72 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 S 8 E 8 NE 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 11 S 7 S 7 SE 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 24 18 23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12660 8220
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 15 E 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 189900 90420
Vent Category Excellent Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-101200-
Lea-
1144 AM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30 30
Temp (24h trend) 69 (-1) 100 (-1) 64 94
RH % (24h trend) 60 (+5) 17 (+2) 81 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 11 S 9 SE 9 E 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 11 S 9 SE 6 SE 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 24 20 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12270 7550
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 16 E 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 196320 83050
Vent Category Excellent Good
RFTI 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-101200-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
1244 PM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025 /1144 AM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025/
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 30
Temp (24h trend) 67 (-2) 94 (+2) 63 89
RH % (24h trend) 48 (+4) 17 (+1) 61 25
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 SW 10 E 7 W 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 12 SW 7 W 7 SE 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 26 13 22
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10780 7860
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 17 NE 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 183260 102180
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly 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 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-101200-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
1244 PM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None Showers Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 66 (-3) 101 (+3) 65 98
RH % (24h trend) 63 (+8) 14 (-1) 67 19
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 SW 5 E 9 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 8 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 14 20 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11850 9650
Transport Wnd (kts) S 15 E 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 177750 106150
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-101200-
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
1244 PM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 70 (-2) 102 (0) 70 97
RH % (24h trend) 66 (+5) 17 (-1) 72 25
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 12 S 8 SE 9 SE 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 S 8 SE 6 SE 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 13 21 12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10870 8180
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 SE 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 195660 89980
Vent Category Excellent Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$