Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
069
FNUS54 KMAF 021725
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1225 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns will be low for the next several days as ERCs
stay below the 50th percentile and fuel moisture remains above
normal. Recoveries stay good to excellent area wide with wetting
rains remaining possible over the next few days for much of the
region. 20ft winds remain around or less than 10kts. Temperatures
return to near normal by this weekend and remain so into next week.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-030915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1125 AM MDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 30 50 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (0) 80 (+8) 58 90
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 53 (-20) 99 24
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 Lgt/Var S 7 W 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 5 SE 7 SW 5 W 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 7 14 26
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3500 8720
Transport Wnd (kts) S 10 W 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 35000 95920
Vent Category Poor 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 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 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.
.TUESDAY...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. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-030915-
Chaves Plains-
1125 AM MDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 40 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 63 (0) 83 (+6) 63 93
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 55 (-18) 100 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 S 5 S 9 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 S 8 S 6 SW 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 8 18 23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4440 6910
Transport Wnd (kts) S 11 SW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 48840 82920
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-030915-
Eddy Plains-
1125 AM MDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 50 30 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 65 (0) 82 (+7) 65 91
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 65 (-19) 100 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 SE 5 S 8 S 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 5 SE 6 S 6 S 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 7 14 19
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4040 5800
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 9 SW 9
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 36360 52200
Vent Category Poor Fair
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 upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...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
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-030915-
Lea-
1125 AM MDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 50 40 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-1) 80 (+5) 64 89
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 63 (-17) 100 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 SE 5 S 8 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 SE 7 S 7 SW 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 8 15 11
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3920 6520
Transport Wnd (kts) S 11 S 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 43120 71720
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-030915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
1225 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025 /1125 AM MDT Wed Jul 2 2025/
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 50 50 30 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-2) 76 (+8) 60 84
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 60 (-23) 99 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 8 SE 5 SE 5 W 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 6 S 5 SW 6 W 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 6 10 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2620 6060
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 7 W 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 18340 84840
Vent Category Poor 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 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 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 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. 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. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-030915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
1225 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 60 40 50
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-2) 84 (+6) 64 91
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+8) 52 (-14) 99 41
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 Lgt/Var SW 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 14 11 19
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3670 5540
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 8 W 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 29360 72020
Vent Category Poor Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around
90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-030915-
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
1225 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 50 20 40
Temp (24h trend) 67 (0) 83 (+4) 68 92
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 63 (-12) 99 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 SE 6 SE 8 S 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 SE 7 S 7 S 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 19 16 12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3770 5760
Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 60320 103680
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
$$