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 180845
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
345 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF
20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO
VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST
TEXAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
.DISCUSSION...
20-ft southwesterly winds will remain elevated today as the upper-
level trough approaches, combining with critical relative humidity,
high to very high fire danger, and ERCs 50th percentile or higher
for critical fire wx conditions across Southeast New Mexico and most
of West Texas. All of these factors will result in RFTIs of 4-7
across most of the FWA. Saturday, with the trough still to the
west, the focus will shift to the Davis Mountains/Presidio Valley,
where RFTIs of 7-8, and even isolated 9 are expected. Relative
humidity will bottom out at 6-21% this afternoon, and 4-41%
Saturday. Recovery overnight will be poor to moderate over most
of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-182115-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
245 AM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 73 (-10) 40 (-21) 66
RH % (24h trend) 9 (-1) 55 (+35) 15
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 27 SW 25 W 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 33 W 12 SW 17
Wind 10000 FT MSL 67 46 34
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9740 8660
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 44 W 29
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 428560 251140
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 6 6 2
RFTI Category Critical Critical Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows
in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 15
to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-182115-
Chaves Plains-
245 AM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 79 (-11) 42 (-21) 73
RH % (24h trend) 9 (-1) 58 (+39) 17
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 18 SW 21 N 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 29 W 7 S 13
Wind 10000 FT MSL 56 42 25
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11000 7970
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 38 NW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 418000 167370
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 6 6 0
RFTI Category Critical Critical Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of rain showers. Lows
in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ118-182115-
Eddy Plains-
245 AM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 84 (-6) 50 (-16) 78
RH % (24h trend) 9 (-1) 34 (+12) 13
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 20 SW 23 W 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 29 SW 11 SW 15
Wind 10000 FT MSL 66 44 33
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10610 10730
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 39 W 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 413790 278980
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 5 6 2
RFTI Category Critical Critical Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ119-182115-
Lea-
245 AM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 83 (-7) 46 (-17) 79
RH % (24h trend) 12 (+3) 37 (+3) 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 17 SW 21 W 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 27 SW 8 SW 13
Wind 10000 FT MSL 55 46 31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11130 10800
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 38 SW 25
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 422940 270000
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 4 6 2
RFTI Category Near Crit Critical Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. South winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-182115-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
345 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025 /245 AM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 76 (-5) 45 (-15) 70
RH % (24h trend) 10 (0) 34 (+6) 12
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 27 W 32 W 12
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 36 W 16 SW 18
Wind 10000 FT MSL 44 49 36
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10230 9490
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 47 W 30
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 480810 284700
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 6 6 4
RFTI Category Critical Critical Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
West winds 20 to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds around 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-182115-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
345 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type None Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 89 (-2) 51 (-15) 91
RH % (24h trend) 9 (0) 29 (-4) 5
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 11 SW 20 SW 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 21 W 10 SW 15
Wind 10000 FT MSL 44 53 36
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9810 13220
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 36 SW 29
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 353160 383380
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 5 5 4
RFTI Category Critical Critical Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-061-182115-
Gaines-Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Ector-
Including the cities of Seminole, Lamesa, Gail, Snyder, Andrews,
Stanton, Big Spring, Colorado City, and Odessa
345 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 88 (-6) 55 (-9) 82
RH % (24h trend) 12 (+3) 47 (-12) 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 13 SW 18 W 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 21 SW 9 S 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 52 51 33
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10900 9800
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 36 SW 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 392400 215600
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 4 4 1
RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ059-060-067-068-075-274-182115-
Loving-Winkler-Ward-Crane-Pecos-Reeves County Plains-
Including the cities of Mentone, Kermit, Monahans, Crane,
Fort Stockton, and Pecos
345 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type None Showers Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 90 (-5) 56 (-9) 89
RH % (24h trend) 9 (-1) 33 (-15) 7
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 11 SW 18 W 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 20 SW 8 SW 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 51 54 35
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10230 13450
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 35 SW 25
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 358050 336250
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 5 5 2
RFTI Category Critical Critical Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
50 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ069-082-182115-
Upton-Terrell-
Including the cities of McCamey, Rankin, Dryden, and Sanderson
345 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 40
Temp (24h trend) 93 (+4) 64 (-2) 88
RH % (24h trend) 11 (-12) 71 (+5) 16
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 SW 14 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 14 SW 8 S 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 37 51 58
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10340 9010
Transport Wnd (kts) S 29 SW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 299860 189210
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 2 2 0
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...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. Southeast winds
around 15 mph.
$$
TXZ062-063-070-182115-
Midland-Glasscock-Reagan-
Including the cities of Midland, Garden City, and Big Lake
345 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 40
Temp (24h trend) 88 (-5) 62 (-3) 83
RH % (24h trend) 14 (0) 58 (-4) 14
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 13 SW 17 SW 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 18 SW 10 S 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 46 57 34
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10970 9780
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 34 SW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 372980 205380
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 4 4 0
RFTI Category Near Crit Near Crit Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50
percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 15 mph.
$$
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