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 211816
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
116 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Min RH above critical 15%, good to excellent overnight recovery,
and ERCs below 50th percentile maintain low fire weather
conditions despite warmer and drier weather through early next
week and occasionally gusty 20-ft winds above 20 miles per hour.
There is a low but non negligible probability of fire starts over
western higher terrain of Southeast New Mexico and Davis Mountains
from lightning and gusty, erratic winds. However, high fuel
moisture and vegetation greenery will limit intensity and spread
of any flames.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-220930-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1216 PM MDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 40 40 30
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-5) 86 (-3) 61 87
RH % (24h trend) 80 (+20) 34 (+4) 88 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 13 18 19
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6000 5820
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 15 SW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 90000 93120
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-220930-
Chaves Plains-
1216 PM MDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 20 20 50 10
Temp (24h trend) 66 (-4) 93 (-3) 65 92
RH % (24h trend) 78 (+10) 31 (+4) 88 32
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 S 7 S 10 S 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 S 9 S 7 SW 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 13 22 16
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8160 6940
Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 SW 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 138720 104100
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-220930-
Eddy Plains-
1216 PM MDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 30 40 20
Temp (24h trend) 69 (-5) 92 (-3) 67 93
RH % (24h trend) 77 (+22) 36 (+7) 85 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 9 S 7 S 9 S 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 S 9 S 7 SW 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 11 20 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7820 7980
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 18 SW 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 140760 111720
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...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-220930-
Lea-
1216 PM MDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 30 20 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 66 (-5) 90 (-4) 65 92
RH % (24h trend) 80 (+10) 35 (+6) 88 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 9 S 8 S 10 S 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 S 10 S 8 S 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 14 25 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7610 7860
Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 SW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 121760 125760
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-220930-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
116 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025 /1216 PM MDT Mon Jul 21 2025/
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 40 50 30
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-4) 83 (-2) 60 86
RH % (24h trend) 83 (+12) 40 (+6) 88 36
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 W 9 SW 7 SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 8 SW 9 SW 8 SW 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 15 26 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5120 5710
Transport Wnd (kts) W 15 SW 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 76800 79940
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...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. Southwest 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. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-220930-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
116 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 40 40 40
Temp (24h trend) 64 (-8) 94 (+2) 64 94
RH % (24h trend) 80 (+15) 30 (0) 87 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 S 6 SW 5 S 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 17 18 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6850 7000
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 12 SW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 82200 84000
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-220930-
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
116 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 10 10 20 10
Temp (24h trend) 71 (-3) 94 (-2) 70 96
RH % (24h trend) 77 (+7) 34 (+4) 82 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 9 S 9 S 9 S 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 S 10 S 7 S 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 35 23 34 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7010 8010
Transport Wnd (kts) S 19 S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 133190 136170
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...
.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. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$