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 201929
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
129 PM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Near to slightly above average temperatures, ERCs in the 50th to
74th percentile, and min RH near critical 15% and breezy 20-ft winds
at times in the afternoon will be offset by good to excellent
overnight recovery, winds still staying relatively light, and
temperatures remaining near average. Below average temperatures,
widespread chance of cold rain and freezing precipitation Friday and
Saturday, and continued below average temperatures into early next
week with min RH staying above critical will lead to low fire
weather conditions for the end of the week into early next week.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-211015-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1229 PM MST Tue Jan 20 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 24 (+4) 54 (-1) 30 64
RH % (24h trend) 43 (-32) 14 (-6) 36 10
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 8 NW 8 SW 5 W 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 SE 5 W 7 SW 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 32 21 31 33
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2170 2990
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 15 W 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 32550 71760
Vent Category Poor Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely. Lows
in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Snow showers, rain showers, freezing rain and a
slight chance of sleet. Colder. Lows around 19. Highs in the
upper 20s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Lows around 12. Highs in the lower 30s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 15. Highs in the upper 30s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-211015-
Chaves Plains-
1229 PM MST Tue Jan 20 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 21 (+5) 54 (+1) 24 61
RH % (24h trend) 68 (-7) 17 (-7) 61 14
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 N 9 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 6 NE 5 Lgt/Var S 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 42 27 20 23
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2440 1850
Transport Wnd (kts) N 15 SW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 36600 22200
Vent Category Poor Poor
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely with possible
rain showers and freezing rain. Lows around 30. Highs around 40.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Snow showers, a slight chance of rain showers and
freezing rain. Colder. Lows around 16. Highs in the mid 20s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Lows around 8. Highs around 30. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 7. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 12. Highs in the mid 40s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ118-211015-
Eddy Plains-
1229 PM MST Tue Jan 20 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 24 (+1) 56 (+3) 27 66
RH % (24h trend) 67 (+5) 19 (-8) 60 17
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 6 N 9 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 N 7 Lgt/Var SW 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 29 30 35
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2520 2520
Transport Wnd (kts) N 17 SW 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 42840 47880
Vent Category Fair Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and a slight
chance of snow showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Snow showers, rain showers, freezing rain and a
slight chance of sleet. Colder. Lows around 20. Highs in the
upper 20s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers and a slight
chance of freezing rain. Lows around 13. Highs in the lower 30s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 11. Highs in the upper 30s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 17. Highs in the mid 40s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
$$
NMZ119-211015-
Lea-
1229 PM MST Tue Jan 20 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 24 (+4) 56 (+4) 27 65
RH % (24h trend) 70 (+2) 18 (-7) 63 13
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 N 10 Lgt/Var S 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 6 NE 7 S 5 SW 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 40 25 26 34
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2690 3130
Transport Wnd (kts) N 20 SW 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 53800 53210
Vent Category Fair Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers, snow showers likely, a
slight chance of freezing rain and sleet. Lows in the lower 30s.
Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Freezing rain, snow showers, rain showers and a
slight chance of sleet. Colder. Lows around 13. Highs in the
lower 20s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers and a slight
chance of freezing rain. Lows around 8. Highs in the lower 30s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 10. Highs in the upper 30s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 16. Highs in the mid 40s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-211015-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
129 PM CST Tue Jan 20 2026 /1229 PM MST Tue Jan 20 2026/
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 31 (+8) 55 (+6) 35 61
RH % (24h trend) 48 (-19) 18 (-8) 38 18
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 7 NW 10 SW 5 W 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 E 7 SW 6 W 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 17 30 31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 1700 2370
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 14 W 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 23800 52140
Vent Category Poor Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers, freezing rain likely
and a slight chance of snow showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs
in the mid 40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers with possible freezing rain with snow
showers and sleet likely. Colder. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in
the upper 20s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance
of precipitation 90 percent. East winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of snow showers and
freezing rain. Lows around 17. Highs in the upper 20s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 18. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-211015-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
129 PM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 31 (+3) 68 (+11) 32 72
RH % (24h trend) 65 (+9) 15 (-12) 50 18
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 N 6 Lgt/Var SW 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 24 27 31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3540 3880
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 13 SW 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 46020 77600
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers and freezing rain with snow showers
likely. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of freezing rain,
rain and snow showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs around 40.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-211015-
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
129 PM CST Tue Jan 20 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 28 (+3) 60 (+7) 29 69
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+38) 19 (-13) 70 19
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 NW 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 N 7 Lgt/Var S 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 26 25 34
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2820 2820
Transport Wnd (kts) N 18 S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 50760 47940
Vent Category Fair Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers,
sleet and freezing rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 50.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Freezing rain with possible rain showers, snow
showers and sleet likely. Much colder. Lows around 18. Highs in
the mid 20s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance
of precipitation 90 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of freezing rain and
snow showers. Lows around 11. Highs in the lower 30s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 12. Highs around 40. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 19. Highs in the upper 40s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
$$