Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
132 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Fire weather concerns remain minimal heading into next week due
to recent wetting rains, minRHs above critical thresholds, and
generally light winds (outside of gusty, erratic winds with any
thunderstorms that may develop). RH recoveries overnight will be
good to excellent.

&&

For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.


NMZ116-070915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1232 PM MDT Sun Jul 6 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           0            20
Temp (24h trend)      63 (-1)      89 (+1)      62           90
RH % (24h trend)      82 (-8)      32 (-5)      82           30
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  8         Lgt/Var      S  8         Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         SE  8        SW  5        SE  7
Wind 10000 FT MSL     12           14           18           7
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4180                      6060
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 13                      S 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  54340                     66660
Vent Category                      Fair                      Good
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 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...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

NMZ117-070915-
Chaves Plains-
1232 PM MDT Sun Jul 6 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      66 (-2)      93 (0)       66           94
RH % (24h trend)      89 (+7)      33 (-4)      86           30
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  8        SE  5        S  9         S  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  6        S  9         S  8         S  8
Wind 10000 FT MSL     15           15           22           13
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5080                      7870
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 12                      S 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  60960                     125920
Vent Category                      Good                      Very good
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.

$$

NMZ118-070915-
Eddy Plains-
1232 PM MDT Sun Jul 6 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      69 (-2)      93 (0)       69           93
RH % (24h trend)      88 (0)       37 (-4)      83           32
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  8        SE  5        SE  9        SE  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  6        SE  9        S  9         SE  8
Wind 10000 FT MSL     10           11           17           12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4960                      6950
Transport Wnd (kts)                SE 10                     SE 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  49600                     104250
Vent Category                      Fair                      Very good
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
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
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.

$$

NMZ119-070915-
Lea-
1232 PM MDT Sun Jul 6 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      66 (-1)      90 (-1)      66           90
RH % (24h trend)      94 (+2)      38 (-1)      87           37
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  7        SE  5        SE  8        S  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  6         SE  7        SE  8        SE  8
Wind 10000 FT MSL     11           9            13           12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5370                      6380
Transport Wnd (kts)                SE 10                     SE 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  53700                     102080
Vent Category                      Fair                      Very good
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.

$$

TXZ270-271-070915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
132 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 /1232 PM MDT Sun Jul 6 2025/

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      62 (-4)      87 (+3)      63           87
RH % (24h trend)      86 (-12)     30 (-9)      82           29
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  9         E  5         E  9         S  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  7         E  8         SE  7        SE  7
Wind 10000 FT MSL     12           9            16           10
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3580                      4540
Transport Wnd (kts)                E 12                      SE 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  42960                     59020
Vent Category                      Fair                      Fair
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
around 70. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.

$$

TXZ272-273-275>282-070915-
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
132 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (-5)      95 (+3)      65           95
RH % (24h trend)      93 (+2)      27 (-7)      88           26
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E 10         Lgt/Var      E 10         Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  5         E  7         SE  6        E  6
Wind 10000 FT MSL     18           16           18           12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6260                      7390
Transport Wnd (kts)                E 13                      E 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  81380                     81290
Vent Category                      Good                      Good
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-070915-
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
132 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      69 (-3)      94 (+2)      69           94
RH % (24h trend)      92 (-2)      37 (-5)      85           34
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  7         SE  5        SE  8        S  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  5        SE  7        S  7         SE  8
Wind 10000 FT MSL     14           13           17           17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4740                      5560
Transport Wnd (kts)                SE 12                     SE 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  56880                     88960
Vent Category                      Fair                      Good
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 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 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.

$$