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
137 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025

.DISCUSSION...

A chance of wetting rains, widespread cloud cover, and cooler
temperatures than recently for today and tomorrow maintain low
fire weather conditions. Min RH remains above critical 15% and
overnight recovery good to excellent into next week, with another
moderate to high chance of showers/storms with wetting rains north
and east of western higher terrain this weekend, maintaining low
fire weather conditions for those regions. Light westerly 20-ft
winds over Sacramentos, Guadalupes, and Delawares into Davis
Mountains early next week combined with min RH remaining above
critical 15% will likely preclude elevated fire weather conditions
despite drier fuels and ERCs in the 50th to 74th percentile for
these regions.

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

&&

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


NMZ116-201015-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1237 PM MST Wed Nov 19 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     50           60           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      43 (-5)      59 (-4)      33           61
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+34)    42 (+2)      87           26
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  6        SW 10        W 13         W  9
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        SW 15        W 12         SW  7
Wind 10000 FT MSL     34           40           41           35
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4120                      3800
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 31                     W 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  127720                    76000
Vent Category                      Very good                 Good
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.

$$

NMZ117-201015-
Chaves Plains-
1237 PM MST Wed Nov 19 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     50           70           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      45 (-3)      63 (-5)      34           65
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+26)    50 (+6)      97           29
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5         NE  6        SW  7        W  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 10        W  5         SW  6
Wind 10000 FT MSL     35           36           33           28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3110                      4110
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 19                     W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  59090                     61650
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 mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ118-201015-
Eddy Plains-
1237 PM MST Wed Nov 19 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     50           60           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      49 (-3)      68 (-4)      39           67
RH % (24h trend)      98 (+38)     45 (+5)      82           26
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5         W  7         SW 11        W  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 14        W  8         SW  5
Wind 10000 FT MSL     36           38           39           31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4130                      4020
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 25                     W 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  103250                    56280
Vent Category                      Very good                 Fair
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.

$$

NMZ119-201015-
Lea-
1237 PM MST Wed Nov 19 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     60           70           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      48 (-3)      67 (-5)      36           66
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+30)     49 (+14)     87           27
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  8         SW 10        W  8
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 12        W  8         W  7
Wind 10000 FT MSL     35           39           41           31
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3070                      4050
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 20                     W 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  61400                     68850
Vent Category                      Good                      Good
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
60 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.

$$

TXZ270-271-201015-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
137 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 /1237 PM MST Wed Nov 19 2025/

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     40           50           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      45 (-4)      60 (0)       35           59
RH % (24h trend)      94 (+25)     47 (+4)      88           30
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  5         SW 13        W 15         W 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  7         W 18         W 15         W  8
Wind 10000 FT MSL     40           40           42           40
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3460                      2370
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 31                     W 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  107260                    49770
Vent Category                      Very good                 Fair
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows
in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

TXZ272-273-275>282-201015-
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
137 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      51 (-2)      75 (+2)      37           73
RH % (24h trend)      84 (+16)     28 (-6)      79           18
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  5         S 12         W  8         W  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  8         SW 15        W  7         SW  5
Wind 10000 FT MSL     40           47           41           36
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6200                      4410
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 29                     W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  179800                    66150
Vent Category                      Excellent                 Good
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows
in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.

$$

TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-201015-
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
137 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Clear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      None
Chance Precip (%)     60           60           10           0
Temp (24h trend)      57 (+1)      74 (-1)      42           73
RH % (24h trend)      97 (+11)     42 (-1)      84           20
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S 11         W  7         W  8
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  6        SW 12        W  6         W  6
Wind 10000 FT MSL     34           48           43           38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3860                      4760
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 23                     W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  88780                     76160
Vent Category                      Good                      Good
RFTI                  0            0            0            0
RFTI Category         Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.

$$