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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FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
252 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns will remain low across the region today with
lighter winds and minimum RH values expected to remain above
critical levels. Minimum RH may drop back below critical
thresholds along and west of the Guadalupe and Davis Mountains on
Saturday, but 20 foot wind speeds are forecast to remain relatively
light. We are still expecting elevated to critical fire weather
conditions Sunday into early next week as temperatures trend
warmer with very low RH and increased westerly winds. The most
critical fire weather day still looks to be on Tuesday, when a
storm system passing over the central plains looks to bring very
windy conditions to much of our forecast area along with
critically low RH values.
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For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-282230-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
152 AM MST Fri Feb 28 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 68 (+13) 35 (+1) 70
RH % (24h trend) 13 (-11) 40 (-8) 12
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 SW 8 NW 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 W 5 SE 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 21 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7140 5750
Transport Wnd (kts) W 12 S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 85680 97750
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 1
RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated
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.
Southwest winds 10 to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust through the
night. Cooler. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
25 to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
$$
NMZ117-282230-
Chaves Plains-
152 AM MST Fri Feb 28 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 70 (+8) 34 (0) 74
RH % (24h trend) 15 (-3) 56 (+3) 15
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 Lgt/Var SE 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 15 10
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5700 5980
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 11 SE 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 62700 77740
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust through the
night. Cooler. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
20 to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 70.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
$$
NMZ118-282230-
Eddy Plains-
152 AM MST Fri Feb 28 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 71 (+9) 38 (+2) 76
RH % (24h trend) 18 (-1) 59 (+11) 15
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 N 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var SE 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 19 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6000 5860
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 8 SE 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 48000 82040
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust through the
night. Cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
20 to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Patchy blowing dust through the day. Lows in
the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
NMZ119-282230-
Lea-
152 AM MST Fri Feb 28 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 69 (+8) 37 (+1) 74
RH % (24h trend) 17 (0) 64 (+17) 17
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 S 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 7 Lgt/Var SE 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 18 15
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5310 6950
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 13 SE 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 69030 83400
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Areas of blowing dust through
the night. Cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
20 to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around
70. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-282230-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
252 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025 /152 AM MST Fri Feb 28 2025/
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 66 (+13) 42 (+4) 72
RH % (24h trend) 22 (0) 45 (+4) 13
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 S 6 W 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 8 SW 5 SE 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 29 21
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4380 4760
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 12 S 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 52560 61880
Vent Category Fair Good
RFTI 0 0 1
RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 15 to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
West winds 20 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Very windy. Partly cloudy. Areas of blowing dust
through the night. Cooler. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 35 to
45 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust through the day.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-282230-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
252 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 75 (+14) 42 (+2) 82
RH % (24h trend) 19 (-2) 64 (+15) 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var SE 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 22 21
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5690 6460
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 14 S 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 79660 71060
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust through the
night. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to
30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Patchy blowing dust through the day. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East
winds 5 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-282230-
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
252 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 73 (+9) 40 (+1) 78
RH % (24h trend) 20 (+2) 78 (+30) 17
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var SE 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 25 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5460 6490
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 12 SE 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 65520 64900
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity at or
below 15 percent. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers.
Areas of blowing dust through the night. Cooler. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. West winds 15 to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$