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
106 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Min RH stays above critical 15% until late next week, with good
to excellent recovery, fuel ERCs still largely below 75th
percentile, and relatively light 20-ft winds. Cloud and rain
chances this weekend into early next week lead to low fire weather
conditions. Drier weather with continued southeast 20-ft winds
midweek keeps fire weather risk low despite warmer temperatures
and a few weeks` lack of widespread wetting rains.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-120915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1206 PM MDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 30 50 50
Temp (24h trend) 56 (+6) 78 (-1) 52 72
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+15) 45 (+5) 100 55
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 11 SW 11 SW 12 NW 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 10 SW 14 W 8 E 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 22 13 10
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3790 3440
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 20 SE 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 75800 34400
Vent Category Good Poor
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-120915-
Chaves Plains-
1206 PM MDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 20 40 40
Temp (24h trend) 59 (0) 83 (0) 56 75
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+16) 45 (+7) 100 54
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 11 SW 7 SW 9 E 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 S 9 SW 5 E 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 23 10 9
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5000 4600
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 14 E 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 70000 46000
Vent Category Good Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-120915-
Eddy Plains-
1206 PM MDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 20 30 60 30
Temp (24h trend) 63 (+1) 84 (-2) 60 81
RH % (24h trend) 90 (+18) 51 (+15) 100 55
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 9 SW 8 SW 11 S 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 SW 12 SW 8 E 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 23 12 10
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4160 4530
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 16 SW 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 66560 36240
Vent Category Good Poor
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-120915-
Lea-
1206 PM MDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 10 30 50 40
Temp (24h trend) 60 (+2) 83 (0) 58 81
RH % (24h trend) 84 (+6) 48 (+15) 100 49
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 S 8 SW 9 SE 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 11 SW 11 S 6 SE 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 27 17 13
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4880 4470
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 15 S 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 73200 53640
Vent Category Good Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-120915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
106 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 /1206 PM MDT Sat Oct 11 2025/
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Cloudy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 40 70 40
Temp (24h trend) 56 (-2) 73 (-4) 53 75
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+29) 63 (+22) 100 58
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 13 SW 15 W 16 W 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 14 SW 19 W 11 S 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 20 8 16
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2150 3060
Transport Wnd (kts) W 21 SW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 45150 36720
Vent Category Fair Poor
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 70.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-120915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
106 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 10 10 50 20
Temp (24h trend) 59 (0) 89 (+5) 58 89
RH % (24h trend) 89 (+13) 32 (-2) 100 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 SW 6 W 7 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 6 SW 9 W 6 SE 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 26 16 20
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4860 4660
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 13 S 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 63180 46600
Vent Category Good Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-120915-
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
106 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 10
Temp (24h trend) 62 (+1) 89 (+2) 62 87
RH % (24h trend) 70 (-3) 32 (+2) 89 37
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 11 S 9 S 9 S 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 S 11 S 6 SE 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 26 22 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4950 4730
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 20 S 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 99000 56760
Vent Category Good Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$