Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
082
FNUS54 KMAF 181926
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
226 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
.DISCUSSION...
Elevated southwesterly 20-ft winds continue this afternoon with
low teens relative humdities across western portions of the
region. High clouds have limited mixing potential somewhat,
though near-critical and critical fire weather is expected to
continue through early evening. Elevated westerly 20-ft winds
return on Saturday, mainly along and west of the Pecos River
where relative humidity falls into the low teens and single digits
once again. Critcal to extreme fire weather is expected to
develop and a Fire Weather Watch has been issued. ERCs continue to
hover around the 70th-89th percentile for much the area.
Overnight recovery will be poor for western portions of the area
with more moderate recovery for eastern portions. Any rainfall is
limited to the eaststern half of the area 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.
NMZ116-191200-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
126 PM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None Showers Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 40 (-22) 66 (-5) 33 71
RH % (24h trend) 56 (+36) 15 (+5) 71 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 27 W 14 W 24 NW 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 14 SW 20 NW 17 W 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 49 37 47 30
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8680 8080
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 33 NW 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 286440 145440
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 7 5 5 1
RFTI Category Extreme Critical Critical Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-191200-
Chaves Plains-
126 PM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None Showers Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 0
Temp (24h trend) 42 (-25) 73 (-5) 36 74
RH % (24h trend) 58 (+39) 17 (+6) 94 13
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 23 N 14 NW 19 NW 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 11 S 15 NW 15 NW 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 45 32 39 37
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9960 9100
Transport Wnd (kts) S 27 NW 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 268920 163800
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 6 2 3 0
RFTI Category Critical Elevated Near Crit Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
around 50. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-191200-
Eddy Plains-
126 PM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 50 (-20) 78 (-3) 42 75
RH % (24h trend) 34 (+12) 13 (+2) 72 12
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 25 W 14 W 25 NW 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 14 SW 18 NW 15 W 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 49 36 53 29
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12100 8030
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 29 NW 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 350900 104390
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 6 5 5 0
RFTI Category Critical Critical Critical Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-191200-
Lea-
126 PM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30 0
Temp (24h trend) 46 (-20) 79 (-2) 37 73
RH % (24h trend) 37 (+3) 12 (-1) 92 15
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 24 W 13 W 20 NW 13
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 12 SW 16 NW 16 NW 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 51 34 58 38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12050 7630
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 27 NW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 325350 122080
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 5 2 4 0
RFTI Category Critical Elevated Near Crit Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-191200-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
226 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025 /126 PM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 45 (-15) 70 (-2) 38 69
RH % (24h trend) 34 (+6) 12 (0) 48 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 34 W 19 W 36 W 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 20 SW 26 W 21 W 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 55 36 60 30
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10320 5530
Transport Wnd (kts) W 33 W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 340560 82950
Vent Category Excellent Good
RFTI 7 6 6 1
RFTI Category Extreme Critical Critical Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-191200-
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
226 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type Showers None Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 10 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (-17) 91 (+7) 43 81
RH % (24h trend) 29 (-4) 5 (-6) 38 6
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 23 SW 12 W 23 NW 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 14 SW 19 NW 16 W 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 54 34 52 38
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13220 7340
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 31 NW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 409820 117440
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 6 8 8 0
RFTI Category Critical Extreme Extreme Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity
at or below 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-061-191200-
Gaines-Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Ector-
Including the cities of Seminole, Lamesa, Gail, Snyder, Andrews,
Stanton, Big Spring, Colorado City, and Odessa
226 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 10 20 70 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-11) 82 (-5) 44 74
RH % (24h trend) 47 (-12) 11 (-3) 78 16
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 21 W 11 NE 16 NW 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 14 S 14 NW 14 NW 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 57 36 57 50
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9540 7380
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 22 NW 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 209880 125460
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 5 1 0 0
RFTI Category Critical Elevated Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ059-060-067-068-075-274-191200-
Loving-Winkler-Ward-Crane-Pecos-Reeves County Plains-
Including the cities of Mentone, Kermit, Monahans, Crane,
Fort Stockton, and Pecos
226 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 10 20 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 56 (-12) 89 (+1) 48 78
RH % (24h trend) 34 (-14) 7 (-4) 51 10
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 21 W 10 SW 19 NW 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 14 SW 14 NW 14 NW 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 52 34 62 45
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13430 7290
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 29 NW 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 389470 109350
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 6 4 6 0
RFTI Category Critical Near Crit Critical Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ069-082-191200-
Upton-Terrell-
Including the cities of McCamey, Rankin, Dryden, and Sanderson
226 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 40 40 70 0
Temp (24h trend) 64 (-4) 88 (-3) 50 83
RH % (24h trend) 71 (+5) 17 (+3) 55 11
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 15 S 10 SE 18 NW 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 13 S 15 NW 14 NW 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 45 43 53 48
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9210 7520
Transport Wnd (kts) S 24 NW 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 221040 112800
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 2 2 3 0
RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Near Crit Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ062-063-070-191200-
Midland-Glasscock-Reagan-
Including the cities of Midland, Garden City, and Big Lake
226 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Clear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 20 40 80 0
Temp (24h trend) 62 (-5) 83 (-5) 48 75
RH % (24h trend) 57 (-5) 14 (-1) 68 19
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 18 SW 11 SE 18 NW 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 15 S 14 NW 14 NW 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 47 35 58 52
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8310 6670
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 22 NW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 182820 106720
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 4 1 2 0
RFTI Category Near Crit Elevated Elevated Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
40 percent. South winds around 10 mph.
$$