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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FNUS54 KMAF 151807
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
107 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025
.DISCUSSION...
The forecast remains relatively unchanged. Fire weather concerns
remain low through the rest of the week. Min RHs remain above
critical levels (>15%) and recoveries stay fair areawide. ERCs
remain at or below the 50th percentile across the region.
Southeasterly 20ft winds around 10 to 15kts are expected today and
tomorrow for many. Wind shifts are forecast behind fronts late
Friday and late Saturday.
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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.
NMZ116-160930-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1207 PM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-2) 80 (+5) 46 76
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+6) 28 (-22) 68 20
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 13 S 8 SW 10 W 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 SW 12 W 8 W 12
Wind 10000 FT MSL 34 29 31 29
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6360 6950
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 19 W 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 120840 145950
Vent Category Very good Very 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 upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ117-160930-
Chaves Plains-
1207 PM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 56 (0) 84 (+5) 48 80
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+8) 34 (-17) 94 22
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 14 S 12 S 9 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 12 S 13 SW 5 SW 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 37 30 24 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6280 7690
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 113040 115350
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-160930-
Eddy Plains-
1207 PM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-1) 87 (+5) 54 84
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+7) 35 (-12) 88 22
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 15 SE 10 S 9 W 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 12 S 11 S 5 SW 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 27 25 28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6370 7280
Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 W 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 101920 145600
Vent Category Very good Very 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 lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-160930-
Lea-
1207 PM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-1) 85 (+4) 53 85
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+10) 34 (-12) 96 19
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 14 SE 11 S 10 S 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 10 S 13 S 7 SW 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 24 21 25
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5530 8250
Transport Wnd (kts) S 17 SW 19
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 94010 156750
Vent Category Good Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as warm. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-160930-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
107 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 /1207 PM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025/
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (0) 80 (+6) 51 75
RH % (24h trend) 91 (-4) 36 (-10) 77 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 11 SW 8 W 6 W 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 SW 9 W 6 W 13
Wind 10000 FT MSL 24 23 20 27
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4600 4900
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 13 W 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 59800 98000
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 upper 40s. Highs around 70.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around
70. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-160930-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
107 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-4) 89 (+6) 55 89
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+5) 28 (-8) 83 23
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 SE 7 SE 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 S 7 Lgt/Var SW 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 20 16 18
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6040 7600
Transport Wnd (kts) S 12 W 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 72480 106400
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-160930-
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
107 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-3) 88 (+3) 58 88
RH % (24h trend) 84 (+2) 31 (-10) 83 25
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 SE 8 SE 11 S 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 SE 12 S 8 SW 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 19 18 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5800 7170
Transport Wnd (kts) S 19 SW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 110200 114720
Vent Category Very good Very 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 upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as warm. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$