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 271913
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
213 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Low fire weather conditions today as a result of clouds, wetting
rain chances, and cooler than average temperatures all keeping min
RH above critical 15% are forecast today. Elevated to near
critical fire weather conditions return Friday as winds again
shift to southwesterly, min RH falls below critical following poor
overnight recovery, and ERCs remain above the 75th percentile
areawide. RFTIs rise into 4 to 6 range over Southeast New Mexico
into higher elevations of West Texas as well as most of the
northern Permian Basin. RFTIs remain at this range this weekend,
temporarily decrease Monday with cooler temperatures, then
increase back into the 4 to 6 range. Light 20-ft winds below 20
miles per hour for most of the area next week will continue to
limit magnitude of fire weather risk, but elevated to near
critical fire weather conditions are still expected for the area
Friday into this weekend, and again Tuesday into the end of next
week.
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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.
NMZ116-280915-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
113 PM MDT Thu Mar 27 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 46 (-5) 81 (+6) 47 76
RH % (24h trend) 68 (0) 8 (-21) 34 9
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 8 W 10 SW 18 W 11
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 7 SW 14 W 14 W 18
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 28 45 47
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10520 9480
Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 W 36
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 210400 341280
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 5 5 4
RFTI Category Nil Critical Critical Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. 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...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at
or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-280915-
Chaves Plains-
113 PM MDT Thu Mar 27 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 47 (-6) 86 (+7) 47 81
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+12) 9 (-23) 36 9
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 S 6 SW 14 W 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 S 10 SW 8 W 12
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 23 38 32
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11530 11480
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 16 W 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 184480 275520
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 2 3 3
RFTI Category Nil Elevated Near Crit Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around
80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-280915-
Eddy Plains-
113 PM MDT Thu Mar 27 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 50 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-8) 87 (+9) 53 83
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+8) 8 (-29) 28 10
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 S 6 SW 13 SW 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 S 10 SW 9 SW 17
Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 22 39 42
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11320 10630
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 18 W 31
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 203760 329530
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 3 3 4
RFTI Category Nil Near Crit Near Crit Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust through the
night. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum
relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ119-280915-
Lea-
113 PM MDT Thu Mar 27 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 48 (-6) 84 (+8) 49 82
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+5) 12 (-25) 43 9
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 S 6 S 11 W 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 S 9 SW 9 W 16
Wind 10000 FT MSL 11 19 37 36
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10700 10670
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 16 W 29
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 171200 309430
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 1 1 4
RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-280915-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
213 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025 /113 PM MDT Thu Mar 27 2025/
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 50 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 48 (-4) 79 (+8) 50 75
RH % (24h trend) 74 (+2) 9 (-25) 28 10
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 13 SW 13 W 18 W 16
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 10 W 17 W 19 W 21
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 23 42 48
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8610 8270
Transport Wnd (kts) W 20 W 36
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 172200 297720
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 6 5 5
RFTI Category Nil Critical Critical Critical
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity at or
below 15 percent. West winds around 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the night.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative
humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or
below 15 percent. West winds around 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows around 50.
Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below
15 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-280915-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
213 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 70 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-7) 86 (+9) 51 89
RH % (24h trend) 81 (-2) 8 (-31) 46 7
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 7 SW 5 SW 8 W 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 W 7 SW 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 23 31 39
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10310 10080
Transport Wnd (kts) W 16 W 26
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 164960 262080
Vent Category Excellent Excellent
RFTI 0 2 2 2
RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Elevated
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-280915-
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
213 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (-7) 87 (+12) 53 89
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+8) 14 (-32) 89 8
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 S 6 S 9 SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 S 6 S 9 SW 12
Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 22 28 36
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8440 10850
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 13 W 27
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 109720 292950
Vent Category Very good Excellent
RFTI 0 0 0 3
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Near Crit
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
$$