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 131945
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
245 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns remain minimal, aside from gusty and erratic
winds accompanying any storms that develop. Minimum relative
humidity will remain high, and 20-ft winds and ERCs low. Recovery
overnight and Tuesday night will be moderate to excellent.
Relative humidity will bottom out at 22-75% Tuesday afternoon, and
25-65% Wednesday.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-141115-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
145 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 40 30 10 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (+5) 75 (+6) 53 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+8) 54 (-2) 100 49
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6 SE 6 SE 10 SE 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 5 SE 10 SE 7 SE 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 28 27 28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3030 3360
Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 48480 53760
Vent Category Fair Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 10
to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds
around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 15 mph.
$$
NMZ117-141115-
Chaves Plains-
145 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (0) 81 (+6) 55 80
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 49 (-6) 100 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 SE 8 SE 10 SE 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 SE 11 SE 7 S 13
Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 33 26 30
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3780 4560
Transport Wnd (kts) S 18 S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 68040 77520
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15
mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-141115-
Eddy Plains-
145 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 30 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (-2) 84 (+6) 58 84
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+7) 44 (-15) 97 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 SE 8 SE 12 SE 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 SE 12 SE 9 SE 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 30 26 22 24
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4310 4660
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 18 SE 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 77580 74560
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around 15
mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-141115-
Lea-
145 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 10 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-4) 83 (+6) 55 82
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+2) 40 (-17) 99 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 SE 10 SE 12 SE 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 8 SE 14 SE 8 SE 12
Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 31 24 28
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4380 5200
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 19 SE 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 83220 93600
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around 15
mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-141115-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
245 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025 /145 PM MDT Mon Oct 13 2025/
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 30 10 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-2) 78 (+9) 52 79
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 46 (-21) 100 42
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 6 E 7 E 11 E 17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 7 E 9 E 10 E 14
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 25 21 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2580 3380
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 13 SE 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 33540 70980
Vent Category Poor Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South
winds 15 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West
winds 20 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West
winds 25 to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around
20 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-141115-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
245 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 10 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-5) 89 (+6) 55 87
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+9) 32 (-12) 99 32
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 E 7 E 10 E 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 7 SE 9 E 7 SE 8
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 22 14 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4840 5200
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 14 SE 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 67760 62400
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-141115-
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
245 PM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (-5) 87 (+4) 58 88
RH % (24h trend) 86 (+4) 34 (-11) 93 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 SE 12 SE 6 SE 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 24 22 27
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4800 5900
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 19 SE 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 91200 100300
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
$$
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