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 081851
FWFMAF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
151 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Little overall change to the fire weather forecast through the
remainder of the week. Fire weather concerns will remain minimal
given the recent wetting rains, min RHs staying above critical
thresholds, and generally light winds (outside of gusty, erratic
winds with any thunderstorms that may develop). RH recoveries
overnight will remain good to excellent. Lightning strikes from
thunderstorms could result in IA starts.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-090930-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1251 PM MDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 10 10 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 63 (0) 92 (+3) 64 97
RH % (24h trend) 76 (-3) 22 (-12) 60 19
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var SE 8 SW 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 SE 7 SW 8 S 10
Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 11 15 11
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7500 7690
Transport Wnd (kts) S 10 SW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 75000 123040
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-090930-
Chaves Plains-
1251 PM MDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 65 (0) 96 (+2) 67 99
RH % (24h trend) 87 (-5) 24 (-11) 69 22
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 Lgt/Var S 8 S 10
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 5 S 7 S 9 S 12
Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 8 15 17
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7690 8510
Transport Wnd (kts) S 9 S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 69210 144670
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ118-090930-
Eddy Plains-
1251 PM MDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 10 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 68 (-2) 95 (+2) 70 98
RH % (24h trend) 81 (+1) 27 (-10) 70 23
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 Lgt/Var SE 8 S 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 SE 7 S 8 S 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 8 12 13
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7450 7780
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 9 S 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 67050 101140
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
$$
NMZ119-090930-
Lea-
1251 PM MDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Clear Mclear Clear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 64 (-5) 92 (0) 66 93
RH % (24h trend) 88 (-2) 31 (-9) 76 26
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6 S 5 SE 6 S 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 SE 6 S 8 S 11
Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 9 7 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7410 7180
Transport Wnd (kts) S 9 S 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 66690 107700
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-090930-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
151 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025 /1251 PM MDT Tue Jul 8 2025/
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-1) 88 (+3) 63 92
RH % (24h trend) 73 (-9) 24 (-11) 68 21
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 8 SE 5 E 8 SW 8
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 7 E 7 SE 8 S 7
Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 6 10 7
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6600 7840
Transport Wnd (kts) E 12 S 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 79200 86240
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
around 70. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-090930-
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
151 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-5) 95 (+3) 64 97
RH % (24h trend) 83 (-3) 22 (-9) 79 18
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 Lgt/Var E 8 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 6 E 6 SE 6 SE 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 14 16 9
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8930 9870
Transport Wnd (kts) E 13 SE 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 116090 98700
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-090930-
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
151 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 69 (-2) 95 (+2) 69 97
RH % (24h trend) 84 (-6) 29 (-9) 82 25
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6 S 5 SE 7 S 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 SE 6 S 7 S 9
Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 14 12 14
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7540 7220
Transport Wnd (kts) SE 12 S 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 90480 115520
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Southeast
winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. East winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
$$