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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
140 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
DISCUSSION
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LOCALIZED AREAS NEAR THE GUADALUPE/DELAWARE
MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON, GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS KEEP FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS LOW TO END THE WEEK. UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES OVER THE
WEEKEND DRIVE HUMIDITIES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS, BUT AGAIN LIGHT WINDS
SHOULD PREVENT CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS FROM DEVELOPING. THE NEXT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY LOOKS TO BE SUNDAY, WHEN BREEZY NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT EVENTUALLY SHIFTS WINDS
FROM THE NORTH. WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON,
WINDY OR VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ALONG WITH SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITIES. GENERALLY POOR OR MODEST HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-130915-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1240 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+8) 80 (+9) 46 82
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-17) 5 (-9) 24 5
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 15 W 11 W 14 W 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 11 W 15 W 10 W 14
WIND 10000 FT MSL 33 36 32 38
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7770 9880
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 22 W 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 170940 207480
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 5 5 5
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED CRITICAL CRITICAL CRITICAL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NMZ117-130915-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1240 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (+6) 85 (+11) 42 88
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-9) 5 (-10) 31 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 13 W 6 W 11 NW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 NW 14 W 6 W 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 35 42 38 37
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10120 11740
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 22 NW 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 222640 234800
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 3 3 3
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NMZ118-130915-
EDDY PLAINS-
1240 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (+7) 87 (+13) 46 89
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-10) 8 (-9) 31 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 13 NW 6 W 11 NW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 NW 10 NW 7 W 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 24 23 21 32
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9000 10710
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 18 NW 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 162000 203490
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 2 3 4
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NMZ119-130915-
LEA-
1240 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+9) 85 (+15) 45 88
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-16) 7 (-8) 32 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 13 W 8 W 8 NW 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 NW 13 W 5 W 12
WIND 10000 FT MSL 29 39 29 33
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8780 10380
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 21 NW 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 184380 207600
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 1 3 1 1
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NEAR CRIT ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-130915-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
140 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026 /1240 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026/
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+9) 78 (+14) 50 80
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-14) 9 (-10) 24 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 14 W 10 W 17 W 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 10 W 16 W 10 W 17
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 22 25 22
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5820 7260
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 22 W 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 128040 174240
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 4 5 6
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NEAR CRIT CRITICAL CRITICAL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 20 MPH.
MONDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-130915-
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
140 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+2) 88 (+17) 47 91
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-11) 8 (-7) 31 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 8 W 6 W 9 W 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 W 12 W 5 W 13
WIND 10000 FT MSL 21 26 24 32
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8400 9610
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 16 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 134400 192200
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 2 2 3
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-130915-
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
140 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+5) 88 (+17) 47 92
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-17) 8 (-5) 53 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 11 SW 7 SW 7 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 W 11 SW 6 W 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 30 25 27
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8220 10020
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 18 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 147960 200400
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 2 0 2
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
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