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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
128 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
DISCUSSION
MIN RHS REMAIN ABOVE 15% FOR MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK. GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH MID-
WEEK. WINDS BECOME BREEZY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY, WHICH LEADS TO
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WHICH MAY YIELD BENEFICIAL
WETTING RAINS FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF A DRYLINE, THOUGH DRY LIGHTNING
COULD YIELD FIRE STARTS WEST OF THE DRYLINE. BY THE END OF THE WEEK,
MIN RHS BEGIN TO DROP BELOW 15% FOR MOST, BUT WINDS BECOME
RELATIVELY LIGHT.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-110915-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1228 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (-4) 69 (+2) 34 76
RH % (24H TREND) 70 (+9) 15 (-14) 66 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 24 NW 23 E 11 S 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 22 NE 20 SE 6 SW 12
WIND 10000 FT MSL 52 51 25 23
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4930 5590
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 33 SW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 162690 95030
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 1 4 0 2
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
EAST 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.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-110915-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1228 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-3) 72 (-3) 35 77
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-1) 16 (-8) 67 12
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 16 N 20 E 11 S 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 14 NE 20 SE 8 S 16
WIND 10000 FT MSL 56 47 25 31
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5330 3870
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 28 S 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 149240 85140
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 1 3 0 2
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 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 MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ118-110915-
EDDY PLAINS-
1228 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-2) 75 (0) 39 77
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-8) 17 (-10) 65 15
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 25 NW 19 E 13 SE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 18 N 21 SE 9 S 15
WIND 10000 FT MSL 42 51 19 20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5870 3670
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 26 S 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 152620 66060
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 1 4 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 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.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
NMZ119-110915-
LEA-
1228 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (-6) 73 (-4) 32 72
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (-26) 18 (-4) 75 15
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 19 NW 18 E 13 SE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 13 NE 21 E 9 S 14
WIND 10000 FT MSL 51 50 16 26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5260 3310
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 32 S 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 168320 66200
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 3 4 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-110915-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
128 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026 /1228 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2026/
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (-8) 70 (+7) 39 71
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (+19) 18 (-17) 65 16
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 34 W 24 E 16 E 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 29 N 20 E 16 S 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 47 37 11 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5470 4100
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 30 SE 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 164100 61500
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 1 3 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-110915-
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
128 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (-12) 82 (+6) 37 78
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (+16) 14 (-8) 74 13
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 22 W 20 NE 15 E 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 19 NW 19 E 12 SE 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 41 40 19 8
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7820 4710
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 27 SE 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 211140 75360
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 4 4 1 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT ELEVATED NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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. NOT AS WARM. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND
70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-110915-
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
128 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-10) 78 (-5) 38 75
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (-22) 18 (-8) 71 14
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 18 W 17 NE 14 E 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 13 N 22 E 7 SE 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 47 47 26 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6100 3710
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 29 SE 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 176900 59360
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT FAIR
RFTI 3 3 2 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT ELEVATED NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. 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
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
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