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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
120 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN LOW TO ELEVATED THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT THAT BRINGS COOLER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY. DRY CONDITIONS
PAIRED WITH NEAR TO BELOW CRITICAL MINRH VALUES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TOMORROW. WESTERLY WINDS BECOME VERY BREEZY TO STRONG IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. DESPITE THIS, RECENT RAINFALL HAS KEPT ERCS LOW
AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES WILL GENERALLY BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-061030-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1220 PM MDT TUE MAY 5 2026
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) 44 (-11) 73 (+2) 36 69
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (+12) 9 (-15) 77 19
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 25 W 19 W 18 NE 14
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 20 W 21 N 19 E 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 45 51 32 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9700 6440
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 32 N 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 310400 154560
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 4 5 5 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT CRITICAL CRITICAL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-061030-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1220 PM MDT TUE MAY 5 2026
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) 47 (-11) 79 (0) 37 73
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (+13) 9 (-12) 87 20
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 20 W 12 NW 14 N 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 12 W 15 N 17 S 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 41 38 26 15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 12310 5870
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 24 NW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 295440 82180
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 4 3 3 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ118-061030-
EDDY PLAINS-
1220 PM MDT TUE MAY 5 2026
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) 53 (-8) 81 (+2) 42 74
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+10) 12 (-12) 77 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 20 W 15 W 16 N 12
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 16 W 19 N 16 E 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 44 50 30 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10100 5000
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 28 N 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 282800 90000
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 4 4 4 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
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 MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-061030-
LEA-
1220 PM MDT TUE MAY 5 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-10) 80 (0) 38 73
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (+12) 9 (-11) 90 22
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 18 W 14 W 15 NE 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 13 W 17 NE 16 E 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 43 44 31 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10400 5780
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 29 N 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 301600 92480
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 4 4 4 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT 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
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-061030-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
120 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026 /1220 PM MDT TUE MAY 5 2026/
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-10) 73 (+4) 40 68
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+8) 15 (-12) 69 24
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 29 W 28 W 23 NE 25
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 28 W 30 N 21 E 16
WIND 10000 FT MSL 45 50 32 9
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7120 4240
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 34 NE 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 242080 122960
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
RFTI 4 5 4 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT CRITICAL NEAR CRIT NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-061030-
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
120 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-7) 87 (+1) 45 81
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (+5) 11 (-3) 59 17
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 15 W 12 NW 11 NE 14
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 11 W 16 N 10 NE 13
WIND 10000 FT MSL 41 41 24 22
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8570 5060
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 26 NE 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 222820 91080
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 3 3 3 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-061030-
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
120 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-5) 87 (-1) 45 74
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (-6) 11 (-5) 80 27
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 12 W 11 NW 11 NE 13
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 7 W 14 NE 13 NE 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 43 41 34 18
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9640 4730
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 25 N 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 241000 89870
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 2 3 3 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
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