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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1257 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
DISCUSSION
WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS MAINTAIN ELEVATED THE FIRE DANGER THROUGH
THIS EVENING OVER MUCH OF OUR AREA. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES THUS FAR HAVE
HELD ABOVE 15 PERCENT AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE REST
OF THE DAY. THEREFORE, CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER,
A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED PRIMARILY DUE TO WINDS AND IS
VALID THROUGH THIS EVENING. LIGHTER WINDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DECREASE
THE FIRE THREAT. UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND DRIVE
HUMIDITIES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS, BUT LIGHT WINDS SHOULD AGAIN PREVENT
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS FROM DEVELOPING.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-120945-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1157 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-13) 75 (+10) 43 80
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (0) 9 (-12) 41 5
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 S 7 W 13 W 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 7 SW 13 W 11 NW 12
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 25 36 38
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5340 7850
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 18 NW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 96120 196250
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 2 2 3
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
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 UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-120945-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1157 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-13) 78 (+10) 41 85
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-2) 10 (-10) 46 5
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 S 11 SW 11 W 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 8 S 16 W 6 NW 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 23 33 36 40
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4020 10140
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 21 NW 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 84420 192660
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 2 2 2
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 MID 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 UPPER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NMZ118-120945-
EDDY PLAINS-
1157 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-13) 76 (+5) 45 88
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-5) 14 (-7) 45 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 15 S 10 SW 13 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 10 S 15 SW 7 NW 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 17 22 24 29
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3750 8860
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 18 NW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67500 150620
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 1 2 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
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. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY 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.
NMZ119-120945-
LEA-
1157 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-17) 71 (+3) 43 85
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-2) 13 (-7) 45 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 13 S 9 S 12 W 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 8 S 15 SW 8 NW 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 15 30 30 35
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3410 8630
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 20 NW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68200 181230
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 1 1 1
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 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 AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 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
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-120945-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
1257 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026 /1157 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-8) 71 (+6) 46 79
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-24) 15 (-8) 37 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 18 E 10 SW 10 W 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 S 10 W 9 W 14
WIND 10000 FT MSL 13 15 22 27
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3530 5800
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 17 W 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60010 110200
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 4
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
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 UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 20 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-120945-
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
1257 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-12) 77 (+1) 42 89
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-2) 12 (-7) 46 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 17 E 8 S 7 SW 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 12 SE 8 SW 5 W 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 10 23 26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4380 8680
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 17 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 74460 138880
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 1 0 0 2
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
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 IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
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.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-120945-
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
1257 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (-17) 75 (+2) 43 89
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (0) 11 (-11) 46 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 SE 5 S 9 SW 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 7 S 9 S 8 W 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 25 19 31 28
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3720 8390
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 16 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59520 151020
VENT CATEGORY FAIR EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 2 2 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
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. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
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