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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
115 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON AND A RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT.
CRITICAL (<15%)MIN RHS WILL BE SEEN EACH DAY WITH POOR RECOVERIES
NEARLY AREAWIDE. WINDS STAY MAINLY LIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTER
TODAY BEFORE INCREASING FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. EXPECT FUELS TO
CONTINUE TO DRY AS NO WETTING RAINS ARE FORECASTED FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-180930-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1215 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (+16) 81 (+7) 48 88
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (-1) 9 (-3) 33 5
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 14 N 12 SE 6 W 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 14 NE 12 W 7 E 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 38 24 13 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6560 7850
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 20 NW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 131200 102050
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 3 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
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.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST 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
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
NMZ117-180930-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1215 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (+12) 86 (+8) 43 93
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+10) 9 (-2) 44 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 12 N 10 S 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 NE 9 SW 6 NE 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 36 20 14 24
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8280 7490
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 18 NW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 149040 74900
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 1 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ118-180930-
EDDY PLAINS-
1215 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+12) 85 (+7) 47 93
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (+5) 11 (0) 46 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 13 N 10 SE 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 7 NE 9 S 6 SE 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 30 25 9 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6550 7090
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 18 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 117900 63810
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 2 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-180930-
LEA-
1215 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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) 39 (+10) 83 (+8) 46 91
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (+6) 10 (0) 50 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 11 N 9 SE 5 SW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 NE 10 S 6 SW 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 25 12 19
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7750 7980
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 17 W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 131750 103740
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 1 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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 50S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-180930-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
115 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026 /1215 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026/
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) 48 (+16) 78 (+11) 52 86
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (+1) 12 (-1) 30 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 19 N 15 E 8 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 11 NE 16 S 5 SW 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 26 11 10
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5890 5860
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 19 W 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 111910 46880
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD FAIR
RFTI 5 2 1 0
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-180930-
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
115 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+9) 86 (+13) 46 91
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (0) 9 (-1) 48 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 W 5 E 7 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 N 8 LGT/VAR SE 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 25 12 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6800 7600
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 12 NE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 81600 76000
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 2 1 2 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 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. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-180930-
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
115 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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) 40 (+7) 83 (+9) 47 93
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (+10) 11 (0) 69 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 14 S 8 SE 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 10 E 6 S 5 S 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 30 20 11 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4440 6910
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 15 S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66600 96740
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 3 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
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