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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
132 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE UPPER TRANS PECOS, THE GUADALUPE AND
DELAWARE MOUNTAINS, THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS, AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
THE FORECAST REMAINS RELATIVELY UNCHANGED. ERCS REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE
THE 75TH PERCENTILE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION, PARTICULARLY FOR
WESTERNMOST PORTIONS OF THE AREA. MEANWHILE, MIN RHS ONCE AGAIN DROP
BELOW 15% FOR MANY LOCATIONS. WHILE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER TODAY THAN
YESTERDAY, BREEZY (15-25 MPH) WINDS WILL OVERLAP CRITICAL MIN RHS IN
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, YIELDING NEAR-CRITICAL CONDITIONS THE REST OF
THIS AFTERNOON. ELEVATED TO NEAR-CRITICAL CONDITIONS PERSIST FRIDAY
(MAINLY DRIVEN BY LOW MIN RHS) BEFORE A FRONT SATURDAY USHERS IN
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVING MIN RHS.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-031000-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1232 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (0) 80 (+2) 40 65
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-15) 7 (-3) 28 11
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 19 W 14 W 17 NE 18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 14 W 16 N 19 E 17
WIND 10000 FT MSL 40 31 27 21
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10220 5210
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 NE 27
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 235060 140670
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
RFTI 5 6 5 3
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL CRITICAL CRITICAL NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NMZ117-031000-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1232 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (+1) 84 (+1) 40 72
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-13) 8 (-2) 37 11
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 16 W 10 NW 18 NE 13
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 11 W 13 N 16 E 13
WIND 10000 FT MSL 38 31 26 20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10840 7020
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 20 E 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 216800 112320
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
RFTI 4 3 5 2
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT CRITICAL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
NMZ118-031000-
EDDY PLAINS-
1232 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (0) 89 (+4) 47 72
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-9) 10 (-2) 36 16
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 15 W 8 NW 13 N 16
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 W 10 N 15 E 15
WIND 10000 FT MSL 34 24 18 15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10730 6260
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 15 NE 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 160950 118940
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
RFTI 4 2 3 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
NMZ119-031000-
LEA-
1232 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-1) 88 (+5) 42 70
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (+16) 10 (-1) 55 12
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 13 SW 9 NW 15 NE 18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 9 W 9 N 17 E 18
WIND 10000 FT MSL 36 23 15 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10430 6130
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 15 NE 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 156450 134860
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
RFTI 3 1 2 3
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT ELEVATED ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TXZ270-271-031000-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
132 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026 /1232 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+1) 79 (+5) 48 65
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-20) 11 (-4) 27 17
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 20 W 16 W 21 NE 28
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 13 W 21 NE 30 NE 28
WIND 10000 FT MSL 29 25 24 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7890 3790
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 26 NE 33
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 205140 125070
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
RFTI 5 5 5 4
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL CRITICAL CRITICAL NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-031000-
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
132 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 10 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-3) 90 (+6) 49 79
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (+22) 11 (-5) 68 19
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 8 W 6 NW 10 N 15
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 5 W 10 N 12 NE 19
WIND 10000 FT MSL 21 22 19 13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9290 4490
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 16 NE 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 148640 107760
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 2 2 2 2
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-031000-
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
132 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 50 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-1) 88 (+1) 50 71
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+35) 16 (+1) 92 20
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 11 S 11 S 12 NE 15
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 11 S 10 E 10 NE 19
WIND 10000 FT MSL 29 21 20 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6540 4670
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 21 NE 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 137340 112080
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 2 0 0 2
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
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