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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
113 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
DISCUSSION
MINRH VALUES SHALL FALL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS EACH DAY FROM THIS
WEEKEND INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY
REMAINS FAIR TO POOR MOST NIGHTS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE
THIS WEEKEND, WITH NEAR RECORD HIGHS SATURDAY. BREEZY WEST WINDS IN/
NEAR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY PROMPT A RANGELAND FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE
REGION SUNDAY AS AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM PUSHES A COLD FRONT IN.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOP. EXPECT
WIDESPREAD NORTH/NORTHWEST 20-FT WINDS REACHING OVER 20 MPH, MINRH
VALUE'S <10%, AND ERCS ABOVE THE 70TH PERCENTILE. SUCH CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY PROMPT A RED FLAG WARNING IN FUTURE FORECAST PACKAGES. MONDAY,
CALMER WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND A COLD FRONT REDUCE FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS. THOUGH A WARMING TREND IS FORECAST THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE UPCOMING WEEK, WINDS LOOK TO STAY CALM, LIMITING FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-140945-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1213 PM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (-3) 82 (+4) 52 75
RH % (24H TREND) 28 (-2) 6 (-2) 20 5
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 13 W 10 W 19 W 24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 W 15 W 19 NW 26
WIND 10000 FT MSL 30 33 51 73
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9000 10620
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 26 NW 52
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 234000 552240
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 4 6 7 8
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT CRITICAL EXTREME EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. 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 UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
NMZ117-140945-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1213 PM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (-1) 88 (+4) 50 78
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (+1) 6 (-2) 24 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 NW 5 W 13 W 16
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 W 11 W 13 NW 26
WIND 10000 FT MSL 35 32 48 71
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 11490 8590
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 20 NW 47
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 229800 403730
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 4 4 8
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ118-140945-
EDDY PLAINS-
1213 PM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (-2) 89 (+5) 55 85
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (+2) 8 (-2) 21 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 8 NW 5 W 17 W 15
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 W 10 W 16 NW 23
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 21 53 54
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9990 12510
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 NW 39
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 229770 487890
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 4 6 8
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NEAR CRIT CRITICAL EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST 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.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ119-140945-
LEA-
1213 PM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (0) 87 (+4) 52 82
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (-4) 7 (-1) 23 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 NW 7 SW 12 W 16
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 W 12 W 13 NW 24
WIND 10000 FT MSL 27 30 53 54
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9650 8450
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 20 NW 43
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 193000 363350
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 4 4 8
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ270-271-140945-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
113 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026 /1213 PM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026/
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (0) 80 (+7) 53 77
RH % (24H TREND) 27 (-6) 9 (-3) 22 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 15 W 11 W 23 W 27
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 W 18 W 23 NW 26
WIND 10000 FT MSL 24 27 50 62
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6710 7650
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 29 W 42
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 194590 321300
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 4 8 8 8
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 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
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-140945-
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
113 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (0) 90 (+7) 53 89
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-1) 9 (-1) 29 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 8 W 7 W 12 W 18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 W 13 W 12 NW 21
WIND 10000 FT MSL 23 31 44 55
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9420 9800
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 W 36
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 216660 352800
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 5 5 8
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED CRITICAL CRITICAL EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
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.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-140945-
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
113 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (+1) 91 (+5) 58 89
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (+19) 7 (-3) 32 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 SW 6 SW 10 W 16
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 W 10 SW 11 NW 22
WIND 10000 FT MSL 25 25 45 49
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9750 8760
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 20 NW 37
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 195000 324120
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 3 3 8
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
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