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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1235 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
DISCUSSION
MIN RH REMAINS BELOW CRITICAL 15% EACH DAY FROM LATE THIS WEEK
INTO THIS WEEKEND WHILE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY REMAINS FAIR TO POOR,
AND TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARMER THAN AVERAGE. HOWEVER, UNTIL
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY, 20-FT WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT, KEEPING
RFTIS BELOW 4-5. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON, INCREASING 20-FT WESTERLY
WINDS ALLOW CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO
DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS INTO GUADALUPES AS
RFTIS INCREASE INTO THE 5-7 RANGE. BY SUNDAY, WIDESPREAD RFW
CONDITIONS WITH RFTIS IN THE 6-8 RANGE OR HIGHER ARE FORECAST WITH
20-FT WINDS OF 20 MILES PER HOUR OR GREATER, MIN RH BELOW
CRITICAL, AND WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL BE THE
DAY OF HIGHEST FIRE WEATHER RISK IN THE PERIOD, AS LIGHTER 20-FT
WINDS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES EARLY TO MIDDLE PART OF NEXT
WEEK AGAIN RESULT IN LOW FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-132115-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1135 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+9) 46 (+2) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 6 (-8) 26 (-10) 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 13 W 15 W 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 13 W 11 W 15
WIND 10000 FT MSL 38 30 38
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8460 9820
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 22 W 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 186120 225860
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 4 5 5
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT CRITICAL CRITICAL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 20 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NMZ117-132115-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1135 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+10) 42 (+1) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 5 (-10) 32 (-11) 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 9 W 10 NW 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 11 W 7 W 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 41 34 35
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9750 12020
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 22 NW 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 214500 228380
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 2 3
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ118-132115-
EDDY PLAINS-
1135 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+11) 46 (+1) 89
RH % (24H TREND) 8 (-10) 32 (-10) 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 8 W 11 NW 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 10 W 7 W 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 26 20 25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8650 10410
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 18 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 155700 208200
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 2 4
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. 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.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 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 UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ119-132115-
LEA-
1135 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+14) 44 (+2) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 7 (-9) 32 (-12) 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 10 W 8 NW 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 11 NW 6 W 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 39 26 32
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8170 10090
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 21 NW 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 171570 191710
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 1 1 1
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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 LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ270-271-132115-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
1235 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026 /1135 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+13) 50 (+5) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 9 (-12) 25 (-12) 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 13 W 19 W 14
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 16 W 12 W 20
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 25 24
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5280 7180
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 22 W 27
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 116160 193860
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 5 5 8
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL CRITICAL EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.
MONDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. 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
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. 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 UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-132115-
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
1235 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+16) 47 (+2) 92
RH % (24H TREND) 9 (-8) 33 (-9) 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 W 10 W 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 10 W 7 W 13
WIND 10000 FT MSL 26 24 30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7900 9700
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 16 W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 126400 213400
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 2 3
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 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
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 AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-132115-
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
1235 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+16) 47 (+3) 92
RH % (24H TREND) 8 (-6) 54 (+12) 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 SW 8 SW 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 8 S 7 W 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 29 24 24
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7870 9800
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 18 W 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 141660 186200
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 2
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. 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
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
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