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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
112 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
/8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS...
DISCUSSION
MIN RH BELOW CRITICAL 15% FOLLOWING POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY, DRY
FUELS CHARACTERIZED BY ERCS NEAR OR IN THE 70TH TO 89TH
PERCENTILE, WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, AND WESTERLY 20-FT
WINDS ABOVE 20 MILES PER HOUR BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING WILL
RESULT IN RFTIS RISING INTO THE 6-8 RANGE AREAWIDE, WITH THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING NOW UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. CRITICAL TO EXTREME
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AS WINDS SHIFT
TO NORTHERLY AND REMAIN ABOVE 20 MILES PER HOUR. MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY
AND MONDAY NIGHT RESULT IN LOW FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
THEREAFTER, DESPITE A SHARP WARMING TREND INTO THE END OF THE
WEEK/NEXT WEEKEND, LIGHT 20-FT WINDS MAINTAIN 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.
NMZ116-152115-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1212 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-4) 23 (-29) 58
RH % (24H TREND) 6 (-3) 34 (+13) 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 30 NE 26 E 13
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 27 E 16 S 16
WIND 10000 FT MSL 79 24 25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9430 3000
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 49 S 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 462070 63000
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 8 8 3
RFTI CATEGORY EXTREME EXTREME NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-152115-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1212 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (-11) 22 (-27) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 8 (0) 34 (+9) 10
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 20 NE 21 SE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 28 E 9 S 16
WIND 10000 FT MSL 69 19 26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9060 3480
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 38 S 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 344280 73080
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 8 7 3
RFTI CATEGORY EXTREME EXTREME NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY 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. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NMZ118-152115-
EDDY PLAINS-
1212 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (-6) 29 (-24) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 9 (0) 30 (+8) 11
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 17 NE 22 SE 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 25 E 12 S 16
WIND 10000 FT MSL 40 18 24
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 12210 3520
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 30 S 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 366300 70400
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 7 7 3
RFTI CATEGORY EXTREME EXTREME NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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 UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST 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
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ119-152115-
LEA-
1212 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (-10) 22 (-30) 52
RH % (24H TREND) 11 (+3) 36 (+11) 10
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 18 NE 23 SE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 28 NE 12 S 13
WIND 10000 FT MSL 62 22 24
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8710 3680
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 37 S 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 322270 66240
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 7 6 1
RFTI CATEGORY EXTREME CRITICAL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR, WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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 LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ270-271-152115-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
112 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026 /1212 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+4) 27 (-26) 54
RH % (24H TREND) 9 (-3) 28 (+6) 12
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 32 NE 33 E 28
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 31 NE 35 S 19
WIND 10000 FT MSL 53 17 22
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7660 2110
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 36 S 32
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 275760 67520
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 7 7 3
RFTI CATEGORY EXTREME EXTREME NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-152115-
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
112 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+1) 28 (-27) 63
RH % (24H TREND) 7 (-3) 29 (+5) 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 20 N 21 E 16
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 26 NE 22 SE 12
WIND 10000 FT MSL 49 24 20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8820 3380
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 34 SE 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 299880 77740
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 8 7 2
RFTI CATEGORY EXTREME EXTREME ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 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 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.
SATURDAY
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>070-075-082-274-152115-
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
112 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (-6) 28 (-28) 57
RH % (24H TREND) 8 (0) 31 (+7) 10
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 18 NE 24 E 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 26 NE 14 SE 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 50 24 20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8590 4180
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 34 SE 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 292060 62700
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 8 7 1
RFTI CATEGORY EXTREME EXTREME ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. 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, WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
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