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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
156 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN LOW. ERCS STAY NEAR/BELOW THE 50TH
PERCENTILE FOR MOST OF THE AREA. DESPITE MINRHS NEAR/BELOW CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS, ABOVE NORMAL HIGHS, AND OCCASIONALLY BREEZY WINDS, LOW
ERCS WILL HELP MITIGATE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. HOWEVER,
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TOMORROW COULD PRODUCE LIGHTNING STARTS AND
GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS. OTHERWISE, OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR TO
GOOD THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THIS WEEKEND.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-190915-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1256 PM MDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 30 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-13) 90 (+2) 62 96
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (+49) 27 (+6) 71 15
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 9 LGT/VAR S 7 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 S 5 S 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 16 10 22 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6260 11340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 11 SW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68860 147420
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NMZ117-190915-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1256 PM MDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-14) 94 (+5) 64 100
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+56) 28 (+4) 92 18
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 11 LGT/VAR S 8 S 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 SE 6 SE 8 S 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 13 9 20 13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5730 10800
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 11 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63030 140400
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 103. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 100. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 101. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
NMZ118-190915-
EDDY PLAINS-
1256 PM MDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-11) 95 (0) 67 101
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+54) 29 (+3) 86 18
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 12 NE 5 SE 7 SE 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 LGT/VAR SE 8 SE 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 17 11 9 8
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5450 10440
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 9 S 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49050 125280
VENT CATEGORY FAIR VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 104. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 102. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 101.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND
101. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND
103. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
NMZ119-190915-
LEA-
1256 PM MDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-14) 92 (+1) 63 98
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+58) 36 (+11) 99 23
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 NE 7 SE 6 SE 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 SE 5 SE 8 S 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 17 12 9 9
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4870 9480
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 11 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53570 123240
VENT CATEGORY FAIR VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 103. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 101. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 101. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TXZ270-271-190915-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
156 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026 /1256 PM MDT THU JUN 18 2026/
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-7) 90 (0) 64 95
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (+19) 28 (+8) 64 17
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 10 NE 5 SE 6 S 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 SE 5 SE 6 S 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 16 6 6 7
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5810 11850
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 9 SW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52290 106650
VENT CATEGORY FAIR VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-190915-
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
156 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-9) 98 (-1) 64 100
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (+29) 22 (+5) 85 17
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 8 NE 5 E 7 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 6 NE 6 SE 5 E 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 16 14 13 8
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6240 10120
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 11 SE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68640 101200
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS AROUND 100. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 102.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND
100. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-190915-
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
156 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-9) 95 (-10) 69 98
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+36) 34 (+18) 93 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 11 NE 6 SE 6 SE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 8 E 6 SE 6 SE 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 19 11 13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4490 7880
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 13 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58370 102440
VENT CATEGORY FAIR VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 103. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 103. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND
100. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 102.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
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