815   
FNUS54 KMAF 301819  
FWFMAF  
  
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
119 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
  
THE FORECAST REMAINS UNCHANGED. OVERALL, FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS   
REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE PERIOD. RECENT WETTING RAINS HAVE PARTIALLY  
IMPROVED FUEL MOISTURE, BUT EXPECT SOME DRYING OVER THE NEXT   
SEVERAL DAYS. MIN RHS SETTLE NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS EACH DAY WITH   
ONLY FAIR TO MODERATE RECOVERIES. ERCS REMAIN AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE  
THE 50TH PERCENTILE FOR MOST, WITH SOME AREAS IN THE BIG BEND  
REGION AND LOWER TRANS PECOS REACHING NEAR THE 75TH PERCENTILE. WINDS  
REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE  
EXPECTED TO RETURN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
  
  
  
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER  
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE OFFICE.  
  
NMZ116-310930-  
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-  
1219 PM MDT THU OCT 30 2025  
  
                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT            
  
CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR          
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE           
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0              
TEMP (24H TREND)      36 (+2)      75 (+5)      38           63             
RH % (24H TREND)      55 (+6)      13 (-2)      58           25             
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH)  N  6         SW  5        W  9         N 13           
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH)   LGT/VAR      SW  9        NW 12        NE  8          
WIND 10000 FT MSL     13           28           32           29             
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5310                      3860           
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                W 21                      NE 17          
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  111510                    65620          
VENT CATEGORY                      VERY GOOD                 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 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.   
  
  
  
NMZ117-310930-  
CHAVES PLAINS-  
1219 PM MDT THU OCT 30 2025  
  
                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT            
  
CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR          
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE           
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0              
TEMP (24H TREND)      34 (+3)      74 (+3)      36           67             
RH % (24H TREND)      75 (+19)     17 (0)       79           26             
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH)  NE  6        LGT/VAR      SW  6        N 10           
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH)   LGT/VAR      S  6         N  9         NE  5          
WIND 10000 FT MSL     17           25           34           31             
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 2730                      5020           
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                S 13                      NE 17          
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  35490                     85340          
VENT CATEGORY                      POOR                      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 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.   
  
  
  
NMZ118-310930-  
EDDY PLAINS-  
1219 PM MDT THU OCT 30 2025  
  
                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT            
  
CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       CLEAR          
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE           
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0              
TEMP (24H TREND)      38 (+2)      79 (+5)      43           70             
RH % (24H TREND)      61 (+15)     17 (+1)      62           26             
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH)  LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7         N 14           
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH)   LGT/VAR      S  6         NW  9        NE  7          
WIND 10000 FT MSL     15           27           32           31             
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3880                      5280           
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                SW 16                     N 20           
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  62080                     105600         
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 LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.   
  
  
  
NMZ119-310930-  
LEA-  
1219 PM MDT THU OCT 30 2025  
  
                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT            
  
CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR          
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE           
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0              
TEMP (24H TREND)      34 (+1)      74 (+2)      38           68             
RH % (24H TREND)      72 (+30)     16 (+2)      75           25             
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH)  LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         N 13           
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH)   LGT/VAR      S  7         NW  7        NE  7          
WIND 10000 FT MSL     18           21           31           27             
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3570                      5690           
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                S 14                      NE 20          
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  49980                     113800         
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 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.   
  
  
  
TXZ270-271-310930-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-  
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND  
PINE SPRINGS  
119 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2025 /1219 PM MDT THU OCT 30 2025/  
  
                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT            
  
CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR          
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE           
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0              
TEMP (24H TREND)      41 (+6)      74 (+9)      42           63             
RH % (24H TREND)      42 (+2)      18 (0)       50           26             
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH)  N  5         SW  5        W  9         N 16           
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH)   N  5         W  9         W 12         NE 12          
WIND 10000 FT MSL     13           30           33           21             
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4080                      4060           
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                W 21                      N 19           
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  85680                     77140          
VENT CATEGORY                      GOOD                      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 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.   
  
  
  
TXZ272-273-275>282-310930-  
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  
119 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2025  
  
                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT            
  
CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       CLEAR          
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE           
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0              
TEMP (24H TREND)      42 (+5)      82 (+8)      46           77             
RH % (24H TREND)      52 (+5)      15 (-4)      57           15             
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH)  LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  5         NW 10          
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH)   LGT/VAR      SW  5        W  6         N 12           
WIND 10000 FT MSL     20           23           36           31             
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5870                      5350           
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                W 16                      N 19           
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  93920                     101650         
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 LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.   
  
  
  
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-310930-  
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  
119 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2025  
  
                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT            
  
CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       CLEAR          
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE           
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0              
TEMP (24H TREND)      38 (+4)      77 (+4)      41           70             
RH % (24H TREND)      65 (+7)      18 (+1)      68           26             
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH)  LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         N 10           
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH)   LGT/VAR      S  6         S  6         N 10           
WIND 10000 FT MSL     19           21           34           30             
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3610                      4670           
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                S 14                      N 21           
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  50540                     98070          
VENT CATEGORY                      FAIR                      GOOD           
RFTI                  0            0            0            0              
RFTI CATEGORY         NIL          NIL          NIL          NIL            
  
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.   
MONDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.   
TUESDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.   
  
  
 
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