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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
103 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
DISCUSSION
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONTS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS WE
HEAD INTO THE EVENING. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER TODAY,
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER IS STILL EXPECTED AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION NORTH OF I-20
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LIGHTER WINDS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK THEN
RESULT IN LOW FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RETURN TO CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER IS POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WEEK AS WINDS INCREASE AND
TEMPERATURES RISE BACK ABOVE NORMAL.
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-
1203 PM MDT SAT APR 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (-3) 66 (+3) 42 71
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (-1) 10 (-5) 67 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 12 SE 15 SE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 13 SE 15 E 9 SE 13
WIND 10000 FT MSL 23 26 19 10
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4400 6260
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 20 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 88000 100160
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 3 3 3 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
NMZ117-190915-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1203 PM MDT SAT APR 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-3) 72 (+3) 43 75
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (+2) 9 (-4) 67 28
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 9 S 8 S 13 S 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 6 S 14 S 10 SE 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 16 23 21 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5710 5520
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 17 S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 97070 77280
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 1 3 3 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ118-190915-
EDDY PLAINS-
1203 PM MDT SAT APR 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (-6) 71 (0) 45 75
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (+8) 12 (-4) 73 34
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 11 SE 8 SE 13 SE 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 8 SE 14 SE 9 SE 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 26 24 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5420 4880
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 18 SE 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 97560 68320
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 1 1 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-190915-
LEA-
1203 PM MDT SAT APR 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (-7) 70 (0) 42 71
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (+10) 9 (-5) 74 36
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 11 SE 9 SE 12 SE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 7 SE 14 S 9 SE 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 15 22 23 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5520 4460
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 17 S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 93840 62440
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 1 2 2 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 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
103 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026 /1203 PM MDT SAT APR 18 2026/
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-4) 62 (0) 43 71
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (+4) 15 (-4) 76 34
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 30 E 26 E 23 E 14
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 29 E 21 E 17 SE 15
WIND 10000 FT MSL 25 30 15 11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3010 4770
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 29 S 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 87290 90630
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 4 4 4 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 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
103 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 20 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (-11) 66 (-5) 43 76
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (+2) 18 (-3) 84 33
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 19 E 15 E 13 E 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 15 E 15 E 9 SE 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 25 28 18 15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3560 4630
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 24 SE 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 85440 64820
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 2 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 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
103 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-12) 72 (+1) 47 72
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (+2) 11 (-8) 78 41
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 E 9 SE 11 SE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 7 SE 14 SE 8 SE 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 19 24 29 20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4990 3280
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 20 SE 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 99800 55760
VENT CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
RFTI 0 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND
90. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
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