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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
134 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE LOW THROUGH THE PERIOD. MINRHS STAY WELL
ABOVE 15% WITH GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERY THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY FOLLOWING
LAST NIGHT'S FRONT, BUT OTHERWISE STAY LIGHT THROUGH THE REST OF THE
PERIOD. ERCS REMAIN BELOW THE 50TH PERCENTILE, AND RECENT WETTING
RAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA WILL HELP FURTHER LIMIT FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-030915-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1234 PM MDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-3) 71 (+11) 47 74
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 43 (-26) 100 36
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 NE 8 E 7 NE 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 E 7 N 6 NE 12
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 5 10 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4160 4980
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 12 NE 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49920 79680
VENT CATEGORY FAIR GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NMZ117-030915-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1234 PM MDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-5) 75 (+9) 51 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 42 (-20) 97 35
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 10 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 10 7 8 9
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4800 5790
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 8 NE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38400 57900
VENT CATEGORY POOR FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ118-030915-
EDDY PLAINS-
1234 PM MDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-5) 75 (+7) 53 81
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 49 (-19) 98 40
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 11 N 5 SE 5 NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 16 4 9 15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5010 5890
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 8 NE 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40080 64790
VENT CATEGORY FAIR GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ119-030915-
LEA-
1234 PM MDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-5) 74 (+7) 51 79
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 45 (-20) 100 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 12 N 6 SE 6 NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 6 N 5 NE 5 NE 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 8 4 5 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5430 5430
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 10 NE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 54300 54300
VENT CATEGORY FAIR FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TXZ270-271-030915-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
134 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026 /1234 PM MDT FRI OCT 2 2026/
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 10 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (-5) 66 (+7) 47 70
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 61 (-17) 100 53
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 26 NE 15 NE 13 NE 15
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 18 NE 13 NE 11 NE 18
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 5 6 21
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3880 4750
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 17 NE 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65960 90250
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-030915-
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
134 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 20 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-7) 75 (+2) 51 77
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+9) 51 (-4) 100 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 15 NE 9 NE 6 NE 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 11 NE 8 LGT/VAR NE 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 17 12 21
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3950 4440
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 14 NE 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55300 71040
VENT CATEGORY FAIR GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-030915-
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
134 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 10 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (-5) 77 (+2) 55 81
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 48 (-10) 100 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 11 N 8 E 5 N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 8 N 6 LGT/VAR NE 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 11 11 9 15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4320 5210
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 12 NE 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51840 62520
VENT CATEGORY FAIR GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
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