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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
116 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
RECENT PRECIPITATION AND REMAINING SNOW COVER WILL KEEP FUEL
MOISTURE ELEVATED DESPITE CONTINUED COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS.
MAINLY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE COMING WEEKEND.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-272230-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1216 AM MST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+12) 20 (+3) 50
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (-17) 58 (-15) 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 W 10 SW 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 9 W 7 SW 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 25 35 25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 960 1140
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 SW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 13440 18240
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ117-272230-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1216 AM MST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+15) 10 (+5) 43
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (-21) 90 (-6) 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 S 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 32 38 25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 580 780
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 9 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 5220 9360
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
50. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ118-272230-
EDDY PLAINS-
1216 AM MST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+14) 13 (+2) 45
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (-14) 88 (-8) 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 5 NW 5 S 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 33 26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 700 900
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 8 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 5600 9000
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ119-272230-
LEA-
1216 AM MST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+12) 13 (+4) 46
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-12) 88 (-10) 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 NW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 NW 5 SW 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 37 22
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 600 820
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 8400 8200
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ270-271-272230-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
116 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026 /1216 AM MST TUE JAN 27 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+8) 24 (+3) 43
RH % (24H TREND) 27 (-20) 58 (-14) 29
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 12 W 9 S 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 17 SW 8 SW 16
WIND 10000 FT MSL 24 25 18
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 250 420
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 20 SW 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 5000 7980
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-272230-
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
116 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+15) 23 (0) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 24 (-19) 69 (-6) 18
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 LGT/VAR S 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 21 24 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2160 2430
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 12 SE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25920 24300
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-272230-
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
116 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (+17) 15 (+2) 53
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (-17) 94 (0) 33
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 10000 FT MSL 24 32 24
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1210 1420
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 13 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 15730 12780
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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