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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1242 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2026
DISCUSSION
LOW FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSIST DUE TO MIN RH REMAINING ABOVE
CRITICAL 15%, GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY AND LIGHT 20-FT WINDS
LARGELY BELOW 20 MILES PER HOUR, DESPITE ERCS IN THE 50TH TO 74TH
PERCENTILE AND CONTINUED VERY WARM TO HOT TEMPERATURES. FIRE
STARTS FROM LIGHTNING AND STRONG, ERRATIC WINDS IN ISOLATED
DAYTIME STORMS ARE POSSIBLE, BUT OVERALL RISK OF IGNITION AND FIRE
SPREAD WILL REMAIN LOW. A WARMING TREND IN TEMPERATURES MID TO
LATE THIS WEEK MAY DRY OUT FUELS MORE, BUT NO MAJOR FIRE RISK IS
INDICATED EVEN THEN.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-080915-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1142 AM MDT MON SEP 7 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (-3) 92 (+3) 63 93
RH % (24H TREND) 79 (+8) 22 (-5) 71 20
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 10 SE 6 SE 8 S 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 6 SE 9 SE 6 SE 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 8 23 9
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8290 9910
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 16 S 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 132640 168470
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
NMZ117-080915-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1142 AM MDT MON SEP 7 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-2) 98 (+2) 68 99
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (+5) 21 (-4) 68 20
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 10 S 7 SE 10 S 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 7 SE 9 S 7 SE 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 23 14 26 8
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9710 10720
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 145650 150080
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
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. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 100. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND
100. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ118-080915-
EDDY PLAINS-
1142 AM MDT MON SEP 7 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-1) 98 (+3) 70 99
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (+3) 24 (-4) 66 22
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 10 SE 7 SE 9 SE 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 13 21 9
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8980 10900
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 14 SE 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 125720 141700
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 100.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND
101. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NMZ119-080915-
LEA-
1142 AM MDT MON SEP 7 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-1) 95 (+1) 69 96
RH % (24H TREND) 79 (+4) 24 (-4) 72 23
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 10 SE 9 SE 10 S 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 7 SE 10 S 8 SE 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 17 17 10
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9270 10570
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 16 S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 148320 147980
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND
100. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-080915-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
1242 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2026 /1142 AM MDT MON SEP 7 2026/
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-2) 90 (+4) 64 91
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (+3) 28 (-5) 70 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 9 E 12 S 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 12 E 9 E 11 S 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 21 7 16 7
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8320 9830
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 20 SE 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 166400 186770
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-080915-
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
1242 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-4) 97 (+6) 65 97
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (+7) 27 (-5) 80 24
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 10 SE 6 E 10 SE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 6 E 8 E 7 E 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 12 22 9
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8720 9630
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 16 SE 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 139520 134820
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-080915-
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
1242 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-3) 99 (+3) 70 100
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (+2) 26 (-4) 77 24
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 10 SE 8 SE 10 SE 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 6 SE 11 SE 7 SE 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 23 18 19 13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9200 9730
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 16 SE 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 147200 155680
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 100.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 101.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
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