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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