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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1243 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
DISCUSSION
MIN RH NEAR TO BELOW CRITICAL 15% WEST OF A DRYLINE WITH BREEZY
20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MILES PER HOUR ON EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPES EACH AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO
MAINTAIN ELEVATED NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THESE
REGIONS EACH DAY LATE WEEKEND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. FOLLOWING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED CLOUDS AND SHOWER/STORM CHANCES
WEDNESDAY THAT REDUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, DRY FUELS
CHARACTERIZED BY ERCS ABOVE THE 75TH PERCENTILE WILL ALLOW REGIONS
OF RFTIS IN THE 4 TO 6 RANGE TO EXPAND FROM THE SACRAMENTO
FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPES INTO THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS BY THE END OF
THE WEEK AS BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES
RETURN.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-290915-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1143 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+7) 84 (+17) 50 85
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (+10) 10 (-12) 41 10
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 10 W 7 SW 8 W 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 S 8 SW 8 SW 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 15 16 17 21
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9680 13360
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 18 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 174240 200400
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
NMZ117-290915-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1143 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (0) 88 (+20) 47 90
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+50) 10 (-15) 70 10
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 12 S 5 S 10 SW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 9 S 8 S 8 W 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 17 18 23 20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7750 14730
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 12 W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 93000 191490
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 1 1 1
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
NMZ118-290915-
EDDY PLAINS-
1143 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+2) 89 (+21) 50 92
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (+46) 14 (-16) 73 12
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 12 S 5 S 9 S 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 S 7 S 9 S 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 17 16 19 20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6690 14620
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 11 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 73590 175440
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
NMZ119-290915-
LEA-
1143 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (0) 85 (+19) 48 90
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+50) 14 (-16) 92 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 10 S 7 S 10 S 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 SW 10 S 11 SW 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 15 19 21
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6110 14830
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 14 SW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 85540 192790
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TXZ270-271-290915-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
1243 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026 /1143 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2026/
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+9) 82 (+19) 54 83
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (+12) 15 (-16) 42 13
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 9 SW 7 S 7 W 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 SW 9 SW 9 W 13
WIND 10000 FT MSL 15 21 13 20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5680 12550
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 79520 188250
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-290915-
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
1243 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+3) 87 (+18) 49 90
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (+21) 14 (-17) 72 12
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 8 S 6 SE 8 S 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 6 S 8 S 7 SW 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 19 16 19
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7170 12420
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 13 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 93210 173880
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-290915-
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
1243 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+2) 88 (+22) 52 92
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+36) 17 (-21) 88 14
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 8 S 9 S 12 S 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 S 11 S 12 S 12
WIND 10000 FT MSL 24 16 12 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5920 9260
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 20 S 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 118400 203720
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
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