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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
130 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OF 10% OR LESS, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF
WEST TEXAS...
DISCUSSION
NEAR-CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS DUE TO UNSEASONABLY HOT TEMPERATURES,
SINGLE DIGIT MINRHS, AND CRITICALLY TO EXTREMELY DRY FUELS. A COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES BY AROUND 7PM CDT THIS
EVENING AND SWEEPS THROUGH THE WHOLE REGION BY 7AM CDT MONDAY
MORNING. WINDS BECOME NORTHEASTERLY AND INCREASE (20-30 MPH
SUSTAINED, WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH) BEHIND THE FRONT BEFORE
DECREASING TO 10 MPH OR LESS AND SHIFTING TO EASTERLY BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THESE WIND SHIFTS WILL EXACERBATE ANY POTENTIAL FIRE
STARTS.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-231000-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1230 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-15) 76 (-15) 50 90
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (+44) 15 (+10) 37 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 11 NE 18 SE 10 W 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 23 E 9 W 7 W 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 21 12 34 25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3320 9760
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 26 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86320 156160
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 4 0 1 3
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NIL ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-231000-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1230 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-8) 78 (-19) 46 94
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (+43) 18 (+13) 67 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 NE 11 S 8 S 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 16 E 5 S 7 W 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 19 12 29 27
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4030 7670
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 15 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60450 107380
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 4 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ118-231000-
EDDY PLAINS-
1230 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-7) 79 (-18) 48 94
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (+38) 21 (+15) 65 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 9 N 13 SE 8 S 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 19 E 6 S 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 10000 FT MSL 15 12 25 29
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4050 8110
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 18 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 72900 97320
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 3 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-231000-
LEA-
1230 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-11) 77 (-20) 47 92
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (+41) 19 (+14) 72 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 NE 15 SE 8 S 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 23 E 6 SE 6 S 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 25 10 20 28
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4370 6680
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 21 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 91770 86840
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 4 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-231000-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
130 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026 /1230 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2026/
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (-12) 75 (-12) 52 87
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (+42) 20 (+14) 44 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 14 NE 31 E 16 SW 16
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 32 E 14 NE 9 W 15
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 9 18 27
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2100 8140
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 37 W 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 77700 154660
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 5 2 3 4
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TXZ272-275-276-279>282-231000-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-CHINATI MOUNTAINS-MARFA PLATEAU-
CENTRAL BREWSTER-CHISOS BASIN-PRESIDIO VALLEY-
LOWER BREWSTER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VAN HORN, MARFA, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK,
PANTHER JUNCTION, MARATHON, CHISOS BASIN, PRESIDIO, LAJITAS,
AND CASTOLON
130 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-7) 89 (-6) 50 95
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+24) 12 (+7) 59 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 6 NE 12 NE 10 S 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 NE 10 NE 6 SW 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 13 10 11 19
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4690 9920
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 19 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 89110 119040
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 1 1 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ273-277-278-231000-
EASTERN CULBERSON-DAVIS MOUNTAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT DAVIS AND ALPINE
130 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (-12) 80 (-13) 51 93
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (+39) 16 (+11) 56 7
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 8 NE 16 E 9 SW 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 14 NE 9 S 5 W 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 10 17 25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3620 10640
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 24 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86880 159600
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 1 0 2
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-231000-
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
130 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-8) 83 (-16) 51 93
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (+25) 19 (+13) 71 10
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 13 NE 13 SE 7 SE 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 15 NE 6 SE 6 S 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 21 23 24 21
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4690 6270
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 21 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 98490 100320
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 2 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
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