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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
245 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN LOW TO ELEVATED INTO NEXT WEEK. A
COLD FRONT TODAY WILL BRING BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA
THURSDAY, BEFORE A WARMUP TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES SATURDAY
INTO NEXT WEEK. RECENT RAINFALL HAS KEPT ERCS LOW AND CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. RECOVERY OVERNIGHT
WILL BE POOR IN THE PRESIDIO VALLEY, BUT MODERATE TO EXCELLENT
ELSEWHERE. RECOVERY THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE POOR IN THE NORTHERN
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS, BUT MODERATE TO EXCELLENT ELSEWHERE.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 13-63% THURSDAY AFTERNOON,
AND 7-49% FRIDAY.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-071000-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
145 PM MDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-12) 72 (+2) 43 82
RH % (24H TREND) 83 (+24) 17 (+4) 59 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 NE 7 S 9 N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 11 SE 8 W 5 NE 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 14 17 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6080 12380
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 15 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 91200 198080
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-071000-
CHAVES PLAINS-
145 PM MDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-10) 77 (0) 45 88
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+12) 18 (+4) 100 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 NE 5 S 9 S 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 13 S 6 S 6 NE 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 23 16 21 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5580 12420
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 12 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66960 149040
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 2 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5
TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NMZ118-071000-
EDDY PLAINS-
145 PM MDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (-12) 77 (-1) 49 87
RH % (24H TREND) 83 (+23) 24 (+10) 99 14
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 N 8 SE 10 SE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 12 SE 7 S 6 E 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 16 14 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 10550
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 14 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63000 105500
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 2 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5
TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-071000-
LEA-
145 PM MDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (-13) 75 (-2) 47 85
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+17) 21 (+8) 98 12
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 NE 9 S 9 S 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 10 SE 6 S 6 SE 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 29 16 16 11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5280 10880
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 14 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 73920 130560
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 2 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-071000-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
245 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026 /145 PM MDT WED MAY 6 2026/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-12) 70 (+1) 48 79
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (+24) 26 (+10) 81 17
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 16 NE 17 E 10 E 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 9 E 11 NE 6 E 17
WIND 10000 FT MSL 29 9 14 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4390 10430
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 21 NW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92190 239890
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 4 0 0 2
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-071000-
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
245 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-16) 82 (+2) 49 88
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (+35) 22 (+8) 100 12
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 7 NE 12 E 12 SE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 7 E 11 E 6 SW 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 24 18 28 22
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4660 10950
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 18 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 83880 175200
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 1 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-071000-
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
245 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (-12) 77 (-4) 53 86
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (+22) 27 (+9) 100 24
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 8 NE 9 SE 8 SE 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 8 E 7 SE 6 S 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 27 19 20 19
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4280 7570
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 16 S 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68480 90840
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 1 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
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