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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
345 AM CDT WED SEP 2 2026
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN LOW THROUGH NEXT WEEK, MAINLY DUE TO
RELATIVELY LIGHT 20-FT WINDS AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY STAYING
ABOVE CRITICAL CRITERIA EACH AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY, MAINLY WEST OF THE PECOS. ANY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS. RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WILL BE MODERATE TO EXCELLENT.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-022300-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
245 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 93 (+6) 65 (0) 94
RH % (24H TREND) 20 (-7) 57 (-8) 19
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 SE 6 SW 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 W 6 S 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 13 10 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9610 9880
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 11 SW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 105710 128440
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NMZ117-022300-
CHAVES PLAINS-
245 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 99 (+4) 69 (0) 100
RH % (24H TREND) 19 (-5) 60 (-8) 17
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 7 S 7 S 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 7 S 7 SE 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 16 18 19
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 11160 12330
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 14 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 156240 160290
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5
MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ118-022300-
EDDY PLAINS-
245 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 72 (-1) 101
RH % (24H TREND) 20 (-4) 57 (-5) 19
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 7 S 8 S 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 7 S 7 SE 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 12 15 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10350 11950
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 11 S 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 113850 131450
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
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. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-022300-
LEA-
245 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 97 (+2) 70 (-1) 99
RH % (24H TREND) 21 (-3) 62 (-5) 20
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 9 SE 7 S 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 S 8 SE 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 16 16 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10210 12410
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 14 S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 142940 173740
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
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. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-022300-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
345 AM CDT WED SEP 2 2026 /245 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 10 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+5) 67 (0) 93
RH % (24H TREND) 23 (-3) 58 (-4) 22
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 11 NE 10 SW 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 11 S 9 SW 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 13 13 11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9050 10440
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 14 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 126700 146160
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-022300-
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
345 AM CDT WED SEP 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 98 (+5) 67 (-4) 99
RH % (24H TREND) 22 (-3) 64 (-1) 20
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 5 E 7 S 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 5 E 5 SE 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 10 12 11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9670 11330
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 11 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 106370 124630
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. 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.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-022300-
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
345 AM CDT WED SEP 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 73 (0) 102
RH % (24H TREND) 21 (-4) 67 (+2) 21
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 7 SE 8 S 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 7 SE 7 SE 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 13 14 10
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10410 11700
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 156150 175500
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
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