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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
343 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN
15 PERCENT, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...
DISCUSSION
VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH
MINIMUM RH VALUES FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT OVER THE MAJORITY OF
OUR AREA ALONG WITH ERC VALUES NEAR OR ABOVE THE 90TH PERCENTILE.
WIND SPEEDS WILL TREND MUCH LOWER TODAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO ON TUESDAY AS TEMPERATURES TREND MUCH ABOVE NORMAL AND
WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE AREA IN ASSOCIATION WITH A
PASSING SYSTEM. THESE CONDITIONS IN COMBINATION WITH CONTINUED
HIGH ERC VALUES AND VERY LOW RH HAVE PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF OUR AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF NEAR-CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS RETURN ON WEDNESDAY, ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS
OF OUR FORECAST AREA.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-312115-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
243 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2025
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+5) 49 (+6) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 6 (0) 28 (-3) 11
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 6 SW 14 SW 26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 11 SW 14 W 39
WIND 10000 FT MSL 21 50 71
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8070 7140
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 20 W 53
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 161400 378420
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 3 4 6
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT CRITICAL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH
THE NIGHT. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR
BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
THURSDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH
THE NIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
NMZ117-312115-
CHAVES PLAINS-
243 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2025
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+2) 48 (+5) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 8 (+1) 31 (-5) 11
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 6 S 12 SW 14
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 S 10 SW 27
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 44 47
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8720 9910
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 18 SW 40
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 156960 396400
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 1 2 5
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED CRITICAL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE
NIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE NIGHT.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
NMZ118-312115-
EDDY PLAINS-
243 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2025
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+2) 52 (+5) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 8 (+1) 29 (+3) 10
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 5 SW 13 SW 17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 S 9 SW 32
WIND 10000 FT MSL 21 41 62
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8430 8570
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 18 SW 42
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 151740 359940
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 3 6
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NEAR CRIT CRITICAL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH
THE NIGHT. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR
BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE NIGHT.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
NMZ119-312115-
LEA-
243 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2025
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+2) 49 (+4) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 9 (+2) 44 (+4) 10
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 8 S 10 SW 16
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 S 10 SW 29
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 41 55
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8180 8840
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 16 SW 40
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 130880 353600
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 1 1 5
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED CRITICAL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE
NIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TXZ270-271-312115-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
343 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2025 /243 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 10 PM
CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+6) 49 (+1) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 8 (-1) 26 (+4) 10
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 W 13 W 29
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 13 SW 11 W 43
WIND 10000 FT MSL 23 31 63
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5740 7330
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 17 W 47
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 97580 344510
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 3 3 6
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT CRITICAL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.
THURSDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH
THE NIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 25 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-312115-
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
343 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2025
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+5) 51 (-2) 93
RH % (24H TREND) 7 (-3) 33 (+11) 5
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 7 SW 6 SW 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 S 5 SW 23
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 25 46
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8130 9610
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 17 SW 36
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 138210 345960
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 1 1 7
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE
NIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE NIGHT.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-312115-
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
343 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2025
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (0) 52 (0) 95
RH % (24H TREND) 8 (0) 76 (+35) 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 8 SE 6 S 15
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 S 8 SW 22
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 36 50
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7690 9320
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 15 SW 34
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 115350 316880
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 7
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
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