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FNUS54 KMAF 282022
FWFMAF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
222 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN LOW THROUGH NEXT WEEK. MINIMUM RHS
STAY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS WITH FAIR TO GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING NORTHERLY TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING INTO TOMORROW MORNING. HOWEVER,
ERCS BELOW THE 50TH PERCENTILE HELP LIMIT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME MUCH COLDER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AN UPPER
LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF WINTRY
PRECIPITATION TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT, WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOCUSED OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS,
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS, UPPER TRANS PECOS, AND WESTERN
PERMIAN BASIN.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-291030-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
122 PM MST SUN DEC 28 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 70 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 22 (-22) 33 (-28) 21 49
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (+25) 47 (+30) 94 37
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 10 E 12 S 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 12 SE 11 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 10000 FT MSL 12 20 10 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1560 1200
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 18 SW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28080 10800
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
60. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-291030-
CHAVES PLAINS-
122 PM MST SUN DEC 28 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FRZ RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 30 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 24 (-18) 37 (-27) 21 49
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (+1) 37 (+20) 100 37
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 SE 6 SW 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 S 8 LGT/VAR S 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 12 16 14 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2380 1300
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 11 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26180 14300
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY DENSE FOG THROUGH THE DAY.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ118-291030-
EDDY PLAINS-
122 PM MST SUN DEC 28 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FRZ RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 50 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-21) 36 (-32) 25 49
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (+19) 36 (+14) 96 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 13 E 9 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 13 E 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 10000 FT MSL 15 24 12 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2380 970
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 14 S 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33320 7760
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ119-291030-
LEA-
122 PM MST SUN DEC 28 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FRZ RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 60 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (-22) 37 (-29) 23 50
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-17) 30 (+12) 93 33
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 NE 10 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 13 NE 7 LGT/VAR SW 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 16 13 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2080 1530
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 16 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33280 18360
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
60. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-291030-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
222 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025 /122 PM MST SUN DEC 28 2025/
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 60 40 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 26 (-20) 33 (-26) 24 47
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-8) 49 (+20) 80 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 NE 31 E 18 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 32 E 24 NE 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 10000 FT MSL 19 25 9 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1040 950
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 38 SW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39520 7600
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 2 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE NIGHT.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-291030-
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
222 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 10 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-22) 49 (-23) 27 57
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-9) 17 (-14) 58 20
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 11 NE 21 NE 12 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 20 E 18 E 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 10000 FT MSL 17 26 15 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2570 2450
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 29 S 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 74530 17150
VENT CATEGORY GOOD POOR
RFTI 0 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-291030-
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
222 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-22) 44 (-30) 29 56
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-28) 22 (-4) 77 20
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 16 NE 13 N 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 15 N 10 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 22 17 15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2870 2620
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 21 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60270 28820
VENT CATEGORY GOOD POOR
RFTI 1 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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