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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
220 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
DISCUSSION
INCREASED RAIN CHANCES, CONTINUED GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES
OVERNIGHT, AND MIN RHS ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS KEEP FIRE WEATHER
CHANCES LOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 20-FT WINDS WILL GENERALLY
REMAIN LIGHT OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWERS AND STORMS, WHERE WINDS MAY
BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC. BETTER OVERALL MOISTURE AND A CONTINUED
CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS MAY GRADUALLY IMPROVE FUEL MOISTURE. BY
EARLY NEXT WEEK, FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INCREASE ACROSS THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA AS CRITICAL MINRHS AND GUSTY
WINDS RETURN...DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION RECEIVED
IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-120915-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
120 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-3) 76 (+4) 49 77
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (-14) 12 (-32) 38 12
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 10 W 12 SW 16 SW 13
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 SW 18 SW 11 SW 20
WIND 10000 FT MSL 30 38 40 42
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9930 11500
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 28 SW 34
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 278040 391000
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 3 3 3
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
NMZ117-120915-
CHAVES PLAINS-
120 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-5) 83 (+7) 50 83
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+3) 11 (-38) 43 11
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 12 SW 8 SW 13 SW 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 9 SW 14 SW 8 SW 18
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 28 36 36
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 11910 12830
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 25 SW 30
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 297750 384900
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 2 2 3
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ118-120915-
EDDY PLAINS-
120 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-6) 84 (+6) 54 85
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (+2) 15 (-34) 45 14
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 10 SW 10 SW 13 SW 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 SW 17 SW 9 SW 19
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 32 34 38
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 11280 12460
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 26 SW 30
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 293280 373800
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 2 2 2
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-120915-
LEA-
120 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-6) 83 (+6) 50 84
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+10) 13 (-36) 68 13
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 9 SW 9 SW 12 SW 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 SW 15 SW 8 SW 17
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 30 35 35
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 11180 12220
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 26 SW 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 290680 378820
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 2 2 2
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-120915-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
220 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2026 /120 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2026/
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-3) 76 (+6) 50 77
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (-11) 16 (-33) 43 16
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 9 W 13 SW 14 W 12
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 10 W 18 W 12 SW 19
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 34 35 38
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9780 11600
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 26 W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 254280 359600
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 2
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-120915-
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
220 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-8) 85 (+8) 50 87
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+3) 16 (-31) 70 13
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 7 SW 6 SW 7 W 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 5 SW 10 SW 5 SW 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 29 25 26 28
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10480 10450
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 20 W 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 209600 250800
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-120915-
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
220 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-7) 86 (+7) 56 87
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+12) 18 (-34) 99 15
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 9 S 8 S 9 SW 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 6 SW 10 S 8 SW 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 27 26 27
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9660 9810
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 20 SW 27
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 193200 264870
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
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