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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
102 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
DISCUSSION
MIN RH NEAR TO BELOW CRITICAL 15% WEST AND POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY WEST OF A DRYLINE EACH DAY THIS WEEK, COMBINED WITH
BREEZY 20-FT WINDS 20 MILES PER HOUR OR GREATER OVER DRY FUELS
CHARACTERIZED BY ERCS UP TO AT LEAST THE 75TH PERCENTILE WILL
RESULT IN RFTIS UP TO 4 FOR THE LEEWARD SLOPES OF THE GUADALUPES
AND SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS EACH DAY. STRONG WESTERLY 20-FT WINDS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL INCREASE RFTIS INTO THE 5 TO 7 RANGE
OVER THE GUADALUPES INTO SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT REGIONS
OF EDDY COUNTY AND CULBERSON COUNTY, POSING NEAR CRITICAL TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. BREEZY WINDS PERSISTING WEST OF
A DRYLINE PRIOR TO PASSAGE OF A PACIFIC COLD FRONT LATE FRIDAY AND
HIGHER RH ONLY BEHIND COLD FRONT MAINTAINS ELEVATED TO NEAR
CRITICAL FIRE RISK FOR THE NORTHERN GUADALUPES AND WESTERN EDDY
COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-310915-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1202 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-3) 82 (-2) 51 77
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+15) 10 (0) 46 16
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 12 W 10 W 17 SW 17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 13 W 14 W 12 SW 30
WIND 10000 FT MSL 26 21 32 43
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 11750 8730
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 19 W 37
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 223250 323010
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 3 3 4
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
WINDY. MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
PATCHY BLOWING DUST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
25 TO 30 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-310915-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1202 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+2) 88 (-2) 51 82
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (+2) 10 (0) 52 16
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 10 NW 7 W 10 W 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 NW 11 NW 8 SW 22
WIND 10000 FT MSL 25 20 26 36
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 12840 10060
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 18 W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 231120 311860
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 1 2 3 4
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE
NIGHT. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ118-310915-
EDDY PLAINS-
1202 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (0) 89 (-2) 56 86
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (+2) 12 (0) 46 17
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 10 NW 7 W 11 W 12
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 NW 10 W 9 SW 26
WIND 10000 FT MSL 25 21 26 38
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 12330 10830
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 14 W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 172620 335730
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 1 1 1 4
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
PATCHY BLOWING DUST. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
20 TO 30 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-310915-
LEA-
1202 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+1) 88 (-2) 52 85
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (-9) 10 (-1) 53 16
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 11 W 8 W 9 W 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 9 W 12 SW 6 SW 24
WIND 10000 FT MSL 26 24 26 37
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 12610 11380
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 16 W 34
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 201760 386920
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 1 1 1 4
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH
THE NIGHT. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS
WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-310915-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
102 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026 /1202 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026/
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (-2) 81 (+1) 55 78
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+5) 14 (+1) 42 18
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 12 W 14 W 19 W 21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 15 W 18 W 14 SW 35
WIND 10000 FT MSL 17 17 28 40
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10510 9730
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 22 W 40
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 231220 389200
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 1 3 3 4
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
VERY WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. BLOWING DUST. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
35 TO 45 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-310915-
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
102 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-2) 91 (+4) 54 91
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (+1) 13 (-2) 54 14
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 8 W 8 W 9 W 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 W 11 NW 7 SW 17
WIND 10000 FT MSL 19 18 23 30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 11210 11810
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 17 W 28
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 190570 330680
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 1 1 4
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE NIGHT.
A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS
WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-310915-
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
102 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (0) 91 (+3) 57 90
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (+1) 13 (-10) 74 15
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 15 S 11 S 11 SW 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 12 SW 9 S 11 SW 13
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 23 23 30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9860 11160
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 22 SW 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 216920 345960
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
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