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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
146 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
DISCUSSION
MIN RHS REMAIN ABOVE 15% FOR MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK. GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH MID-
WEEK. WINDS BECOME BREEZY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, WHICH WILL LEAD TO
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING, WHICH MAY YIELD
BENEFICIAL WETTING RAINS (THOUGH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS COULD
ACCOMPANY ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP). BY THE END OF THE WEEK, MIN RHS
BEGIN TO DROP BELOW 15% FOR MOST, BUT WINDS BECOME RELATIVELY LIGHT.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-100930-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1246 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 40 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (-3) 69 (-3) 43 69
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (+19) 22 (+7) 69 15
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 11 W 12 W 23 NW 20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 10 SW 21 W 24 NE 17
WIND 10000 FT MSL 32 28 56 53
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7200 6280
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 31 N 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 223200 194680
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 2 2 2
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NMZ117-100930-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1246 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+2) 76 (-3) 44 72
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (+11) 20 (+5) 63 16
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 10 SW 6 W 18 N 17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 6 SW 16 W 15 NE 18
WIND 10000 FT MSL 26 25 59 42
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8120 6200
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 28 N 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 227360 179800
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 2 2 2 2
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NMZ118-100930-
EDDY PLAINS-
1246 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 30 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+2) 77 (-3) 48 75
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (-2) 25 (+7) 62 17
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 10 SW 9 SW 26 NW 16
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 SW 23 W 19 N 19
WIND 10000 FT MSL 33 31 46 51
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8710 7040
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 34 N 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 296140 204160
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 3 2 2
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NEAR CRIT ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
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.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
NMZ119-100930-
LEA-
1246 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+2) 78 (-1) 44 73
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-2) 19 (+1) 66 18
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 9 S 10 SW 21 NW 15
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 9 SW 21 W 15 NE 18
WIND 10000 FT MSL 33 44 48 48
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9110 6100
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 36 N 34
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 327960 207400
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 4 4 2
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR, WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TXZ270-271-100930-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
146 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2026 /1246 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2026/
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (-2) 66 (-2) 42 70
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-2) 31 (+9) 77 17
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 13 SW 17 W 34 W 20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 15 SW 30 W 30 N 17
WIND 10000 FT MSL 36 33 48 42
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7270 7040
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 37 N 28
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 268990 197120
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 2 1 2
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-100930-
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
146 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-2) 82 (+6) 42 82
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (-18) 15 (-11) 73 14
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 10 SW 12 W 23 W 17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 9 SW 24 W 18 N 16
WIND 10000 FT MSL 42 48 43 46
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9120 8890
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 39 NW 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 355680 231140
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 4 5 1
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NEAR CRIT CRITICAL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-100930-
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
146 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (+2) 84 (+2) 48 79
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (0) 21 (-6) 64 18
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 10 S 12 W 18 W 14
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 10 SW 19 W 14 N 18
WIND 10000 FT MSL 36 47 51 47
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9220 7180
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 33 N 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 304260 222580
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 3 3 1
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR, WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
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