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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
130 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR MOST THROUGH TODAY BEFORE RAIN CHANCES
PICK UP OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. RECENT WETTING RAINS
ARE MAINTAINING LOW ERCS BELOW THE 50TH PERCENTILE, ABOVE CRITICAL
MINRHS, AND GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY KEEP FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT
A MINIMUM. TEMPERATURES STAY ABOVE NORMAL FOR ANOTHER DAY BEFORE
DECREASING THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-232100-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1230 AM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 70 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+1) 52 (-3) 68
RH % (24H TREND) 35 (-1) 100 (+19) 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 5 SE 10 SE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 12 SE 6 SE 12
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 36 27
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5190 3090
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 19 SE 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 98610 46350
VENT CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ117-232100-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1230 AM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 50 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (0) 54 (-2) 73
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (+3) 96 (0) 58
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 10 SE 15 SE 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 14 SE 12 SE 14
WIND 10000 FT MSL 30 35 29
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4340 3830
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 18 SE 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 78120 65110
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ118-232100-
EDDY PLAINS-
1230 AM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+2) 57 (-1) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (-2) 93 (-2) 55
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 9 SE 18 SE 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 13 SE 13 SE 14
WIND 10000 FT MSL 26 35 30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4250 4050
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 18 SE 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 76500 72900
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ119-232100-
LEA-
1230 AM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (0) 55 (-2) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (+10) 96 (-4) 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 13 SE 18 SE 15
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 16 SE 14 SE 17
WIND 10000 FT MSL 25 30 30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3770 3660
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 19 SE 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 71630 73200
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ270-271-232100-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
130 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026 /1230 AM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+5) 53 (-3) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (-9) 95 (+24) 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 8 E 8 E 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 11 E 6 SE 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 33 29
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6160 3950
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 SE 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92400 55300
VENT CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-232100-
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
130 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+3) 56 (-1) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 26 (-5) 96 (+12) 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 7 SE 11 SE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 10 SE 8 SE 12
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 29 25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4640 4360
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 SE 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69600 74120
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
70 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-232100-
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
130 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+1) 59 (-1) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (0) 94 (0) 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 10 SE 14 SE 13
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 15 SE 11 SE 17
WIND 10000 FT MSL 24 28 27
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4490 4340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 21 SE 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 94290 91140
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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