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FNUS54 KMAF 052042
FWFMAF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
242 PM CST WED NOV 5 2025
DISCUSSION
THE REST OF THIS WEEK WILL SEE ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY
NOVEMBER, BUT A SERIES OF BACKDOOR COLD FRONTS WILL BE DROPPING HIGH
TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY AND BRINGING SOME BREEZY NORTH
WINDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE
TEENS FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA, BUT MAY DROP AS LOW AS 10%
NEAR THE BIG BEND AND WEST OF THE PECOS. ERCS ARE HOVERING JUST ABOVE
THE 50TH PERCENTILE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR AT MOST LOCATIONS, BUT WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE TRENDING UP AS DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK.
SPC HAS OUTLINED AN ELEVATED RISK OF FIRE SPREAD TOMORROW FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO, WHERE STRONGER DOWNSLOPING WINDS COULD ENHANCE
DRYING AND FIRE ACTIVITY. GOING INTO THE WEEKEND, A COLD FRONT WILL BRING
COLDER TEMPERATURES AND STRONGER WINDS, BUT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL
REMAIN ELEVATED AT MOST (MAINLY AREAS WEST OF THE PECOS) AS CONDITIONS
REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK
MAY ENHANCE CURING OF FINE FUELS, FURTHER ELEVATING ERCS.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-061030-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
142 PM MST WED NOV 5 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-11) 79 (+2) 45 72
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+15) 8 (-3) 36 13
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 5 W 9 W 10 NW 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 W 13 W 10 SW 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 19 29 35 30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4520 4930
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 25 NW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 113000 88740
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR, COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-061030-
CHAVES PLAINS-
142 PM MST WED NOV 5 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (-8) 81 (+1) 42 75
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+42) 11 (-4) 48 15
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR W 5 N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 NW 7 SE 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 25 41 35
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3270 4630
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 15 N 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49050 69450
VENT CATEGORY FAIR GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR, COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ118-061030-
EDDY PLAINS-
142 PM MST WED NOV 5 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (-8) 85 (+2) 46 77
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (+31) 12 (-1) 41 16
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR W 9 N 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 10 NW 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 27 29 29
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4400 4430
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 20 N 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 88000 66450
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR, COOLER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ119-061030-
LEA-
142 PM MST WED NOV 5 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (-11) 83 (+1) 46 75
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+53) 12 (0) 41 16
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 6 LGT/VAR W 7 N 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 NW 7 E 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 25 38 33
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3710 4980
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 17 N 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63070 89640
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR, COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ270-271-061030-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
242 PM CST WED NOV 5 2025 /142 PM MST WED NOV 5 2025/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-8) 77 (+3) 47 74
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (+4) 14 (+1) 35 14
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 W 8 W 10 NW 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 6 W 13 W 10 SW 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 29 42 25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3340 4270
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 25 NW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 83500 55510
VENT CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
RFTI 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-061030-
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
242 PM CST WED NOV 5 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-6) 88 (+4) 48 85
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+10) 10 (-2) 39 10
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 LGT/VAR W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 W 6 NW 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 25 32 30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5800 6050
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 18 NW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 104400 78650
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR, COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-061030-
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
242 PM CST WED NOV 5 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (-8) 87 (+1) 49 82
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+32) 14 (+1) 57 14
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR SW 5 NW 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 W 5 N 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 29 33 30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4020 4810
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 15 N 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60300 76960
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
CLEAR, WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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