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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
146 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE PERIOD. GUSTY WINDS
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND DEVELOP AGAIN TOMORROW. HOWEVER, THESE
WINDS DO NOT OVERLAP CRITICAL MIN RHS. THOUGH NEAR-TO-JUST-BELOW
CRITICAL MIN RHS WILL BE ACHIEVED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA LATE IN
THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK, LIGHT WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES
WILL MITIGATE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ERCS REMAIN NEAR/JUST ABOVE
THE 50TH PERCENTILE ACROSS THE REGION, WITH THE HIGHEST ERCS LOCATED
IN THE BIG BEND AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF OUR AREA.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-091030-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1246 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE FRZ RAIN NONE SNOW SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-11) 49 (-4) 18 47
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-12) 28 (-8) 72 16
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 16 W 20 N 16 NW 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 16 NW 19 N 14 SE 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 58 56 32 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5470 3430
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 32 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 175040 54880
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT FAIR
RFTI 0 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
NMZ117-091030-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1246 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE FRZ RAIN NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-10) 54 (-8) 18 50
RH % (24H TREND) 79 (-5) 31 (+5) 81 17
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 W 12 N 15 NW 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 NW 18 N 10 SW 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 52 44 43 24
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6760 3380
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 27 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 182520 33800
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT POOR
RFTI 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
60. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ118-091030-
EDDY PLAINS-
1246 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-9) 57 (-5) 25 49
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-18) 27 (-6) 73 20
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 12 W 16 N 17 N 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 12 NW 20 N 14 NE 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 56 62 38 21
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7000 3790
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 28 N 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 196000 49270
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT FAIR
RFTI 0 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND
60. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ119-091030-
LEA-
1246 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-10) 57 (-5) 21 48
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (-14) 24 (-3) 77 16
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 9 SW 14 N 14 N 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 W 17 N 12 NW 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 53 54 43 29
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6890 4110
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 N 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 158470 57540
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-091030-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
146 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026 /1246 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026/
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 31 (-7) 47 (-2) 24 43
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (-20) 30 (-20) 73 23
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 14 W 25 N 19 NE 16
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 17 W 24 NE 22 NE 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 47 55 32 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4610 2740
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 37 NE 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 170570 60280
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 0 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-091030-
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 CST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-13) 64 (+2) 24 52
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-8) 16 (-13) 73 18
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 W 10 NW 12 N 13
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 W 15 N 15 NE 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 40 47 36 26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5300 3830
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 28 NE 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 148400 80430
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-091030-
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 CST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (-13) 65 (-3) 27 52
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (-5) 16 (-11) 72 15
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 8 W 9 NW 12 N 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 W 15 N 12 N 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 46 53 41 36
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6320 4390
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 27 N 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 170640 87800
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
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