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FNUS54 KMAF 152024
FWFMAF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
324 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN TEXAS...
DISCUSSION
MIN RH BELOW CRITICAL 15% FOLLOWING POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY, DRY
FUELS CHARACTERIZED BY ERCS NEAR OR IN THE 70TH TO 89TH
PERCENTILE, WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, AND 20-FT WINDS
ABOVE 20 MILES PER HOUR WILL MAINTAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE SHIFTING NORTHERLY
BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER
WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW RH MAY
BRING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TO PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN
BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS ON TUESDAY. A SHARP WARMING TREND
OCCURS MID TO LATE WEEK, BUT LIGHT 20-FT WINDS KEEP FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS LOW.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-160930-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
224 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 24 (-30) 56 (-17) 31 77
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (+12) 10 (+2) 34 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 21 E 15 SE 12 SW 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 19 S 14 W 8 SW 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 29 22 26 18
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2600 4840
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 24 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 62400 96800
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 6 3 3 2
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-160930-
CHAVES PLAINS-
224 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 24 (-28) 54 (-22) 27 78
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (+6) 11 (+1) 33 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 20 SE 9 S 13 S 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 10 S 14 S 8 S 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 25 26 24
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3440 3800
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 19 SW 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65360 72200
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 5 2 3 1
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL ELEVATED NEAR CRIT ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ118-160930-
EDDY PLAINS-
224 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-26) 53 (-29) 30 78
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (+6) 12 (+2) 33 11
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 20 SE 11 SE 13 S 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 14 SE 14 S 8 S 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 20 21 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3160 3330
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 20 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63200 53280
VENT CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
RFTI 6 1 1 1
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-160930-
LEA-
224 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 23 (-31) 50 (-27) 27 74
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (+9) 11 (0) 35 10
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 23 E 8 S 9 S 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 14 S 11 S 8 S 12
WIND 10000 FT MSL 26 24 20 20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3600 3770
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 17 S 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61200 67860
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 4 1 1 1
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-160930-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
324 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026 /224 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 26 (-28) 52 (-21) 33 72
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (+8) 12 (+1) 26 11
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 27 E 32 SE 17 SW 12
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 37 SE 18 NW 10 SW 15
WIND 10000 FT MSL 23 17 18 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1420 3220
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 37 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52540 57960
VENT CATEGORY FAIR FAIR
RFTI 7 2 2 3
RFTI CATEGORY EXTREME ELEVATED ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-160930-
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
324 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (-28) 60 (-23) 31 77
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (+4) 10 (+2) 29 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 17 NE 18 E 10 S 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 23 SE 11 NE 7 S 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 27 19 24 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3280 4500
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 26 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 85280 63000
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 5 2 1 2
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-160930-
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
324 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (-31) 55 (-29) 30 76
RH % (24H TREND) 30 (+6) 10 (0) 33 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 23 E 9 SE 8 S 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 16 SE 8 S 7 S 14
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 21 21 21
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4290 4000
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 16 S 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68640 88000
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 5 0 0 3
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL NIL NIL NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
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