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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
122 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026
DISCUSSION
ERCS REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW THE 50TH PERCENTILE DUE TO RECENT
GREENUP, KEEPING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BELOW CRITICAL CATEGORIES
IN THE NEAR TERM. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL
EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS INTO NORTHERN GUADALUPES, AND ACROSS WEST
TEXAS FROM CULBERSON COUNTY INTO THE PRESIDIO VALLEY TODAY, WHERE
MIN RH NEAR TO BELOW CRITICAL 15% OVERLAPS WITH NORTH/NORTHEAST
20-FT WINDS 20 MILES PER HOUR OR GREATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.
CALMER WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW DECREASE FIRE RISK.
HUMID UPSLOPE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND WARMER THAN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES THEREAFTER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK MAINTAIN AT MOST
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO INTO
PARTS OF WEST TEXAS, EVEN AS ERCS CLIMB INTO THE 50TH TO 70TH
PERCENTILE AND ABOVE AS WARMER TEMPERATURES DRY OUT FUELS.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-110915-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1222 PM MDT SUN MAY 10 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-16) 81 (+6) 52 92
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (+63) 21 (+3) 57 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 19 E 12 SE 11 SW 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 16 SE 11 W 7 S 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 24 14 15 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5910 12740
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 23 SW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 135930 216580
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 1 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-110915-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1222 PM MDT SUN MAY 10 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (-18) 84 (+5) 53 97
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+60) 20 (-5) 78 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 13 SE 6 S 10 S 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 6 S 9 S 9 S 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 19 12 17 20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5050 12820
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 13 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65650 192300
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
NMZ118-110915-
EDDY PLAINS-
1222 PM MDT SUN MAY 10 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-18) 83 (-1) 56 96
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+66) 25 (+3) 78 11
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 14 E 8 SE 9 S 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 8 SE 8 S 9 S 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 23 15 14 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5070 11370
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 12 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60840 147810
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-110915-
LEA-
1222 PM MDT SUN MAY 10 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (-21) 81 (0) 52 93
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+54) 22 (-8) 92 11
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 17 E 8 SE 8 S 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 9 SE 6 S 8 S 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 26 8 14 18
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5500 10830
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 11 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60500 173280
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-110915-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
122 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026 /1222 PM MDT SUN MAY 10 2026/
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-17) 76 (-3) 53 88
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (+61) 26 (+12) 63 11
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 32 NE 25 E 17 SW 15
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 33 E 13 E 8 SW 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 19 20 8 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4470 10760
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 33 SW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 147510 193680
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 4 0 2 0
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NIL ELEVATED NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-110915-
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
122 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-17) 86 (-7) 52 93
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (+57) 22 (+12) 87 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 18 NE 14 E 11 S 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 17 NE 9 E 7 SE 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 21 14 9
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5620 10340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 22 S 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 123640 103400
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 2 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-110915-
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
122 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-17) 83 (-9) 55 94
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+35) 26 (+2) 95 13
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 17 NE 10 SE 7 S 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 12 NE 7 SE 7 S 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 15 11 11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5820 7740
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 14 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 81480 116100
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
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