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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
200 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN LOW THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ERCS REMAIN IN
THE 50TH TO 74TH PERCENTILE RANGE FOR MOST OF THE REGION. MINRH
VALUES ALSO STAY NEAR TO ABOVE CRITICAL UNTIL AT LEAST FRIDAY, WITH
GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. DESPITE ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON, LIGHT WINDS KEEP FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
LOW. LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BEFORE THE FIRE
WEATHER THREAT INCREASES SOME ON THURSDAY AS WINDY CONDITIONS
DEVELOP (ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE GUADALUPE/DELAWARE MOUNTAINS).
FRIDAY, A COLD FRONT BRINGS MUCH COOLER WEATHER, REDUCING THE
THREAT. THOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS WELL.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-081030-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
100 PM MST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 20 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-5) 57 (-8) 29 48
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (+45) 26 (+4) 68 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 17 W 27 SW 21 W 21
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 25 W 30 W 23 NW 19
WIND 10000 FT MSL 58 55 59 53
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4320 5120
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 39 NW 34
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 168480 174080
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 3 2 3
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NEAR CRIT ELEVATED NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
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 LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-081030-
CHAVES PLAINS-
100 PM MST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 10 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+2) 64 (-4) 31 51
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (+35) 25 (+3) 74 31
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 10 W 15 SW 12 W 14
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 14 W 18 SW 12 NW 18
WIND 10000 FT MSL 60 48 53 47
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6140 5990
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 28 NW 27
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 171920 161730
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 2 0 2
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
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. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ118-081030-
EDDY PLAINS-
100 PM MST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (0) 64 (-8) 36 55
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (+20) 31 (+7) 59 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 W 21 SW 15 W 17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 19 W 24 SW 18 NW 18
WIND 10000 FT MSL 61 60 62 54
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5040 7030
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 33 W 31
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 166320 217930
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 3 0 4
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NEAR CRIT NIL NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. 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
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ119-081030-
LEA-
100 PM MST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (0) 63 (-9) 33 54
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+34) 26 (+7) 70 26
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 8 W 20 SW 12 W 16
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 15 W 20 SW 13 NW 17
WIND 10000 FT MSL 58 60 59 50
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6370 6760
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 28 W 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 178360 196040
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 2 0 3
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
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. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-081030-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
200 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026 /100 PM MST WED JAN 7 2026/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-8) 54 (-8) 31 47
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (+45) 41 (+14) 70 29
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 19 W 38 W 23 W 27
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 33 W 37 W 30 W 23
WIND 10000 FT MSL 59 62 55 57
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3930 5250
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 43 W 38
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 168990 199500
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 3
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH 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 LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND
50. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-081030-
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
200 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (-6) 68 (-8) 34 63
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (+28) 20 (+1) 62 15
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 8 W 18 W 9 W 13
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 17 W 20 W 10 W 16
WIND 10000 FT MSL 61 59 43 55
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4940 5960
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 31 W 34
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 153140 202640
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 2 0 3
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NEAR CRIT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND
60. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-081030-
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
200 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+3) 71 (-6) 39 63
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (+25) 23 (+2) 65 17
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 9 W 18 W 9 W 12
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 13 W 19 W 8 W 17
WIND 10000 FT MSL 60 61 48 57
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5440 7240
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 31 W 33
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 168640 238920
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 2 0 5
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL CRITICAL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
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
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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