682  
FNUS54 KMAF 210740  
FWFMAF  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
140 AM CST FRI NOV 21 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
OVERALL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN LOW. THE CHANCE FOR WETTING  
RAINS RETURN THIS WEEKEND, MAINLY FOR AREAS EAST OF MIDLAND/ODESSA.  
HOWEVER, CHANCES BECOME MUCH LOWER WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER VALLEY.  
MIN RHS STAY ABOVE 15% AND RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR TO EXCELLENT  
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. ERCS ARE AROUND OR BELOW THE 50TH  
PERCENTILE. FRONTS WILL BE SEEN DURING THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF  
NEXT WEEK AND SHIFT WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH.  
 
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER  
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE OFFICE.  
 

 
 
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER  
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE OFFICE.  
 
NMZ116-212215-  
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-  
1240 AM MST FRI NOV 21 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (+5) 33 (-2) 60  
RH % (24H TREND) 23 (-24) 70 (-9) 29  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 SW 5 NW 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 W 5 SE 8  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 23 13 21  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3560 2750  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 18 SE 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64080 38500  
VENT CATEGORY GOOD POOR  
RFTI 0 0 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO  
15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 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.  
 

 
 
NMZ117-212215-  
CHAVES PLAINS-  
1240 AM MST FRI NOV 21 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+4) 31 (-5) 65  
RH % (24H TREND) 28 (-35) 96 (+5) 31  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR SE 5  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 14 24  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4020 3240  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 13 SE 11  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52260 35640  
VENT CATEGORY FAIR POOR  
RFTI 0 0 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NMZ118-212215-  
EDDY PLAINS-  
1240 AM MST FRI NOV 21 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (+1) 35 (-5) 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 24 (-16) 79 (+2) 33  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 6  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 19 15 26  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3910 3220  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 12 E 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46920 41860  
VENT CATEGORY FAIR FAIR  
RFTI 0 0 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
NMZ119-212215-  
LEA-  
1240 AM MST FRI NOV 21 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+1) 34 (-5) 67  
RH % (24H TREND) 24 (-35) 89 (+3) 30  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 7 LGT/VAR E 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR SE 8  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 23 16 24  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3890 3330  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 15 E 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58350 39960  
VENT CATEGORY FAIR POOR  
RFTI 0 0 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
TXZ270-271-212215-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-  
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND  
PINE SPRINGS  
140 AM CST FRI NOV 21 2025 /1240 AM MST FRI NOV 21 2025/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+4) 38 (0) 60  
RH % (24H TREND) 26 (-19) 57 (-18) 35  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 11 LGT/VAR NE 9  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 8 NE 5 E 11  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 38 14 25  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1750 1600  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 19 E 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33250 27200  
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR  
RFTI 0 0 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
TXZ272-273-275>282-212215-  
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  
140 AM CST FRI NOV 21 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+2) 39 (-3) 74  
RH % (24H TREND) 18 (-17) 63 (-2) 29  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR NE 6  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR E 10  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 34 18 26  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4120 3740  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 E 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57680 63580  
VENT CATEGORY FAIR GOOD  
RFTI 0 0 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND  
60. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-212215-  
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  
140 AM CST FRI NOV 21 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-1) 38 (-7) 72  
RH % (24H TREND) 19 (-23) 89 (+8) 32  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR E 7  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 40 22 23  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4580 3470  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 15 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68700 52050  
VENT CATEGORY GOOD FAIR  
RFTI 0 0 0  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
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