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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
128 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026
DISCUSSION
LOW FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSIST DUE TO MIN RH REMAINING ABOVE
CRITICAL 15%, GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY AND LIGHT 20-FT WINDS
LARGELY BELOW 20 MILES PER HOUR, DESPITE ERCS IN THE 50TH TO 74TH
PERCENTILE AND CONTINUED VERY WARM TO HOT TEMPERATURES. FIRE
STARTS FROM LIGHTNING AND STRONG, ERRATIC WINDS IN ISOLATED
DAYTIME STORMS ARE POSSIBLE, BUT OVERALL RISK OF IGNITION AND
FIRE SPREAD WILL REMAIN LOW. A WARMING TREND IN TEMPERATURES MID TO
LATE THIS WEEK MAY DRY OUT FUELS MORE BEFORE COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND A BUMP IN RAIN CHANCES RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-100915-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1228 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-4) 91 (0) 62 95
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+9) 26 (+1) 69 15
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 8 N 6 SE 7 SW 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 8 SE 9 SE 5 SW 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 13 7 18 18
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7460 11220
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 12 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 89520 168300
VENT CATEGORY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
NMZ117-100915-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1228 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-4) 96 (-1) 65 101
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (+15) 24 (+2) 77 15
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 8 S 5 SE 11 S 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 8 SE 7 S 9 S 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 12 27 22
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8470 11830
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 9 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 76230 141960
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND
100. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NMZ118-100915-
EDDY PLAINS-
1228 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-3) 97 (-1) 69 101
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (+6) 24 (+1) 72 18
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 8 SE 5 SE 8 S 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 8 SE 6 SE 8 SE 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 8 25 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9400 11700
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 10 S 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 94000 117000
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND
101. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-100915-
LEA-
1228 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-3) 96 (0) 66 99
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (+10) 25 (+1) 81 18
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 9 S 7 SE 11 S 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 S 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 17 9 28 20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10010 10890
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 10 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 100100 141570
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND
101. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
40 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-100915-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
128 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026 /1228 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2026/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-4) 90 (+3) 63 93
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (+4) 28 (-2) 70 22
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 9 S 9 NE 9 SW 14
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 10 SE 11 E 8 SW 13
WIND 10000 FT MSL 11 9 5 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8930 9870
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 13 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 116090 167790
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-100915-
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
128 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-6) 97 (+4) 65 99
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (+10) 24 (-3) 78 21
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 8 SE 5 E 6 SW 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 5 E 6 E 5 S 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 16 9 10 13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9540 10300
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 10 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 95400 103000
VENT CATEGORY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-100915-
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
128 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-3) 98 (0) 69 100
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (+6) 26 (-1) 78 22
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 9 S 7 E 10 S 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 6 SE 8 SE 8 S 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 15 10 21 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9730 9930
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 12 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 116760 129090
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 101.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
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