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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
203 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS INTO GUADALUPES AND DELAWARES, CULBERSON
COUNTY, AND EDDY COUNTY FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS...
DISCUSSION
MIN RH BELOW CRITICAL 15% AREAWIDE FOLLOWING POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY, 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MILES PER HOUR OVER WESTERNMOST
HIGHER TERRAIN DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON, AND WARMER THAN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES WITH ERCS NEAR OR IN THE 70TH TO 89TH PERCENTILE HAVE
PROMPTED RFD CONDITIONS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING
FOR THE SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS, GUADALUPES AND DELAWARES, AND
CULBERSON AND EDDY COUNTIES. CONTINUED WESTERLY 20-FT WINDS 20
MILES PER HOUR OR GREATER, RFTIS RISING INTO THE 7-8 RANGE
AREAWIDE, AND MIN RH IN THE SINGLE DIGITS HAS PROMPTED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE AREA SUNDAY. FOLLOWING A STRONG COLD
FRONT SUNDAY EVENING, MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS
MONDAY RESULT IN LOW FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. LOW FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS CONTINUE AS LIGHT WINDS PERSIST MOST OF NEXT WEEK,
DESPITE A SHARP WARMING TREND.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-142115-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
103 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 82 (+4) 51 (+4) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 6 (-2) 21 (-2) 5
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 W 19 W 27
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 14 W 21 NW 27
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 59 81
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8420 10000
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 26 NW 56
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 218920 560000
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 8 8 8
RFTI CATEGORY EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE NIGHT.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
NMZ117-142115-
CHAVES PLAINS-
103 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+4) 50 (+7) 78
RH % (24H TREND) 5 (-4) 26 (-1) 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 5 W 13 W 17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 11 W 13 N 27
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 52 75
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10140 9180
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 19 NW 48
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 192660 440640
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 4 4 8
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE NIGHT.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ118-142115-
EDDY PLAINS-
103 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+5) 54 (+6) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 8 (-2) 22 (-6) 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 5 W 19 W 16
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 10 W 18 NW 24
WIND 10000 FT MSL 19 44 44
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8640 12220
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 22 NW 37
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 190080 452140
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 5 7 8
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL EXTREME EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE NIGHT.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
NMZ119-142115-
LEA-
103 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+4) 52 (+6) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 6 (-3) 25 (-3) 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 6 SW 13 W 16
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 12 W 13 NW 24
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 45 57
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8230 8670
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 19 NW 41
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 156370 355470
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 4 5 8
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT CRITICAL EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE NIGHT.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. EAST 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. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-142115-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
203 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026 /103 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+5) 52 (+1) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 9 (-2) 22 (-2) 9
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 10 W 24 W 28
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 18 W 23 NW 27
WIND 10000 FT MSL 21 55 56
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6110 7810
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 31 NW 43
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 189410 335830
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 8 8 8
RFTI CATEGORY EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH
THE NIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 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 MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-142115-
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
203 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (+7) 52 (+2) 89
RH % (24H TREND) 7 (-3) 27 (-1) 6
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 W 12 W 18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 13 W 13 NW 21
WIND 10000 FT MSL 27 48 54
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8990 8630
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 22 NW 38
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 197780 327940
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 5 5 9
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL CRITICAL HISTORIC
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 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 AROUND 90. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-142115-
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
203 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+5) 56 (+8) 89
RH % (24H TREND) 7 (-3) 35 (-8) 8
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 SW 10 W 17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 10 SW 11 NW 23
WIND 10000 FT MSL 25 45 51
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9480 8890
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 20 NW 35
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 189600 311150
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
RFTI 3 3 8
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT EXTREME
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE NIGHT.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
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