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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
359 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN LOW THROUGH NEXT WEEK. MINIMUM RHS
STAY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS WITH FAIR TO GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.
HOWEVER, ERCS BELOW THE 50TH PERCENTILE HELP LIMIT FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS. TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME MUCH COLDER MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF
WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT, WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOCUSED OVER THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS, UPPER TRANS PECOS, AND
WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-282215-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
259 AM MST SUN DEC 28 2025
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-6) 23 (-21) 34
RH % (24H TREND) 14 (-19) 85 (+11) 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 13 NE 9 E 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 11 E 9 SE 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 55 14 23
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5080 1890
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 23 SE 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 116840 41580
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH
THE DAY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.
NMZ117-282215-
CHAVES PLAINS-
259 AM MST SUN DEC 28 2025
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-8) 25 (-18) 40
RH % (24H TREND) 14 (-17) 69 (-14) 34
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 10 NE 12 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 15 NE 6 S 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 41 12 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5490 3300
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 24 SE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 131760 33000
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY DENSE FOG THROUGH THE DAY.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
NMZ118-282215-
EDDY PLAINS-
259 AM MST SUN DEC 28 2025
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-7) 29 (-20) 36
RH % (24H TREND) 19 (-10) 75 (-3) 36
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 7 NE 11 E 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 10 E 9 E 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 49 15 25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5540 1940
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 18 E 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 99720 25220
VENT CATEGORY GOOD POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
NMZ119-282215-
LEA-
259 AM MST SUN DEC 28 2025
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-7) 26 (-22) 36
RH % (24H TREND) 16 (-11) 52 (-27) 28
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 11 NE 13 NE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 14 E 10 E 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 44 18 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5240 2440
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 25 E 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 131000 31720
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SLEET. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
TXZ270-271-282215-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
359 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025 /259 AM MST SUN DEC 28 2025/
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-3) 24 (-23) 31
RH % (24H TREND) 28 (-7) 73 (-8) 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 17 NE 11 E 23
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 14 E 24 E 14
WIND 10000 FT MSL 49 16 29
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3730 1000
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 24 E 33
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 89520 33000
VENT CATEGORY GOOD POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
FRIDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE
NIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.
SATURDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH
THE DAY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-282215-
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
359 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (-3) 30 (-20) 45
RH % (24H TREND) 26 (+4) 54 (-20) 15
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 7 NE 8 NE 20
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 9 NE 18 E 15
WIND 10000 FT MSL 39 20 28
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5280 2610
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 20 E 28
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 105600 73080
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 1 2
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS,
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 50. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND
60. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-282215-
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
359 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SLEET
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (-6) 31 (-22) 42
RH % (24H TREND) 22 (-5) 42 (-35) 21
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 8 NE 13 NE 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 12 NE 13 NE 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 40 18 23
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5990 2900
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 22 NE 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 131780 58000
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
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