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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1209 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2026
DISCUSSION
WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER AND WETTING RAINS IN SHOWERS/STORMS
NORTHEAST OF THE PECOS RIVER, MIN RH ABOVE CRITICAL 15%, AND GOOD
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY MAINTAIN LOW FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY.
FOLLOWING A COLD FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON, GUSTY NORTHWEST 20-FT
WINDS OVER DRIER FUELS SOUTHWEST IN REGIONS SOUTHWEST OF THE PECOS
RIVER THAT DID NOT SEE WETTING RAINS IN SHOWERS/STORMS SEE
INCREASED FIRE RISK DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING, BEFORE
WINDS DECREASE. LIGHTER WINDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY DECREASE FIRE RISK
DESPITE WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND MIN RH FALLING BACK
NEAR TO BELOW CRITICAL 15%. GUSTY 20-FT WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS
TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY, MIN RH BELOW CRITICAL, WARMER THAN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, AND POORER OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL LEAD TO
AN INCREASED WIND DRIVEN FIRE THREAT, WITH HIGHEST RISK OVER THE
GUADALUPES INTO SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS WHERE RFTIS AT OR ABOVE 4-5
ARE FORECAST EACH AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-141015-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1109 AM MST FRI FEB 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-10) 63 (-1) 33 68
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+32) 24 (-5) 67 16
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 14 W 14 NW 10 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 11 NW 18 NW 5 S 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 52 35 25 15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6500 3530
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 28 SW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 182000 56480
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT FAIR
RFTI 0 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
NMZ117-141015-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1109 AM MST FRI FEB 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (-6) 66 (-2) 33 70
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+19) 28 (-7) 90 20
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 11 W 10 N 8 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 N 18 LGT/VAR S 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 49 34 40 16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6460 3880
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 28 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 180880 58200
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT FAIR
RFTI 0 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ118-141015-
EDDY PLAINS-
1109 AM MST FRI FEB 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 10 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-6) 68 (-1) 37 71
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+18) 30 (-12) 82 24
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 12 W 11 NW 10 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 NW 18 NW 5 S 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 41 34 39 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7110 4220
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 27 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 191970 63300
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-141015-
LEA-
1109 AM MST FRI FEB 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (-6) 67 (-3) 35 68
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+9) 31 (-9) 93 21
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 9 W 11 N 10 NW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 NW 17 N 5 SW 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 45 33 45 21
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6360 3970
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 28 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 178080 47640
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT FAIR
RFTI 0 2 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TXZ270-271-141015-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
1209 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2026 /1109 AM MST FRI FEB 13 2026/
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (-12) 59 (-5) 39 65
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (+38) 35 (-4) 68 25
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 15 W 22 NW 14 S 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 14 W 24 NW 6 S 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 41 37 24 10
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4820 2710
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 31 S 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 149420 29810
VENT CATEGORY VERY GOOD POOR
RFTI 0 1 1 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-141015-
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
1209 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-10) 70 (-4) 37 73
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (+19) 25 (-11) 78 19
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 9 W 14 NW 13 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 7 W 21 NW 6 S 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 35 36 37 17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6880 4400
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 30 SE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 206400 44000
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT FAIR
RFTI 0 2 1 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-141015-
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
1209 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-5) 72 (-2) 41 72
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+8) 29 (-17) 86 23
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 9 W 10 NW 12 NW 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 W 17 NW 7 N 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 36 37 44 34
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7090 3890
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 28 N 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 198520 62240
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT GOOD
RFTI 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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