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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
104 AM CST WED DEC 24 2025
DISCUSSION
ONLY BREEZY 20-FT WEST/SOUTHWEST DOWNSLOPING WINDS DURING THE
AFTERNOON FROM TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEEKEND LIMIT HIGHER FIRE RISK,
EVEN WITH A LACK OF WETTING RAINS, INCREASING FUEL ERCS, AND ONLY
FAIR TO GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY OVER WESTERN HIGHER TERRAIN.
COOLER TEMPERATURES, A SHIFT TO MORE NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND
A COLD FRONT, AND INCREASE IN CLOUDS LATE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK MAINTAINS LOW FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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.
NMZ116-242215-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1204 AM MST WED DEC 24 2025
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (0) 46 (0) 73
RH % (24H TREND) 11 (+1) 53 (+18) 21
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 W 6 W 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 6 W 8 W 12
WIND 10000 FT MSL 19 36 35
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3230 4880
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 15 W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48450 107360
VENT CATEGORY FAIR VERY GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ117-242215-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1204 AM MST WED DEC 24 2025
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (0) 41 (+2) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 15 (+1) 68 (+6) 21
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 26 33
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1570 5040
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 11 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 17270 85680
VENT CATEGORY POOR GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ118-242215-
EDDY PLAINS-
1204 AM MST WED DEC 24 2025
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (-1) 43 (+1) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 17 (+3) 70 (+6) 21
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 19 26 30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1680 3910
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 11 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 18480 66470
VENT CATEGORY POOR GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ119-242215-
LEA-
1204 AM MST WED DEC 24 2025
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (-1) 44 (0) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 17 (+5) 82 (-10) 19
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 6 LGT/VAR SW 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 23 31
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2260 4120
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 12 W 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27120 78280
VENT CATEGORY POOR GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ270-271-242215-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
104 AM CST WED DEC 24 2025 /1204 AM MST WED DEC 24 2025/
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (0) 47 (-2) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 19 (+6) 46 (+7) 23
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 6 W 5 W 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 W 6 W 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 23 21
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1550 2780
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 13 W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 20150 36140
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS,
SNOW SHOWERS, FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-242215-
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
104 AM CST WED DEC 24 2025
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (-1) 46 (-1) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 18 (+4) 82 (+11) 22
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR SW 6
WIND 10000 FT MSL 18 15 14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3620 4130
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 11 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39820 45430
VENT CATEGORY POOR FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND FREEZING RAIN. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-242215-
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
104 AM CST WED DEC 24 2025
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (-1) 46 (-5) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 26 (-3) 100 (+5) 20
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 7 S 6 SW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 7 S 6 SW 7
WIND 10000 FT MSL 14 18 20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2530 3470
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 SW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37950 45110
VENT CATEGORY POOR FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. MUCH COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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