FNUS54 KMAF 090626 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 126 AM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .DISCUSSION... Minimal fire weather concerns continue through next week. Very warm temperatures in the mid 90s to low 100s will continue through the end of the week. ERCs in the 50th to 74th percentile, min RH above 15%, good overnight recovery, and light 20-ft southeast winds will keep low fire weather concerns. Storm development if any will be very isolated over the higher terrain through Saturday. Slightly cooler temperatures return late this weekend and early next week with increased rain and storm chances. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-092115- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 1226 AM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 96 (+3) 67 (+2) 98 RH % (24h trend) 16 (-1) 51 (+1) 14 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 SW 6 SE 7 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 20 22 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10340 11300 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 15 S 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 155100 146900 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...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. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-092115- Chaves Plains- 1226 AM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 101 (+3) 69 (+1) 103 RH % (24h trend) 16 (-1) 63 (-1) 13 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 S 11 S 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 S 14 S 8 Wind 10000 FT MSL 11 26 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11370 11890 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 181920 178350 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ118-092115- Eddy Plains- 1226 AM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 101 (+4) 71 (+1) 103 RH % (24h trend) 18 (-1) 62 (-1) 16 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 S 11 S 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 10 SE 14 SE 9 Wind 10000 FT MSL 11 19 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10370 10690 Transport Wnd (kts) S 13 SE 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 134810 160350 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ119-092115- Lea- 1226 AM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 98 (+3) 69 (+1) 99 RH % (24h trend) 19 (-1) 67 (-4) 18 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 S 13 S 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 10 S 15 S 10 Wind 10000 FT MSL 12 19 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9430 9420 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 150880 150720 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-092115- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 126 AM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 /1226 AM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026/ Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 94 (+6) 66 (+1) 96 RH % (24h trend) 19 (0) 50 (-6) 19 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 8 SE 7 SW 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 S 8 S 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 7 14 23 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10110 11580 Transport Wnd (kts) S 14 S 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 141540 150540 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category 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. East winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-092115- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 126 AM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 98 (+5) 66 (0) 101 RH % (24h trend) 18 (-7) 70 (+2) 17 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 6 SE 9 S 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 SE 10 SE 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 8 18 17 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9730 10500 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 13 SE 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 126490 126000 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-092115- 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 126 AM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 100 (+4) 71 (0) 101 RH % (24h trend) 18 (-8) 72 (+3) 19 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 SE 15 S 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 12 S 14 SE 12 Wind 10000 FT MSL 19 21 13 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9050 8410 Transport Wnd (kts) S 19 S 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 171950 168200 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...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. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$