FNUS54 KMAF 091840 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 140 PM 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 largely below the 50th percentile (isolated areas up to the 74th percentile), min RHs above 15%, good overnight recovery, and light 20-ft southeast winds keep low fire weather concerns. Storm development, if any, will be isolated near the higher terrain through Saturday. Slightly cooler temperatures return late this weekend and early next week with increased rain chances. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-100930- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 1240 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None Chance Precip (%) 10 10 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 66 (-1) 97 (+3) 64 94 RH % (24h trend) 52 (+1) 15 (-4) 62 20 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 SW 8 S 9 E 11 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 7 SE 10 E 10 E 13 Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 23 29 17 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10450 7720 Transport Wnd (kts) S 15 SE 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 156750 115800 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. 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 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 lower 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. .THURSDAY...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. East winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-100930- Chaves Plains- 1240 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 69 (0) 102 (+2) 68 99 RH % (24h trend) 64 (-1) 14 (-4) 72 20 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 11 S 9 S 14 SE 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 10 SE 9 SE 12 SE 11 Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 16 32 21 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11970 9390 Transport Wnd (kts) S 15 SE 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 179550 131460 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-100930- Eddy Plains- 1240 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 71 (0) 102 (+2) 70 99 RH % (24h trend) 64 (0) 17 (-2) 72 23 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 11 S 9 SE 12 SE 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 11 SE 10 SE 12 SE 12 Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 20 22 17 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10150 8030 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 15 SE 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 152250 112420 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .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 upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 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. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 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. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-100930- Lea- 1240 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 68 (-1) 99 (+1) 68 96 RH % (24h trend) 69 (-2) 19 (0) 78 24 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 13 SE 12 SE 13 SE 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 14 SE 11 SE 12 SE 11 Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 16 19 21 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8540 8370 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 SE 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 136640 125550 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-100930- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 140 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 /1240 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026/ Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 66 (-1) 96 (+6) 65 93 RH % (24h trend) 50 (-7) 18 (-4) 64 23 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 12 SW 12 E 13 E 15 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 11 SE 11 E 18 E 15 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 22 18 11 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11850 7640 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 E 18 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 189600 137520 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 20 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 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 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-100930- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 140 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 66 (-2) 100 (+5) 65 98 RH % (24h trend) 71 (+2) 17 (-4) 82 20 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 S 6 E 10 E 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 SE 8 E 8 E 9 Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 15 14 14 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10440 8720 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 12 E 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 125280 130800 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-100930- 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 140 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 71 (-1) 100 (+2) 71 98 RH % (24h trend) 74 (+4) 20 (-3) 84 26 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 15 S 13 SE 14 SE 10 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 13 SE 13 SE 11 SE 12 Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 12 18 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7960 7860 Transport Wnd (kts) S 20 SE 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 159200 133620 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .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 15 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 around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. 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 around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...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 5 to 10 mph. $$