FNUS54 KMAF 161830 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 130 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .DISCUSSION... The strong cold front that passed through the area will continue to bring gusty winds through today, along with below normal temperatures that persist through the weekend. This front brought drier air to much of the region, but fuels moisture remains high with the recent rains. This will continue to limit fire weather concerns. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-170915- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 1230 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 30 (-12) 58 (+3) 35 67 RH % (24h trend) 66 (-2) 19 (-1) 54 21 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 13 Lgt/Var SE 6 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 6 SE 6 Lgt/Var S 8 Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 19 16 17 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2820 3060 Transport Wnd (kts) E 10 S 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 28200 36720 Vent Category Poor Poor RFTI 4 0 0 0 RFTI Category Near Crit Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-170915- Chaves Plains- 1230 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 30 (-16) 61 (0) 37 68 RH % (24h trend) 77 (+14) 21 (+3) 72 23 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 9 Lgt/Var S 5 S 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5 S 10 Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 16 16 19 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3560 3220 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 10 S 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 35600 45080 Vent Category Poor Fair RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. South winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-170915- Eddy Plains- 1230 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 33 (-19) 60 (-3) 38 69 RH % (24h trend) 71 (+13) 23 (+4) 73 27 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 10 Lgt/Var SE 5 S 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 10 Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 20 16 17 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3920 3340 Transport Wnd (kts) E 9 S 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 35280 46760 Vent Category Poor Fair RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. 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 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-170915- Lea- 1230 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 31 (-17) 59 (0) 35 65 RH % (24h trend) 82 (+15) 26 (+2) 83 28 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 10 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 9 Wind 10000 FT MSL 26 15 14 17 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3830 3140 Transport Wnd (kts) E 9 S 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 34470 40820 Vent Category Poor Fair RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Southeast winds around 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-170915- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 130 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 /1230 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026/ Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 31 (-14) 54 (+1) 33 66 RH % (24h trend) 73 (+6) 25 (+1) 71 31 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 17 E 14 E 7 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 17 E 9 Lgt/Var S 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 28 23 15 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2920 3460 Transport Wnd (kts) E 18 S 10 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 52560 34600 Vent Category Fair Poor RFTI 4 0 0 0 RFTI Category Near Crit Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 70. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-170915- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 130 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 34 (-14) 59 (+3) 34 69 RH % (24h trend) 82 (-2) 30 (-15) 87 35 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 13 NE 10 E 5 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 12 E 7 Lgt/Var SE 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 19 16 19 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3350 3010 Transport Wnd (kts) E 17 SE 10 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 56950 30100 Vent Category Fair Poor RFTI 1 0 0 0 RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-170915- 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 130 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 35 (-16) 60 (0) 36 68 RH % (24h trend) 84 (+5) 32 (-4) 90 35 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 9 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 7 Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 17 14 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3890 3470 Transport Wnd (kts) NE 12 S 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 46680 41640 Vent Category Fair Fair RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$