FNUS54 KMAF 200706 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 206 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026 .DISCUSSION... Low fire weather concerns are expected for the next several days. Cooler and more moist air have moved into the region and will persist for that time. Each day has a chance at wetting rains that will slightly improve the overall fuel landscape. Critical min RHs move back in over the higher elevations to the west on Friday, but this is short lived as recoveries will remain fair to excellent with generally light winds each day. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-202130- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 106 AM MDT Wed May 20 2026 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms None None Chance Precip (%) 30 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 79 (0) 51 (-2) 81 RH % (24h trend) 19 (0) 82 (-7) 13 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 6 S 12 SW 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 13 S 7 SW 12 Wind 10000 FT MSL 23 22 21 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8540 11640 Transport Wnd (kts) S 20 SW 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 170800 244440 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 1 RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-202130- Chaves Plains- 106 AM MDT Wed May 20 2026 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms None None Chance Precip (%) 30 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 79 (-4) 51 (-1) 85 RH % (24h trend) 36 (+17) 100 (+1) 17 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 SE 14 SE 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 14 SE 10 S 7 Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 19 15 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4870 11010 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 18 S 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 87660 187170 Vent Category Good Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-202130- Eddy Plains- 106 AM MDT Wed May 20 2026 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 20 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 81 (-4) 56 (-2) 88 RH % (24h trend) 32 (+13) 100 (+2) 16 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 10 SE 15 SE 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 13 SE 11 S 10 Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 22 19 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5490 12700 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 18 SW 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 98820 254000 Vent Category Good Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-202130- Lea- 106 AM MDT Wed May 20 2026 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 40 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 75 (-7) 51 (-1) 84 RH % (24h trend) 52 (+30) 100 (0) 22 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 12 SE 13 SE 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 13 SE 9 S 8 Wind 10000 FT MSL 31 22 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3870 10650 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 19 S 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 73530 170400 Vent Category Good Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-202130- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 206 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026 /106 AM MDT Wed May 20 2026/ Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 20 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 81 (0) 55 (-4) 82 RH % (24h trend) 22 (+5) 65 (-15) 16 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 7 S 11 SW 9 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 9 S 7 W 14 Wind 10000 FT MSL 11 23 23 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8910 11550 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 17 SW 23 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 151470 265650 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. West winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-202130- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 206 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Showers Chance Precip (%) 30 30 10 Temp (24h trend) 90 (-3) 55 (-7) 88 RH % (24h trend) 17 (+6) 85 (0) 18 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 6 SE 9 SW 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 SE 6 SW 9 Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 23 22 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8210 11890 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 16 SW 18 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 131360 214020 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-202130- 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 206 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Showers Chance Precip (%) 50 40 10 Temp (24h trend) 82 (-5) 57 (-4) 87 RH % (24h trend) 48 (+19) 100 (+1) 25 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 10 SE 9 SE 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 10 SE 6 S 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 29 20 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3630 8980 Transport Wnd (kts) E 19 S 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 68970 125720 Vent Category Good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...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. East winds around 10 mph. $$