FNUS54 KMAF 230616 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 116 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .DISCUSSION... Initial attack remains a concern due to critically dry surface fuels and temperatures above 100 degrees. The forecast remains dry until midweek when the chance of showers and storms becomes more widespread. This could bring a threat of lightning and new starts as well as gusty, erratic winds. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-232115- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 1216 AM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 98 (+4) 65 (-2) 99 RH % (24h trend) 11 (-4) 38 (-1) 11 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 6 S 10 W 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 SW 7 SE 7 Wind 10000 FT MSL 10 21 15 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11980 13290 Transport Wnd (kts) S 13 SW 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 155740 172770 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 1 1 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-232115- Chaves Plains- 1216 AM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 102 (+2) 69 (-1) 104 RH % (24h trend) 11 (-4) 45 (+3) 10 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 S 11 S 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 S 9 S 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 27 20 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12690 14190 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 13 SW 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 164970 198660 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 1 0 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 103. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-232115- Eddy Plains- 1216 AM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 102 (+2) 71 (-1) 104 RH % (24h trend) 12 (-4) 43 (+1) 12 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SE 11 S 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 S 9 SE 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 19 8 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11880 12520 Transport Wnd (kts) S 13 S 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 154440 137720 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 1 1 0 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 103. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-232115- Lea- 1216 AM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 101 (+1) 70 (-1) 102 RH % (24h trend) 12 (-4) 47 (0) 12 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 S 10 S 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 10 S 10 S 7 Wind 10000 FT MSL 14 21 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12200 12630 Transport Wnd (kts) S 13 S 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 158600 202080 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 1 0 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-232115- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 116 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026 /1216 AM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026/ Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 95 (+5) 65 (-2) 97 RH % (24h trend) 15 (-2) 45 (-1) 14 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SE 9 SW 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 S 7 S 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 11 16 8 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10850 11890 Transport Wnd (kts) S 12 SE 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 130200 154570 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...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. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-232115- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 116 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 100 (+4) 67 (-3) 101 RH % (24h trend) 14 (-3) 50 (+2) 12 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SE 9 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 16 9 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10830 10580 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 11 SE 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 119130 116380 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-232115- 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 116 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Today Tonight Mon Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 104 (+3) 72 (-2) 104 RH % (24h trend) 15 (-3) 48 (+1) 13 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 SE 9 S 7 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 S 8 S 8 Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 17 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11480 10080 Transport Wnd (kts) S 13 S 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 149240 161280 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 103. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$