FNUS54 KMAF 231809 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 109 PM 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. Outside of any convection, fire spread will be limited as winds remain southerly to southwesterly at around 10-15mph. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-240915- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 1209 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 66 (-2) 99 (+3) 67 98 RH % (24h trend) 38 (0) 11 (-2) 38 11 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 W 9 SE 8 W 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 7 SE 8 NW 6 S 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 20 20 10 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13160 12740 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 15 NE 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 197400 152880 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 2 2 0 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...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. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-240915- Chaves Plains- 1209 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 69 (-2) 104 (+2) 69 103 RH % (24h trend) 45 (+4) 10 (-2) 43 11 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 10 SW 7 SE 9 E 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 S 5 E 8 Lgt/Var Wind 10000 FT MSL 27 22 23 13 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 14610 14300 Transport Wnd (kts) SW 14 SE 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 204540 157300 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 0 0 0 RFTI Category Elevated Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-240915- Eddy Plains- 1209 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 71 (-2) 104 (+2) 72 104 RH % (24h trend) 41 (+2) 12 (-2) 42 12 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 9 S 7 SE 9 S 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 SE 7 S 9 E 5 Wind 10000 FT MSL 18 9 18 12 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 12810 13560 Transport Wnd (kts) S 11 SE 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 140910 162720 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 1 0 1 0 RFTI Category Elevated Nil Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. 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 lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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 lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 101. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ NMZ119-240915- Lea- 1209 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 70 (-1) 102 (+1) 69 102 RH % (24h trend) 44 (0) 11 (-3) 46 11 Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 9 S 9 S 10 S 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 S 7 S 9 S 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 20 22 10 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 13190 13670 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 211040 150370 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 0 1 0 RFTI Category Elevated Nil Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity at or below 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of thunderstorms and a slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-240915- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 109 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026 /1209 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026/ Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 65 (-3) 97 (+5) 65 97 RH % (24h trend) 43 (+1) 13 (-2) 36 12 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 13 SW 11 E 13 SW 12 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 10 S 10 SE 7 S 8 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 8 16 9 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11360 12410 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 15 SE 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 170400 186150 Vent Category Excellent Excellent RFTI 1 1 1 0 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast 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. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-240915- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 109 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 67 (-3) 101 (+4) 66 102 RH % (24h trend) 47 (+3) 12 (-3) 50 11 Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 S 5 E 9 S 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 6 Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 15 15 11 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10820 10590 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 11 SE 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 119020 137670 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 0 0 1 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-240915- 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 109 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Clear Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 72 (-3) 105 (+3) 71 104 RH % (24h trend) 46 (+2) 12 (-4) 52 13 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 S 8 SE 12 S 8 Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 S 8 S 10 SE 9 Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 15 17 14 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 11070 10520 Transport Wnd (kts) S 16 S 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 177120 136760 Vent Category Excellent Very good RFTI 0 0 1 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 102. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 100. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$