196 FXUS64 KMAF 301703 AFDMAF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1103 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1103 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 - Areas of freezing fog will be dense at times over Eddy County and portions of southern Lea County NM through around 9 AM MST this morning. Visibility will be reduced to less than 1/4 mile at times. Exercise caution on roads, bridges, and overpasses. - Below normal temperatures continue through Tuesday before temperatures rebound to above normal readings late this week into the weekend. && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Wednesday afternoon) Issued at 313 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 The narrow zone of enhanced moisture and lift that extended from the Guadalupe Mountains and portions of the southeast NM Plains to the Permian Basin Monday evening continues to weaken and move to the southeast of our region early this morning. The wintry precipitation event has subsequently ended and all Winter Weather WWA products were discontinued late Monday evening. Surface observations and satellite imagery indicates that areas of freezing fog are developing over portions of Eddy and southern Lea counties in southeast NM with visibility reduced to 1/4 mile or less at times. Freezing fog could further enhanced slick roads, bridges, and overpasses as well as result in a low visibility hazard through around mid morning. A Freezing Fog Advisory has been issued for these locations until 9 AM MST. An upper-level ridge will continue to build from Mexico through the Desert Southwest/Four Corners and into the Pacific Northwest today and tonight before gradually shifting east toward our forecast area on Wednesday. Dry weather conditions are expected through Wednesday afternoon. Surface high pressure will otherwise build over the state of Texas today. This feature will keep temperatures below normal today with highs in the 50s over much of the region. Temperatures will only reach into the lower to mid 40s at best where snowpack remains. Lows tonight will remain seasonably cold in the mid 20s to mid 30s over much of the area, except slightly warmer in our far southern zones. Highs will trend warmer in the 60s over much of the region on Wednesday, except for 50s over portions of the southeast NM plains and the higher elevations areas and up to 70-75 degrees along the Rio Grande. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday night through Monday) Issued at 313 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 Ridging aloft will remain prevalent over our forecast area Wednesday night into Thursday morning before the mid-level flow pattern flattens and becomes more zonal Thursday afternoon through Thursday night. Northwesterly flow aloft looks to briefly return on Friday before upper-level ridging builds back over our region this weekend and perhaps into Monday. Dry weather conditions look to remain prevalent over our area through the extended forecast period. Temperatures will be back to about 10-15 degrees above normal Thursday-Monday, with highs mostly ranging in the lower to mid 70s and lows mostly in the 40s and 50s. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1103 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 IFR regions in regions of fog and mist for terminals along the Pecos River in the SE NM plains into western Permian Basin becoming VFR by 18Z-21Z, VFR elsewhere. Light and variable winds expected throughout TAF period, with a chance of fog and mist again developing for terminals along the Pecos River from SE NM plains into western Permian Basin 04Z-08Z this evening persisting into 13Z-16Z tomorrow morning. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 54 28 63 36 / 0 0 0 0 Carlsbad 45 27 55 36 / 0 0 0 0 Dryden 57 37 68 42 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Stockton 59 36 66 45 / 0 0 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 46 35 56 44 / 0 0 0 0 Hobbs 49 27 62 35 / 0 0 0 0 Marfa 55 29 67 39 / 0 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 52 31 62 39 / 0 0 0 0 Odessa 52 32 61 40 / 0 0 0 0 Wink 50 29 60 39 / 0 0 0 0 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...Freezing Fog Advisory until 11 AM MST this morning for Eddy County Plains-Southern Lea. && $$ SHORT TERM...21 LONG TERM....21 AVIATION...94