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SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIGHT LIGHTS...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
538 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 CDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (806) 335-1421, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT LESS THAN 10 MPH FOR A VAST
MAJORITY OF THE NEXT 36 HRS, BEFORE SETTLING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST
AT 10-20 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOW
TO MID 90S, AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 50S. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY
WILL BE VERY POOR AROUND 40%, WITH DAYTIME RH VALUES FALLING IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (59800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............91 82 69 64 60 57
RH..............8 12 19 25 33 40
20 FT WIND......N 7 NE 6 NE 6 E 5 SE 5 S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 8 7 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 NE 12 E 12 E 14 SE 10 SE 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..60 4 3 4 3 2
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO
7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (49800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 54 69 82 90 92
RH..............43 41 25 15 10 9
20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 NW 5 NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 1.6 5.9 9.0
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 SW 7 W 6 SW 6 W 6 W 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 8 30 45
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7
TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (39200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............93 83 72 67 62 58
RH..............9 14 19 22 26 32
20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 5 E 5 SE 5 S 5 W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 E 9 SE 10 S 12 S 12 SW 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..39 3 3 3 4 4
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (88300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (117900
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 57 69 84 94 96
RH..............38 35 24 13 9 8
20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 W 7 SW 9 S 13 S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 13 19 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 2.2 5.4 9.7
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 13 W 13 SW 16 SW 18 SW 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 3 4 30 88 175
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR GOOD EXNT
FORECASTER...HARREL
REQUESTED BY...NIKKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2606644.0/AMA
.DELDT 03/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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