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SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIGHT LIGHTS...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
422 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON MARCH 20.
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
RH VALUES CURRENTLY AROUND 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS, AROUND 8 PERCENT, THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW RH
VALUES WILL BE THANKS TO TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 90S. 20 FOOT
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT TODAY WITH SOME VARIABILITY IN
DIRECTION THROUGH NEXT 24 HOURS. EXPECT THE WINDS TO GRADUALLY
TURN AROUND THE CLOCK STAYING LESS THAN 10 MPH. THE 20FT WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY BEFORE TOMORROW MORNING.
HOWEVER, ARE EXPECTED TO PICK BACK UP INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE
FOR SATURDAY AS WELL. DUE TO THE HIGHER WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY,
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 6
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO
9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (68500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 54 52 57 70 78 84 90 91 93 94 95
RH..............41 41 43 37 22 17 14 10 10 9 8 8
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.1 2.4 5.2 7.5 8.6 9.8 9.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW W W NW NW N N N N NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 10 9 9 9 7 8 8 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 3 3 3 4 9 19 31 52 60 69 67
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN
THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (46000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............93 91 84 76 71 69 66 64 63 61 58 57
RH..............9 10 12 16 18 20 23 25 26 30 34 35
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.7 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 10 9 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..46 12 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
WEST LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 15 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17
TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (86200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (116300
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 53 55 59 70 79 86 91 95 97 97 98
RH..............38 41 38 34 23 17 13 11 9 8 8 7
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S N W SW S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 13 13 14 14 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 8 11 14 16 19 20 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.9 3.2 5.7 8.2 9.4 7.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 9 10 13 14 16 17 18 18 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 3 4 6 12 24 45 86 130 150 116
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD VGD
FORECASTER...HOFFEDITZ
REQUESTED BY...NOAH CITRON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2606711.0/AMA
.DELDT 03/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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