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SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIGHT LIGHTS...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
513 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON MARCH 21.
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.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AT THE BURN SITE ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
PREDOMINATELY SOUTHERLY BY NOON. AT THIS TIME 20 FOOT WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WITH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20-25 MPH POSSIBLE. TONIGHT WINDS BECOME WESTERLY JUST BEFORE
MIDNIGHT AND WILL STAY WESTERLY UNTIL A COLD FRONT ARRIVES AS
EARLY AS 9 AM TOMORROW MORNING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO PICK
UP TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE OUT OF
THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST BEHIND THE FRONT. RH VALUES AROUND 20 TO
30 PERCENT AT THIS TIME ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 10 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE UPPER 90S. RH VALUES ARE
ONLY EXPECTED TO REBOUND TO AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
TOMORROW, BEHIND THE FRONT RH VALUES WILL BE SLOW TO INCREASE WITH
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN FOR SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16
TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (83500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (126000
KNOT-FT) LATE 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............56 55 57 60 72 81 86 91 94 95 95 97
RH..............34 35 33 32 21 16 13 9 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE W W SW S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 6 7 10 10 12 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 7 8 14 14 15 18 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.2 2.9 5.5 7.0 8.6 9.0 9.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE S S SE S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 7 8 7 9 12 13 14 17 16 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 3 3 3 10 29 60 84 129 126 150
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD VGD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 24 TO
28 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (149800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR
(16500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO POOR (7700 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 MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............95 93 87 78 74 71 70 68 67 66 66 63
RH..............7 8 10 13 15 17 18 19 18 17 16 17
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.3 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 16 16 17 20 18 20 20 22 25 28 24
VRATE KT-FT/1K..150 17 8 8 10 9 9 9 10 12 15 12
VENTRATE CAT....VGD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 21 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 32
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 24
TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (84600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 60 58 64 73 77 80 81 83 83 83 82
RH..............18 17 20 17 13 13 14 15 15 17 17 18
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW N N N N NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 14 15 16 18 21 21 21 22 21
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 18 20 22 23 29 29 30 32 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.2 2.0 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 21 21 20 18 20 22 24 24 24 25 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 10 10 10 11 21 38 56 66 72 76 85
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...HOFFEDITZ
REQUESTED BY...CALEB CRIDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2606955.0/AMA
.DELDT 03/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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