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SPOT FORECAST FOR CARSON 3611...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
521 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 CDT ON APRIL 12.
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 TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY
DISCUSSION
RFTIS ARE RUNNING 3-5 IN THE AREA NEAR THE WILDFIRE DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RH VALUES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE WITH LOSS
OF HEATING AS WINDS DECREASE. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR
WITH MAX RH VALUES ONLY AROUND 40 PERCENT. RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ARE ANTICIPATED FOR TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 38 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (333300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............86
RH..............14
20 FT WIND DIR..SW
20 FT WIND SPD..22
20 FT WIND GUST.36
MIX HGT (KFT)...13
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.29
VRATE KT-FT/1K..333
VENTRATE CAT....EXL
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 39
MPH DECREASING TO 29 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 24
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 24
TO 26 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (298800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR
(13300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO POOR (7500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE NIGHT EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR 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............86 83 80 73 70 68 67 65 64 63 62 60
RH..............14 16 17 22 24 27 28 28 29 28 28 31
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..22 18 17 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 26 23 22 20 20 21 22 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...13 12 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 30 20 15 20 21 23 23 24 24 26 24
VRATE KT-FT/1K..332 299 12 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 13 12
VENTRATE CAT....EXL EXL PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32
MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12200 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (102700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (289500
KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 59 58 63 70 75 78 80 82 83 84 85
RH..............31 32 33 28 21 17 15 13 12 11 10 10
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 15 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 22
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 21 21 22 23 25 26 29 30 32 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.5 4.7 7.4 8.7 10 11 12 12
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 22 22 21 22 25 29 31 32 32 33 35
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 11 11 13 28 103 186 236 290 312 341 366
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL EXL EXL
FORECASTER...GITTINGER
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN COLLLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610129.0/AMA
.DELDT 04/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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