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FNUS74 KAMA 091013
FWSAMA
SPOT FORECAST FOR BAD LAND...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
513 AM CDT SUN AUG 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON AUGUST 09.
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.
DISCUSSION
BASED ON CURRENT OBSERVATIONS AROUND THE AREA WINDS ARE CURRENTLY
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. TWENTY-
FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH. CANNOT RULE OUT BRIEF PERIODS WHERE
THOSE WINDS GUST TO 30 MPH. RH VALUES CURRENTLY BETWEEN 35 AND 45
PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AS
TEMPERATURES RISE TO ANYWHERE BETWEEN 102-105 DEGREES F. ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH BRIEF AND SPOTTY
LOW-END CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 103.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12300 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (81800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (122600
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
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............75 76 87 94 100 101
RH..............54 52 38 24 17 16
20 FT WIND......SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 S 14 S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 21 21 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.8 8.0 11 12
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 22 SW 20 SW 22 SW 18 SW 15 S 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 14 35 128 137 153
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR VYGD VYGD EXNT
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (142900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO GOOD
(53700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO POOR (9900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE NIGHT EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............101 99 89 84 81 77
RH..............15 15 23 31 38 45
20 FT WIND......S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 19 20 19 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...10 3.2 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6
TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 20 S 22 S 23 SW 23 SW 22
VRATE KT-FT/1K..143 54 11 11 13 12
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (98400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (122300
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR 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............75 75 86 93 97 99
RH..............50 52 37 27 21 19
20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 12 SW 14 S 14 S 14 S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 20 20 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 2.2 6.6 9.6 11
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 SW 17 SW 20 SW 17 S 16 S 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 15 37 98 135 157
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR GOOD VYGD EXNT
FORECASTER...HOFFEDITZ
REQUESTED BY...DWAYNE TEEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619294.0/AMA
.DELDT 08/09/26
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