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SPOT FORECAST FOR CANADIAN RIVER...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
518 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
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH
BRIEF AND SPOTTY LOW-END CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BASED ON
CURRENT OBSERVATIONS FROM THE BOYS RANCH MESONET WINDS ARE
CURRENTLY SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH, WHILE THE RH IS AROUND 37
PERCENT. TWENTY-FOOT WINDS SHOULD STAY SOUTHWEST UNTIL LATE THIS
EVENING WHEN THEY BECOME MORE DUE SOUTH. SPEEDS SHOULD STAY AROUND
15 MPH, BUT COULD POTENTIALLY REACH SPEEDS UP TO 20 GUST 25 MPH
DURING FOR A SHORT TIME IF WINDS MANAGE TO OVER PERFORM. RH VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND OR BELOW 15 PERCENT UNDER THE HEAT
OF THE DAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO NEAR 105 DEGREES F. OVERNIGHT
RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER TO AROUND 50 PERCENT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 103.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12500 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 (83200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (128100
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 MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 76 86 94 99 101
RH..............50 52 36 23 17 15
20 FT WIND......SW 16 SW 15 SW 15 SW 15 S 14 S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 22 21 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 2.0 8.0 11 13
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 22 SW 20 SW 22 SW 18 SW 16 S 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 13 38 128 149 162
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 14 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (158600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO GOOD
(52900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO POOR (9400 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............102 99 89 86 81 78
RH..............13 14 21 27 37 42
20 FT WIND......S 14 S 14 S 14 S 15 S 15 SW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 20 21 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...11 3.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 20 S 23 S 22 S 23 SW 22
VRATE KT-FT/1K..159 53 11 11 13 11
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11700 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (128200
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 75 85 92 97 99
RH..............48 50 36 26 19 17
20 FT WIND......SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 S 14 S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.9 2.3 6.5 10 12
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 SW 17 SW 18 SW 17 S 16 S 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 14 37 98 142 164
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR GOOD VYGD EXNT
FORECASTER...HOFFEDITZ
REQUESTED BY...DWAYNE TEEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619295.0/AMA
.DELDT 08/09/26
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