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FWSAMA
SPOT FORECAST FOR CARSON 3710...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
647 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 CDT ON APRIL 18.
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 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY
DISCUSSION
WINDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT
LESS THAN 10 MPH, WITH POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TO ABOUT 45
PERCENT AS LOWS DROP NEAR FREEZING. SUNDAY WILL BE DRY AND BREEZY,
WITH WINDS SETTLING OUT OF SOUTHWEST AT 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 30 MPH AT TIMES, AS MINIMUM RH VALUES REACH SINGLE DIGITS.
SUNDAY NIGHT WILL HAVE EVEN WORSE RH RECOVERY, WITH ANOTHER
BREEZY DAY FORECAST MONDAY.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 9
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (85400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR MCR 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
TEMP............63 61 54 51 49 46 44 43 42 40 39
RH..............12 14 17 20 22 25 28 30 32 36 39
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE SE SE S S S S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 7 8 8 9 9 11 11 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N E SE SE S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 7 8 9 12 12 13 16 18 20 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..85 3 4 4 5 5 5 7 8 8 8
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 18 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (104500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (137400
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR CLR 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............37 36 38 43 53 59 63 67 69 72 72 73
RH..............44 46 43 37 26 20 16 12 11 9 9 9
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 13 14 15 16 18 20 20 20
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 16 19 21 22 23 25 25 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 2.0 3.9 5.2 6.2 7.0 7.3 7.4 7.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 18 22 23 23 23 25 25 25 28 28
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 7 8 17 40 79 105 137 153 160 178 180
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (146100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(9000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR 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............74 73 69 62 60 58 56 54 52 51 48 45
RH..............8 9 11 14 16 18 20 23 26 28 32 37
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..20 17 17 16 14 15 14 14 14 14 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.26 23 22 21 22 22 21 21 20 19 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.0 6.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 26 23 23 24 25 25 25 24 23 22 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..161 146 13 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 9
VENTRATE CAT....EXL VGD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (83900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (110800
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............44 45 48 53 59 64 68 72 74 76 76 76
RH..............41 42 40 36 32 29 27 26 25 25 26 27
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 10 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 15 16 18 19 21 22 23 25 26 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.9 3.0 4.2 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.2 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 18 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 26
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 8 16 25 35 58 84 111 117 123 131 125
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD
FORECASTER...HARREL
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT TRUEMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610698.0/AMA
.DELDT 04/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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