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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX  
332 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
TO: - NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE  
- NOAAPORT  
- EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK  
- OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS, AND EMPLOYEES  
 
FROM: - MICHAEL GITTINGER, NWS AMARILLO METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE  
- PETER VANDEN BOSCH, NWS AMARILLO METEOROLOGIST  
 
SUBJECT: UPGRADING RIVER FORECAST SERVICES FOR THE CANADIAN RIVER AT  
AMARILLO (RIVER GAUGE AMAT2) FROM 'FLOOD ONLY' TO 'DAILY ISSUANCE'.  
 
BEGINNING ON MAY 18, 2026, THE ARKANSAS-RED RIVER BASIN RIVER  
FORECAST CENTER (ABRFC) WILL ISSUE DAILY RIVER FORECASTS FOR THE  
CANADIAN RIVER AT AMARILLO. THIS FORECAST SERVICE WILL PROVIDE  
LEAD TIME FOR SUB-WARNING AND ADVISORY LEVEL RISES IN THE RIVER  
WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR IMPACTS TO RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT  
OCCUR ALONG THIS SECTION OF THE CANADIAN RIVER.  
 
THESE FORECASTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON WATER.NOAA.GOV/GAUGES/AMAT2.  
 
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 806-335-1121 OR  
EMAIL US AT SR-AMA.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV.  
 
 
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