460  
FNUS74 KAMA 211507  
FWSAMA  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2025 SAND DRAGS EVENT...NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX  
907 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 21.  
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.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (44100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............19 28 36 40  
RH..............45 38 35 33  
20 FT WIND......S 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 14 12  
SURFACE WIND....S 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9  
SURFACE WND GST.13 16 15 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.9 3.7 3.7  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 14 SW 14 SW 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..30 34 44 37  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR POOR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12  
TO 13 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5400 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............39 30 25 22 21 21  
RH..............37 53 65 71 74 74  
20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 6 6 6  
SURFACE WIND....S 6 S 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4  
SURFACE WND GST.9 7 7 7 6 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 10 S 13 SW 13 W 13 W 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 6 8 7 7 7  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (41600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR 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............21 21 34 48 56 59  
RH..............74 77 54 35 26 25  
20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 5 W 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 9 12 12 11  
SURFACE WIND....SW 4 W 6 W 7 SW 8 SW 9 SW 8  
SURFACE WND GST.7 8 10 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.4  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 13 W 13 W 13 SW 14 SW 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 7 11 18 33 30  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
 
 
FORECASTER...MECCARIELLO  
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL PEARSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2503439.0/AMA  
.DELDT 02/21/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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