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SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTERN...CS DISPATCH TX A&M FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
520 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 CDT ON MAY 15.
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 UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
MAIN CONCERN THROUGH ABOUT 8 PM WILL BE ISOLATED
DRY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NEAR THE FIRE. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING BOTH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS WHICH COULD RESULT IN RAPID CHANGES IN SPEED AND
DIRECTION. GUSTS COULD APPROACH 70 TO 80 MPH NEAR THE STRONGER
STORM CELLS AND EVEN WEAK STORMS COULD PRODUCE IMPACTFUL WINDS.
STORM ACTIVITY SHOULD DECREASE BY SUNSET WITH WINDS SWITCHING TO A
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT 10 TO 15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ONLY INCREASE TO ABOUT 30 TO 40 PERCENT TONIGHT.
WARD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING
DUST EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 23
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (251000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR
(16600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO POOR (5400 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.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 0 0 0 0
TEMP............94 89 79 74 70 67
RH..............10 13 21 26 34 37
20 FT WIND......SW 21 SW 16 SW 14 S 14 S 14 S 15
20 FT WIND GUST.23 19 15 18 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...13 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSPORT WIND..W 28 SW 20 SW 15 S 17 S 21 SW 23
VRATE KT-FT/1K..323 17 5 8 9 10
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 16300 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (83900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (244000
KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR 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............64 65 80 91 95 97
RH..............41 40 21 12 9 8
20 FT WIND......SW 15 SW 15 SW 15 SW 14 SW 14 SW 16
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 18 15 16 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.6 7.6 14 16
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 SW 17 W 17 SW 16 SW 16 S 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 8 21 84 167 244
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR GOOD EXNT EXNT
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (282200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR
(27600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO POOR (11100 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 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............98 94 82 77 72 67
RH..............7 7 10 13 20 36
20 FT WIND......S 17 S 17 S 15 S 16 S 17 S 17
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 21 22 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...16 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7
TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 SW 22 SW 22 S 25 S 25 S 26
VRATE KT-FT/1K..282 28 11 13 14 16
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33
MPH INCREASING TO 39 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15700 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 33
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (54400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (351100
KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY 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............65 66 80 89 94 95
RH..............45 43 21 11 7 7
20 FT WIND......SW 18 SW 20 SW 21 SW 21 SW 22 SW 24
20 FT WIND GUST.23 26 29 29 30 35
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.2 2.7 9.3 14 15
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 26 SW 23 SW 23 SW 29 SW 33 SW 32
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 24 54 237 406 423
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR EXNT EXNT EXNT
FORECASTER...WARD
REQUESTED BY...RACHAEL HAVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/15/26
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