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SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTERN...CS DISPATCH TX A&M FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
834 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 16.
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 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AS
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY PLUMMETS. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTH-
SOUTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
TONIGHT AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 16900 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (110000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (287700
KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......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
TEMP............71 80 86 91 94 96 97 97 99
RH..............50 30 20 12 10 9 8 7 6
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 14 13 10 13 14 14 16 17
20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 16 14 18 20 21 23 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.6 2.6 8.5 13 15 16 17 17
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 16 15 15 15 16 18 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..24 27 37 110 163 201 211 249 288
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL EXL
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (294500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR
(20200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO POOR (9400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE NIGHT EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR MCR 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 0
TEMP............97 97 94 86 82 79 77 75 73 70 67 66
RH..............6 6 6 8 10 11 11 13 17 25 36 43
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..20 21 16 15 14 16 17 17 17 18 18 20
20 FT WIND GUST.27 30 22 20 20 22 23 23 23 23 23 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...16 14 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 24 22 20 21 24 25 28 28 29 28 26
VRATE KT-FT/1K..295 303 20 9 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 14
VENTRATE CAT....EXL EXL PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 41
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15100 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (56500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (372200
KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR 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............65 64 66 71 80 86 89 91 94 94 94 96
RH..............50 54 47 38 22 14 11 9 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 18 20 18 17 17 18 22 22 22 24
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 23 23 23 23 23 27 32 34 34 37
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 2.7 6.4 10 12 14 14 14 15
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 25 24 24 24 24 30 30 29 30 32 31
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 15 20 37 57 134 261 319 348 372 397 408
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL EXL EXL
FORECASTER...VANDEN BOSCH
REQUESTED BY...RACHAEL HAVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613808.0/AMA
.DELDT 05/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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