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Spot Forecast for Arroyo Creek...TFS
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
446 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0500 CDT on August 19.
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.

.DISCUSSION...
Winds at the fire site are currently observed out of the south-
southwest at 10-15 mph, but are expected to shift out of the west
northwest at 10-15 mph as a boundary arrives around 8-9 AM. Winds
will gradually turn counterclockwise back around the dial through
the afternoon and overnight hours at about 10 mph or less. Any
shower or storm activity this evening is likely to stay north and
west of the fire (only ~10-15% rain chance at the site).

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 76.
Max humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 13 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 22 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (9200 knot-ft).

TIME (CDT)      5AM
Sky cover.......CLR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0
Temp............79
RH..............34
20 FT wind dir..SW
20 FT wind spd..13
20 FT wind gust.20
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5
Transp wind dir.SW
Transp wind spd.22
Vrate kt-ft/1K..9
Ventrate Cat....PR

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 104.
Min humidity........19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    south late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......9300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 12 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest
                    around 10 mph late in the afternoon, then
                    shifting to the southeast late in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6200 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (83400 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10
Temp............78  77  78  82  88  92  95  97  100 101 102 103
RH..............33  35  34  31  27  24  22  22  20  20  19  19
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..12  10  10  10  12  12  10  10  8   7   7   7
20 FT wind gust.19  18  16  15  16  18  16  15  14  14  13  13
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 2.2 3.1 4.5 6.4 7.7 8.6 9.3 8.7
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SE
Transp wind spd.20  16  14  16  16  15  13  13  12  10  10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..8   7   6   17  30  41  50  70  77  77  83  79
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  GD  GD  GD  GD  GD

$$
Forecaster...Harrel
Requested by...John Fraser
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619998.0/AMA
.DELDT 08/19/26
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