Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Spot Forecast for Fushsia...Texas A&M Forest Service
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
703 AM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 CDT on April 24.
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...
Light and variable winds continue near the burn site. Winds are
expected to gradually turn around the clock to the SE eventually
becoming SW by this afternoon and should stay around 10 mph or
less. Current RH values around 50 percent are expected to drop to
around 9 percent in mid to late afternoon under the heat of the
day. Highs expected to warm into the lower to mid 80s today near
the burn site.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 83.
Min humidity........8 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming east around 5 mph late in
the morning, then shifting to the south 5 to 6
mph early in the afternoon shifting to the
southwest around 7 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......10100 ft AGL increasing to 12500 ft AGL late in
the afternoon.
Transport winds.....North 7 to 8 mph shifting to the east late in
the morning, then shifting to the south 8 to 10
mph early in the afternoon shifting to the west
13 to 17 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3900 knot-ft) early in the morning
increasing to excellent (75100 knot-ft) in the
afternoon increasing to excellent (111400
knot-ft) late in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR CLR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............43 46 51 61 66 71 74 77 78 81 81
RH..............55 49 42 30 23 18 16 13 11 9 9
20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW N E SE SE S SW SW SW
20 FT wind spd..3 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 6 7 7
20 FT wind gust. 3 3 5 6 7 8 11 12 12
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 0.7 0.8 2.3 3.7 5.7 8.3 10 12 12 13
Transp wind dir.N N N E SE SE S SW W W W
Transp wind spd.7 7 8 8 7 8 10 13 14 14 17
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4 4 6 16 22 40 75 111 138 145 187
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR GD VGD VGD VGD EXL
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (60-70 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........66 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 8 mph shifting to the
southeast 6 to 9 mph early in the evening.
Mixing height.......10900 ft AGL decreasing to 700 ft AGL early in
the evening.
Transport winds.....Southwest 16 to 17 mph shifting to the
southeast 7 to 16 mph early in the evening,
then increasing to 17 to 23 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (152100 knot-ft) decreasing to fair
(15500 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing
to poor (4200 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 MCR MCR MCR PC PC MC MC MC MC MC
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............81 82 78 71 66 63 62 61 59 58 56 54
RH..............9 8 11 13 16 21 24 30 39 44 51 59
20 FT wind dir..SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT wind spd..8 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 8 7 6 6
20 FT wind gust.12 12 9 9 9 11 12 13 12 11 11 8
Mix hgt (kft)...12 11 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0
Transp wind dir.W SW S SE SE S SE SE S S S S
Transp wind spd.17 16 7 12 13 16 17 21 23 21 20 18
Vrate kt-ft/1K..187 152 4 7 8 10 11 13 14 13 13 16
Ventrate Cat....EXL EXL PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 86.
Min humidity........9 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the west 8
to 13 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......10600 ft AGL increasing to 11700 ft AGL late in
the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 13 to 16 mph shifting to the west 14 to
20 mph early in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (10700 knot-ft) early in the morning
increasing to excellent (98900 knot-ft) in the
afternoon increasing to excellent (137700
knot-ft) in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MC MC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............52 51 50 56 65 71 77 81 84 85 86 86
RH..............63 63 66 45 26 18 13 11 10 9 9 9
20 FT wind dir..S S S SW W W W W W W W W
20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 13
20 FT wind gust.7 6 7 9 12 14 14 16 18 18 18 16
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.9 3.9 6.4 8.6 9.7 10 11 12
Transp wind dir.S S SW W W W W W W W W W
Transp wind spd.16 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 20 20 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..14 11 12 16 27 58 99 138 160 173 181 204
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL
$$
Forecaster...Hoffeditz
Requested by...Dwayne Teel
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/24/26
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