FNUS74 KAMA 190048 FWSAMA Spot Forecast for Hunggate...CS Dispatch TX A&M FS National Weather Service Amarillo TX 748 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2000 CDT on May 18. 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 MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION...Currently latest observations are seeing southwesterly winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts upwards of 30 to 40 mph present around the fire area. These winds are working with RH values in the single digits with both likely to continue until the cold fronts arrival later tonight. Current timing sees the front arrive as early as 12:30 AM with a more likely time after 1 AM. Based off current observations the initial push of the front will sees winds shift to northerly with current speeds staying present. RH values are expected to recovery behind the front and hold through the overnight, with the potential to reach upwards of 50 to 70 percent. However, recovery will not be immediate and will be delayed by at least 20 minutes once the front has officially pass through the area. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). Patchy blowing dust early in the evening. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 48. Max humidity........73 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 14 to 23 mph with gusts to around 33 mph decreasing to 9 to 13 mph late in the evening, then shifting to the north 15 to 22 mph with gusts to around 30 mph after 3 am. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 22 to 30 mph shifting to the north 24 to 28 mph after 3 am. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (65500 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (9700 knot-ft) late in the night. TIME (CDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky cover.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY Weather cov.....PATCHY Weather type....BLDUST NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 Temp............88 79 75 68 57 RH..............9 13 14 24 50 20 ft wind......SW 23 SW 14 SW 12 W 12 N 22 20 ft wind gust.33 19 14 14 30 Mix hgt (kft)...2.2 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.5 Transport wind..SW 30 SW 24 SW 24 W 22 N 28 Vrate kt-ft/1K..66 15 13 10 37 Ventrate Cat....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 77. Min humidity........27 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 13 to 20 mph shifting to the east 10 to 12 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 17 to 26 mph shifting to the east 13 to 15 mph late in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good (36700 knot-ft). TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky cover.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR 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............50 48 55 63 70 74 RH..............66 71 54 40 31 28 20 ft wind......N 18 N 20 N 18NE 17 NE 14 E 12 20 ft wind gust.23 25 23 22 19 15 Mix hgt (kft)...1.7 1.9 2.5 3.0 4.1 5.0 Transport wind..NE 26 N 25 N 22 NE 20 E 15 E 13 Vrate kt-ft/1K..42 43 49 51 54 56 Ventrate Cat....FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 am. Chance of pcpn......30 percent. Min temperature.....Around 48. Max humidity........100 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 12 to 14 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms after 3 am. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 14 to 22 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (81200 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (9700 knot-ft) late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky cover.......CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY Weather cov..... CHANCE Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR Tstm cov........ CHANCE Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 30 Temp............75 73 64 59 56 54 RH..............28 32 50 66 80 86 20 ft wind......E 13 E 14 E 14 E 14 E 13 E 12 20 ft wind gust.16 19 20 19 16 15 Mix hgt (kft)...5.6 3.6 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.3 Transport wind..E 14 E 18 E 21 SE 20 SE 22 E 18 Vrate kt-ft/1K..70 61 18 24 29 23 Ventrate Cat....GOOD GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Chance of pcpn......60 percent. Max temperature.....Around 68. Min humidity........61 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 12 to 13 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 17 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (9400 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (56900 knot-ft) in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky cover.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY Weather cov.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR Tstm cov........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY Chc of pcpn (%).30 40 40 40 60 60 Temp............51 49 56 59 62 65 RH..............96 100 87 75 65 63 20 ft wind......E 12 E 13 E 12 E 13 SE 13 SE 13 20 ft wind gust.15 16 15 16 18 18 Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 1.5 2.2 2.5 3.0 3.6 Transport wind..E 16 SE 16 E 17 SE 16 SE 15 SE 17 Vrate kt-ft/1K..19 27 33 37 43 55 Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR $$ Forecaster...Scoleri Requested by...Rachael Haver Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2613987.0/AMA .DELDT 05/18/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0