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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
149 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
TXZ012-220900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 51 80 56 91 56
Temp 87 87 71 64 56 52 61 71 77 77 66 61 58 57 70 85 90 88 73 66 60 57
DewPt 25 23 27 30 43 45 46 46 46 47 49 51 55 56 50 36 26 22 25 29 27 30
Max/Min RH 77 29 96 9 36
RH 10 10 18 25 55 77 56 39 31 30 50 67 86 96 51 18 10 9 17 25 28 35
Wind Dir W SW SW S N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
Wind Spd 17 16 9 9 12 17 14 12 11 12 12 12 12 10 11 12 14 16 12 11 10 11
Clouds CL CL CL SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 3 3 44 8 29 21 17 8 4 4 5 32 44 22 4 3 3 3 5 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 9 11 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 190223 5 4 17 27 43 59 61 63 6 7 15 6 38163301315 9 7 6 7
T Wind Dir W W SW S NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S SW W NW
T Wind Spd 23 24 12 10 21 25 20 18 13 13 13 17 20 14 17 18 24 26 20 18 14 18
RFTI 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 87 55 91 55 91 56 86 56 84
Temp 79 86 66 56 84 89 65 55 82 90 67 57 83 84 65 57 77 81
DewPt 38 32 39 40 34 24 34 41 38 30 38 44 42 38 43 46 46 44
Min/Max RH 14 55 9 59 12 62 18 69 25
RH 23 14 37 55 17 9 31 59 21 12 34 62 24 19 45 67 33 27
PWind Dir NW SE SW W W S NE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ016-220900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 50 82 53 92 56
Temp 87 88 71 63 56 51 61 71 80 81 67 60 56 54 72 86 91 89 72 64 59 56
DewPt 22 19 25 27 38 45 46 45 42 38 45 49 49 47 37 23 17 10 15 16 16 21
Max/Min RH 79 19 86 5 26
RH 9 8 17 24 44 76 57 38 23 19 38 60 74 83 29 10 6 5 12 15 18 25
Wind Dir W W SW SW N N NE NE E S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
Wind Spd 18 16 8 6 9 19 17 13 9 10 10 11 10 9 11 13 16 16 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 3 5 3 12 5 22 16 11 3 7 3 4 17 34 8 3 3 3 3 4 4 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 10 10 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 7 8 <1 <1 <1 1 2 11 14 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 222236 5 6 12 19 41 55 81106 8 10 17 14 33211328305 9 10 9 7
T Wind Dir W W SW S NE NE NE NE SW S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 26 26 10 12 21 21 19 16 13 14 14 18 19 14 16 21 27 27 17 18 17 14
RFTI 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 54 93 55 93 55 90 54 87
Temp 80 90 64 54 85 90 66 55 85 90 65 56 84 88 64 54 79 83
DewPt 33 17 23 27 27 15 23 36 30 19 28 38 38 30 41 44 45 40
Min/Max RH 7 35 6 49 7 50 13 70 22
RH 18 7 21 35 12 6 19 49 14 7 25 50 20 13 44 69 30 22
PWind Dir NW SW W W W W E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ008-220900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 54 82 58 95 59
Temp 90 90 75 67 58 55 64 73 80 80 69 64 60 59 72 87 94 92 76 69 63 59
DewPt 29 27 30 38 46 47 46 46 46 47 49 51 55 57 54 43 30 25 33 35 38 40
Max/Min RH 72 27 93 10 49
RH 10 10 19 33 64 72 51 37 29 28 46 60 82 93 57 23 11 10 21 28 39 49
Wind Dir W SW SW E NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S SW N
Wind Spd 12 12 6 6 10 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 6 4 6 10 12 12 9 8 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 5 3 51 21 31 15 12 6 9 10 10 21 41 24 4 3 3 4 6 4 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 11 11 <1 <1 1 2 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 200246 7 10 26 43 58 80 73 82 12 10 12 6 51149320303 14 12 10 10
T Wind Dir W SW SW NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N
T Wind Spd 20 25 11 14 19 24 20 19 14 13 13 13 12 9 17 18 24 25 19 18 14 14
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 57 95 56 94 58 91 56 89
Temp 81 89 68 57 84 93 67 56 84 92 69 59 87 88 66 57 81 85
DewPt 41 37 47 49 42 32 40 46 44 35 42 47 43 40 44 46 46 45
Min/Max RH 16 74 11 69 13 66 17 69 23
RH 24 16 47 74 22 12 37 69 24 13 37 65 21 19 45 68 29 24
PWind Dir NE SE SW W NW E NE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-220900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 54 80 59 93 59
Temp 88 88 74 67 59 55 63 72 78 79 68 64 61 60 71 85 92 90 76 69 63 59
DewPt 29 27 30 37 47 46 47 46 46 46 49 51 56 57 53 41 28 22 31 33 35 37
Max/Min RH 70 28 91 10 45
RH 11 10 19 32 59 70 53 40 31 30 47 59 81 90 56 22 11 10 19 26 36 45
Wind Dir W SW SW S NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S SW SW N
Wind Spd 14 13 9 9 12 16 12 11 9 9 11 11 10 8 9 10 13 13 12 10 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL B1 FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 4 4 52 18 33 14 13 4 7 10 7 24 39 22 3 2 3 4 6 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 10 11 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 188238 6 7 26 42 53 75 66 79 16 7 10 6 46165311316 12 10 8 8
T Wind Dir W W SW NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W N
T Wind Spd 20 25 11 12 21 25 20 19 13 14 13 13 14 10 17 19 24 26 20 18 13 14
RFTI 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 88 56 93 57 92 59 90 57 87
Temp 79 88 68 57 84 91 67 57 83 91 69 59 85 88 67 58 79 83
DewPt 41 35 45 47 41 31 39 46 43 33 41 47 43 39 44 47 46 44
Min/Max RH 16 69 12 65 12 63 18 67 24
RH 26 16 45 69 22 12 36 65 24 12 37 63 23 18 44 67 31 25
PWind Dir NE SE SW W W E NE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ006-220900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 47 79 49 90 50
Temp 84 83 67 58 51 47 59 70 77 77 63 57 53 50 69 84 90 87 69 62 54 50
DewPt 27 23 27 43 45 45 45 44 42 42 46 49 50 51 46 33 22 18 20 23 27 34
Max/Min RH 91 25 100 8 54
RH 12 11 22 51 78 91 57 41 29 25 47 68 87100 50 17 9 8 15 23 35 54
Wind Dir SW SW SW N N NE NE NE SE S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW N
Wind Spd 14 17 11 11 13 13 10 9 9 11 11 10 8 4 8 11 14 16 11 9 9 10
Clouds CL FW FW B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 6 9 67 25 16 11 2 3 8 5 6 13 22 4 2 3 4 5 3 3 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 12 12 <1 <1 2 1 3 4 7 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 227302 8 20 40 23 50 60 75111 7 8 7 6 24185305280 9 9 7 10
T Wind Dir W SW SW N NE NE NE E SE S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W W N
T Wind Spd 21 28 16 24 28 21 20 16 12 16 13 16 14 12 13 18 25 27 17 18 16 19
RFTI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO
Date 05/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 85 48 88 49 90 51 85 49 84
Temp 75 84 61 49 80 86 60 50 83 87 62 52 81 82 59 50 77 79
DewPt 36 30 39 44 39 24 37 43 38 28 37 41 39 37 41 43 45 44
Min/Max RH 14 83 10 79 12 68 18 81 24
RH 24 14 45 83 23 10 43 76 20 12 39 67 22 19 52 78 32 29
PWind Dir NE SE W NW W N NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10
$$
OKZ002-220900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 48 78 49 92 53
Temp 82 82 67 58 52 48 61 71 77 75 62 57 52 50 67 84 92 89 71 65 57 54
DewPt 40 38 42 47 47 46 46 43 43 44 47 49 51 53 55 48 33 27 33 36 39 41
Max/Min RH 88 29 100 11 63
RH 20 19 39 65 81 88 56 37 30 32 54 71 95100 68 31 13 12 25 34 51 63
Wind Dir NW SE SE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S SW S SW NW N
Wind Spd 11 12 10 12 12 12 9 8 9 10 11 10 8 5 9 10 13 13 12 11 11 11
Clouds CL SC B2 SC B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 2 40 70 39 70 31 7 3 1 15 13 10 12 38 24 3 1 3 3 2 5 6
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 2 1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 7 15 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 120141 7 15 35 18 44 58 54 71 8 7 6 13 44108292275 9 9 10 11
T Wind Dir W S SE NE NE NE NE NE E S SE SE S S S SW SW SW S SW NW N
T Wind Spd 12 17 16 20 24 18 18 12 10 12 16 14 13 13 16 18 23 24 20 19 20 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 83 51 86 51 89 53 86 50 85
Temp 77 81 61 52 79 84 61 51 82 86 64 54 83 82 60 51 79 81
DewPt 40 39 46 48 47 37 46 50 47 38 45 46 44 40 45 46 46 43
Min/Max RH 20 90 19 95 17 77 21 83 24
RH 26 22 59 87 32 19 59 94 29 18 51 75 25 22 58 82 31 27
PWind Dir NE E SE NW NW E NE NE NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 10 5
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20ft Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20ft Wind Speed
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12HR(IN)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
Snow Shwrs......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
IS.............Isolated
SC.............Scattered
NM.............Numerous
O..............Occasional
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
WD.............Widespread
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Haines(CAT).........................Haines Index
Mix Hgt(Thousands of FT AGL)........Mixing Height
Example: 6 = 6000 Feet; 12 = 12000 Feet; <1 = Less than 1000 Feet
Vent Rate(Thousands of KT-FT AGL)...Ventilation Rate
Example: 12 = 12,000 Feet; 120 = 120,000 Feet; <1 = Less than than 100 Foot
T Wind Dir(8 Point Compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
Category...
HS............Historically Critical
EX............Extremely Critical
CH............Critical - High
CL............Critical - Low
EL............Elevated
NO............None
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 FT. Wind Speed
Example: <15 = Less Than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or Greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions