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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
349 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
TXZ012-212100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 89 51 80 56 91
Temp 66 62 74 82 87 87 71 64 56 52 61 71 77 77 66 61 58 57 70 85 90 88
DewPt 32 34 32 27 24 24 25 28 40 45 45 45 44 43 47 50 54 56 51 37 26 23
Min/Max RH 10 77 29 96 9
RH 28 35 21 13 10 10 18 25 55 77 56 39 31 30 50 67 86 96 51 18 10 9
Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW S N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 16 19 18 17 16 9 9 12 17 14 12 11 12 12 12 12 10 11 12 14 16
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 14 10 4 3 3 5 4 10 7 18 29 14 9 8 9 8 19 44 22 4 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 8 9 11 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 14 14
Vent Rate 11 12107178190223 5 4 17 27 43 59 61 63 6 7 15 6 38163301315
T Wind Dir NW W W W W W SW S NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 24 29 25 23 24 12 10 21 25 20 18 13 13 13 17 20 14 17 18 24 26
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL
Date Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 87 55 91 55 91 56 86
Temp 66 57 79 86 66 56 84 89 65 55 82 90 67 57 83 84
DewPt 29 30 38 32 39 40 34 24 34 41 38 30 38 44 42 38
Max/Min RH 36 14 55 9 59 12 62 18
RH 25 35 23 14 37 55 17 9 31 59 21 12 34 62 24 19
PWind Dir SW NW SE SW W W S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-212100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 50 82 53 92
Temp 65 58 73 80 87 88 71 63 56 51 61 71 80 81 67 60 56 54 72 86 91 89
DewPt 32 32 29 23 22 18 23 26 34 43 45 44 39 35 40 46 48 49 38 23 16 11
Min/Max RH 8 79 19 86 5
RH 30 37 20 12 9 8 17 24 44 76 57 38 23 19 38 60 74 83 29 10 6 5
Wind Dir W W W W W W SW SW N N NE NE E S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 13 18 17 18 16 8 6 9 19 17 13 9 10 10 11 10 9 11 13 16 16
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW CL FW SC FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 25 6 2 3 4 5 2 8 8 19 40 11 4 9 7 5 13 34 8 3 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 5 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 7 8 <1 <1 <1 1 2 11 14 13
Vent Rate 13 11125173222236 5 6 12 19 41 55 81106 8 10 17 14 33211328305
T Wind Dir W W W W W W SW S NE NE NE NE SW S SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 19 27 25 26 26 10 12 21 21 19 16 13 14 14 18 19 14 16 21 27 27
RFTI 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL
Date Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 91 54 93 55 93 55 90
Temp 64 56 80 90 64 54 85 90 66 55 85 90 65 56 84 88
DewPt 16 21 33 17 23 27 27 15 23 36 30 19 28 38 38 30
Max/Min RH 26 7 35 6 49 7 50 13
RH 15 25 18 7 21 35 12 6 19 49 14 7 25 50 20 13
PWind Dir SW NW SW W W W W E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 54 82 58 95
Temp 68 64 76 86 90 90 75 67 58 55 64 73 80 80 69 64 60 59 72 87 94 92
DewPt 27 31 30 25 27 26 30 36 46 46 45 45 45 44 47 50 54 57 56 44 31 27
Min/Max RH 9 72 27 93 10
RH 21 29 18 11 10 10 19 33 64 72 51 37 29 28 46 60 82 93 57 23 11 10
Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW E NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 12 16 13 12 12 6 6 10 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 6 4 6 10 12 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 11 2 2 3 2 5 5 17 14 26 19 12 9 15 11 6 22 41 24 4 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 10 11 11 <1 <1 1 2 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 15 14
Vent Rate 14 13 92190200246 7 10 26 43 58 80 73 82 12 10 12 6 51149320303
T Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 18 27 23 20 25 11 14 19 24 20 19 14 13 13 13 12 9 17 18 24 25
RFTI 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 90 57 95 56 94 58 91
Temp 69 59 81 89 68 57 84 93 67 56 84 92 69 59 87 88
DewPt 35 40 41 37 47 49 42 32 40 46 44 35 42 47 43 40
Max/Min RH 49 16 74 11 69 13 66 17
RH 28 49 24 16 47 74 22 12 37 69 24 13 37 65 21 19
PWind Dir SW NE SE SW W NW E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 54 80 59 93
Temp 69 65 75 83 88 88 74 67 59 55 63 72 78 79 68 64 61 60 71 85 92 90
DewPt 27 30 29 24 27 26 29 36 45 46 46 46 45 44 47 50 55 57 55 42 30 25
Min/Max RH 10 70 28 91 10
RH 21 28 19 12 11 10 19 32 59 70 53 40 31 30 47 59 81 90 56 22 11 10
Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW S NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 14 18 16 14 13 9 9 12 16 12 11 9 9 11 11 10 8 9 10 13 13
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 10 2 3 2 2 5 5 21 13 26 20 13 8 14 12 7 22 39 22 3 2 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 9 10 11 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 15 14
Vent Rate 12 12 85188188238 6 7 26 42 53 75 66 79 16 7 10 6 46165311316
T Wind Dir W W W W W W SW NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 19 27 23 20 25 11 12 21 25 20 19 13 14 13 13 14 10 17 19 24 26
RFTI 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL
Date Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 88 56 93 57 92 59 90
Temp 69 59 79 88 68 57 84 91 67 57 83 91 69 59 85 88
DewPt 33 37 41 35 45 47 41 31 39 46 43 33 41 47 43 39
Max/Min RH 45 16 69 12 65 12 63 18
RH 26 45 26 16 45 69 22 12 36 65 24 12 37 63 23 18
PWind Dir SW NE SE SW W W E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ006-212100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 47 79 49 90
Temp 60 54 71 80 84 83 67 58 51 47 59 70 77 77 63 57 53 50 69 84 90 87
DewPt 37 37 36 32 26 23 28 40 44 44 44 45 42 39 43 46 49 50 49 35 24 19
Min/Max RH 11 91 25 100 8
RH 42 52 28 17 12 11 22 51 78 91 57 41 29 25 47 68 87100 50 17 9 8
Wind Dir W SW W W SW SW SW N N NE NE NE SE S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 13 16 13 14 17 11 11 13 13 10 9 9 11 11 10 8 4 8 11 14 16
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 8 1 1 1 2 8 16 32 23 49 22 10 9 11 10 6 23 22 4 2 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 10 12 12 <1 <1 2 1 3 4 7 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 12
Vent Rate 11 9 99184227302 8 20 40 23 50 60 75111 7 8 7 6 24185305280
T Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW N NE NE NE E SE S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 18 27 20 21 28 16 24 28 21 20 16 12 16 13 16 14 12 13 18 25 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL
Date Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 85 48 88 49 90 51 85
Temp 62 50 75 84 61 49 80 86 60 50 83 87 62 52 81 82
DewPt 23 34 36 30 39 44 39 24 37 43 38 28 37 41 39 37
Max/Min RH 54 14 83 10 79 12 68 18
RH 23 54 24 14 45 83 23 10 43 76 20 12 39 67 22 19
PWind Dir W NE SE W NW W N NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
OKZ002-212100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 48 78 49 92
Temp 62 58 71 79 82 82 67 58 52 48 61 71 77 75 62 57 52 50 67 84 92 89
DewPt 44 46 49 50 37 36 41 46 46 45 45 44 43 43 45 48 51 50 56 50 35 29
Min/Max RH 19 88 29 100 11
RH 53 64 46 36 20 19 39 65 81 88 56 37 30 32 54 71 95100 68 31 13 12
Wind Dir W W W NW NW SE SE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 6 13 16 13 11 12 10 12 12 12 9 8 9 10 11 10 8 5 9 10 13 13
Clouds SC CL CL CL CL FW B1 FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 30 3 1 1 0 16 52 16 45 40 17 10 5 16 7 7 18 38 24 3 1 3
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 8 11 9 <1 <1 2 1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 7 15 13
Vent Rate 8 10 85141120141 7 15 35 18 44 58 54 71 8 7 6 13 44108292275
T Wind Dir W W W W W S SE NE NE NE NE NE E S SE SE S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 19 25 19 12 17 16 20 24 18 18 12 10 12 16 14 13 13 16 18 23 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 83 51 86 51 89 53 86
Temp 65 54 77 81 61 52 79 84 61 51 82 86 64 54 83 82
DewPt 36 41 40 39 46 48 47 37 46 50 47 38 45 46 44 40
Max/Min RH 63 20 90 19 95 17 77 21
RH 34 63 26 22 59 87 32 19 59 94 29 18 51 75 25 22
PWind Dir SW NE E SE NW NW E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 5
$$
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