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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
238 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
TXZ012-182100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
238 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 58 97 58 96
Temp 59 57 74 86 91 89 75 67 62 59 77 92 97 94 78 69 63 58 77 90 96 93
DewPt 50 50 48 47 42 42 48 52 55 54 47 38 35 33 35 35 34 34 35 32 29 26
Min/Max RH 17 84 11 42 9
RH 72 77 40 26 18 19 38 59 78 83 35 15 12 12 21 28 34 40 22 13 9 9
Wind Dir S S NW N N E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W SW SW W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 6 9 12 12 12 11 12 16 19 17 12 9 9 9 9 10 13 13
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 9 4 3 2 8 12 7 2 5 12 8 25 22 18 3 2 2 7 11 26 36
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 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 13 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 12 15 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 11
Vent Rate 8 5 15 51 88 67 8 12 10 9 27310443364 6 5 5 5 20117202216
T Wind Dir S SW N N NW SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 13 13 11 8 10 19 25 23 20 21 29 33 31 14 12 13 13 14 14 20 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 61 88 51 80 55 85 56 88
Temp 71 64 83 85 64 53 73 78 62 57 78 82 64 59 82 86
DewPt 31 32 26 24 30 37 38 33 41 48 42 33 42 42 41 32
Max/Min RH 30 10 54 19 72 17 55 14
RH 23 30 12 11 28 54 28 19 46 72 28 17 45 53 23 14
PWind Dir SW W W N SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ016-182100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
238 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 56 98 55 96
Temp 57 55 78 90 92 91 75 65 59 57 79 92 97 95 75 67 60 56 79 90 95 93
DewPt 44 41 41 38 31 29 36 41 43 41 38 33 29 25 29 30 29 28 29 25 21 19
Min/Max RH 11 57 8 36 6
RH 62 60 27 16 11 11 25 41 55 56 23 12 9 8 18 26 31 34 17 9 7 7
Wind Dir SW W NW N N S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 9 10 10 5 5 5 6 6 8 11 14 19 17 9 6 6 8 9 12 16 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 2 2 2 2 4 17 24 4 3 5 2 3 7 13 4 4 3 5 7 18 23 32
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 12 15 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 13 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 11
Vent Rate 10 8 24128102 72 6 9 7 6 21364471352 8 6 6 6 29146219222
T Wind Dir SW W N N NW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 19 16 18 12 8 6 11 17 14 13 16 31 34 27 17 12 12 11 12 18 24 24
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 89 49 83 52 88 55 90
Temp 69 61 82 87 64 52 74 82 60 54 81 86 62 56 83 88
DewPt 25 29 23 17 23 34 32 25 37 45 34 18 27 32 33 18
Max/Min RH 29 7 49 12 74 8 39 7
RH 19 29 11 7 21 49 21 13 42 73 18 8 26 39 16 8
PWind Dir SW W W NW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
238 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 96 63 101 60 101
Temp 62 60 76 89 94 93 79 72 67 64 78 95100 97 81 72 65 60 78 94100 98
DewPt 52 51 49 49 45 45 51 55 58 58 53 42 36 36 39 38 37 35 38 38 33 31
Min/Max RH 18 83 11 44 9
RH 69 74 39 25 19 19 38 55 73 83 41 16 11 12 22 28 35 39 24 14 10 10
Wind Dir SW S W N NE E SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 5 9 9 9 5 6 8 9 9 8 10 13 16 13 9 5 4 4 5 6 10 11
Clouds FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 9 5 6 4 3 7 11 2 10 34 11 12 30 34 26 6 4 3 6 10 21 40
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
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 17 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 11
Vent Rate 9 8 19 41 85 56 14 20 18 15 43295516304 9 7 8 9 21 87171206
T Wind Dir S SW NW N N SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 12 11 11 8 8 19 25 24 18 20 29 35 29 12 11 12 13 12 13 18 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 65 93 54 84 56 89 59 91
Temp 74 65 86 90 66 55 75 81 64 57 81 86 67 61 85 89
DewPt 33 34 28 25 36 42 40 35 42 49 45 38 47 46 43 34
Max/Min RH 31 9 63 19 76 17 60 14
RH 22 31 12 9 33 63 28 20 45 75 28 18 49 58 23 14
PWind Dir SW W NW NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 10 0 0
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
238 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 63 98 60 98
Temp 62 60 75 86 92 91 78 72 67 64 78 92 97 95 81 72 65 60 76 92 97 96
DewPt 54 52 51 50 45 43 50 54 57 57 51 40 36 34 36 37 36 34 38 36 31 29
Min/Max RH 19 80 12 42 9
RH 76 77 44 29 20 20 37 53 71 80 39 17 12 12 20 28 35 37 25 14 10 10
Wind Dir S S W N NE E SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 9 10 9 11 6 8 10 12 12 11 12 13 17 16 10 8 8 8 8 8 12 12
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 10 12 7 4 2 7 13 4 7 32 10 8 26 36 26 5 4 3 7 11 22 39
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 16 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 11
Vent Rate 8 6 17 48106 65 10 17 15 14 36276492231 9 7 6 8 19 97184220
T Wind Dir S SW N N N E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 12 12 12 9 9 17 26 24 18 20 29 34 29 14 12 12 13 12 13 19 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 91 54 82 57 88 59 90
Temp 74 65 84 88 66 55 73 79 64 57 79 85 67 61 82 87
DewPt 32 33 27 26 35 41 39 34 42 49 44 35 46 45 42 33
Max/Min RH 30 10 60 20 73 16 58 15
RH 22 30 13 11 32 60 29 20 45 73 29 17 47 55 25 15
PWind Dir SW W NW NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ006-182100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
238 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 52 92 49 93
Temp 54 51 77 86 89 87 70 63 57 53 72 88 92 89 72 63 55 50 74 89 93 90
DewPt 43 41 40 39 38 37 43 49 51 51 50 38 32 28 28 29 29 28 35 32 27 24
Min/Max RH 16 93 11 45 9
RH 65 68 26 19 16 17 38 61 80 93 45 17 12 11 19 28 37 43 24 14 9 9
Wind Dir SW NW N NE NE E E SE S E SW SW SW SW W W W W NW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 4 9 10 9 9 8 9 6 4 8 13 19 18 11 6 5 5 6 9 13 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 1 2 1 3 11 17 12 7 13 4 3 8 9 6 5 6 2 5 11 31 43
PoP 12HR 0 5 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 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 11
Vent Rate 6 7 46111101110 7 11 9 5 17309474414 11 8 6 8 25107242254
T Wind Dir SW NW N N NE S E SE S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 16 25 16 10 11 14 21 18 10 12 33 36 32 21 18 14 17 13 13 26 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 55 86 45 79 48 85 51 87
Temp 64 57 81 83 57 47 71 77 56 49 78 83 60 52 80 84
DewPt 28 30 25 22 32 39 35 28 37 43 38 24 33 38 36 27
Max/Min RH 35 9 75 15 83 11 60 12
RH 25 35 13 10 38 75 27 16 49 80 24 11 36 58 20 12
PWind Dir W W NW NE SE S SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-182100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
238 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 91 58 96 54 96
Temp 55 51 72 85 90 88 72 65 61 58 74 89 96 91 73 66 58 54 74 88 96 93
DewPt 52 49 49 48 45 45 51 54 56 57 58 48 37 34 36 37 36 36 46 47 40 35
Min/Max RH 20 95 12 51 12
RH 91 93 44 28 21 22 48 68 84 95 58 24 13 13 26 34 43 50 37 24 15 13
Wind Dir S SW N NE NE E E SE SE SW S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW S S
Wind Spd 8 3 6 8 9 9 9 10 9 8 10 12 17 16 10 8 6 6 8 6 10 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 6 3 2 3 0 8 24 9 15 51 9 8 9 13 9 4 8 3 9 12 16 40
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5
Vent Rate 6 4 34 71111 90 9 10 8 6 31106407199 8 7 6 7 28 44101 72
T Wind Dir S SW N NE NE E E SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 10 24 18 12 14 18 20 18 13 16 24 34 32 18 16 14 16 17 11 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 58 87 47 79 49 86 54 87
Temp 67 60 83 83 58 48 71 76 57 50 79 82 61 55 80 84
DewPt 36 35 33 30 41 43 40 34 40 45 44 39 45 47 43 34
Max/Min RH 39 12 83 20 83 20 75 16
RH 32 39 16 15 53 83 32 22 53 83 30 22 56 75 27 17
PWind Dir SW W NW NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 0 5 5 0 0
$$
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