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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 Mon Jun 10 2024
TXZ012-110900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu
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 60 82 62 90 66
Temp 70 71 64 63 62 60 68 76 81 79 70 66 64 62 72 84 89 85 75 71 67 66
DewPt 63 62 62 61 61 60 61 61 61 61 63 63 63 62 63 63 62 61 62 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 100 49 99 41 92
RH 78 73 93 93 97100 78 60 51 54 78 90 98 99 74 50 41 44 63 77 86 89
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 8 5 5 6 8 10 12 12 11 9 9
Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 91 82 66 63 58 70 50 37 49 34 19 17 45 58 17 2 8 17 16 11 7 12
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 21 17 7 6 7 5 13 32 45 34 6 6 4 5 16 33 63 50 9 9 7 7
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SE SE E SE S S S SW SW SW S S SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 11 10 11 11 10 9 8 9 10 10 13 14 11 10 11 10 12 16 20 21 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/13Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
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 97 68 94 67 90 66 94 68 96
Temp 91 92 75 68 90 89 74 67 86 84 72 66 88 88 74 68 90 91
DewPt 63 61 63 63 61 57 61 61 59 58 58 59 58 57 58 59 58 56
Min/Max RH 32 84 31 80 37 78 31 73 28
RH 39 35 66 83 38 34 64 80 40 41 61 77 36 35 57 72 34 31
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 40 30 40 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-110900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu
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 57 83 59 90 62
Temp 68 71 63 61 60 58 67 76 81 82 69 64 61 60 71 83 88 89 75 70 64 63
DewPt 62 60 63 61 60 58 62 61 58 56 62 63 61 60 64 62 59 58 62 63 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 33 100
RH 81 70100100100100 83 59 46 41 78 97 99100 79 51 37 35 65 81 99100
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SW NE NE E E SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 8 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 9 8 6
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 84 83 71 64 67 72 39 21 29 20 24 20 34 43 19 3 3 15 13 8 4 11
PoP 12HR 40 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.34 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 20 24 7 8 7 6 13 40 56 40 7 6 6 7 14 37 74 81 10 9 10 8
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SW NW N NE E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SE S S S
T Wind Spd 10 11 10 9 10 9 8 10 11 9 13 11 11 11 11 10 12 13 19 18 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/13Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
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 98 65 93 63 89 63 94 65 96
Temp 90 96 73 65 89 89 72 64 84 87 69 63 88 92 73 65 90 94
DewPt 62 56 63 62 60 54 60 60 59 52 59 58 57 51 57 57 55 50
Min/Max RH 25 93 28 91 29 86 24 76 21
RH 39 27 70 89 38 30 66 88 43 31 70 84 35 25 57 74 30 23
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 50 30 30 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ008-110900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu
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 63 87 63 95 67
Temp 76 72 69 66 64 64 71 79 85 84 75 69 65 64 75 88 94 91 80 74 70 68
DewPt 64 64 64 64 63 63 64 63 61 62 64 66 65 63 65 63 62 63 64 66 65 65
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 35 92
RH 66 74 84 93 96 97 79 57 45 47 68 88 99 97 70 43 35 39 59 75 85 90
Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 9 8 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 9 9 8 6 5
Clouds OV B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 93 85 50 51 61 80 54 47 38 34 12 14 34 43 17 5 8 25 16 14 5 8
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.15 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 18 7 9 7 9 17 44 49 41 10 9 7 9 23 43 70 66 13 13 11 9
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 13 9 8 11 9 10 8 10 9 8 13 13 10 10 11 10 12 16 18 18 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/13Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
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 102 70 99 69 93 68 98 71 99
Temp 95 99 79 70 94 94 78 69 89 89 75 68 92 93 78 71 93 95
DewPt 64 61 66 65 62 58 63 62 60 60 61 61 60 60 60 60 59 57
Min/Max RH 27 85 27 79 34 79 28 69 26
RH 35 29 63 84 34 30 61 78 37 38 62 77 34 33 54 68 32 28
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 30 30 40 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-110900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu
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 62 85 62 93 68
Temp 72 70 67 65 64 62 69 77 83 83 74 68 64 62 73 86 92 89 80 74 70 68
DewPt 64 63 64 63 62 62 63 62 61 61 63 65 64 62 65 63 61 61 63 65 65 65
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 36 92
RH 75 78 88 96 96 99 80 60 48 48 68 89100100 76 47 36 40 58 72 85 90
Wind Dir S SE SE S SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 9 9 6 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 8 6 4 4 6 9 9 10 11 10 9 8
Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 93 74 53 53 61 79 50 40 32 32 17 14 35 44 19 4 8 24 16 12 6 9
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 28 16 6 7 7 6 16 42 50 46 8 8 6 7 20 42 67 65 11 11 9 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE E SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 10 8 9 10 10 8 10 9 9 13 13 10 10 11 11 12 16 18 18 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/13Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
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 100 70 96 69 92 68 96 70 97
Temp 93 96 77 70 91 91 76 69 87 87 74 68 90 90 77 70 91 93
DewPt 63 60 66 65 62 57 63 63 59 59 60 61 59 59 59 60 58 56
Min/Max RH 28 85 29 79 36 78 29 69 27
RH 37 31 67 84 38 31 63 78 40 39 60 77 36 35 54 69 34 29
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 40 30 40 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-110900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu
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 56 85 58 92 61
Temp 71 67 62 61 58 58 68 78 83 83 70 66 61 59 75 87 92 88 74 69 64 61
DewPt 63 61 62 61 58 58 61 60 58 56 61 62 61 59 63 61 59 56 62 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 31 99
RH 76 80 99100100100 80 54 42 41 72 88 99 99 66 42 33 33 65 80 97 99
Wind Dir S S S S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 10 9 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 8 10 10 9 9 8 6 6
Clouds OV OV B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 94 93 67 72 60 61 47 28 28 44 32 34 30 28 19 12 12 26 30 11 5 2
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM IS
Tstms SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 24 18 11 6 6 4 14 38 58 44 7 7 5 5 29 66 77 88 9 9 7 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SE E E E SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 11 12 10 9 6 8 9 10 8 13 14 11 10 17 16 12 13 19 18 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/13Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
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 98 62 94 62 88 60 95 64 96
Temp 93 92 72 63 91 89 71 62 83 84 67 61 90 90 71 64 89 90
DewPt 60 54 63 62 60 54 60 60 59 54 59 57 57 54 58 56 56 52
Min/Max RH 24 98 28 93 33 89 26 77 24
RH 33 27 72 95 36 30 70 92 43 36 75 86 33 29 62 75 32 27
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 50 30 30 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-110900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 86 60 95 64
Temp 80 75 66 63 61 61 70 80 85 83 72 67 62 61 76 90 95 91 78 72 67 65
DewPt 57 58 62 61 61 60 63 61 60 59 62 63 62 61 64 61 59 58 62 63 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 30 98
RH 45 55 86 94100 98 78 52 42 44 71 87 99100 66 38 31 33 59 73 90 94
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 12 9 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 6 6 5 5 9 11 12 12 10 10 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 74 71 51 54 73 76 53 32 15 23 12 20 19 27 16 5 6 18 16 13 11 7
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 77 54 7 7 5 5 20 37 58 44 6 7 5 6 29 65 92 83 8 10 8 8
T Wind Dir SE S S SW S S S S SE SE S S S SW SW S SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 17 13 11 10 9 9 9 10 10 13 16 12 13 14 13 13 16 18 20 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/13Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 102 66 97 66 91 63 96 66 97
Temp 97 97 75 66 94 92 74 66 87 84 68 63 91 90 73 66 91 91
DewPt 61 54 65 64 61 54 61 62 60 59 60 59 60 57 59 58 59 57
Min/Max RH 21 95 25 88 36 88 28 76 27
RH 30 24 72 93 34 28 65 87 41 42 75 86 36 33 62 75 34 32
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 40 30 30 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC
$$
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