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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 Sat Jun 8 2024
TXZ012-082100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 103 66 87 62 78
Temp 74 73 86 97102 96 83 76 70 67 76 83 86 83 71 67 64 62 67 71 76 74
DewPt 54 54 57 55 53 52 56 57 59 60 61 62 62 62 64 62 63 61 61 61 62 61
Min/Max RH 20 78 45 100 61
RH 50 51 38 24 20 23 39 52 68 78 60 49 45 49 79 84 97 97 81 71 62 64
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S SE S E E NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 18 16 16 13 13 13 13 11 9 9 10 12 13 13 12 11 9 9 10 10 11 11
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 45 28 20 10 17 23 70 59 60 59 45 61 57 68 89 87 93 96 87 85 73 68
PoP 12HR 10 40 30 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.28 0.01 0.66 0.20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC O O O O NM NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 3 1 1 3 4 3 3 3
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 2 1 <1 1 2 3 4 4
Vent Rate 10 13 42106186123 12 10 7 9 37 57 70 89 23 19 13 12 21 39 61 41
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S E E E E E E E E SE SE SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 24 25 24 14 17 21 18 19 14 16 17 16 14 20 13 14 18 13 12 14 16 12
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 Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24
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 86 61 91 66 97 67 94
Temp 64 62 81 84 68 62 86 89 73 66 92 93 76 68 91 91
DewPt 61 62 60 58 60 61 60 58 60 61 59 56 60 61 58 57
Max/Min RH 100 39 99 33 86 27 78 30
RH 90100 49 41 76 97 42 35 64 84 33 29 58 78 33 32
PWind Dir S W SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 30 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-082100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 102 64 88 59 78
Temp 70 68 83 95 99 98 82 76 69 64 76 84 87 83 68 64 62 60 66 72 76 76
DewPt 54 54 57 53 47 46 53 55 57 59 61 61 59 59 62 63 62 60 62 62 59 57
Min/Max RH 16 84 39 100 51
RH 57 60 41 25 17 17 37 48 66 84 59 45 39 44 83 97100100 87 70 56 52
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S SE S SE NE NE NE E E NE NE E E SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 9 12 13 12 10 9 6 6 8 10 10 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 38 32 6 18 22 51 53 50 52 44 50 61 57 80 83 94 89 83 75 71 60 72
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 90 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.21 1.41 0.19
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC O O NM NM NM NM NM NM SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC NM SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 3 1 1 3 4 3 3 3
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 14 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 5 2 2 1 1 2 4 6 3
Vent Rate 11 11 41128210172 9 10 8 8 31 70 81 79 26 36 11 15 22 43 82 38
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SW S S S E NE E E E E N S S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 21 19 20 14 17 19 17 18 17 14 17 17 16 19 18 21 11 11 11 11 16 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 Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24
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 57 88 59 93 62 99 65 95
Temp 63 58 81 87 67 60 86 92 72 63 93 96 74 66 91 93
DewPt 62 58 60 54 61 60 59 52 59 61 57 50 57 60 56 51
Max/Min RH 100 32 100 26 94 20 83 23
RH 97100 48 32 81100 40 26 65 93 30 21 54 83 31 24
PWind Dir S SW SE S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 10 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ008-082100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 103 66 87 62 79
Temp 76 75 86 99102 95 82 77 70 67 74 83 86 84 73 68 65 63 67 72 77 76
DewPt 56 55 57 56 54 56 60 62 64 63 64 64 64 64 66 65 64 63 64 63 63 63
Min/Max RH 21 88 48 100 62
RH 50 49 37 25 21 28 48 61 79 87 71 53 49 51 78 89 96100 88 72 63 64
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 11 12 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 9 10 11 11 9 6 5 5 6 9 9 8
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 77 56 45 30 25 69 67 75 76 73 71 58 50 62 82 85 93 96 88 85 78 73
PoP 12HR 20 50 30 80 60
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.52 0 0.59 0.32
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 1 1 3 4 4 3 3
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 13 5 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 3
Vent Rate 14 14 58 99189 89 17 15 19 20 42 58 72 69 24 23 17 22 23 34 31 24
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW S S SE E E NE E E E E E E SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 19 25 14 17 21 17 17 19 14 17 17 16 18 17 12 12 14 11 10 10 10
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 Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24
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 62 88 63 95 67 101 69 98
Temp 66 63 82 86 70 64 88 94 75 68 95 97 79 70 93 94
DewPt 64 63 62 61 63 62 63 60 63 63 62 60 63 62 61 59
Max/Min RH 100 40 96 33 85 26 77 29
RH 92100 50 42 77 93 44 33 66 84 33 30 57 77 35 31
PWind Dir S W SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 30 10 0 5 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-082100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 102 66 84 62 77
Temp 76 75 85 96100 93 81 76 69 67 73 80 84 83 72 67 64 63 67 70 74 75
DewPt 55 55 57 56 53 55 59 61 63 63 64 63 63 63 66 64 64 63 63 62 63 62
Min/Max RH 21 89 49 100 64
RH 48 50 38 27 21 28 48 59 79 89 73 57 51 52 80 90 98100 88 78 69 65
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W SE E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE S SE
Wind Spd 16 13 13 11 11 12 12 10 9 9 10 11 12 12 11 9 8 8 9 10 10 9
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 77 66 38 19 18 63 65 72 65 74 65 57 49 63 84 86 94 97 89 83 78 72
PoP 12HR 20 50 30 80 60
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.66 0 0.59 0.35
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC O O O O NM NM SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC NM SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 1 1 3 4 3 3 3
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 13 5 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 1
Vent Rate 13 12 50 92170 95 12 12 13 19 41 56 71 64 24 20 17 18 20 30 46 14
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S SE S E E NE E E E E E E SE SE S SW SE
T Wind Spd 20 20 25 14 14 19 14 16 19 14 17 17 17 18 18 12 16 13 11 11 12 11
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 Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24
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 62 86 63 93 67 100 69 96
Temp 66 63 79 85 70 64 85 92 75 68 93 96 78 70 91 93
DewPt 63 63 62 59 63 63 63 59 63 64 61 58 62 63 61 59
Max/Min RH 100 41 96 34 85 27 78 31
RH 90100 55 42 79 94 47 34 65 85 34 29 57 78 37 32
PWind Dir S W SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 30 10 0 5 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-082100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 99 60 81 57 75
Temp 69 66 84 95 99 91 74 69 63 61 70 76 80 79 66 63 60 58 64 69 73 71
DewPt 55 53 55 52 49 50 58 60 62 61 63 63 63 61 64 63 60 58 62 62 62 59
Min/Max RH 19 99 53 100 65
RH 60 62 37 23 19 25 56 73 96 99 79 64 55 55 95 99100100 92 80 67 67
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S NE SE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE S S SE
Wind Spd 12 10 10 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 12 9 9 6 6 8 9 10 9
Clouds B2 SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 71 40 47 46 18 54 79 66 69 77 62 72 62 63 89 88 93 93 87 85 76 73
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 80 60
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.66 0.48
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC O O O O SC SC NM NM SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC NM SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 1 1 3 4 3 3 3
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 14 7 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 5 5 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 2
Vent Rate 9 7 30 87200110 10 20 24 18 45 50 61 67 39 24 11 13 24 31 51 18
T Wind Dir SW SW W SW S NE SE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE S W SW S
T Wind Spd 17 14 17 11 16 17 18 25 23 16 20 17 14 16 18 17 10 11 13 13 11 10
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 Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24
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 86 56 92 60 98 63 94
Temp 61 57 79 83 65 57 86 90 69 61 93 94 72 64 89 91
DewPt 61 57 59 56 60 57 61 55 59 58 58 53 59 58 60 55
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 31 94 23 84 29
RH 100100 50 39 86100 42 32 70 89 31 25 65 82 37 30
PWind Dir S NW SE SW S SW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 5 0 5 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-082100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 97 61 80 58 73
Temp 68 67 83 94 97 90 73 67 63 62 68 76 80 77 66 64 60 59 64 68 71 71
DewPt 56 55 57 55 55 57 62 65 63 62 63 63 63 62 65 63 60 59 62 61 61 61
Min/Max RH 24 100 56 100 67
RH 64 65 42 27 24 33 68 92100100 85 63 56 61 97 98100100 93 78 69 70
Wind Dir W SW W N E S SE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE
Wind Spd 12 10 9 6 8 10 10 11 9 10 11 12 13 12 9 8 6 8 9 10 10 9
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 63 44 49 56 26 60 73 62 78 82 89 61 51 59 71 81 94 88 90 85 79 73
PoP 12HR 30 60 30 70 50
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.10 0 0.27 0.09
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 3
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 11 2 <1 1 1 1 2 3 5 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 3
Vent Rate 8 7 33 68100 26 9 30 17 18 35 39 54 49 21 22 18 19 23 27 29 35
T Wind Dir SW W W W SE S SE NE E NE NE E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 14 17 11 10 16 19 25 14 14 17 13 14 14 16 13 12 16 13 14 14 12
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 Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24
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 57 84 59 92 63 98 64 93
Temp 62 58 80 82 65 60 87 90 71 64 94 94 74 65 90 91
DewPt 62 58 61 59 63 60 64 59 63 61 61 57 61 61 62 58
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 34 94 27 88 31
RH 100100 53 45 94100 46 35 77 90 33 29 65 87 39 33
PWind Dir S NW SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 20 10 0 5 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
$$
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