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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
451 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
TXZ012-040900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
451 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 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 96 63 94 66
Temp 91 77 71 65 63 80 90 93 90 76 71 66 63 76 88 93 91 79 74 68 67
DewPt 42 50 58 57 51 45 47 49 51 56 58 58 58 57 52 51 50 53 56 59 60
Max/Min RH 75 21 85 23 80
RH 18 39 63 75 65 29 23 22 26 50 63 75 84 52 29 24 25 41 53 73 78
Wind Dir NW SE SE S SW NW N N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 10 12 10 9 12 13 13 12 12 10 9 6 9 9 10 11 11 11 9 8
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 13 6 4 14 22 22 21 11 23 49 38 22 29 9 4 2 5 6 3 4 6
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 108 5 10 7 5 25126122 85 7 7 5 4 17 65 83 84 7 9 8 7
T Wind Dir W E SE S SW NW N N N NE E E E E E SE S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 12 23 17 12 20 20 16 18 14 17 12 12 11 12 12 13 16 19 18 16
RFTI 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
Date 06/06Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
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 66 95 68 96 66 90 63 86
Temp 93 92 73 67 89 92 75 69 93 93 74 67 87 88 71 64 83 84
DewPt 56 53 57 57 57 54 57 56 53 51 54 55 56 54 56 57 55 52
Min/Max RH 24 72 26 65 23 65 29 78 32
RH 29 27 57 70 34 28 54 63 26 24 50 65 35 31 59 78 38 33
PWind Dir S SE S S S SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 30 10 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ016-040900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
451 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 96 61 95 63
Temp 95 76 69 63 61 82 92 94 94 77 71 65 62 78 89 94 92 79 73 67 64
DewPt 26 29 34 37 34 34 39 39 41 50 56 58 58 57 50 48 46 51 55 59 60
Max/Min RH 39 14 89 20 87
RH 8 18 28 39 36 18 16 15 16 39 59 78 87 48 26 21 21 39 53 74 86
Wind Dir W SE S SW W NW N N NE E E E NE E E SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 8 8 8 9 11 13 12 13 10 9 6 5 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 8
Clouds FW CL FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 15 3 7 3 19 29 20 20 41 47 47 20 17 3 6 4 13 7 8 4 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 172 5 7 6 6 25167162117 11 9 8 6 30 68106106 10 10 10 8
T Wind Dir W S S SW W NW NW NW N NE E E NE E E S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 11 13 13 13 20 17 14 16 19 17 14 11 14 11 12 13 18 18 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/06Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 65 97 66 96 64 91 62 88
Temp 94 92 74 66 92 93 74 67 93 94 74 65 87 87 70 63 84 86
DewPt 53 49 55 58 53 50 55 57 51 48 54 57 55 52 57 58 54 50
Min/Max RH 20 77 21 72 20 75 27 85 28
RH 25 23 51 75 27 23 51 70 24 21 50 75 33 30 63 84 36 30
PWind Dir S SE S S S S SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 30 10 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-040900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
451 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 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 64 97 64 98 69
Temp 92 79 73 68 65 80 92 95 92 81 73 67 65 79 91 97 95 83 78 72 70
DewPt 51 59 65 62 59 55 53 56 55 59 61 61 61 60 54 50 50 55 58 61 62
Max/Min RH 81 25 90 20 76
RH 25 50 75 81 80 42 27 27 29 48 65 81 88 51 29 21 22 38 50 67 76
Wind Dir NW E SE S SW NW N N N NE E NE NE NE E SE S S S S SW
Wind Spd 4 6 9 6 6 9 13 12 11 8 5 4 3 4 4 6 6 8 8 6 4
Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 10 3 7 13 35 28 20 9 30 44 34 18 22 9 1 2 4 3 2 4 6
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 8 <1 1 <1 1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 58 13 20 12 11 21110121 89 10 9 6 5 17 52 87 89 12 13 11 9
T Wind Dir W E SE S SW NW N N N NE E NE NE E E S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 8 14 20 13 11 11 19 18 18 12 12 9 8 8 10 11 12 16 18 16 12
RFTI 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
Date 06/06Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
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 99 67 97 70 100 67 94 65 90
Temp 95 94 75 68 90 95 78 71 95 97 77 68 91 92 75 66 87 88
DewPt 58 56 61 62 60 56 60 59 54 52 57 58 59 57 59 59 58 53
Min/Max RH 23 83 27 69 21 70 29 78 30
RH 29 28 63 81 37 27 54 67 25 22 50 70 34 31 59 78 37 30
PWind Dir S SE S S S SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 20 10 40 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-040900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
451 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 95 64 95 69
Temp 91 80 73 68 65 79 91 93 91 80 73 67 65 77 88 93 94 83 77 72 69
DewPt 48 55 63 61 56 53 51 54 54 58 60 61 61 60 52 50 49 54 59 61 61
Max/Min RH 80 26 89 22 76
RH 23 43 72 80 74 41 26 27 30 48 63 80 87 57 30 23 22 37 53 68 76
Wind Dir NE SE SE S SW NW N N N NE E NE NE NE E SE S S S S SW
Wind Spd 5 9 12 9 8 10 13 13 12 9 8 5 4 4 6 8 9 9 10 9 6
Clouds FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 11 3 5 12 33 28 18 7 30 46 38 18 21 9 1 2 5 4 3 6 6
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 58 7 15 8 10 20120120 83 9 8 5 4 13 58 82 89 10 12 10 6
T Wind Dir NW E SE S SW NW N N N NE E NE NE E E S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 8 12 20 13 11 13 19 18 17 13 13 9 8 8 11 11 12 16 19 17 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/06Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 98 67 96 70 98 68 92 65 88
Temp 92 93 75 68 88 93 78 71 93 95 77 69 88 90 74 66 85 86
DewPt 57 55 61 62 59 55 60 59 54 52 57 59 58 56 59 60 57 53
Min/Max RH 24 83 28 69 23 70 31 79 32
RH 31 28 62 81 38 28 54 66 27 24 52 70 37 33 59 79 39 33
PWind Dir S SE S S S SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 30 10 40 20 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-040900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
451 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 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 92 57 95 61
Temp 91 74 67 61 57 80 89 91 89 74 67 61 57 75 88 94 92 77 71 65 62
DewPt 39 45 51 52 46 46 48 48 48 53 56 56 56 57 52 48 47 51 53 55 55
Max/Min RH 73 23 97 21 79
RH 17 35 55 72 65 30 24 24 24 48 68 86 94 53 29 22 21 41 53 69 77
Wind Dir S SE SE SW W N N N NE E E NE N SE S S S S S S W
Wind Spd 9 8 9 5 6 13 17 13 13 9 6 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 9 8 5
Clouds FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 8 3 3 6 35 43 8 23 42 52 33 15 5 1 1 3 5 5 2 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 101 6 9 7 6 81147136112 8 6 4 3 17 67115 98 9 10 8 6
T Wind Dir SW SE SE S NW NW N N N E E E N SE S SW SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 10 13 18 13 12 25 23 18 16 16 13 9 6 8 10 13 11 17 21 17 12
RFTI 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
Date 06/06Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
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 94 60 96 64 95 60 89 59 85
Temp 90 90 68 61 91 90 72 65 92 90 69 61 86 86 67 60 82 83
DewPt 56 53 58 58 57 52 55 54 54 52 57 57 59 56 59 58 57 51
Min/Max RH 25 91 23 71 23 86 33 95 32
RH 32 28 69 88 32 27 55 69 28 28 66 86 40 35 75 92 42 33
PWind Dir SW SE S S S SE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 30 10 40 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-040900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
451 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 61 89 58 95 63
Temp 87 73 68 64 61 77 85 89 86 73 67 61 59 75 88 94 92 78 72 67 64
DewPt 54 62 65 64 61 59 60 57 53 58 59 58 58 60 54 51 49 53 55 56 57
Max/Min RH 100 31 98 22 79
RH 32 69 91100 99 55 43 34 32 60 76 89 95 59 31 23 23 42 54 69 79
Wind Dir E E SE S SW NW N N NE E E NE NW S S S S S S SW W
Wind Spd 4 8 9 8 6 13 16 12 12 8 4 4 3 4 4 6 9 8 9 8 8
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 5 2 20 25 37 30 13 12 45 43 34 23 16 2 1 1 5 4 2 4 6
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 4 3 3 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 46 9 10 10 6 28 82105 87 6 4 3 2 13 52101108 10 10 7 16
T Wind Dir E E SE S SW NW N N N E E E W S SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 17 18 12 8 16 20 19 16 12 9 8 5 6 10 13 14 19 19 14 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/06Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 61 94 65 93 62 89 60 88
Temp 91 87 68 62 89 90 73 66 90 91 69 63 86 87 68 61 84 85
DewPt 56 58 60 61 60 57 59 57 57 55 58 58 60 57 60 59 58 53
Min/Max RH 28 99 31 76 28 87 35 94 32
RH 31 37 77 98 38 33 63 73 32 30 67 85 42 37 75 93 42 33
PWind Dir SE SE S S S SE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 30 10 40 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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