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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
551 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
TXZ012-022100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
551 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
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 63 96 62 98
Temp 63 76 85 90 84 71 68 66 63 76 88 95 92 78 70 65 63 80 92 96 92
DewPt 63 63 61 58 56 58 61 61 58 57 49 44 40 45 50 49 46 44 44 45 47
Min/Max RH 34 84 16 58 18
RH 100 64 45 34 38 63 78 84 84 52 26 17 16 31 49 56 54 28 19 18 21
Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S SW W W SW S SE S S SW W NW N N
Wind Spd 13 18 18 20 19 17 16 13 12 11 8 9 9 10 11 10 9 10 10 11 12
Clouds B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 53 24 12 7 35 34 14 11 21 16 11 9 19 16 23 22 18 25 34 29 48
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 3 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 12 5
Vent Rate 11 52 89144 68 16 13 12 11 31 34109116 8 9 7 6 21106181 84
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW W S SW S SE S S W NW NW NW N
T Wind Spd 20 23 21 23 24 23 27 25 23 18 9 12 14 19 20 18 16 17 14 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
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 93 65 96 66 93 66 92
Temp 73 65 88 91 74 66 90 91 73 67 88 90 75 67 86 87
DewPt 56 58 54 53 58 61 56 52 56 56 53 52 54 54 54 52
Max/Min RH 80 26 84 24 69 26 65 27
RH 55 78 31 28 57 84 32 27 55 68 30 27 48 63 34 30
PWind Dir NE E SE S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-022100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
551 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 58 97 60 98
Temp 60 75 86 92 90 75 68 62 59 77 90 96 94 77 69 64 61 81 93 97 95
DewPt 60 62 58 47 41 48 56 54 47 42 38 27 24 34 37 34 30 34 36 35 37
Min/Max RH 18 74 8 34 11
RH 100 63 40 21 18 39 64 74 64 29 16 9 8 22 32 33 31 18 14 12 13
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW W NW SW SW SW S SW W NW N N NE
Wind Spd 12 18 18 18 17 13 12 11 9 9 6 9 9 6 8 8 8 9 10 10 10
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 27 20 5 13 18 15 7 6 17 13 6 7 13 11 14 13 21 26 31 31 48
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 3 5 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 16 15 1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 15 8
Vent Rate 12 54 88265199 11 14 11 8 14 53140189 12 10 8 7 36172190107
T Wind Dir S S S SW S SE S S SW W W W W SW S SW W NW NW NW N
T Wind Spd 19 24 20 23 23 21 25 20 17 10 8 10 14 12 20 17 13 17 16 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 94 62 97 65 95 64 93
Temp 71 62 88 91 71 63 92 94 74 66 90 93 73 65 88 88
DewPt 51 58 52 48 56 61 53 49 54 56 51 47 53 54 51 51
Max/Min RH 90 21 94 20 71 20 67 23
RH 50 89 29 23 59 92 27 22 51 70 26 21 49 67 29 28
PWind Dir NE E SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-022100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
551 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
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 66 98 63 100
Temp 66 79 89 94 87 74 71 68 66 77 90 97 95 80 73 67 64 81 95 98 94
DewPt 65 65 63 60 58 61 64 63 62 58 54 49 47 53 59 58 54 51 51 50 52
Min/Max RH 31 88 18 75 20
RH 97 63 43 33 38 64 80 84 88 53 30 20 19 39 62 70 70 35 23 20 24
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S W W SW S SE S S SW W N N N
Wind Spd 9 14 17 18 17 14 13 11 6 6 5 6 6 6 8 5 4 5 8 9 9
Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 57 31 14 9 43 38 16 15 27 20 13 8 17 20 26 29 23 28 34 30 43
PoP 12HR 20 30 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt <1 3 6 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 8 <1 <1 1 1 2 6 7 5
Vent Rate 16 75129160101 20 20 18 13 29 27 81136 10 14 16 15 38 93110 71
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW W SW SW SW SE S S SW NW NW N N
T Wind Spd 19 25 25 25 27 26 26 23 14 13 8 10 19 13 18 14 14 18 17 16 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 Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
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 97 68 99 68 97 68 94
Temp 74 66 90 95 76 68 93 95 76 69 92 95 78 69 89 89
DewPt 59 61 55 51 60 64 59 53 58 59 56 54 58 58 57 57
Max/Min RH 86 21 87 22 73 24 69 29
RH 59 84 31 23 58 86 31 24 54 71 30 25 50 68 35 34
PWind Dir NE E S S SE S S E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-022100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
551 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 65 96 63 98
Temp 66 77 87 92 84 73 70 67 65 76 87 94 93 80 73 67 64 80 92 97 93
DewPt 65 65 62 59 56 59 62 62 61 57 53 48 44 50 57 56 53 50 49 49 51
Min/Max RH 32 86 18 73 20
RH 97 65 43 33 39 61 77 83 86 52 31 21 18 36 57 69 67 35 23 20 24
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S W W SW S SE S S SW W N N NE
Wind Spd 12 17 18 19 18 18 16 13 9 9 6 6 8 9 10 9 6 8 9 10 10
Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 53 27 13 8 41 35 15 13 25 19 12 8 17 19 25 26 22 28 34 30 44
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt <1 3 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 8 <1 <1 1 <1 2 7 7 5
Vent Rate 13 67118156 81 20 17 16 12 21 26 80126 8 11 15 10 30113119 74
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW SE S S SW NW NW N NE
T Wind Spd 19 25 25 24 26 24 25 23 14 12 8 10 18 14 18 16 14 18 18 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 95 68 98 68 95 68 93
Temp 75 66 88 92 77 68 91 93 76 69 89 94 78 69 87 87
DewPt 59 61 55 51 60 63 58 53 58 59 56 54 58 58 57 56
Max/Min RH 85 24 85 24 72 25 67 30
RH 59 84 32 25 57 84 33 26 55 71 33 27 49 67 37 35
PWind Dir NE E S S SE S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-022100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
551 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
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 56 94 55 94
Temp 59 75 86 93 90 70 65 59 56 75 88 93 91 73 66 59 56 80 91 94 90
DewPt 59 62 58 46 39 50 56 56 52 51 49 41 36 43 47 48 47 46 46 45 47
Min/Max RH 17 89 14 81 19
RH 100 64 39 21 17 49 72 89 86 42 25 16 14 34 49 67 70 30 22 19 23
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S W N NE S SE SE S SW W NW N NE NE
Wind Spd 11 18 18 19 18 13 12 9 6 6 4 6 8 8 6 4 4 9 11 11 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 22 10 8 11 24 19 13 6 19 15 5 10 15 14 15 21 27 33 24 38 50
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 1 3 5 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 8
Vent Rate 20 72108317343 18 14 8 5 20 41152134 7 10 8 7 68158173106
T Wind Dir S SW S SW SW S S S W N NW W W SE S SW NW NW N N NE
T Wind Spd 18 27 25 25 28 24 25 16 12 13 6 13 14 16 19 17 14 24 21 17 14
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 Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
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 94 61 94 62 94 61 89
Temp 68 60 88 91 70 62 89 90 69 63 89 91 69 62 85 85
DewPt 56 56 53 48 55 57 56 52 56 56 56 51 58 56 56 55
Max/Min RH 91 21 87 24 80 23 83 30
RH 65 89 30 23 59 84 33 27 64 78 33 26 68 81 37 36
PWind Dir NE E S S SE S S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-022100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
551 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 59 93 59 93
Temp 63 76 87 92 86 70 66 63 59 74 86 92 90 73 68 63 59 77 88 92 88
DewPt 63 65 62 58 55 59 61 61 59 60 59 55 51 56 59 59 56 57 57 55 53
Min/Max RH 29 100 26 100 28
RH 100 70 42 31 35 67 83 94100 63 40 28 26 55 74 87 89 49 34 29 30
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S NW N E SE SE SE S W NW N N NE
Wind Spd 13 18 20 21 18 16 13 11 8 8 6 6 6 6 8 5 4 8 11 11 10
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 44 24 8 14 37 33 25 14 26 20 9 7 17 20 23 35 30 34 31 30 36
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt <1 3 5 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 7 <1 <1 1 <1 2 5 6 7
Vent Rate 12 71117197102 19 14 10 4 25 31 52 67 8 9 14 12 42 91109 86
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW NW N SW S SE S S W NW N N NE
T Wind Spd 19 28 27 27 27 28 27 19 9 13 9 8 11 16 17 16 13 23 21 19 14
RFTI 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 94 63 95 63 93 62 88
Temp 67 60 88 92 72 64 90 88 70 64 90 91 69 63 84 83
DewPt 58 59 55 50 56 60 57 54 58 60 57 55 59 58 59 57
Max/Min RH 99 23 89 27 89 28 85 36
RH 73 97 33 24 56 87 32 31 65 87 34 30 71 84 43 42
PWind Dir NE E S S SE S SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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