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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 Tue Jun 11 2024
TXZ012-120900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 90 65 97 67
Temp 80 79 70 66 63 62 73 84 89 87 77 72 68 66 80 92 97 93 81 76 71 68
DewPt 62 61 63 62 62 62 63 62 62 61 63 63 63 63 65 64 62 61 63 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 99 40 93 31 85
RH 54 54 78 87 97 99 71 48 41 42 62 73 84 90 60 40 32 35 54 64 76 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 10 9 11 10 11 12 12 11 9 8
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 45 27 21 28 31 54 11 2 5 9 10 5 5 12 1 1 4 6 10 9 12 14
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 37 45 7 6 5 8 19 38 66 61 9 9 7 7 32 48 82 78 9 9 10 7
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 8 12 13 14 13 12 11 11 13 17 20 23 18 16 17 11 13 17 19 18 19 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 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 68 92 67 96 69 97 68 95
Temp 90 90 74 68 87 87 74 67 90 91 76 69 91 92 76 68 89 90
DewPt 61 57 59 59 58 56 56 57 58 55 56 58 58 56 58 61 59 57
Min/Max RH 31 73 32 70 27 68 26 78 29
RH 38 33 59 72 38 35 53 69 34 30 50 67 33 30 54 77 36 33
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 FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ016-120900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 92 62 97 65
Temp 80 82 69 65 62 61 71 82 89 91 76 70 65 63 78 90 96 96 79 74 69 66
DewPt 59 57 63 64 62 61 64 63 60 57 62 62 64 63 64 62 56 55 61 62 63 62
Max/Min RH 100 32 100 25 90
RH 49 43 81 97 99100 79 52 38 32 62 76 97100 62 40 27 26 54 67 82 89
Wind Dir E E E SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 5 6 6 6 5 5 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 8 9 9 10 11 10 10 9 8
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 21 26 22 40 42 47 25 2 3 11 14 13 3 4 2 2 3 11 7 9 4 8
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 42 40 7 6 6 8 18 51 72 63 9 10 9 8 33 53 97 93 10 7 10 9
T Wind Dir NE E E S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 14 12 12 10 12 12 12 13 17 19 18 16 16 13 12 14 19 13 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 93 64 93 65 97 67 97 64 96
Temp 90 90 72 64 86 91 72 65 91 95 76 67 92 94 74 65 90 93
DewPt 59 53 58 59 56 47 57 56 55 45 55 56 55 49 56 58 56 49
Min/Max RH 27 83 21 73 17 69 20 79 22
RH 37 29 61 83 36 22 59 72 30 18 49 68 29 22 53 79 32 22
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 50 20 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-120900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 95 67 102 70
Temp 85 85 75 69 65 64 76 88 94 92 81 75 70 68 82 95101 97 86 80 74 70
DewPt 61 62 64 65 64 64 65 63 62 63 64 65 65 65 66 64 62 62 65 66 65 65
Max/Min RH 100 34 94 27 85
RH 45 47 69 88 96 98 68 42 35 38 57 72 83 92 58 36 27 31 50 63 76 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 9 9 9 9 10 9 5 4
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 30 29 17 33 28 44 6 6 3 13 11 5 6 9 0 1 3 10 21 17 21 19
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 49 59 10 10 7 9 28 51 73 77 13 14 12 9 40 63100 98 13 14 14 9
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 11 13 13 10 11 12 11 12 16 17 19 16 13 18 13 14 16 18 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 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 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 70 96 70 101 72 101 70 99
Temp 94 94 77 70 90 91 77 70 95 95 79 72 94 95 79 70 92 93
DewPt 62 57 61 61 59 58 58 59 59 58 59 60 60 59 62 63 60 59
Min/Max RH 26 73 29 68 25 66 25 77 28
RH 34 30 59 72 36 33 53 67 30 29 50 65 31 31 56 77 34 32
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 FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-120900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 93 67 101 69
Temp 83 82 73 68 65 64 74 85 92 90 80 74 70 68 81 94100 96 85 79 73 69
DewPt 60 61 63 64 64 63 64 63 61 61 64 65 65 65 66 64 61 61 64 66 66 65
Max/Min RH 100 36 94 28 86
RH 46 49 70 88 98 98 72 48 36 39 57 74 84 89 60 37 28 32 50 63 78 86
Wind Dir E SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 8 8 6 6 6 9 10 11 11 12 12 10 9 10 10 10 11 12 11 9 6
Clouds SC SC FW SC FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 34 27 21 32 25 34 13 4 5 14 10 6 6 7 2 1 4 7 18 15 18 16
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 50 8 9 7 9 23 48 73 69 11 12 10 8 37 56 92 95 11 11 12 7
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 10 13 14 11 12 12 12 13 16 18 19 17 13 18 12 13 16 19 18 17 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 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 70 94 69 99 72 99 70 97
Temp 92 91 77 70 88 89 76 69 92 93 78 72 93 93 78 70 90 91
DewPt 61 56 61 61 59 56 58 59 59 56 58 60 59 57 61 62 60 58
Min/Max RH 28 73 30 69 26 66 27 77 29
RH 37 31 58 72 38 34 54 68 33 29 50 65 33 30 58 76 37 32
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 FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-120900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 58 94 59 100 63
Temp 83 82 70 65 61 59 75 87 94 90 76 70 64 60 80 94100 95 79 74 67 64
DewPt 59 58 61 62 61 59 63 62 59 57 61 63 63 60 62 59 54 52 59 61 63 61
Max/Min RH 100 31 100 21 97
RH 44 45 73 90 99100 66 43 31 33 60 78 97 99 54 31 22 24 52 65 87 93
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 8 6 6 5 6 10 12 11 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 6 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 30 50 46 29 42 20 15 8 13 25 24 6 3 2 3 1 3 8 23 10 11 9
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6 6 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 44 48 14 8 6 6 42 75 80 73 10 9 8 8 39 62115116 11 10 8 7
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 16 16 12 12 19 18 12 13 19 19 16 16 19 13 12 16 21 19 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 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 95 61 92 61 98 65 98 63 96
Temp 91 89 70 62 87 87 70 62 92 93 74 65 92 92 72 63 89 90
DewPt 61 54 59 58 57 51 57 56 55 48 56 55 54 51 55 56 56 52
Min/Max RH 27 91 25 81 19 71 21 78 25
RH 37 31 68 87 36 29 64 78 29 21 54 69 28 25 54 75 33 27
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 FW B2 B2 SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 60 20 20 5 5 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-120900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 95 62 102 65
Temp 85 83 72 67 63 61 77 90 95 90 78 71 66 63 81 96101 96 80 73 68 65
DewPt 59 58 62 62 63 61 64 62 60 58 63 64 64 63 64 60 56 56 63 64 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 31 100 22 97
RH 41 43 71 85 99 99 64 39 31 34 61 78 93 99 56 30 23 26 57 74 91 95
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SE SE S
Wind Spd 9 9 8 8 8 8 11 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 9 9 8 6
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 28 32 20 18 16 12 4 4 5 13 12 4 8 8 2 2 2 24 22 16 26 21
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 8 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 56 63 7 8 6 7 39 80 98 85 10 10 9 8 33 53 97107 10 7 24 7
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SE SE S
T Wind Spd 10 11 16 17 13 14 18 16 14 16 20 19 17 16 17 11 12 13 21 13 19 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 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 96 65 93 64 98 68 98 66 95
Temp 93 91 72 66 88 87 70 65 93 93 75 68 94 92 74 66 90 88
DewPt 61 55 61 61 60 56 58 57 58 53 58 57 58 56 60 60 59 57
Min/Max RH 26 86 30 79 23 69 25 81 29
RH 35 30 68 85 39 35 64 76 31 26 55 68 30 29 62 80 35 35
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 FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 50 20 20 5 10 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC 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