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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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859 FOUS54 KAMA 232009 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 309 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 TXZ012-240900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 309 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 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 54 82 54 94 58 Temp 90 89 73 66 59 55 65 74 80 80 68 63 57 55 71 86 93 91 76 69 63 59 DewPt 27 23 25 25 22 30 28 29 31 31 36 38 42 44 47 37 24 18 21 22 26 29 Max/Min RH 38 15 67 7 32 RH 10 9 17 21 24 38 25 19 17 17 31 39 57 66 42 18 8 7 13 17 24 32 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW NW N N NE NE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W W Wind Spd 23 23 16 13 12 16 17 12 9 9 12 12 12 12 14 17 20 20 13 12 12 11 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 7 6 13 15 15 12 3 5 6 7 5 3 3 2 2 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 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 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 Mix Hgt 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 325266 7 6 6 14 61 53 51 61 8 10 11 10 57174338357 7 9 8 6 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW NW N N N NE S SE SE SE S S SW SW W W W W NW T Wind Spd 28 27 18 16 16 26 26 14 10 10 20 24 26 23 26 26 32 33 16 20 18 14 RFTI 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 RFTI Category CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CH EL NO NO NO Red Flag W W Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24 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 90 55 86 57 88 59 85 59 85 Temp 83 89 67 56 78 85 65 57 81 84 66 60 79 79 65 60 80 82 DewPt 31 25 31 38 36 34 40 46 47 45 50 53 53 52 54 55 55 53 Min/Max RH 10 51 16 67 22 78 33 85 34 RH 15 10 26 51 22 16 40 67 30 26 56 78 41 39 68 84 42 37 PWind Dir W NW NE E SE SE S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ016-240900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 309 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 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 52 84 52 92 57 Temp 89 88 70 63 58 53 65 75 82 84 69 61 56 53 73 88 91 90 74 67 61 58 DewPt 20 17 20 20 15 27 28 28 27 24 29 34 37 40 39 24 17 13 18 20 24 25 Max/Min RH 36 11 61 6 28 RH 8 7 15 19 18 36 25 17 13 11 23 36 50 61 30 10 7 6 12 16 24 28 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W N NE NE SE S SE SE S S S SW SW W SW W W W Wind Spd 19 18 10 9 10 12 12 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 13 17 20 20 13 11 10 10 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 7 20 7 7 8 12 6 7 5 5 3 4 2 3 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 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 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 Mix Hgt 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 295271 8 10 9 14 51 44 69110 9 11 12 13 34257378366 11 10 10 8 T Wind Dir SW SW SW W NW NE NE NE S S SE SE S S SW SW W W W W W W T Wind Spd 27 27 16 19 18 20 21 11 10 14 18 21 21 20 20 29 36 35 20 18 18 14 RFTI 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 1 0 0 0 RFTI Category CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH EL NO NO NO Red Flag W W Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24 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 91 54 87 54 91 57 89 57 88 Temp 85 90 65 54 80 86 64 55 83 87 64 58 82 83 63 58 81 85 DewPt 26 20 28 37 34 28 39 45 46 38 50 52 52 47 53 54 53 46 Min/Max RH 8 52 12 70 17 83 26 89 25 RH 12 8 25 52 19 12 40 69 27 18 60 80 35 28 70 86 38 26 PWind Dir W NW NE SE S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS Tstms IS IS SC IS $$ TXZ008-240900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 309 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 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 84 56 98 60 Temp 95 93 77 69 61 57 66 75 82 82 71 64 59 57 73 90 97 95 80 71 64 60 DewPt 28 23 26 28 30 33 30 32 33 34 38 40 42 45 50 44 29 22 24 25 27 32 Max/Min RH 41 17 65 7 34 RH 9 8 15 21 31 41 25 21 18 18 30 40 53 64 44 20 9 7 13 18 24 34 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W W W NW Wind Spd 21 20 13 12 8 11 13 11 8 5 8 8 8 6 12 13 17 16 9 8 6 6 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 7 10 20 16 19 5 5 4 6 5 5 3 2 2 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 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 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 14 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 363293 12 9 15 14 78 56 42 55 12 14 13 10 62163429370 16 13 12 9 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW N N N N NE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W W W W NW T Wind Spd 29 27 17 13 20 19 26 13 9 10 17 19 18 13 23 24 35 34 19 18 16 13 RFTI 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 RFTI Category CL CH EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24 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 58 89 58 92 62 89 61 88 Temp 86 93 70 58 81 87 68 59 85 88 70 62 82 83 69 62 83 84 DewPt 36 28 34 40 38 36 42 47 48 45 50 54 55 53 56 56 58 56 Min/Max RH 10 51 16 65 21 75 31 83 35 RH 17 10 26 51 21 16 39 65 28 22 49 75 39 36 64 82 42 38 PWind Dir NW NE N E SE SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 10 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC $$ TXZ008-240900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 309 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 56 82 56 96 60 Temp 92 90 76 69 61 56 65 74 80 81 70 65 59 57 72 87 95 93 78 71 65 60 DewPt 27 23 26 26 29 33 29 32 33 34 37 39 43 45 49 42 29 23 24 25 28 30 Max/Min RH 41 18 65 8 33 RH 10 9 15 19 29 41 26 22 19 18 30 39 55 64 44 21 10 8 13 19 25 33 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW N N N NE NE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W W W W Wind Spd 21 21 16 13 10 13 16 12 9 6 10 11 10 10 13 16 19 19 12 10 9 9 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL Clouds(%) 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 1 1 11 19 20 15 4 5 4 7 4 6 3 3 2 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 Mix Hgt 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 336282 9 8 13 13 73 56 47 59 10 12 12 10 60181406372 12 11 10 7 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW N NE N N NE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW T Wind Spd 28 27 18 14 19 19 26 13 10 10 17 19 18 14 24 25 35 34 17 18 16 12 RFTI 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 RFTI Category CH CH EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 92 58 87 58 91 62 88 61 87 Temp 83 91 69 58 80 85 68 59 83 86 70 63 81 82 68 62 81 83 DewPt 35 27 35 39 37 35 42 47 48 44 51 54 55 53 56 56 57 55 Min/Max RH 10 50 17 63 21 73 33 81 36 RH 18 10 28 50 22 17 39 63 30 23 51 72 41 37 65 80 43 38 PWind Dir W N NE E S SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 10 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC $$ TXZ006-240900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 309 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 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 48 79 48 90 50 Temp 88 86 69 60 53 48 61 70 77 78 63 58 52 49 69 85 90 87 70 62 55 51 DewPt 23 20 23 24 30 31 28 31 31 30 33 36 38 39 41 30 22 20 23 25 27 29 Max/Min RH 51 17 71 8 42 RH 9 9 18 25 40 51 28 23 18 17 32 43 60 67 35 14 9 8 17 24 34 42 Wind Dir SW SW SW W N N N NE SE S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW Wind Spd 23 23 16 12 10 12 13 9 9 10 11 10 9 9 12 17 21 20 12 9 9 8 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 2 5 3 2 2 1 2 1 5 15 12 9 6 4 5 4 3 5 5 3 3 2 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 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 4 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 Mix Hgt 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 310293 9 7 12 10 61 41 64108 9 11 11 10 55275428384 10 10 8 5 T Wind Dir SW SW SW W N NE N NE S S SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW T Wind Spd 29 31 19 14 25 19 23 10 11 18 18 23 21 18 23 29 39 39 20 20 17 11 RFTI 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EX CH NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH NO NO NO NO Red Flag W W Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24 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 89 50 84 50 89 54 85 54 85 Temp 82 86 61 50 77 82 60 51 81 84 62 55 80 79 61 55 80 81 DewPt 31 26 34 36 36 33 39 43 47 42 50 51 54 52 55 55 56 52 Min/Max RH 11 60 17 75 19 88 30 99 32 RH 16 11 36 58 23 17 46 73 30 23 65 86 41 38 81 99 44 37 PWind Dir W N NE E S SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-240900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 309 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 50 79 50 94 54 Temp 91 89 71 64 56 50 62 71 77 77 63 58 52 51 69 86 93 90 73 66 60 55 DewPt 27 24 27 28 33 29 31 33 33 33 37 39 41 43 49 44 30 24 27 30 34 40 Max/Min RH 44 19 77 9 58 RH 10 9 20 25 42 43 31 24 20 20 38 48 65 74 50 23 11 9 18 26 38 58 Wind Dir SW SW SW W N N N N NE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W NW NW Wind Spd 20 19 13 13 13 12 13 11 8 8 9 9 8 8 13 16 19 19 12 9 9 8 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL Clouds(%) 0 4 2 1 4 4 2 1 0 8 5 8 29 15 12 3 1 6 8 2 4 4 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 6 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 13 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 347213 9 9 12 9 72 55 44 66 8 9 9 7 76200431393 11 10 9 6 T Wind Dir SW SW SW W N N N N E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W SW W NW NW T Wind Spd 29 27 19 18 23 16 24 13 9 12 17 19 18 16 27 26 35 33 21 19 19 13 RFTI 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 89 50 85 53 89 56 85 57 85 Temp 83 87 62 51 79 82 61 54 82 83 64 57 80 79 62 58 81 81 DewPt 36 31 39 40 39 37 42 45 48 47 50 52 56 55 56 56 58 56 Min/Max RH 13 68 19 73 22 85 36 96 37 RH 19 13 43 66 24 20 50 72 31 28 61 83 43 43 81 94 46 42 PWind Dir NW N N E S SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ 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