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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
558 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
TXZ012-182100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
558 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 92 69 85 64 81
Temp 71 79 87 91 89 78 75 72 70 75 81 84 80 72 70 66 64 71 76 79 75
DewPt 63 64 63 65 63 63 62 63 64 64 64 64 63 63 62 62 61 62 61 63 62
Min/Max RH 38 87 51 92 57
RH 76 60 45 42 42 60 64 73 81 69 56 51 56 73 76 87 90 73 60 58 64
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 21 21 20 21 21 21 21 19 14 13 13 16 19 17 13 12 9 12 13 16 16
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 6 7 8 3 11 34 20 20 60 71 48 35 36 49 60 62 83 63 63 73 71
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0.01 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 3 4 5 4 1 1 2 1 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 <1 3 5 3 2
Vent Rate 21 66 79109118 32 42 41 23 31 63 82 88 34 26 17 10 48 84 64 40
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S SE S SE
T Wind Spd 26 27 23 25 31 31 33 31 19 16 18 19 25 23 20 17 12 17 19 21 19
RFTI 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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 85 67 94 69 95 69 96
Temp 68 65 77 81 71 67 86 88 74 69 89 89 74 69 90 90
DewPt 62 64 63 62 61 62 61 61 62 63 62 62 62 63 61 62
Max/Min RH 97 51 85 38 81 35 83 34
RH 81 97 62 53 71 84 43 40 66 81 41 41 66 81 38 39
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ016-182100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
558 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 67 85 62 77
Temp 67 79 89 93 91 78 74 69 67 73 79 84 82 71 67 64 62 68 73 74 74
DewPt 62 63 58 55 55 60 64 64 64 65 65 63 61 63 64 64 62 63 63 63 61
Min/Max RH 27 90 47 100 64
RH 83 59 35 28 30 54 70 84 90 76 62 49 49 76 90100100 84 72 69 65
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 18 18 14 17 17 18 18 16 13 12 12 16 17 16 12 10 9 10 13 16 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW SC B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 3 1 1 3 39 15 14 12 40 71 43 32 45 51 66 79 78 66 74 74 76
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
Haines 6HR 6 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 9 6 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 1 3 4 3 3
Vent Rate 20 46 72157127 16 18 27 41 37 54 83 79 32 35 26 19 41 67 53 56
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 24 23 17 20 23 25 27 28 25 16 16 18 23 19 21 18 14 17 18 18 19
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 Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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 81 63 90 64 93 65 95
Temp 64 62 73 78 67 63 82 86 71 64 86 87 71 66 88 90
DewPt 64 62 65 62 63 63 63 61 64 64 64 62 63 63 64 60
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 41 99 38 95 34
RH 100100 75 58 87100 53 43 80 99 48 43 77 92 44 36
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 30 20 5 20 10 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
558 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 71 90 67 86
Temp 74 83 93 95 92 82 78 74 72 77 83 88 84 75 72 69 67 73 80 84 79
DewPt 65 66 65 65 66 66 65 66 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 64 64 64 64 64 64
Min/Max RH 37 89 47 91 51
RH 75 57 41 38 42 58 64 75 83 71 58 47 52 71 80 85 90 71 56 51 59
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 18 19 18 19 19 20 18 14 9 9 11 12 13 12 9 8 4 8 11 13 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 3 2 1 0 9 41 25 22 62 64 45 39 42 46 55 62 68 55 58 60 68
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.03 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 6HR 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1 3 5 6 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 5 2 2 1 1 4 6 6 4
Vent Rate 28 88111131116 55 53 43 32 46 61 92 93 39 41 20 15 53102115 56
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 26 29 25 25 29 32 31 25 17 17 17 17 21 18 20 16 12 14 18 21 18
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 Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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 67 88 70 99 71 99 71 100
Temp 70 68 80 84 74 70 91 93 77 71 92 91 76 71 93 94
DewPt 64 66 65 65 64 64 64 63 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 63
Max/Min RH 95 50 81 34 82 34 82 32
RH 82 94 59 52 72 80 41 37 67 81 41 42 69 81 39 36
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 5 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
558 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 70 88 66 83
Temp 73 81 90 93 90 81 76 72 70 75 81 86 82 74 71 68 66 72 77 81 77
DewPt 64 65 64 64 64 64 65 65 65 66 66 65 64 65 64 64 63 63 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 38 86 50 91 56
RH 74 58 43 38 43 56 67 79 84 75 60 50 54 74 80 86 90 73 63 56 61
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 23 21 19 21 21 23 21 18 12 11 12 13 16 13 12 10 8 9 12 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 2 1 0 1 10 37 27 17 56 65 45 40 40 46 59 63 66 63 60 62 63
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.02 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1 3 5 6 4 1 2 2 2 3 4 6 5 2 2 1 1 4 6 6 3
Vent Rate 25 81102134118 33 51 38 27 43 57 88 98 31 25 17 14 47 93107 54
T Wind Dir S SW S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 27 29 24 24 29 31 31 26 18 17 17 17 23 19 18 16 12 14 17 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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 66 86 70 96 71 96 70 98
Temp 69 67 77 81 73 70 88 90 76 71 89 89 75 71 91 92
DewPt 64 65 64 63 64 64 63 62 64 65 64 64 65 65 65 63
Max/Min RH 95 52 81 36 81 37 82 34
RH 83 95 65 54 72 80 45 40 67 81 45 44 70 81 42 38
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 30 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-182100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
558 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 64 84 60 81
Temp 67 82 94 99 91 76 72 68 65 72 79 82 76 67 65 62 61 70 76 79 74
DewPt 59 59 49 45 51 60 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 65 64 62 61 64 64 63 62
Min/Max RH 16 94 55 100 57
RH 74 45 22 16 26 57 71 84 92 74 62 55 68 92 96100100 80 65 57 66
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 18 19 17 19 18 18 16 13 9 9 9 12 12 12 11 9 8 10 12 14 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 2 0 0 3 22 8 4 24 67 59 45 44 50 69 78 77 67 54 54 57 54
PoP 12HR 5 30 50 50 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0.19 0.17 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3
Haines 6HR 6 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 2 9 14 8 <1 1 <1 1 2 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 5 5 4
Vent Rate 16 55189308199 26 24 18 15 22 41 48 63 43 26 23 17 56 86 97101
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S NE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 24 25 25 25 28 29 26 21 13 13 12 14 19 21 19 18 16 19 19 21 25
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 Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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 60 82 61 92 62 93 63 96
Temp 64 61 75 76 67 62 84 86 70 63 87 84 70 64 88 89
DewPt 62 61 65 62 62 62 64 61 65 63 65 62 64 63 65 61
Max/Min RH 100 60 99 40 100 38 100 35
RH 93100 74 62 83 99 51 43 83 99 47 48 81 98 46 38
PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 10 20 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-182100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
558 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24
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 98 64 82 61 84
Temp 71 82 95 98 91 77 73 69 67 72 78 80 76 67 66 64 61 71 79 83 78
DewPt 63 63 59 57 61 65 65 65 65 66 66 67 65 65 64 64 61 64 64 63 61
Min/Max RH 26 100 63 100 50
RH 76 53 30 26 37 67 77 89 93 82 68 63 70 94 93100100 79 59 50 56
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 21 21 19 21 21 19 17 13 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 9 8 11 13 16 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 4 1 1 2 25 17 28 41 75 66 54 53 57 64 62 68 65 56 41 51 44
PoP 12HR 10 40 50 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.26 0.75 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 3 6 11 4 1 1 <1 2 2 3 2 2 <1 1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6
Vent Rate 18 82132255117 36 32 12 22 28 40 34 30 12 19 7 11 58103136123
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 29 29 24 26 32 29 31 17 16 16 14 14 17 18 19 13 14 19 19 21 25
RFTI 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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 63 87 67 95 66 94 64 98
Temp 66 63 80 81 70 67 89 89 71 66 89 87 70 65 92 92
DewPt 63 63 65 62 63 63 64 61 65 65 65 60 64 62 64 60
Max/Min RH 100 49 88 36 97 36 94 31
RH 88100 60 53 78 87 44 39 80 96 45 40 80 91 40 33
PWind Dir S S S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 10 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS 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