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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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846 FOUS54 KAMA 282009 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 TXZ012-290900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 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 46 82 51 89 56 Temp 69 70 57 53 50 47 63 75 80 80 65 59 55 52 70 84 88 86 70 63 59 57 DewPt 35 33 35 35 37 39 40 36 31 28 30 32 32 31 35 30 27 26 30 35 42 47 Max/Min RH 74 14 46 11 69 RH 28 25 43 50 61 74 43 24 17 15 27 36 41 44 27 14 11 11 22 35 53 69 Wind Dir NW NW E E SE SE S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S Wind Spd 8 4 5 6 6 6 10 10 13 12 9 11 11 12 17 17 16 14 10 11 12 12 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 4 4 4 15 22 21 4 4 13 5 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 81 55 6 5 6 4 24151164159 5 8 7 8 29203242186 7 8 10 9 T Wind Dir W W E SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S T Wind Spd 11 8 11 13 13 11 14 19 17 17 11 18 17 18 19 20 21 19 14 17 19 18 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/01Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24 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 56 79 44 74 47 79 50 78 Temp 85 85 66 57 76 77 55 45 67 71 54 48 73 74 57 51 73 76 DewPt 42 37 50 48 38 31 36 31 27 26 33 37 40 41 44 46 47 44 Min/Max RH 16 75 18 58 17 65 26 83 30 RH 22 18 56 72 25 18 49 58 22 18 45 65 30 30 62 83 40 32 PWind Dir SW S NW N NW S SW S S Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 10 5 20 30 30 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS SC Tstms IS SC IS IS $$ TXZ016-290900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 44 81 48 87 51 Temp 69 71 57 52 48 44 62 74 79 79 62 56 52 49 69 83 86 84 66 59 55 52 DewPt 31 29 33 33 35 36 38 31 25 21 25 25 24 26 29 27 24 21 26 27 30 41 Max/Min RH 73 11 41 9 66 RH 24 21 40 48 62 73 41 20 14 11 24 30 33 41 22 13 10 10 22 29 38 66 Wind Dir W S E SE S NW W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW Wind Spd 12 12 10 9 5 5 6 10 12 11 8 9 9 8 12 13 16 13 8 9 9 11 Clouds CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 2 4 17 48 44 9 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 5 PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 78 78 6 6 4 4 19123155163 6 7 7 6 33186208187 5 6 8 6 T Wind Dir W SW SE SE S W W W W W S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 13 13 13 14 10 11 11 16 17 18 14 17 17 14 18 19 19 18 11 12 16 13 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/01Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 90 52 81 41 74 45 79 49 80 Temp 84 87 63 53 77 78 53 42 66 73 52 45 73 73 54 49 74 78 DewPt 33 23 38 37 32 22 32 30 25 23 31 37 38 37 44 46 46 39 Min/Max RH 9 57 12 62 15 73 22 89 24 RH 16 10 40 54 19 12 45 62 21 15 44 73 28 27 69 89 37 25 PWind Dir SW SW W N W S S S S Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 10 10 20 30 30 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC Tstms IS SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-290900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 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 85 53 94 57 Temp 73 73 61 56 51 49 64 77 83 83 68 62 56 54 72 88 93 91 73 66 60 58 DewPt 38 37 38 38 38 39 41 39 34 33 36 40 38 35 34 31 27 28 33 40 44 48 Max/Min RH 69 15 53 9 68 RH 28 27 42 51 62 69 42 26 17 16 31 44 51 49 25 13 9 10 23 38 56 68 Wind Dir NW NW E SE E E S S S SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S Wind Spd 8 4 4 4 4 4 6 10 11 9 5 11 8 6 11 13 13 10 8 10 9 10 Clouds FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 13 5 3 15 32 16 3 2 8 7 4 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 96 60 4 4 4 4 23137162114 5 10 8 6 26215230168 5 7 9 8 T Wind Dir NW NW E SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW T Wind Spd 12 8 9 9 9 9 11 18 17 13 11 20 17 13 17 20 19 17 11 14 17 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/01Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24 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 83 45 75 49 83 52 83 Temp 89 90 69 59 79 80 58 46 69 74 57 50 76 79 60 53 75 81 DewPt 45 40 54 51 41 34 41 34 29 28 34 38 40 41 45 46 48 46 Min/Max RH 15 77 17 63 16 67 21 80 26 RH 22 17 59 74 27 19 53 61 22 18 42 65 27 26 59 78 37 28 PWind Dir S S NW N NW S SW S S Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 10 5 20 20 30 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC Tstms IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-290900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 49 83 54 91 57 Temp 71 72 61 56 52 49 63 75 81 81 68 62 57 55 71 85 90 89 73 65 60 58 DewPt 37 35 36 37 38 39 41 39 33 31 34 37 35 33 34 31 28 27 31 38 42 46 Max/Min RH 69 16 47 10 65 RH 29 27 39 49 60 69 44 28 18 17 29 40 45 43 26 14 11 11 22 36 51 65 Wind Dir NW NW E SE E SE S S SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S Wind Spd 4 1 2 3 4 4 8 10 11 9 8 12 10 10 14 16 14 12 9 11 10 10 Clouds FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 10 5 3 17 28 13 3 2 6 7 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 86 55 4 4 4 4 24123158123 4 9 7 6 26198231190 6 7 8 8 T Wind Dir W W E SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW T Wind Spd 11 8 9 9 10 9 11 16 16 13 11 20 17 14 17 19 19 18 12 14 14 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/01Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 92 58 81 46 74 49 81 53 81 Temp 86 89 69 59 77 78 57 47 68 72 57 50 74 77 60 53 74 80 DewPt 43 37 53 49 40 32 40 33 29 27 33 38 39 40 45 46 47 45 Min/Max RH 15 71 18 59 18 64 23 76 27 RH 23 16 58 71 27 19 54 58 23 19 41 64 29 27 58 76 39 30 PWind Dir SW S N N NW S SW S S Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 10 5 20 20 30 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC Tstms IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-290900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 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 39 78 43 87 43 Temp 67 67 53 49 44 39 58 70 76 76 59 54 48 44 67 82 86 84 64 57 49 44 DewPt 35 34 35 36 38 38 40 38 31 28 28 28 28 26 30 27 24 22 25 27 30 33 Max/Min RH 93 16 51 10 64 RH 30 29 49 60 80 93 51 31 19 17 30 37 46 49 25 13 10 10 22 31 48 64 Wind Dir NW E E NE NE N SE SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W Wind Spd 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 8 10 8 9 8 6 9 12 13 13 9 8 6 5 Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 32 25 32 49 34 13 4 2 2 5 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 7 3 3 2 2 PoP 12HR 10 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 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 14 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 77 54 5 5 4 3 17 56 91105 5 7 6 5 23202190187 7 6 5 4 T Wind Dir NW SW E E E NW W SW SW SW SE S SW SW W W SW SW S SW W NW T Wind Spd 10 8 11 10 10 8 10 8 10 11 11 17 16 11 14 18 14 16 14 13 10 9 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/01Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24 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 88 47 76 37 71 41 79 44 79 Temp 81 85 59 48 73 73 49 39 64 69 49 42 71 75 52 45 72 76 DewPt 35 23 38 32 36 28 30 29 27 26 31 35 37 34 42 43 45 40 Min/Max RH 10 59 17 67 18 77 20 94 26 RH 18 10 44 55 26 19 47 67 25 20 49 77 29 22 69 92 38 27 PWind Dir SW SW N N W S SW S S Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10 5 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-290900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 309 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 42 80 47 89 48 Temp 69 68 54 48 45 42 61 73 78 78 61 55 51 48 69 85 89 86 66 58 52 49 DewPt 36 34 36 36 38 38 42 41 36 32 37 41 39 32 33 30 28 26 34 39 42 40 Max/Min RH 87 18 65 11 77 RH 29 27 50 63 76 87 49 32 22 19 41 60 64 55 26 14 11 11 30 50 69 73 Wind Dir NW NW E SE W S S S SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW S SE E S SW Wind Spd 12 8 5 4 3 3 6 9 9 9 6 11 10 8 12 12 12 9 9 10 6 8 Clouds FW CL FW SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL Clouds(%) 6 4 19 41 42 13 3 2 6 4 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 10 6 2 3 5 PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 14 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 110 76 4 3 3 3 22 72103 98 4 10 9 6 21226200105 9 8 5 4 T Wind Dir NW W SE SE SW E S SW SW SW SE S S SW W W W SW E E SE W T Wind Spd 14 11 8 8 8 5 11 11 11 10 11 21 20 13 14 20 16 12 19 17 11 10 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/01Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 91 49 76 40 72 44 80 46 81 Temp 83 86 62 50 73 73 50 41 65 70 51 45 73 76 54 47 74 78 DewPt 41 34 48 48 38 33 38 31 30 27 32 35 37 36 43 43 45 42 Min/Max RH 14 94 22 74 19 71 20 89 26 RH 22 16 60 93 28 23 62 68 27 20 49 69 27 23 66 86 35 28 PWind Dir SW S N N W S SW SE S Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 10 5 10 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ 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