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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
553 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
TXZ012-162100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
553 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 80 46 83 49 73
Temp 52 63 74 80 78 62 55 50 47 62 75 81 82 65 59 55 50 59 68 72 68
DewPt 23 27 26 27 28 33 34 34 35 38 36 32 28 29 27 25 27 36 38 38 37
Min/Max RH 14 63 14 43 29
RH 32 25 17 14 16 33 45 54 63 41 24 17 14 26 29 31 41 42 33 29 32
Wind Dir W W W W NW E E SE E SE S SW SW S SW SW NW N N NE NE
Wind Spd 20 23 20 13 9 9 8 6 5 9 10 13 13 11 11 11 14 20 20 14 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 1 5 5 5 4 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 1 4 9 9 8 14
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 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 3 6 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 3
Vent Rate 12 78142176 88 6 6 5 4 28 59124106 8 9 8 24 50 54 59 50
T Wind Dir W W W W NW E E E E SE S SW SW S SW W NW N N NE E
T Wind Spd 26 32 25 20 11 13 13 11 11 17 12 17 20 18 20 18 26 25 23 17 18
RFTI 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 40 63 42 53 37 59 42 76
Temp 48 41 57 61 48 43 49 50 42 37 49 58 45 42 68 74
DewPt 37 34 34 36 37 37 38 37 36 34 35 37 39 40 42 39
Max/Min RH 76 37 79 58 89 44 93 27
RH 65 76 42 39 65 79 66 61 79 89 58 45 79 93 39 28
PWind Dir NE E E E NE SE S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 50 30 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-162100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
553 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 44 84 50 77
Temp 49 61 73 79 78 60 54 49 45 62 75 81 82 63 58 54 51 63 71 76 73
DewPt 25 28 25 23 23 26 27 31 33 36 33 26 22 24 21 19 23 32 37 36 36
Min/Max RH 11 62 11 34 23
RH 39 28 17 12 13 27 35 50 62 38 21 13 11 22 24 26 34 31 29 23 26
Wind Dir W W W W SW SW W NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW W NW N NE E E
Wind Spd 19 21 17 12 11 8 9 9 6 6 10 13 13 9 9 9 12 13 13 11 14
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 1 3 8 5 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 6 7 9 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 3
Vent Rate 13 53114164120 6 8 7 4 13 79164128 8 8 8 12 34 72 95 51
T Wind Dir W W W W W W W NW W SW W W SW SW SW W N N N SE SE
T Wind Spd 26 28 23 19 18 13 17 16 11 10 14 21 24 18 19 17 21 19 16 16 17
RFTI 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 38 67 41 55 36 61 41 78
Temp 49 39 57 66 47 42 51 51 41 37 51 60 44 42 68 76
DewPt 38 37 38 38 40 40 43 40 39 37 39 40 41 42 43 39
Max/Min RH 92 34 93 62 100 46 100 25
RH 66 92 48 36 76 93 73 66 92100 63 47 89100 40 27
PWind Dir E E SE E E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 40 50 30 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
553 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 84 49 87 53 75
Temp 54 65 78 82 80 65 58 53 49 65 79 85 85 69 64 57 54 61 69 74 69
DewPt 23 27 30 32 33 36 38 38 38 39 37 34 30 33 32 29 31 41 41 38 37
Min/Max RH 15 66 14 46 28
RH 30 23 17 16 18 34 46 58 66 38 21 16 14 26 31 33 41 47 36 28 31
Wind Dir W W W NW N E E NE W SE SE S S S S W NW N N N NE
Wind Spd 17 20 19 14 10 5 4 4 3 5 9 10 9 10 10 9 12 17 17 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 0 0 1 3 8 7 2 3 1 2 2 3 5 2 2 2 10 14 14 13 17
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 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 3 8 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 4 4
Vent Rate 12 95208239 78 5 4 4 3 17 64109105 8 8 16 30 65 60 59 56
T Wind Dir W W NW NW N NE E E SE SE S S SW S SW NW NW N N NE E
T Wind Spd 25 32 31 25 14 10 10 10 6 11 12 14 18 17 19 23 24 27 19 16 16
RFTI 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 41 66 43 56 38 64 43 81
Temp 49 42 58 64 50 43 51 53 44 38 52 62 48 44 71 78
DewPt 37 34 32 35 36 35 36 36 36 35 36 38 41 42 43 42
Max/Min RH 73 31 73 49 90 39 94 26
RH 64 72 36 33 58 73 58 53 73 89 55 41 78 93 37 28
PWind Dir NE E E E NE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 50 30 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
553 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 50 85 53 73
Temp 53 64 75 81 79 65 58 53 50 64 77 83 84 69 63 58 54 60 67 71 68
DewPt 24 27 29 30 32 36 37 38 38 39 37 33 30 32 30 28 30 40 40 38 37
Min/Max RH 15 63 15 45 30
RH 32 25 18 16 18 34 45 56 63 40 24 17 15 26 29 32 39 47 37 31 33
Wind Dir W W W NW N E E E N SE S S SW S SW W NW N N NE NE
Wind Spd 19 23 19 14 9 8 6 4 4 6 10 11 10 10 12 10 13 18 18 16 14
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 0 0 0 3 9 8 1 2 1 2 2 3 6 2 2 2 9 13 13 12 17
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 3 8 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 4 4
Vent Rate 11 90194211 80 6 5 4 3 17 60101101 7 8 14 28 62 61 68 59
T Wind Dir W W NW NW N E E E SE S S SW SW S SW NW N N N NE E
T Wind Spd 24 32 28 23 13 13 11 10 6 11 12 13 18 14 19 20 24 26 20 18 17
RFTI 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 42 64 43 54 39 63 44 79
Temp 49 43 56 63 51 44 49 52 44 39 50 61 48 45 69 77
DewPt 37 34 32 35 37 36 37 36 37 36 36 38 41 41 43 41
Max/Min RH 73 33 74 53 88 42 90 26
RH 63 70 40 35 58 73 64 56 74 88 58 43 77 88 39 28
PWind Dir NE E E E NE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 50 30 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-162100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
553 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 78 41 82 44 67
Temp 46 62 74 78 76 60 52 45 42 62 74 80 79 62 56 50 45 54 62 67 63
DewPt 21 26 28 28 29 34 36 36 35 39 36 29 24 24 23 26 29 38 38 37 37
Min/Max RH 16 76 13 56 34
RH 37 25 18 16 17 38 54 69 75 43 25 16 13 23 28 39 53 55 40 34 37
Wind Dir W W NW NW NE NE NE NE NW S S SW SW S W W N N N NE E
Wind Spd 12 16 17 12 9 8 5 4 4 5 10 12 13 9 9 10 14 19 16 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 1 2 2 49 57 14 3 2 3 2 3 5 2 2 2 11 20 20 24 23
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 4 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 4 4
Vent Rate 9106214188 92 8 5 4 3 31 69142146 8 8 16 24 55 54 55 53
T Wind Dir W NW NW NW NW NE E E E S S SW SW S W NW N N N NE E
T Wind Spd 19 27 27 18 11 16 11 10 8 14 12 19 21 17 19 25 26 21 18 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 35 64 36 50 33 61 38 78
Temp 43 36 56 62 44 36 47 48 38 33 48 60 44 39 69 75
DewPt 35 32 33 36 35 35 36 37 35 33 38 40 40 39 42 38
Max/Min RH 89 35 94 59 100 45 100 25
RH 75 87 43 38 71 94 66 64 89100 67 46 87100 37 27
PWind Dir NE SE E E E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 40 30 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-162100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
553 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 78 43 83 46 65
Temp 48 62 72 77 75 59 51 47 43 64 77 82 81 63 58 52 47 53 60 64 61
DewPt 21 31 36 35 33 37 38 37 37 39 36 34 31 33 31 30 37 40 38 35 34
Min/Max RH 21 78 16 68 33
RH 34 30 27 22 21 44 60 69 78 40 22 18 16 32 37 42 68 61 43 34 36
Wind Dir W W NW NW N N NE W W SW S S S S SW W NW N N NE NE
Wind Spd 14 19 27 21 12 6 4 4 4 6 11 13 12 10 10 13 17 20 20 14 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 2 2 3 8 38 15 7 4 3 2 2 4 2 3 4 28 43 31 30 28
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 4 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 5 4
Vent Rate 11131214276116 4 3 3 3 18 98148121 9 8 38 46 67 71 69 58
T Wind Dir W NW NW NW NW NE NE SW SW S S S SW SE SW NW N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 21 35 35 34 19 10 8 8 9 11 16 19 20 19 19 29 28 25 23 17 16
RFTI 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 36 61 36 53 33 61 39 78
Temp 42 37 55 59 44 37 48 50 37 33 51 59 43 40 70 74
DewPt 33 30 29 32 30 31 32 32 33 32 35 36 39 40 42 39
Max/Min RH 78 32 80 46 98 40 100 26
RH 71 76 37 35 58 80 54 50 84 96 53 41 87100 36 28
PWind Dir NE E E E E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 30 30 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
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
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