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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
249 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024

TXZ012-182100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024

Date             Mon 03/18/24            Tue 03/19/24            Wed 03/20/24
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                 61          36          69          41          71
Temp          38 33 42 53 59 59 45 41 39 37 49 63 68 65 52 47 44 42 53 66 69 65
DewPt         27 28 28 27 25 23 27 29 29 30 34 34 35 36 39 40 40 40 41 37 34 34
Min/Max RH                   23          77          29          94          27
RH            64 82 57 36 27 25 49 62 67 75 56 34 29 34 61 76 86 93 64 34 27 31
Wind Dir       E  E SE  E  N SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd       5  4  6  4  4  4  8 10 12 12 13 16 16 13 10 11 10  9  9 12 12 10
Clouds        FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%)      9  4  4  3  4  7  3  3  7  6 15 25 33 38 16 15 22 21 21 27 45 55
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.04
Rain Shwrs                                                             SC SC SC
Tstms                                                                        IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              2     3     4     4     3     3     3     3     4     4
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  8 11  6
Vent Rate      4  4  8 32 40 41  6  8  9 10 32 91132 91  8  9  8  7 20132168 70
T Wind Dir     N  E  S  N NW  W  S  S SW SW  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW
T Wind Spd     9 10  8  6  6  8 14 18 20 21 23 19 21 19 18 18 18 16 17 18 18 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          Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
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       38      70      40      74      43      76      47      71
Temp          46 39 63 67 47 41 68 70 51 44 69 73 54 48 67 69
DewPt         41 39 41 34 40 38 37 34 39 39 36 30 34 37 34 25
Max/Min RH        100      27      92      24      83      19      65      18
RH            83100 44 29 76 89 32 26 63 82 30 20 46 65 29 19
PWind Dir           S       N      SE       S      SE      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR           30      10       0       5       5       0       0      10
Rain Shwrs    SC
Tstms         IS

$$

TXZ016-182100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024

Date             Mon 03/18/24            Tue 03/19/24            Wed 03/20/24
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                 61          33          66          37          68
Temp          38 30 42 55 59 59 44 39 37 34 46 59 65 63 48 43 40 38 50 64 68 63
DewPt         26 30 32 29 26 26 29 29 30 31 35 36 37 37 39 40 39 38 40 35 30 31
Min/Max RH                   26          90          35         100          24
RH            62 98 67 37 28 28 55 67 77 89 64 41 35 39 71 89 96100 68 34 24 30
Wind Dir      NW NW  N NE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd       4  4  4  4  4  4  5  8  9  9 11 13 13 11  8  9  9  8  9 12 12 10
Clouds        FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%)     14 15  5  5 17  8  9 11 12 16 33 40 44 45 20 19 22 19 23 23 39 42
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.03
Rain Shwrs                                                             SC SC IS
Tstms                                                                        IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              2     2     2     3     3     3     3     3     4     4
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  6  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  8 11 10
Vent Rate      3  3  6 34 36 45  5  7  7  7 40 78117 64  6  7  7  6 19147194128
T Wind Dir    NW NE NE NE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd     8  8  5  6  5  8 12 18 17 17 20 18 20 16 13 17 16 13 16 21 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          Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
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       35      71      37      74      41      75      45      71
Temp          43 36 64 68 45 38 68 70 48 42 69 72 53 45 67 68
DewPt         37 36 36 29 35 34 34 28 34 36 33 26 30 33 29 24
Max/Min RH        100      22      87      19      81      17      62      18
RH            79100 35 23 69 85 28 21 58 81 26 18 42 62 24 19
PWind Dir           W      NW       S      SW       S      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
Avg Clouds    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR           20       5       0       0       0       0       0      10
Rain Shwrs    IS
Tstms         IS

$$

TXZ008-182100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024

Date             Mon 03/18/24            Tue 03/19/24            Wed 03/20/24
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                 64          39          73          43          74
Temp          43 34 41 54 62 62 49 44 41 40 50 66 72 70 56 51 46 44 53 69 73 68
DewPt         28 27 26 27 26 25 28 29 31 32 35 35 34 35 38 40 41 41 42 40 35 36
Min/Max RH                   22          74          24          92          25
RH            55 74 56 35 25 24 43 55 65 73 54 32 25 27 52 67 83 91 66 34 25 30
Wind Dir      NE NE  E NE  N  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
Wind Spd       4  4  4  4  4  4  4  9  9  9 12 14 13  9  6  8  6  6  6  9 11  9
Clouds        FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%)     10  3  3  3  3  8  3  2  3  5 10 19 28 34 15 14 25 24 23 27 41 55
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.02
Rain Shwrs                                                             SC SC SC
Tstms                                                                  IS IS IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2
Haines 6HR              2     3     4     4     4     3     3     4     4     4
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  7 10  3
Vent Rate      4  3  7 28 44 37  5  9  8  8 36104139105  8  7  7  6 17 97143 36
T Wind Dir     E  E  E  N NW  W  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
T Wind Spd    10  8  5  6  6  6 12 19 19 19 24 21 21 18 18 17 14 14 13 14 16 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          Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
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       41      72      43      76      45      79      49      75
Temp          48 42 64 70 49 43 68 70 52 46 71 74 56 50 69 71
DewPt         43 42 44 37 42 40 41 38 42 41 40 32 36 38 36 28
Max/Min RH        100      29      92      25      85      20      62      18
RH            84100 48 30 76 90 38 30 68 83 32 21 47 62 29 20
PWind Dir           E       N       S       S      SE      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           30      10       0       5       5       5       5      10
Rain Shwrs    SC
Tstms         IS

$$

TXZ008-182100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024

Date             Mon 03/18/24            Tue 03/19/24            Wed 03/20/24
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                 62          40          71          44          72
Temp          42 35 41 53 60 60 49 45 42 41 50 64 70 68 56 51 47 45 53 67 71 66
DewPt         27 26 27 28 26 25 28 30 31 32 35 35 35 35 38 40 41 41 42 39 34 35
Min/Max RH                   24          70          27          89          27
RH            56 69 56 38 27 26 44 54 64 69 56 33 27 30 52 67 82 88 66 36 27 31
Wind Dir      NE NE  E  N NW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
Wind Spd       4  4  5  4  4  4  6 12 12 12 13 16 14 10  9  9  9  8  9 10 12  9
Clouds        FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%)     15  3  3  3  3  8  3  2  3  5 10 20 28 35 15 15 25 23 23 26 41 54
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.02
Rain Shwrs                                                             SC SC SC
Tstms                                                                  IS    IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2
Haines 6HR              2     3     4     4     4     3     3     4     4     3
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  8 11  2
Vent Rate      4  3  7 29 38 29  5  8  8  9 34105137 91  7  7  8  6 18109168 17
T Wind Dir    NE  E  E  N NW  W  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
T Wind Spd    10  8  6  6  6  5 12 19 19 19 23 21 21 17 17 17 17 14 14 16 17 10
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          Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
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       41      71      44      75      46      77      50      73
Temp          49 42 62 69 50 44 67 70 53 47 69 74 57 51 68 70
DewPt         43 42 42 36 41 40 40 37 41 40 39 32 35 38 35 27
Max/Min RH         99      29      89      25      80      20      61      19
RH            81 98 48 30 72 87 37 30 63 77 33 21 44 61 30 20
PWind Dir           E       N       S       S      SE      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           30      10       0       5       5       0       0      10
Rain Shwrs    SC
Tstms         IS

$$

TXZ006-182100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024

Date             Mon 03/18/24            Tue 03/19/24            Wed 03/20/24
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                 60          31          67          34          68
Temp          36 28 39 53 59 58 42 37 34 31 46 62 67 64 48 42 38 35 48 64 68 62
DewPt         30 24 26 27 25 25 25 26 27 29 33 34 32 33 36 37 37 34 38 36 30 32
Min/Max RH                   26          91          28          99          24
RH            79 86 58 36 27 28 50 63 76 91 60 34 28 31 63 81 96 99 69 35 24 32
Wind Dir       N NW  N  N SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
Wind Spd       5  4  5  4  4  6  8  8  8  9 12 16 13 12  9  8  6  5  8  9 10  9
Clouds        FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%)      6  3  5  4  6  7  3  5  3  5 11 11 16 19 17 22 31 29 27 26 39 44
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                                             IS IS IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              2     3     4     4     4     3     4     4     4     3
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  8 10  5
Vent Rate      5  4  6 38 43 52  5  6  6  8 39111130107  7  7  6  5  9 75100 51
T Wind Dir    NE NE  N  N NW SW  S SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE
T Wind Spd    13 10  6  8  6  9 11 13 14 18 25 24 21 18 17 17 13 11 10 10 11 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          Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
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       32      70      35      71      37      74      40      69
Temp          40 33 63 67 43 35 65 67 46 38 68 71 49 40 65 65
DewPt         37 33 38 30 35 32 36 31 36 34 34 27 29 30 28 24
Max/Min RH        100      24      92      22      89      18      67      17
RH            88100 40 25 73 89 33 26 68 86 28 20 46 66 25 20
PWind Dir           N       N       S       S       S      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
Avg Clouds    SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           20       5       0       5       5       0       5      10
Rain Shwrs    IS

$$

OKZ002-182100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024

Date             Mon 03/18/24            Tue 03/19/24            Wed 03/20/24
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                 60          34          71          37          69
Temp          35 29 37 50 58 58 43 39 37 35 49 67 71 67 51 45 41 38 50 66 68 62
DewPt         22 22 22 23 24 24 26 27 27 28 32 32 30 31 33 36 37 38 40 39 35 35
Min/Max RH                   24          76          22         100          29
RH            59 76 55 34 27 27 51 61 67 75 52 27 22 26 51 70 86100 68 37 29 36
Wind Dir      NE NE  E  S NW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SE SE  E
Wind Spd       4  4  4  4  5  4  6  8  9  9 12 12 11  8  5  6  6  5  6  9 10  9
Clouds        SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%)     31 14  6  3  4  8  3  3  3  3  3  5  8 10 12 15 27 33 30 33 41 52
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.02
Rain Shwrs                                                             SC SC IS
Tstms                                                                  IS IS IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2
Haines 6HR              3     3     5     5     5     4     3     4     4     4
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6  8  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  4
Vent Rate      3  3  7 38 53 41  4  8  8  8 25121143 57  7  7  6  5  6 45 79 40
T Wind Dir     E NE  E NW NW  W  S  S  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W SE SE  E
T Wind Spd     9  8  6  8  9  8  9 18 18 19 24 23 20 17 14 17 14 10  8 12 11 10
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          Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
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       36      69      37      70      38      74      42      71
Temp          43 37 61 65 45 38 62 64 46 39 67 70 49 43 66 66
DewPt         42 37 41 34 38 37 38 35 39 38 37 30 34 35 31 25
Max/Min RH        100      29      99      28      98      21      74      19
RH            96100 47 31 78 97 41 34 77 95 33 22 57 74 27 21
PWind Dir           E      NE       S      SE      SE       S       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
Avg Clouds    SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           20       5       0       5      10       5       5      10
Rain Shwrs    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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