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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
TXZ012-140900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
Date 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue
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 51 87 52 84 49
Temp 85 82 66 61 56 52 67 82 85 83 67 61 57 53 66 79 83 78 64 59 53 50
DewPt 28 25 26 24 25 26 31 29 26 28 29 29 26 26 31 29 27 26 26 23 21 25
Max/Min RH 38 11 35 13 37
RH 13 12 22 24 30 36 26 14 12 13 24 29 30 35 27 16 13 15 23 25 28 37
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 21 19 13 13 13 9 11 9 11 12 9 10 10 9 12 18 25 24 16 18 20 24
Clouds CL CL SC CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 3 27 5 1 2 2 7 27 55 59 51 54 36 71 64 42 14 13 9 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 260 60 8 9 10 8 8 67 97 22 6 6 6 6 8190281 38 9 12 14 17
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W W W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W W
T Wind Spd 26 24 18 20 23 18 12 10 12 14 13 13 13 16 16 31 33 27 19 25 26 28
RFTI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO EL EL
Date 04/16Wed 04/17/24Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24
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 78 48 82 45 69 40 63 39 58
Temp 72 74 56 49 77 80 58 45 62 64 48 41 58 59 46 40 51 54
DewPt 28 28 36 36 31 27 31 33 34 33 33 31 31 31 33 33 32 31
Min/Max RH 16 63 14 62 29 67 32 76 38
RH 19 18 47 61 18 14 36 62 35 31 56 67 36 34 60 76 48 41
PWind Dir W NW SW SW NE E E E SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-140900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
Date 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 49 84 50 82 46
Temp 83 82 63 57 54 50 67 80 84 82 64 58 54 51 65 78 81 78 62 54 49 47
DewPt 21 21 21 20 25 24 31 26 24 25 25 23 20 21 29 22 19 16 16 18 19 24
Max/Min RH 38 11 31 9 40
RH 10 10 20 23 32 36 27 14 11 13 23 27 26 30 26 12 10 10 16 24 30 40
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 19 17 11 13 10 9 9 10 11 11 8 8 9 8 11 18 25 24 14 17 19 26
Clouds CL FW SC CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 16 26 3 3 5 3 20 38 53 69 65 62 64 66 32 14 7 7 6 4 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 236123 7 10 10 8 11 78108 41 6 7 7 7 14189354137 13 12 14 22
T Wind Dir W SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 25 24 17 23 23 19 13 12 14 18 14 14 17 16 17 31 37 33 27 24 27 31
RFTI 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH NO NO NO EL
Date 04/16Wed 04/17/24Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 78 45 82 44 72 40 65 38 57
Temp 69 77 53 46 76 80 56 44 64 67 47 40 61 62 46 39 50 56
DewPt 28 26 34 32 30 24 27 32 34 32 34 35 35 34 35 35 37 35
Min/Max RH 15 61 12 62 24 82 32 87 44
RH 21 15 48 59 19 13 32 62 32 27 60 82 37 35 67 87 61 46
PWind Dir W N SW W NE E E SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-140900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
Date 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue
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 91 54 89 53
Temp 90 88 72 64 58 54 69 85 91 88 71 65 58 54 68 84 88 83 69 63 56 53
DewPt 27 24 26 25 26 25 30 30 25 27 30 31 32 28 29 27 28 31 31 27 24 25
Max/Min RH 33 9 38 11 34
RH 10 10 18 22 30 33 23 14 9 11 21 28 37 36 23 13 11 15 24 25 28 34
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 19 14 11 9 9 5 6 5 8 8 8 6 5 5 9 16 19 19 16 17 18 23
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 5 14 1 2 1 1 6 38 58 64 52 38 42 65 63 43 15 13 8 3 1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 13 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 304128 8 8 8 6 11 32 76 35 6 6 5 5 10230299 54 10 11 12 17
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S W W W
T Wind Spd 26 23 17 18 19 14 11 6 9 9 13 12 12 11 14 31 34 27 18 23 23 27
RFTI 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 1 2
RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO EL EL
Date 04/16Wed 04/17/24Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24
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 82 50 86 47 72 42 65 41 58
Temp 76 79 58 51 80 83 61 47 65 67 50 42 59 62 47 41 53 55
DewPt 30 29 38 38 33 28 34 35 32 33 32 31 30 31 33 33 32 32
Min/Max RH 15 63 13 62 25 66 27 73 37
RH 18 16 47 61 18 13 36 62 29 28 50 66 32 31 57 73 44 41
PWind Dir W NW SW S NE E E E E
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-140900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
Date 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 54 89 55 87 53
Temp 86 84 70 64 58 55 67 83 88 86 71 65 59 55 68 82 86 81 68 63 57 53
DewPt 28 26 26 25 26 25 30 30 25 27 30 30 30 27 29 27 25 27 27 24 23 25
Max/Min RH 32 10 35 11 34
RH 13 12 20 23 29 32 25 15 10 12 22 27 33 34 23 14 11 14 21 23 27 34
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 20 17 12 12 12 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 11 18 21 20 16 18 20 23
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 6 13 1 2 1 2 5 39 58 67 57 38 40 64 61 34 13 13 8 3 1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 285126 8 8 9 6 7 37 81 39 6 6 6 5 11202317 93 10 11 12 16
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W W
T Wind Spd 26 23 17 18 19 14 11 9 10 10 14 13 14 13 16 29 35 29 19 23 24 27
RFTI 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 1 2
RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CH EL NO NO EL EL
Date 04/16Wed 04/17/24Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 81 50 84 48 71 43 64 42 58
Temp 74 78 58 51 78 82 61 48 63 66 50 43 58 61 47 42 51 55
DewPt 30 29 38 37 32 28 33 34 32 33 33 31 30 32 33 33 32 33
Min/Max RH 15 62 13 59 26 62 29 69 40
RH 20 17 46 59 19 14 35 59 31 30 51 62 35 33 56 69 49 43
PWind Dir W NW SW S NE E E E E
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-140900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
Date 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue
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 43 84 44 82 43
Temp 84 81 63 56 49 44 65 80 84 81 62 55 49 45 64 78 82 78 61 53 47 44
DewPt 23 21 20 19 21 22 28 27 23 22 23 23 22 17 22 16 15 14 15 18 20 23
Max/Min RH 41 10 36 8 43
RH 10 11 19 23 34 41 25 14 11 11 22 29 34 32 20 10 8 9 16 25 34 43
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W NW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 18 17 10 10 9 6 4 4 9 11 9 9 8 9 13 23 26 23 16 16 20 20
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 6 4 3 2 2 3 6 39 13 54 56 55 41 51 13 8 9 19 16 4 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 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 12 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 251186 8 8 7 6 7 46 87 87 6 8 7 7 19254399432 13 10 13 11
T Wind Dir W SW SW W W NW N S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 23 24 17 18 17 13 9 6 10 12 13 17 17 17 19 36 37 39 24 19 26 23
RFTI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 7 1 0 2 1
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO CH EX EX EL NO EL EL
Date 04/16Wed 04/17/24Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24
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 76 41 82 39 67 35 62 34 55
Temp 71 73 51 42 75 79 51 39 60 63 43 35 56 59 41 35 49 52
DewPt 29 29 34 34 30 26 29 30 29 30 32 28 31 33 30 30 33 35
Min/Max RH 17 75 13 72 25 77 32 83 45
RH 21 19 53 72 19 14 42 70 31 28 65 75 38 37 65 83 54 51
PWind Dir NW N SW NW NE E E E SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
OKZ002-140900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024
Date 04/13/24 Sun 04/14/24 Mon 04/15/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 47 89 48 87 47
Temp 89 85 66 59 53 48 68 84 89 85 66 58 52 48 66 84 86 81 63 58 51 47
DewPt 25 22 24 21 22 25 32 32 25 25 26 28 28 26 26 21 18 19 26 24 21 24
Max/Min RH 40 9 44 8 40
RH 10 10 20 23 30 40 27 15 10 11 22 32 39 41 22 10 8 10 24 27 31 40
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W NW E S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 19 16 9 9 9 6 5 5 9 9 8 8 8 6 11 20 24 21 13 16 19 20
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 21 18 7 30 58 49 56 34 9 17 12 15 11 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 14 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 321 84 8 9 7 6 11 40101 58 5 6 7 6 13262374154 10 10 12 11
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW N SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 25 23 19 20 16 13 10 6 10 11 12 12 16 14 17 35 37 29 19 20 23 23
RFTI 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 5 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EX CH NO NO NO EL
Date 04/16Wed 04/17/24Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 78 43 82 40 67 36 60 34 55
Temp 72 74 52 44 76 79 51 40 60 63 44 36 56 58 41 35 50 52
DewPt 33 30 36 36 33 29 33 31 29 28 29 28 28 28 30 29 29 29
Min/Max RH 18 77 14 70 24 72 29 78 37
RH 24 20 55 74 21 16 51 70 30 26 54 72 34 32 65 78 43 40
PWind Dir NW NW SW NE NE E E E E
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
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
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