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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
349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
TXZ012-292100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 82 52 91 55 90
Temp 50 47 62 74 80 80 65 60 55 53 72 86 90 87 71 64 59 56 71 85 89 87
DewPt 39 39 41 38 33 30 33 33 31 30 34 31 27 26 29 33 39 43 46 38 32 32
Min/Max RH 16 41 10 62 12
RH 67 74 45 27 18 16 30 36 39 41 24 14 10 11 21 31 48 62 41 19 13 14
Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 8 12 11 12 11 9 12 11 11 17 18 18 16 10 11 12 11 13 16 21 20
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 34 11 3 1 8 4 2 2 5 2 2 2 12 3 11 12 3 3 3 3 4 7
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
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 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 13
Vent Rate 5 5 30106137107 7 10 8 7 28234268187 6 5 10 9 35306405317
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 12 16 14 14 12 13 21 19 18 21 25 25 23 13 12 20 18 20 29 32 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL
Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
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 55 80 45 74 50 77 52 81
Temp 64 56 74 76 54 45 67 71 54 50 72 72 57 53 74 79
DewPt 51 47 41 34 37 35 31 31 38 42 45 44 46 49 50 46
Max/Min RH 78 21 67 21 74 32 87 30
RH 63 72 30 22 52 67 26 23 54 73 38 36 67 87 42 32
PWind Dir S N NE E SE S S S
Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 5 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-292100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 80 48 90 50 89
Temp 47 43 60 73 78 79 62 55 52 49 71 84 90 88 68 60 55 51 70 84 89 87
DewPt 37 38 40 33 26 23 26 24 24 25 29 27 23 20 25 27 29 35 38 29 24 22
Min/Max RH 12 40 8 55 9
RH 68 83 48 24 14 13 26 30 34 40 21 13 9 9 20 28 38 55 31 14 10 9
Wind Dir S W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 4 8 9 10 11 8 8 10 9 13 14 17 14 9 8 9 8 10 14 19 19
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 29 11 6 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 3 3 8 2 8 10 2 5 3 4 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 14
Vent Rate 5 4 15 82107117 5 6 7 6 31207242213 5 5 6 6 33323367346
T Wind Dir SE SW NW W W W S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 10 11 11 12 13 12 14 16 14 20 23 24 23 11 11 13 12 19 32 31 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL
Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 52 82 42 75 48 78 50 82
Temp 61 53 76 78 53 43 67 72 53 48 74 73 54 50 75 81
DewPt 35 32 33 25 34 34 33 30 38 42 44 41 46 49 49 37
Max/Min RH 46 12 70 19 79 27 95 21
RH 38 46 21 14 48 70 28 21 57 79 34 31 74 95 40 22
PWind Dir SW NW NE E S S S S
Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 5 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-292100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 87 54 95 57 95
Temp 51 48 65 78 85 85 69 64 58 54 74 90 95 92 74 66 60 57 72 88 94 91
DewPt 40 40 42 41 34 34 39 42 38 33 34 31 27 28 31 34 40 44 46 42 33 33
Min/Max RH 15 47 9 60 11
RH 66 74 43 27 17 16 33 45 47 44 23 13 9 10 21 31 49 60 40 19 12 13
Wind Dir SE E S S S SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 8 11 11 9 8 13 10 8 13 14 13 10 8 11 10 5 9 13 19 17
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 38 18 4 0 8 4 4 1 5 1 0 2 9 4 7 8 4 3 3 4 3 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 11
Vent Rate 4 4 31114138107 7 11 9 6 22255271171 5 5 5 6 30252441293
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 13 14 13 12 14 23 19 13 16 26 24 20 10 12 11 12 17 26 34 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
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 57 82 47 77 50 80 55 85
Temp 69 58 76 78 57 47 69 73 57 51 75 76 60 55 78 82
DewPt 54 49 43 37 38 38 32 33 38 44 46 45 48 49 51 50
Max/Min RH 77 20 73 20 78 28 82 28
RH 58 72 31 22 48 69 25 23 48 76 36 33 63 80 38 33
PWind Dir S N NE E S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 5 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-292100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 55 93 57 93
Temp 52 48 64 75 82 82 69 63 58 55 72 87 92 90 74 66 61 57 71 87 92 90
DewPt 40 40 42 40 34 33 36 38 36 32 33 32 28 27 31 34 39 43 45 40 32 32
Min/Max RH 16 43 10 57 11
RH 64 72 45 28 18 17 30 39 43 40 24 14 10 11 21 30 45 57 40 19 12 13
Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 5 9 11 12 9 9 13 11 10 16 16 14 12 9 11 11 9 11 14 19 18
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 38 16 4 0 7 2 3 2 4 0 0 2 10 4 8 9 4 3 3 4 3 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 14
Vent Rate 4 4 30101128110 6 11 9 6 21237263183 5 6 5 6 29275436394
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 10 13 13 13 12 13 24 19 14 18 24 23 19 11 13 12 12 17 27 34 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 81 47 76 53 80 55 83
Temp 69 58 74 77 57 48 67 74 58 53 73 75 60 55 75 81
DewPt 53 47 43 35 37 37 32 33 38 44 45 44 47 50 50 49
Max/Min RH 72 22 70 21 72 29 83 30
RH 57 67 32 22 47 67 27 23 47 70 37 34 62 82 42 33
PWind Dir S N NE E S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 5 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-292100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 88 43 89
Temp 43 39 59 71 78 77 61 54 48 44 69 84 88 85 65 58 49 43 64 83 88 86
DewPt 37 38 42 40 34 30 30 30 27 26 30 28 25 22 24 25 30 33 37 33 25 22
Min/Max RH 17 48 9 65 9
RH 79 94 55 32 20 18 31 39 44 48 24 13 10 10 21 28 47 65 36 17 10 9
Wind Dir W N S S SW S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW NW W S S SW SW
Wind Spd 5 5 6 5 8 10 8 9 8 8 10 13 13 13 8 10 8 4 6 12 19 19
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 45 10 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 3 9 5 5 6 3 3 3 3 3 4
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 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 13 15
Vent Rate 4 4 19 51 92103 5 7 7 5 18222221176 6 6 5 4 12237391427
T Wind Dir N N S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W SW S SW N N S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 10 10 8 10 11 12 17 16 11 13 21 19 16 13 13 12 9 9 24 33 33
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL
Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
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 46 75 37 73 42 78 46 81
Temp 58 47 70 72 48 38 65 70 49 43 72 73 52 47 73 79
DewPt 35 37 39 30 33 33 31 31 35 38 42 40 45 46 49 39
Max/Min RH 71 20 83 21 82 25 98 22
RH 41 71 32 21 57 83 28 24 58 82 33 31 76 98 42 24
PWind Dir SW N NE SE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 10 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-292100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 47 90 48 91
Temp 45 41 62 73 79 79 62 57 52 48 71 86 90 87 68 58 52 48 64 83 91 88
DewPt 37 38 42 41 37 33 37 40 41 32 34 30 27 26 33 37 41 40 43 42 32 27
Min/Max RH 19 66 10 76 10
RH 72 89 49 31 22 19 40 54 66 54 25 13 11 11 28 45 64 74 47 23 12 11
Wind Dir W SW S S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SE E E W SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 8 10 11 8 6 11 11 9 13 14 13 9 9 12 10 5 6 11 18 19
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 42 24 6 0 3 10 18 16 5 2 1 2 14 9 7 3 3 4 3 3 2 5
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 12 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 14 9
Vent Rate 5 4 31 84118111 5 10 9 7 22243254105 5 8 6 4 10 73390244
T Wind Dir S SW S SW SW SW SE S S SW W W W SW SE E E NE W S SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 9 13 12 12 12 11 21 19 17 18 23 19 11 11 18 14 9 8 16 31 31
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 49 75 39 74 44 79 48 81
Temp 62 50 70 71 48 39 66 71 50 45 74 73 54 49 75 79
DewPt 47 46 41 32 35 34 31 31 36 40 43 43 46 47 48 44
Max/Min RH 88 22 82 21 83 27 96 27
RH 58 88 34 24 61 81 26 23 58 82 32 33 75 94 39 29
PWind Dir SW N N E S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 10 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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