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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
000 FOUS54 KAMA 160910 PFWAMA FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 410 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013 TXZ012-162200- AMARILLO-POTTER TX 35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT 410 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013 DATE THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 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 94 59 100 64 96 TEMP 59 74 87 93 89 74 66 61 59 77 92 99 95 79 72 67 64 78 90 95 91 DEWPT 57 55 51 42 42 46 49 50 48 46 39 35 35 42 47 49 48 48 40 35 29 MIN/MAX RH 17 69 10 56 11 RH 92 50 29 17 20 37 55 67 67 34 16 11 12 26 41 52 56 35 18 12 11 WIND DIR NE E E S S SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S WIND SPD 4 9 9 11 13 12 12 10 8 10 11 12 13 12 12 13 11 18 21 23 24 CLOUDS CL CL CL FW SC SC FW B2 OV SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 24 47 29 10 81 99 42 15 22 36 34 32 42 53 40 28 33 37 POP 12HR 20 20 0 5 5 QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES 6HR 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 MIX HGT <1 2 10 14 12 2 1 1 1 1 13 19 8 1 <1 <1 <1 6 18 20 19 VENT RATE 1 12 40140173 46 19 16 11 7138222128 21 11 6 <1 90368460475 T WIND DIR N E W W S SE SE SE S S SW SW S SE SE SE S SW SW S SW T WIND SPD 2 6 4 11 17 26 21 18 12 8 12 13 19 24 24 13 10 17 24 26 28 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CH DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 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 58 92 54 88 53 82 54 88 TEMP 66 58 85 87 62 54 81 84 60 53 76 78 60 54 81 84 DEWPT 31 32 22 28 30 37 35 27 34 41 39 35 39 44 43 37 MAX/MIN RH 37 9 53 12 62 19 68 18 RH 27 37 10 12 30 53 19 13 37 62 26 20 45 68 26 19 PWIND DIR S W W NW NW NW S S WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 $$ TXZ016-162200- BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX 34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT 410 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013 DATE THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 MAX/MIN TEMP 92 60 99 62 94 TEMP 57 72 85 91 88 73 67 62 60 77 91 98 94 78 70 65 62 76 88 93 89 DEWPT 44 47 35 29 29 32 35 37 36 37 31 27 27 33 40 42 43 44 30 24 18 MIN/MAX RH 10 41 8 50 7 RH 60 40 17 11 12 22 31 39 41 24 12 8 9 20 34 44 50 32 13 8 7 WIND DIR N NW W W W W SW W W W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW WIND SPD 11 12 13 16 17 11 10 10 10 14 13 14 13 10 10 10 10 13 21 23 26 CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 10 19 10 0 7 0 6 15 17 21 29 37 27 16 20 25 26 27 POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES 6HR 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 MIX HGT <1 2 14 19 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 18 19 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 13 17 19 19 VENT RATE <1 9168241252 <1 <1 <1 <1 8198247241 <1 <1 <1 <1263374418389 T WIND DIR NW N W SW W SW S S SW W SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW T WIND SPD 5 6 13 14 16 6 6 8 5 5 12 14 14 6 5 5 6 24 25 25 24 RFTI 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 7 RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH EX DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 MIN/MAX TEMP 55 90 52 87 51 83 52 88 TEMP 63 55 83 85 60 52 80 82 59 51 77 79 59 52 81 84 DEWPT 22 26 21 20 24 29 28 16 24 34 36 27 31 37 37 30 MAX/MIN RH 32 8 41 8 52 14 58 13 RH 20 32 10 9 24 41 15 8 26 52 23 15 35 58 21 14 PWIND DIR SW W W W N NW S SW WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 $$ TXZ008-162200- BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX 35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT 410 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013 DATE THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 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 93 63 97 68 96 TEMP 63 77 87 92 89 76 69 65 63 78 90 96 93 80 74 70 68 80 90 95 92 DEWPT 57 57 54 50 51 54 56 57 56 55 50 46 47 51 55 55 54 54 48 41 33 MIN/MAX RH 23 79 18 62 13 RH 80 51 33 23 27 46 62 76 78 45 25 18 20 37 50 59 62 41 23 15 13 WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S WIND SPD 4 8 9 11 12 11 12 9 8 9 10 12 13 13 12 11 10 16 19 20 21 CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B2 OV B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 7 13 13 13 81100 66 15 17 28 31 34 47 59 43 27 36 45 POP 12HR 20 20 0 5 10 QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES 6HR 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 MIX HGT <1 2 7 13 10 1 1 1 1 2 3 14 8 2 <1 <1 <1 1 18 20 17 VENT RATE 2 10 37 88140 15 17 14 11 18 16151117 32 8 7 4 9403460396 T WIND DIR N E SE SW S SE SE S SE S S SW S SE SE S S SW S S S T WIND SPD 3 5 5 8 16 17 19 16 10 10 6 12 17 24 17 14 8 9 26 26 27 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL CL DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 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 62 92 58 89 57 81 59 88 TEMP 69 62 86 88 65 58 83 85 64 57 76 78 64 59 82 85 DEWPT 35 36 26 29 33 39 37 30 37 42 39 35 41 44 43 38 MAX/MIN RH 37 10 50 13 56 20 57 18 RH 28 37 11 12 31 50 19 13 36 56 26 21 42 57 25 18 PWIND DIR S W W NW NW NW E S WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 10 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 $$ TXZ008-162200- CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX 35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT 410 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013 DATE THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 MAX/MIN TEMP 94 61 100 67 96 TEMP 62 76 88 93 90 75 68 63 61 78 92 99 96 81 74 69 67 80 90 95 92 DEWPT 57 57 54 47 48 51 54 55 54 53 47 43 44 49 52 53 53 53 45 38 31 MIN/MAX RH 20 78 14 59 11 RH 84 52 31 21 24 43 60 75 76 41 22 15 17 32 46 57 59 38 21 14 11 WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW S S S SE SE S S S S S S WIND SPD 4 8 9 11 13 11 12 9 8 9 10 12 13 13 12 11 10 17 20 21 23 CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B2 OV B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 12 22 17 11 81100 62 15 17 36 34 33 44 55 41 27 35 43 POP 12HR 20 20 0 5 5 QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES 6HR 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 MIX HGT <1 2 8 14 12 1 1 1 1 2 3 17 13 2 <1 <1 <1 1 18 20 17 VENT RATE 2 10 32122161 16 17 15 10 12 12198173 30 9 7 <1 9385460391 T WIND DIR N E S SW S SE SE S S S S SW S SE SE S S SW S S S T WIND SPD 3 5 4 10 16 18 19 17 11 9 4 13 14 23 19 14 6 10 25 26 26 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL CL DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 MIN/MAX TEMP 61 92 56 89 56 81 58 88 TEMP 68 61 86 87 64 56 82 85 63 56 76 78 63 58 82 85 DEWPT 33 34 26 28 32 38 36 29 36 41 38 35 40 43 42 36 MAX/MIN RH 36 10 50 12 58 19 57 17 RH 26 36 11 12 30 50 19 13 36 58 25 21 42 57 24 18 PWIND DIR S W W NW NW NW E S WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 $$ TXZ006-162200- DALHART-HARTLEY TX 36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT 410 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013 DATE THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 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 90 56 97 57 93 TEMP 54 70 83 89 86 70 63 58 56 74 89 96 92 74 65 60 57 73 86 92 88 DEWPT 49 47 51 35 35 42 44 46 44 46 36 30 30 38 41 43 43 45 32 29 25 MIN/MAX RH 14 66 9 59 9 RH 83 44 33 15 16 36 50 64 64 36 15 10 11 27 41 53 59 36 14 10 10 WIND DIR N E SE S SE E E S SW W SW SW S S S S SW S S S S WIND SPD 5 9 10 12 12 10 8 8 8 10 11 13 17 11 10 9 9 12 20 20 23 CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 9 17 9 0 7 0 5 15 17 21 26 31 31 30 27 24 31 39 POP 12HR 20 10 0 5 5 QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS IS IS TSTMS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES 6HR 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 MIX HGT <1 2 13 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 17 19 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 17 20 18 VENT RATE <1 4117208255 <1 10 5 <1 4204285324 <1 5 <1 <1 85442488403 T WIND DIR W E W SW SW SE SE S S S SW SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW S SW T WIND SPD 3 2 10 14 18 10 21 10 2 3 13 17 20 6 11 6 3 18 29 28 26 RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CH DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 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 89 48 83 48 80 51 89 TEMP 61 52 82 84 57 48 76 78 56 48 74 76 57 51 81 84 DEWPT 30 34 24 24 31 35 31 23 33 37 35 29 33 35 36 31 MAX/MIN RH 49 9 61 12 64 17 54 14 RH 30 49 12 11 37 61 20 13 42 64 24 18 41 54 20 15 PWIND DIR SW W NW NW NW W E S WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW CL FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 $$ OKZ002-162200- GUYMON-TEXAS OK 36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT 410 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013 DATE THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 MAX/MIN TEMP 91 59 91 60 98 TEMP 57 72 84 90 87 72 66 61 59 73 85 90 87 73 67 62 60 77 90 97 93 DEWPT 55 56 54 48 49 53 54 55 54 57 54 51 50 53 55 55 53 53 46 41 35 MIN/MAX RH 23 84 25 81 13 RH 92 56 35 24 26 50 65 81 83 57 35 26 27 50 65 78 79 43 22 15 13 WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE E SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S WIND SPD 4 9 10 11 12 11 10 6 5 9 11 12 14 14 11 9 8 13 19 21 21 CLOUDS CL CL CL SC B1 SC FW B1 OV B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 34 68 43 18 59100 66 21 17 21 27 33 41 48 37 26 40 54 POP 12HR 20 20 0 5 20 QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0.03 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 HAINES 6HR 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 MIX HGT <1 3 11 14 11 2 1 <1 2 2 3 11 12 2 <1 1 1 2 19 20 17 VENT RATE <1 18 42 95147 48 17 5 18 20 20119186 29 8 11 9 9494480380 T WIND DIR SW SE SW SW S SE SE SE S S S SW S SE SE S S S S S S T WIND SPD 2 6 4 8 16 26 19 11 13 11 9 11 17 21 17 12 10 6 29 27 26 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 MIN/MAX TEMP 58 90 50 80 50 79 52 88 TEMP 66 58 84 85 58 50 74 76 56 50 73 76 58 52 81 84 DEWPT 38 40 35 30 38 41 36 31 39 41 37 34 40 42 41 37 MAX/MIN RH 51 13 71 18 72 20 68 17 RH 35 51 17 14 47 71 25 19 52 72 27 22 51 68 24 19 PWIND DIR S W NW NW NW NW S S WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 20 5 0 10 5 5 0 5 RAIN SHWRS IS IS TSTMS IS IS $$ 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)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. 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 SNOWSHWRS......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 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 AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION WEATHER... SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
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