Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
415 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
TXZ012-152200-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
415 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
DATE WED 05/15/13 THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13
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 97 61 101
TEMP 59 73 85 90 87 72 66 61 59 76 89 96 92 76 69 64 61 79 93100 96
DEWPT 49 51 46 40 39 40 42 43 44 46 47 44 44 44 45 45 45 42 38 36 33
MIN/MAX RH 17 58 16 57 10
RH 70 46 26 18 19 31 41 52 58 35 23 17 19 32 42 51 57 28 15 11 11
WIND DIR S SW S SW S SE SE S W SW S S SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 13 13 12 13 10 10 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 9 4 6 9 12 14
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 27 22 23 48 55 47 38 44 49 47 34 35 35 37 38 38 35 19 3 7 11
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT <1 2 14 18 17 1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 4 2 1 1 1 1 14 19 5
VENT RATE <1 12 27 88 33 20 8 4 2 2 63145 70 33 17 14 11 7176222 95
T WIND DIR SW SW W NW N SE SE SE E E W W SE SE SE S S S W SW SE
T WIND SPD 10 6 2 5 2 23 17 8 4 1 6 11 23 25 19 16 12 8 14 13 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
DATE SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
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 65 97 60 89 57 86 53 83
TEMP 73 65 91 92 68 60 83 85 64 57 80 82 60 53 77 79
DEWPT 43 47 39 31 37 39 36 30 34 37 35 31 36 39 40 36
MAX/MIN RH 52 11 46 13 47 15 59 20
RH 36 52 16 11 33 46 18 14 32 47 20 16 41 59 26 21
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W SW NW N N
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-152200-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
415 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
DATE WED 05/15/13 THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 57 93 56 99
TEMP 56 71 83 89 86 71 64 59 57 73 86 92 88 72 64 59 56 75 90 98 94
DEWPT 46 49 44 37 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 28 26 28 31 33 35 34 33 32 31
MIN/MAX RH 14 41 9 44 10
RH 69 45 25 16 15 25 31 38 41 24 16 10 10 19 28 37 44 22 13 10 11
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W SW
WIND SPD 11 11 12 13 10 11 8 11 12 11 9 11 13 11 9 6 4 8 11 12 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 27 26 26 50 52 55 57 43 29 24 24 25 25 23 21 21 18 11 3 8 12
POP 12HR 20 20 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT <1 2 18 20 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 15 19 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 16 19 17
VENT RATE <1 18126137167 4 3 2 <1 6195259248 <1 <1 <1 <1 5176241221
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW N E N N NW W W W SW S S SW W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 9 10 8 8 10 8 5 4 4 4 14 16 17 8 6 8 5 3 12 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL
DATE SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 96 57 89 53 86 50 83
TEMP 71 63 89 91 65 57 83 84 61 53 79 81 58 50 76 79
DEWPT 43 46 38 29 31 35 33 29 33 36 33 30 36 38 41 38
MAX/MIN RH 53 10 44 12 51 13 64 20
RH 37 53 16 11 27 44 16 13 35 51 19 15 43 64 28 22
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W SW NW N N
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-152200-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
415 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
DATE WED 05/15/13 THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13
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 63 96 61 100
TEMP 63 75 85 89 87 74 69 65 63 78 90 95 92 76 69 64 61 78 92 99 96
DEWPT 49 50 46 41 42 44 45 47 49 50 52 49 49 50 51 52 53 51 48 47 45
MIN/MAX RH 18 60 21 74 16
RH 61 42 25 18 21 34 42 52 60 38 28 21 24 40 54 66 74 39 23 17 18
WIND DIR S SW S S SE SE SE S SW S S S S S SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 12 12 12 12 9 10 6 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 13 10 6 9 10 13 14
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 27 24 24 47 50 44 38 45 52 51 42 40 38 41 43 46 45 24 3 4 4
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT <1 2 11 15 12 2 <1 <1 <1 1 5 11 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 15 4
VENT RATE <1 9 66 28 50 35 6 4 1 2 31 84 70 27 27 24 18 12 15182 67
T WIND DIR SW SW S W SE SE SE SE E E SE SW SE SE S S S S S SW SE
T WIND SPD 5 6 6 1 4 26 12 9 2 2 6 8 23 20 20 18 13 9 4 13 21
RFTI 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
DATE SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
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 66 96 64 91 59 85 55 84
TEMP 73 66 90 92 71 64 86 87 66 59 80 81 61 55 78 81
DEWPT 49 51 44 37 44 44 41 37 39 41 40 37 40 42 44 42
MAX/MIN RH 59 13 48 16 52 19 62 23
RH 43 59 20 14 38 48 21 17 38 52 24 20 45 62 30 25
PWIND DIR S SW SW W N N NE N
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 20 5 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-152200-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
415 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
DATE WED 05/15/13 THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 91 62 97 61 100
TEMP 62 75 85 90 87 74 68 64 62 77 90 96 92 76 69 64 61 78 92 99 96
DEWPT 50 51 45 39 39 41 43 45 46 48 50 46 47 48 49 50 51 49 46 44 42
MIN/MAX RH 16 57 18 71 14
RH 62 42 24 17 19 31 40 50 57 36 25 18 21 37 50 62 71 36 20 15 15
WIND DIR S SW S S SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S SE S S S SW S S
WIND SPD 12 12 12 12 9 9 6 5 6 9 10 11 11 12 13 10 5 8 10 13 14
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 26 23 23 47 50 42 34 43 51 51 40 37 34 38 41 44 41 22 3 4 5
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 5 5 3 4 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT <1 2 11 16 14 2 <1 <1 <1 1 6 14 4 2 2 2 2 2 8 17 5
VENT RATE <1 9 63 47 27 36 6 4 1 2 30122 76 27 29 20 18 11 83221 97
T WIND DIR SW SW S NW SE SE SE SE E E S SW SE SE S S S S SW SW SE
T WIND SPD 5 6 5 3 2 27 12 8 2 2 5 10 21 20 21 14 13 8 11 14 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
DATE SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 97 62 90 58 85 54 84
TEMP 73 66 91 93 69 62 84 86 65 58 80 81 61 54 78 81
DEWPT 48 50 42 34 42 43 39 35 38 40 39 35 39 41 43 40
MAX/MIN RH 56 12 48 15 51 17 61 22
RH 40 56 19 13 36 48 20 16 37 51 23 19 44 61 29 24
PWIND DIR S SW SW W N N N N
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-152200-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
415 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
DATE WED 05/15/13 THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13
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 89 54 93 52 97
TEMP 53 69 82 88 84 69 61 56 54 71 85 92 88 69 61 55 52 72 88 96 92
DEWPT 41 45 40 35 34 36 37 39 41 42 44 39 32 35 39 42 45 42 38 35 31
MIN/MAX RH 15 61 14 76 11
RH 63 42 23 15 17 30 41 53 61 35 24 16 14 29 44 61 76 34 17 12 11
WIND DIR SW SW S SE N NE NE NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 5 4 8 9 9 4 4 6 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 8 5 10 13 14 17
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 23 23 28 49 52 55 58 52 47 34 26 26 25 26 27 29 26 15 4 4 4
POP 12HR 20 20 5 5 0
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 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT <1 3 17 18 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 14 17 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 15 19 16
VENT RATE <1 15 51 87 30 4 3 3 1 5108198233 10 8 3 <1 2209278254
T WIND DIR W N N N W E SE E NE SW W SW SW SE S S SW W W SW SW
T WIND SPD 5 5 3 4 2 9 5 5 2 3 9 13 17 20 18 5 1 2 16 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
DATE SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
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 96 52 87 52 82 50 81
TEMP 66 58 88 90 61 52 80 83 59 52 76 78 57 50 75 77
DEWPT 40 43 34 25 35 37 34 29 37 39 34 28 37 39 38 34
MAX/MIN RH 57 9 56 13 61 15 66 19
RH 39 57 15 9 37 56 19 14 44 61 22 16 47 66 26 21
PWIND DIR SW SW W W N NW N N
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
OKZ002-152200-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
415 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013
DATE WED 05/15/13 THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 91 57 94 57 94
TEMP 58 73 84 90 87 71 64 59 57 73 87 93 89 73 65 60 57 73 87 93 90
DEWPT 43 47 44 42 43 45 46 48 49 51 52 49 48 50 53 55 57 56 55 53 50
MIN/MAX RH 19 73 22 97 24
RH 57 40 25 19 22 38 51 65 73 45 30 22 25 45 64 81 97 54 34 26 26
WIND DIR S S SE S E E E SE NE E S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 8 8 11 11 10 9 8 5 5 9 11 12 12 12 12 9 5 8 10 13 17
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 24 24 26 49 55 46 37 46 55 53 47 43 39 41 42 48 48 25 2 3 4
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 4 3 3 3 5 6 6 6
MIX HGT <1 2 15 16 13 2 <1 <1 <1 1 9 12 5 2 2 2 2 2 3 9 4
VENT RATE <1 6 29 16 70 55 5 2 3 2 60 87 85 42 27 18 15 16 13 72 72
T WIND DIR SW SW SE NE SE SE SE E S S S SW SE SE S S S S S SW SE
T WIND SPD 6 4 2 1 5 26 11 4 5 2 8 8 19 24 20 12 11 8 5 9 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 96 60 89 54 82 52 82
TEMP 68 61 89 91 68 60 83 85 61 54 76 78 58 52 76 78
DEWPT 51 52 45 37 45 45 43 39 42 42 41 37 42 42 44 42
MAX/MIN RH 73 14 59 18 64 21 70 25
RH 56 73 22 15 43 59 24 20 50 64 29 23 55 70 32 27
PWIND DIR S SW SW W N N N N
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 20 5 10 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
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)...........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