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678 FOUS54 KAMA 020759 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 259 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 TXZ012-022100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 259 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 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 76 51 74 52 69 Temp 60 55 63 69 75 74 62 56 54 52 58 66 73 70 61 58 55 52 55 63 68 65 DewPt 57 55 51 47 45 44 47 51 51 51 52 53 54 54 56 56 54 52 50 49 50 51 Min/Max RH 32 100 51 100 52 RH 90100 65 45 34 34 58 83 90 96 80 63 51 57 84 93 96100 83 60 52 60 Wind Dir S N N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S N N NE NE E Wind Spd 19 17 18 19 13 11 12 14 11 9 10 9 12 16 12 13 12 11 13 12 12 13 Clouds FW B1 FW FW CL FW CL FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 21 62 24 10 2 6 4 9 57 70 68 59 57 33 38 63 60 57 65 57 57 60 PoP 12HR 20 10 30 30 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.05 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 3 Vent Rate 18 20 52 74 73 58 8 18 14 12 21 27 70 38 11 9 10 30 39 49 47 35 T Wind Dir S SW N NE NE NE E E E E E SE S SE SE S NE N NE NE E E T Wind Spd 26 19 23 21 14 12 18 21 17 13 14 10 18 18 14 19 14 24 24 19 14 16 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 Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24 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 53 77 58 84 51 85 53 87 Temp 56 54 69 76 62 59 81 81 61 51 80 83 63 54 79 84 DewPt 54 54 55 51 57 53 37 28 25 25 24 21 25 27 26 25 Max/Min RH 100 41 87 14 36 10 35 11 RH 93100 61 42 84 80 21 14 25 36 13 10 23 35 14 11 PWind Dir E SE S SW W W W W Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL PoP 12HR 60 40 5 10 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs NM NM SC IS Tstms SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ016-022100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 259 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 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 78 49 77 49 71 Temp 60 55 65 73 77 76 63 56 53 51 58 66 75 76 61 56 53 50 56 65 70 67 DewPt 51 43 49 45 40 37 43 49 51 51 53 53 50 44 50 53 53 50 50 48 48 49 Min/Max RH 24 100 32 100 45 RH 72 63 55 36 26 24 48 77 93100 85 63 41 32 67 90100100 80 54 45 53 Wind Dir SW NW N NE NE E E E E E E SE S S SE SE SE N NE NE E E Wind Spd 18 17 18 20 9 9 9 11 10 8 9 9 11 12 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 13 Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC Clouds(%) 19 23 16 10 2 4 4 10 52 83 81 57 27 20 19 30 60 57 57 57 50 44 PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.12 0 0.21 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC Tstms IS IS IS IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 8 7 <1 <1 1 <1 2 3 6 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 2 Vent Rate 13 15 54 66 62 59 8 9 16 11 14 25 77 65 6 8 9 27 31 53 50 32 T Wind Dir S NW N NE N SE E E SE E E SE S S SE SE E NE NE NE E E T Wind Spd 23 19 26 23 10 10 17 18 18 13 10 10 14 17 12 16 13 21 20 19 16 16 RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24 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 50 79 55 82 50 87 54 86 Temp 55 51 70 78 61 55 79 80 58 51 80 84 63 54 81 84 DewPt 55 51 54 44 52 48 30 21 21 19 20 16 21 22 22 19 Max/Min RH 100 30 80 11 29 7 29 9 RH 100100 57 30 72 77 17 11 23 28 11 8 20 29 11 9 PWind Dir SE S S SW W W W W Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 15> Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12HR 70 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC NM SC IS Tstms SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-022100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 259 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 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 51 77 54 73 Temp 66 62 69 74 78 77 64 59 53 52 60 68 75 75 64 62 56 54 58 67 72 70 DewPt 52 52 45 40 44 44 48 51 51 50 51 53 54 56 58 58 56 53 51 50 49 51 Min/Max RH 25 96 47 99 45 RH 62 70 42 29 30 31 55 75 91 93 74 58 48 51 81 89 98 96 77 54 45 52 Wind Dir SW N N NE NE NE E E E NE E SE SE S SE S NW N N NE NE E Wind Spd 16 17 17 17 12 10 9 12 9 5 6 8 9 11 8 10 9 10 11 12 10 10 Clouds FW B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 Clouds(%) 18 66 45 16 2 5 4 5 57 62 70 57 57 57 20 45 57 70 67 62 47 67 PoP 12HR 5 10 40 40 40 QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.02 0.02 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 3 <1 <1 1 2 2 3 4 3 Vent Rate 16 9 59 86 75 62 7 12 12 10 23 30 66 55 5 11 23 31 41 44 44 39 T Wind Dir S NW N NE NE E E E E NE E SE S S SE S N N NE NE E E T Wind Spd 24 19 25 21 13 12 16 19 14 11 13 10 14 18 11 17 19 21 20 17 13 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 Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24 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 81 60 88 52 91 56 89 Temp 59 56 72 78 66 61 85 85 63 53 83 88 67 56 81 88 DewPt 55 56 56 55 59 57 40 31 27 28 26 25 28 30 29 30 Max/Min RH 100 41 91 13 38 9 37 12 RH 87100 57 45 81 86 20 14 24 38 12 10 23 37 15 12 PWind Dir E SE S SW SW W SW W Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL PoP 12HR 60 40 5 10 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC NM SC IS Tstms SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-022100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 259 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 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 78 51 76 53 71 Temp 65 59 65 72 76 75 64 59 54 52 59 67 74 74 64 61 56 53 57 64 69 69 DewPt 55 54 47 43 44 44 46 50 51 50 51 52 53 55 57 58 56 52 50 49 49 50 Min/Max RH 29 94 48 100 49 RH 71 83 51 35 32 33 53 73 89 93 76 60 48 51 80 90 99 96 78 60 50 51 Wind Dir SW N N NE NE NE E E E NE E SE SE S SE S NW N N NE NE E Wind Spd 21 17 19 20 13 11 10 13 10 6 9 9 11 12 10 12 10 12 13 12 12 12 Clouds FW B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 Clouds(%) 17 68 20 15 2 5 3 6 57 64 64 57 57 57 19 51 57 65 64 58 45 64 PoP 12HR 5 10 40 40 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.02 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 5 3 <1 <1 1 2 2 3 3 3 Vent Rate 16 10 57 89 83 62 7 13 14 11 21 29 68 44 5 9 23 34 43 43 42 38 T Wind Dir S NW N NE NE E E E E NE E SE S S SE S N N NE NE E E T Wind Spd 26 19 25 23 16 12 16 19 16 11 12 10 14 14 11 17 19 24 21 16 13 13 RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24 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 79 61 87 52 89 56 88 Temp 59 56 71 78 65 62 83 84 63 53 80 87 67 56 78 87 DewPt 54 56 56 54 60 56 38 30 26 27 26 23 27 30 29 28 Max/Min RH 100 42 88 14 38 10 37 11 RH 84100 60 44 82 82 20 14 25 37 14 10 22 37 16 12 PWind Dir E SE S SW SW W SW W Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL PoP 12HR 60 40 5 10 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC NM SC IS Tstms SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ006-022100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 259 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 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 74 44 74 44 67 Temp 55 50 61 69 74 72 58 51 46 45 55 66 73 72 57 53 48 44 53 62 67 65 DewPt 55 50 53 49 38 38 41 44 46 45 50 51 51 50 52 53 48 44 45 44 44 46 Min/Max RH 26 100 44 100 43 RH 100100 74 48 27 29 53 76 99100 82 57 46 46 85 99100 98 73 52 43 50 Wind Dir NW N N NE NE E E E E E SE S S S SE SE N N N NE E E Wind Spd 20 28 26 24 11 11 9 11 9 5 6 9 12 13 9 10 12 13 14 12 11 12 Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 17 25 6 2 2 11 12 4 57 64 69 44 25 19 18 45 43 60 59 48 43 56 PoP 12HR 5 10 30 30 20 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 1 3 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 5 4 Vent Rate 6 27 71 84 78 79 8 9 6 11 22 46106 51 10 8 32 25 45 36 51 48 T Wind Dir W N N N E E E E E E SE S S S S NE N N NE NE E SE T Wind Spd 23 32 29 27 12 12 18 18 12 11 11 12 18 18 12 16 26 23 21 14 12 13 RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24 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 77 52 81 42 84 46 84 Temp 51 48 68 76 58 53 77 78 55 43 77 82 57 46 76 81 DewPt 51 48 55 46 54 43 31 18 19 21 22 17 22 24 26 23 Max/Min RH 100 34 89 10 42 9 42 11 RH 100100 62 34 85 70 18 10 25 41 13 9 25 42 16 12 PWind Dir SE S S SW W SW W W Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL PoP 12HR 50 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS Tstms SC IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-022100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 259 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 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 75 44 75 46 68 Temp 62 56 64 72 75 73 57 52 47 44 56 67 74 72 58 54 50 46 53 63 68 66 DewPt 60 55 50 44 36 36 41 42 42 42 48 50 51 52 56 54 50 46 47 46 46 47 Min/Max RH 24 93 43 100 44 RH 93 94 60 37 24 26 54 70 85 93 74 53 43 49 94 99100100 79 54 44 49 Wind Dir W N N N NE E E E E E SE SE S S S S N N N NE E E Wind Spd 18 17 16 14 12 11 9 12 6 4 8 10 12 13 9 11 11 10 12 11 11 12 Clouds SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 40 36 21 9 1 3 4 6 26 43 57 41 27 24 40 57 74 68 65 45 44 60 PoP 12HR 0 10 30 50 20 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0.11 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 1 3 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 4 Vent Rate 11 32 57 98 90 80 9 9 5 7 23 57 89 69 18 23 36 33 46 43 50 48 T Wind Dir SW N N N NE E E E E E SE S S S S NE N N N NE E SE T Wind Spd 20 24 25 20 14 14 17 18 11 10 13 16 18 20 14 21 24 20 19 12 12 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 Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24 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 48 77 55 84 45 86 47 84 Temp 52 49 67 76 60 56 81 81 58 46 79 83 59 47 77 81 DewPt 52 49 55 52 58 54 35 25 25 24 26 21 28 28 30 28 Max/Min RH 100 42 100 13 43 10 47 14 RH 99100 64 43 94 93 19 13 28 42 14 10 30 47 18 14 PWind Dir E SE S SW W W W SW Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12HR 40 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS Tstms SC SC 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