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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024

TXZ012-172100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024

Date             Sun 03/17/24            Mon 03/18/24            Tue 03/19/24
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                 58          31          62          37          68
Temp          46 MM 47 53 57 55 45 41 37 33 42 55 61 59 46 42 40 38 49 63 68 65
DewPt         43 MM 36 34 30 26 29 29 29 28 28 27 25 24 27 29 31 34 35 34 34 34
Min/Max RH                   29          82          24          88          28
RH            89100 65 48 35 32 53 62 72 82 57 34 25 26 47 60 71 86 58 34 29 32
Wind Dir       N NE  E NE NE  E  S SW  N SW SE SW  W  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd       6  9 10 10  9  9  5  4  5  4  5  4  5  4  8 10 12 11 13 16 14 12
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%)     79 80 74 76 65 48 40 37 18  5  4  6  8 13  8  6  6  7 17 17 19 30
PoP 12HR                     10          10           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              2     2     2     2     2     3     4     4     3     3
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7  6
Vent Rate      5  9 23 47 55 32  4  2  4  4  8 32 40 41  6  8  9  8 35103111 75
T Wind Dir     N NE  E  E  E  E SE SW  N  E  S  N NW  W  S  S SW  W  W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    11 17 18 14 12 10  9  6  9 10  6  6  6  8 14 18 20 20 21 19 17 14
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          Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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       40      70      39      70      41      73      41      72
Temp          47 41 65 65 46 40 64 68 49 42 66 69 49 42 64 69
DewPt         39 39 36 32 41 38 37 30 38 38 36 31 37 35 36 29
Max/Min RH         93      24      94      22      86      21      77      21
RH            74 92 34 29 83 93 37 24 65 86 32 25 64 77 35 22
PWind Dir          SW      SW       E      NW      SE      SE      SE       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           10      40      20       5       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs             SC IS
Tstms                     IS

$$

TXZ016-172100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024

Date             Sun 03/17/24            Mon 03/18/24            Tue 03/19/24
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                 53          30          61          33          65
Temp          43 MM 46 49 51 50 42 38 35 32 42 54 59 59 45 39 36 34 46 60 65 63
DewPt         42 MM 41 39 38 34 34 35 33 31 33 31 28 28 31 32 33 34 37 37 37 37
Min/Max RH                   53         100          28         100          35
RH            96100 85 70 61 54 73 89 92 98 70 41 31 30 59 76 86100 71 43 35 38
Wind Dir       N NE  E  E  E  E  E SW NW NW  N  E  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd       3  5 11 11 10  9  4  4  5  4  4  4  4  5  6  8  9  9 10 13 12 11
Clouds        B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%)     65 85 92 90 90 91 88 76 46 57  5 14 25 27 22 12 25 34 23 24 34 36
PoP 12HR                     50          20           5           0           5
QPF 12HR                   0.08        0.02           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs       SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              2     2     2     2     2     2     3     3     3     3
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  6
Vent Rate      4  6 24 36 45 27  4  3  3  3  6 34 36 45  5  7  7  7 26 81 97 88
T Wind Dir     N NE  E  E  E  E  E  S NW NE NE NE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    10 12 19 16 14 11  9  6  8  8  5  6  5  8 12 18 17 17 19 18 18 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          Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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       38      68      36      71      38      74      40      73
Temp          43 39 63 64 43 37 65 69 46 39 67 70 48 41 67 71
DewPt         39 39 36 31 37 35 35 27 34 34 36 29 36 36 35 28
Max/Min RH        100      25      95      19      83      19      84      19
RH            88100 36 29 81 94 33 21 62 83 31 21 65 84 31 21
PWind Dir          SW      SW       W      NW      SW      SW       S      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           10      30      10       5       0       0       5       0
Rain Shwrs             SC

$$

TXZ008-172100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024

Date             Sun 03/17/24            Mon 03/18/24            Tue 03/19/24
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                 63          33          65          39          73
Temp          48 MM 48 56 61 58 48 44 39 35 41 56 63 63 49 45 42 40 50 66 73 70
DewPt         44 MM 35 32 27 24 27 29 29 27 27 28 25 25 28 30 31 35 36 37 34 35
Min/Max RH                   23          77          22          83          24
RH            85100 62 40 27 26 44 56 67 72 55 34 23 23 43 55 67 83 57 33 24 27
Wind Dir      NE NE NE NE NE  E  S NW NE NE  E  S  W SW  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW
Wind Spd       6  8 10 12 11  6  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  9  9  9 12 14 12  9
Clouds        B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     74 57 36 35 57 49 35 38 22 10  2  4  5 10  5  4  4  2  5 11 14 25
PoP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              2     2     2     2     2     3     4     4     4     3
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  2  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  9  5
Vent Rate      7  8 22 65 73 60  3  4  4  3  7 28 44 37  5  9  8  8 40104146 71
T Wind Dir    NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  N  E  E  E  N NW  W  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW
T Wind Spd    13 13 14 16 12 10  8  9 10  8  5  6  6  6 12 19 19 17 25 21 19 14
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          Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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       43      73      41      72      43      73      41      74
Temp          51 43 67 68 48 41 65 70 51 44 66 69 49 42 66 70
DewPt         39 41 40 37 43 41 40 36 41 41 40 36 38 38 38 33
Max/Min RH         91      26      99      26      90      26      86      23
RH            64 90 36 31 83 98 40 29 69 90 37 29 67 85 36 25
PWind Dir          SW      SW       E       N      SE       E      SE       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR            5      30      20       5       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs             SC IS
Tstms                  IS IS

$$

TXZ008-172100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024

Date             Sun 03/17/24            Mon 03/18/24            Tue 03/19/24
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                 61          34          63          40          71
Temp          48 MM 47 54 59 57 48 44 39 36 41 54 61 62 50 45 43 41 50 64 71 68
DewPt         43 MM 34 31 26 24 28 29 30 29 27 28 26 25 28 31 32 36 36 36 34 35
Min/Max RH                   26          79          23          82          27
RH            84100 61 41 28 28 46 56 68 75 56 37 26 25 42 56 66 82 59 35 27 30
Wind Dir      NE NE NE NE NE  E  S NW NE NE  E SW  W  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd      10 10 10 12 10  8  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  4  8 11 11 11 13 16 12 10
Clouds        B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     80 57 34 43 54 48 46 40 21  8  3  4  5 11  7  4  4  3  7 12 13 25
PoP 12HR                     10           5           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              2     2     2     2     2     3     4     4     4     3
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  2  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  9  5
Vent Rate      6  7 21 62 65 59  3  3  4  3  7 29 38 29  5  8  8  8 38100146 69
T Wind Dir    NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  W NE  E  E  N NW  W  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    12 13 14 16 12 10  8  8 10  8  5  6  6  5 12 19 19 18 24 20 19 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          Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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       43      72      42      71      44      72      43      73
Temp          51 44 66 66 49 42 63 69 52 45 65 68 50 43 64 69
DewPt         40 41 39 36 42 41 40 34 41 40 39 34 39 37 38 33
Max/Min RH         89      27      96      26      85      26      80      24
RH            66 89 37 33 77 93 43 28 66 85 38 29 66 79 38 26
PWind Dir          SW      SW       E       N      SE       E      SE       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           10      30      20       5       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs             SC IS
Tstms                     IS

$$

TXZ006-172100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024

Date             Sun 03/17/24            Mon 03/18/24            Tue 03/19/24
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                 57          27          61          31          67
Temp          44 MM 46 54 57 53 41 37 33 29 40 54 61 58 43 38 34 32 46 63 67 64
DewPt         39 MM 34 30 28 26 27 26 25 25 27 27 25 25 26 28 29 32 34 34 31 32
Min/Max RH                   30          90          25          99          26
RH            81100 62 41 34 34 57 63 72 87 60 34 25 28 51 67 80 99 64 34 26 29
Wind Dir      NE NE NE NE NE NE SE  N NE  N NE  N SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd      12  6  8  9  8  8  4  5  5  4  4  5  4  8  8  9  8  8 12 13 11 10
Clouds        B2 SC B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     79 45 67 49 56 77 47 49 19  5  5  5 13 11  4  7  4  3  5 10 17 16
PoP 12HR                     10          10           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              2     2     2     2     2     3     4     4     4     3
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  8  6
Vent Rate      9  6 19 63 77 60  3  4  5  4  6 38 43 52  5  6  6  7 37 86119 90
T Wind Dir    NE NE  E  E NE NE  E NE NE NE  N  N NW SW  S SW SW  W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    17 13 14 14 11 10  8 10 13 10  6  8  6  9 11 13 14 16 21 17 17 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          Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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       34      67      32      70      35      70      36      70
Temp          43 34 64 62 40 33 64 67 44 36 63 66 43 37 63 67
DewPt         36 34 36 33 36 33 37 30 34 34 36 31 33 33 35 30
Max/Min RH        100      28     100      22      93      24      87      22
RH            77100 36 34 84100 36 25 67 92 36 27 67 86 35 25
PWind Dir          SW      SW      NE      NW      SE       E      SE      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           10      20      10       5       0       0       5       0
Rain Shwrs             IS

$$

OKZ002-172100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024

Date             Sun 03/17/24            Mon 03/18/24            Tue 03/19/24
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                 60          27          61          35          71
Temp          44 MM 46 56 59 56 43 38 33 29 38 54 61 58 44 40 38 35 49 67 71 67
DewPt         32 MM 31 26 24 22 24 24 24 22 22 23 23 23 26 27 29 32 34 32 29 29
Min/Max RH                   24          78          23          88          20
RH            62100 55 31 26 26 47 58 69 75 52 30 23 26 48 60 69 88 56 27 21 24
Wind Dir      NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E SW  W SW  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW
Wind Spd       9  4  5  8  9  6  4  6  4  4  4  5  8  4  6  8  9  9 11 10  9  5
Clouds        B2 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%)     81 25 21 22 20 40 47 33 30 16  3  3  3  7  3  2  3  2  3  3  6 14
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              2     2     2     2     3     3     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  2  6  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6  9  5
Vent Rate      6  3 16 57 72 67  7  8  3  3  7 38 53 41  4  8  8  7 22 76110 50
T Wind Dir    NE NE NE NE  N  N NE  E  E NE  E NW NW  W  S  S  W  W  W  W  W SW
T Wind Spd    13  9 11 11 10 10 10 12  9  8  5  8  9  8  9 18 18 17 18 14 13 11
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          Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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       36      69      36      68      36      66      36      69
Temp          45 37 65 63 43 37 63 65 45 37 60 62 42 37 62 65
DewPt         34 35 39 35 39 37 39 34 38 36 36 31 36 36 34 30
Max/Min RH         96      30     100      28      97      27      98      23
RH            66 96 38 35 88100 41 32 76 97 40 30 80 97 34 27
PWind Dir          SW       S       E      SE      SE       E      SE       S
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR            5      20      10       5       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs             IS
Tstms                  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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