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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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892 FOUS54 KAMA 132049 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 349 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 TXZ012-140900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 349 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 49 87 54 86 54 Temp 77 76 63 56 52 49 67 79 85 84 69 63 58 55 71 81 84 77 63 59 56 55 DewPt 43 42 45 46 46 45 47 45 42 41 47 47 46 45 48 47 47 51 55 55 55 55 Max/Min RH 86 21 77 27 100 RH 30 30 52 69 80 86 49 30 22 22 45 56 64 69 44 30 28 40 75 87 96100 Wind Dir N N NE E S SW S SW S S SE S SW SW W SW S SE E E NE N Wind Spd 17 14 8 5 4 5 11 12 13 16 13 11 9 9 12 10 12 13 11 11 9 10 Clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 Clouds(%) 11 8 3 12 9 5 4 3 5 17 25 29 18 18 46 58 65 40 58 51 67 71 PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 60 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.16 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 Mix Hgt 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 5 1 <1 <1 1 Vent Rate 206160 6 4 4 4 32119165181 12 8 6 6 22 70135 84 13 16 13 15 T Wind Dir N N NE E S S SW SW SW S SE S SW W W W S SE E NE NE NE T Wind Spd 24 20 13 11 11 11 18 17 14 20 26 19 14 13 14 13 16 19 14 19 16 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 05/16Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 73 51 81 55 89 57 91 58 87 Temp 68 69 56 51 73 80 62 56 83 87 66 58 85 88 67 59 81 85 DewPt 54 53 52 51 50 46 49 48 46 41 46 44 45 40 49 48 44 39 Min/Max RH 51 100 30 79 19 62 18 68 19 RH 61 57 86100 44 30 62 74 27 20 48 59 25 19 52 67 27 20 PWind Dir NE N W S SW S SW SE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12HR 40 30 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC Tstms IS SC SC $$ TXZ016-140900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 349 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 49 88 52 87 51 Temp 81 80 65 57 52 49 68 81 86 86 69 62 57 53 71 83 86 78 63 58 54 52 DewPt 36 33 38 39 43 43 45 39 33 29 34 38 40 40 44 41 38 44 50 54 54 52 Max/Min RH 80 13 70 18 100 RH 20 19 38 52 71 80 44 22 15 13 28 42 54 62 37 23 18 30 62 86100100 Wind Dir N N NE E S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S S E E NE NE Wind Spd 17 17 10 11 5 5 10 11 11 12 6 8 8 8 9 10 13 13 10 10 9 10 Clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 Clouds(%) 11 9 3 7 9 4 3 3 13 9 31 42 18 13 38 59 58 63 40 60 65 75 PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.10 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 Mix Hgt 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 7 1 1 1 1 Vent Rate 176115 5 5 5 5 28115157200 6 4 4 4 18167224 96 19 19 19 24 T Wind Dir NW N NE E S S S W SW SW SW W NW W SW SW SW S NE E NE NE T Wind Spd 19 19 11 12 11 13 18 13 12 18 13 10 9 10 10 16 18 16 18 20 19 18 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/16Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 75 48 80 53 91 57 92 56 90 Temp 69 69 54 49 75 78 60 54 84 89 65 58 86 89 67 57 83 88 DewPt 53 50 53 49 49 42 48 47 42 33 39 41 41 34 40 45 39 32 Min/Max RH 47 100 27 82 14 53 14 64 13 RH 57 51 98100 40 28 64 79 23 14 39 53 21 14 37 64 22 13 PWind Dir NE N W SW SW SW SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 40 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC Tstms IS SC SC $$ TXZ008-140900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 349 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 51 90 56 89 56 Temp 77 76 63 57 53 51 69 82 88 87 72 67 60 57 73 84 87 80 66 61 58 57 DewPt 45 44 47 48 48 47 48 47 44 45 50 51 51 49 50 50 49 53 57 57 57 56 Max/Min RH 86 20 82 28 99 RH 32 32 56 73 82 86 47 29 22 23 45 56 71 74 45 31 28 40 74 87 95 96 Wind Dir N N NE SE SW W SW SW SW S S S S W W W E SE E NE N N Wind Spd 21 17 11 10 4 4 6 10 11 10 13 11 5 4 8 9 10 11 10 8 5 9 Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 9 6 5 13 7 8 4 4 2 18 27 20 30 25 49 56 42 43 71 61 70 70 PoP 12HR 0 5 10 40 60 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.31 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 3 <1 1 1 1 Vent Rate 204143 5 4 3 4 30112166147 13 10 3 4 24 57 70 52 21 17 9 16 T Wind Dir N N NE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW NW W NW SE N NE NE N T Wind Spd 25 21 12 11 8 10 16 17 16 19 26 20 8 9 12 12 11 18 24 17 10 12 RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/16Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 77 52 85 58 93 60 94 61 90 Temp 72 73 60 53 77 83 65 59 86 91 70 61 87 91 70 62 84 88 DewPt 55 54 54 53 52 49 51 50 49 47 49 48 49 48 51 50 46 43 Min/Max RH 48 100 29 77 21 65 21 65 20 RH 56 51 82100 42 31 60 74 28 22 49 63 27 23 51 64 27 21 PWind Dir NE N SW S SW S SW SE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12HR 40 20 10 10 5 5 0 5 5 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS Tstms IS SC IS $$ TXZ008-140900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 349 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 52 88 56 87 57 Temp 76 75 63 58 53 52 68 80 86 86 72 67 60 57 71 82 85 78 65 61 59 57 DewPt 43 42 45 47 47 47 48 46 43 43 48 50 50 48 49 48 48 52 56 57 57 56 Max/Min RH 84 21 79 28 99 RH 32 30 52 68 79 82 49 31 22 23 43 54 71 71 45 31 28 41 73 86 94 97 Wind Dir N N NE SE SW SW SW SW SW S S S S W W W SW E E NE N N Wind Spd 20 18 12 9 4 4 9 11 11 11 13 12 8 6 9 9 12 12 11 9 6 9 Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 8 7 4 6 12 7 4 3 1 19 31 21 30 28 48 55 49 41 71 58 73 71 PoP 12HR 0 5 10 40 60 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.22 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 3 Mix Hgt 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 3 <1 1 1 1 Vent Rate 200137 5 3 4 4 30112161181 13 11 3 4 22 60 96 45 18 17 9 17 T Wind Dir N N E SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW NW W W E N E NE N T Wind Spd 24 20 13 10 9 10 17 17 14 21 26 23 9 9 12 12 13 17 24 17 10 13 RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/16Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 75 53 83 58 92 61 92 62 89 Temp 69 72 59 54 74 82 65 59 85 89 69 61 85 89 70 63 82 87 DewPt 54 53 54 53 51 48 50 50 48 45 49 48 48 46 51 49 46 42 Min/Max RH 49 100 30 76 21 64 21 62 20 RH 60 52 82 96 44 30 58 73 28 22 48 62 28 23 50 61 28 21 PWind Dir NE N SW S SW S SW SE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12HR 40 20 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS Tstms IS SC IS $$ TXZ006-140900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 349 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 45 85 48 82 49 Temp 76 75 59 52 48 45 66 79 84 83 65 58 51 49 67 78 81 76 58 54 52 50 DewPt 37 36 41 42 43 43 45 43 38 35 41 45 46 45 47 47 45 48 54 54 52 50 Max/Min RH 94 17 96 28 100 RH 24 24 52 69 85 94 47 28 19 18 42 60 82 88 49 33 28 37 86 99100100 Wind Dir N N E S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N NW NW N N SE NE NE NE N N Wind Spd 20 18 12 11 4 4 10 11 10 11 5 6 5 6 9 9 11 13 10 9 9 12 Clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 11 7 4 9 7 2 3 2 3 20 42 34 27 27 45 47 65 60 54 59 68 61 PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 50 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 6 <1 1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 236148 6 5 5 5 36101137179 6 6 4 4 24100186104 24 17 11 8 T Wind Dir N N E SE S SW SW W SW SW SW N N NW N NW SW N NE NE N N T Wind Spd 24 20 13 12 11 13 20 14 12 17 14 13 9 10 10 13 19 21 28 16 16 17 RFTI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/16Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 72 45 82 49 90 52 90 52 86 Temp 67 68 51 46 75 79 58 50 84 87 62 53 83 87 62 53 80 84 DewPt 52 50 51 46 47 41 46 45 43 36 42 42 45 37 45 44 40 34 Min/Max RH 48 100 25 87 16 69 17 73 16 RH 58 52 99100 37 26 65 82 24 16 47 65 26 17 54 70 24 17 PWind Dir NE N SW SW SW SW SW SE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC PoP 12HR 40 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS Tstms IS SC IS $$ OKZ002-140900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 349 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 46 87 51 81 51 Temp 75 72 57 53 48 47 66 80 85 84 67 61 55 52 68 78 80 75 60 56 54 52 DewPt 44 44 48 49 47 46 49 47 43 43 49 52 52 50 53 52 50 51 57 56 54 52 Max/Min RH 99 21 100 34 100 RH 33 36 70 86 95 96 53 31 23 23 53 73 90 94 59 40 34 43 89100100100 Wind Dir N N E S SW SW SW SW S S S NE SW NW NW N N NE NE NE N N Wind Spd 19 13 6 5 4 4 9 11 11 10 9 8 5 4 9 10 9 10 9 5 6 9 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 Clouds(%) 1 5 4 6 6 5 2 2 3 22 44 43 37 36 65 55 31 73 64 66 57 75 PoP 12HR 0 5 20 40 60 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.13 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 188100 5 4 4 5 33 70131118 11 6 5 3 36 64 79 42 15 10 6 6 T Wind Dir N N E SE SW SW SW SW SW S SW NE NW N N NW NW NE N E N N T Wind Spd 25 18 10 9 10 11 19 12 12 14 23 13 8 9 16 13 12 11 18 12 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 05/16Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 73 47 84 52 91 55 90 54 87 Temp 68 72 54 48 77 81 60 53 86 88 65 55 84 87 65 55 81 84 DewPt 53 50 52 48 49 45 49 47 47 43 50 47 49 46 49 47 44 40 Min/Max RH 45 100 26 84 19 76 22 77 20 RH 58 45 93100 38 28 68 79 26 21 58 74 30 24 57 75 27 21 PWind Dir NE N SW S SW S SW SE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs SC SC Tstms IS SC $$ 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