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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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330 FOUS54 KAMA 290850 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 TXZ012-292100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 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 82 52 91 55 90 Temp 50 47 62 74 80 80 65 60 55 53 72 86 90 87 71 64 59 56 71 85 89 87 DewPt 39 39 41 38 33 30 33 33 31 30 34 31 27 26 29 33 39 43 46 38 32 32 Min/Max RH 16 41 10 62 12 RH 67 74 45 27 18 16 30 36 39 41 24 14 10 11 21 31 48 62 41 19 13 14 Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW Wind Spd 8 8 12 11 12 11 9 12 11 11 17 18 18 16 10 11 12 11 13 16 21 20 Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 34 11 3 1 8 4 2 2 5 2 2 2 12 3 11 12 3 3 3 3 4 7 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 13 Vent Rate 5 5 30106137107 7 10 8 7 28234268187 6 5 10 9 35306405317 T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 12 12 16 14 14 12 13 21 19 18 21 25 25 23 13 12 20 18 20 29 32 28 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24 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 80 45 74 50 77 52 81 Temp 64 56 74 76 54 45 67 71 54 50 72 72 57 53 74 79 DewPt 51 47 41 34 37 35 31 31 38 42 45 44 46 49 50 46 Max/Min RH 78 21 67 21 74 32 87 30 RH 63 72 30 22 52 67 26 23 54 73 38 36 67 87 42 32 PWind Dir S N NE E SE S S S Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 5 30 30 30 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS SC Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS $$ TXZ016-292100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 80 48 90 50 89 Temp 47 43 60 73 78 79 62 55 52 49 71 84 90 88 68 60 55 51 70 84 89 87 DewPt 37 38 40 33 26 23 26 24 24 25 29 27 23 20 25 27 29 35 38 29 24 22 Min/Max RH 12 40 8 55 9 RH 68 83 48 24 14 13 26 30 34 40 21 13 9 9 20 28 38 55 31 14 10 9 Wind Dir S W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind Spd 6 4 8 9 10 11 8 8 10 9 13 14 17 14 9 8 9 8 10 14 19 19 Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 29 11 6 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 3 3 8 2 8 10 2 5 3 4 3 4 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 14 Vent Rate 5 4 15 82107117 5 6 7 6 31207242213 5 5 6 6 33323367346 T Wind Dir SE SW NW W W W S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 12 10 11 11 12 13 12 14 16 14 20 23 24 23 11 11 13 12 19 32 31 28 RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 52 82 42 75 48 78 50 82 Temp 61 53 76 78 53 43 67 72 53 48 74 73 54 50 75 81 DewPt 35 32 33 25 34 34 33 30 38 42 44 41 46 49 49 37 Max/Min RH 46 12 70 19 79 27 95 21 RH 38 46 21 14 48 70 28 21 57 79 34 31 74 95 40 22 PWind Dir SW NW NE E S S S S Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 5 20 30 20 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS Tstms IS SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-292100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 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 87 54 95 57 95 Temp 51 48 65 78 85 85 69 64 58 54 74 90 95 92 74 66 60 57 72 88 94 91 DewPt 40 40 42 41 34 34 39 42 38 33 34 31 27 28 31 34 40 44 46 42 33 33 Min/Max RH 15 47 9 60 11 RH 66 74 43 27 17 16 33 45 47 44 23 13 9 10 21 31 49 60 40 19 12 13 Wind Dir SE E S S S SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW S SW SW Wind Spd 4 4 8 11 11 9 8 13 10 8 13 14 13 10 8 11 10 5 9 13 19 17 Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 38 18 4 0 8 4 4 1 5 1 0 2 9 4 7 8 4 3 3 4 3 10 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 11 Vent Rate 4 4 31114138107 7 11 9 6 22255271171 5 5 5 6 30252441293 T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 10 9 13 14 13 12 14 23 19 13 16 26 24 20 10 12 11 12 17 26 34 29 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24 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 57 82 47 77 50 80 55 85 Temp 69 58 76 78 57 47 69 73 57 51 75 76 60 55 78 82 DewPt 54 49 43 37 38 38 32 33 38 44 46 45 48 49 51 50 Max/Min RH 77 20 73 20 78 28 82 28 RH 58 72 31 22 48 69 25 23 48 76 36 33 63 80 38 33 PWind Dir S N NE E S S S S Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 5 30 30 30 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-292100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 85 55 93 57 93 Temp 52 48 64 75 82 82 69 63 58 55 72 87 92 90 74 66 61 57 71 87 92 90 DewPt 40 40 42 40 34 33 36 38 36 32 33 32 28 27 31 34 39 43 45 40 32 32 Min/Max RH 16 43 10 57 11 RH 64 72 45 28 18 17 30 39 43 40 24 14 10 11 21 30 45 57 40 19 12 13 Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW S SW SW Wind Spd 4 5 9 11 12 9 9 13 11 10 16 16 14 12 9 11 11 9 11 14 19 18 Clouds SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 38 16 4 0 7 2 3 2 4 0 0 2 10 4 8 9 4 3 3 4 3 9 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 14 Vent Rate 4 4 30101128110 6 11 9 6 21237263183 5 6 5 6 29275436394 T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 9 10 13 13 13 12 13 24 19 14 18 24 23 19 11 13 12 12 17 27 34 32 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 57 81 47 76 53 80 55 83 Temp 69 58 74 77 57 48 67 74 58 53 73 75 60 55 75 81 DewPt 53 47 43 35 37 37 32 33 38 44 45 44 47 50 50 49 Max/Min RH 72 22 70 21 72 29 83 30 RH 57 67 32 22 47 67 27 23 47 70 37 34 62 82 42 33 PWind Dir S N NE E S S S S Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 5 30 30 30 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-292100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 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 79 44 88 43 89 Temp 43 39 59 71 78 77 61 54 48 44 69 84 88 85 65 58 49 43 64 83 88 86 DewPt 37 38 42 40 34 30 30 30 27 26 30 28 25 22 24 25 30 33 37 33 25 22 Min/Max RH 17 48 9 65 9 RH 79 94 55 32 20 18 31 39 44 48 24 13 10 10 21 28 47 65 36 17 10 9 Wind Dir W N S S SW S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW NW W S S SW SW Wind Spd 5 5 6 5 8 10 8 9 8 8 10 13 13 13 8 10 8 4 6 12 19 19 Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 45 10 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 3 9 5 5 6 3 3 3 3 3 4 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 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 13 15 Vent Rate 4 4 19 51 92103 5 7 7 5 18222221176 6 6 5 4 12237391427 T Wind Dir N N S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W SW S SW N N S SW SW SW T Wind Spd 9 10 10 8 10 11 12 17 16 11 13 21 19 16 13 13 12 9 9 24 33 33 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24 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 75 37 73 42 78 46 81 Temp 58 47 70 72 48 38 65 70 49 43 72 73 52 47 73 79 DewPt 35 37 39 30 33 33 31 31 35 38 42 40 45 46 49 39 Max/Min RH 71 20 83 21 82 25 98 22 RH 41 71 32 21 57 83 28 24 58 82 33 31 76 98 42 24 PWind Dir SW N NE SE S SW S SW Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 5 5 20 10 5 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-292100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 349 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 81 47 90 48 91 Temp 45 41 62 73 79 79 62 57 52 48 71 86 90 87 68 58 52 48 64 83 91 88 DewPt 37 38 42 41 37 33 37 40 41 32 34 30 27 26 33 37 41 40 43 42 32 27 Min/Max RH 19 66 10 76 10 RH 72 89 49 31 22 19 40 54 66 54 25 13 11 11 28 45 64 74 47 23 12 11 Wind Dir W SW S S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SE E E W SW S S S Wind Spd 4 4 8 10 11 8 6 11 11 9 13 14 13 9 9 12 10 5 6 11 18 19 Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 42 24 6 0 3 10 18 16 5 2 1 2 14 9 7 3 3 4 3 3 2 5 PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 12 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 14 9 Vent Rate 5 4 31 84118111 5 10 9 7 22243254105 5 8 6 4 10 73390244 T Wind Dir S SW S SW SW SW SE S S SW W W W SW SE E E NE W S SW SW T Wind Spd 9 9 13 12 12 12 11 21 19 17 18 23 19 11 11 18 14 9 8 16 31 31 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 49 75 39 74 44 79 48 81 Temp 62 50 70 71 48 39 66 71 50 45 74 73 54 49 75 79 DewPt 47 46 41 32 35 34 31 31 36 40 43 43 46 47 48 44 Max/Min RH 88 22 82 21 83 27 96 27 RH 58 88 34 24 61 81 26 23 58 82 32 33 75 94 39 29 PWind Dir SW N N E S S S S Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15 15> Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 10 5 20 10 5 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ 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)...........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