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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
TXZ012-282100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 72 46 82 51 88
Temp 50 46 54 65 70 70 59 54 50 47 62 75 81 79 65 59 54 52 71 85 88 86
DewPt 45 38 39 36 36 34 36 37 37 39 40 37 32 28 31 31 31 31 34 29 27 25
Min/Max RH 25 74 15 46 10
RH 83 73 57 34 29 26 42 52 61 74 44 25 17 15 28 34 41 44 26 13 11 11
Wind Dir N NW N NW NW NW E E SE SE SE S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 11 12 9 9 5 8 9 8 6 9 9 12 11 9 11 10 11 16 17 16 16
Clouds FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 16 32 9 2 6 7 12 18 27 25 5 3 6 4 3 3 2 1 3 2 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 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 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 2 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 11
Vent Rate 7 21 32 61 95 73 6 6 6 5 16112167146 6 7 7 7 30193218190
T Wind Dir NW N N NW W W E E SE SE S SW SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 14 11 12 10 11 14 14 11 11 16 17 17 13 16 16 17 19 19 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 56 90 56 80 47 71 46 75
Temp 64 57 86 86 65 57 77 78 57 48 66 69 54 46 69 72
DewPt 35 48 40 35 49 46 39 34 42 37 33 31 33 38 39 40
Max/Min RH 72 14 67 20 65 23 73 28
RH 34 72 20 16 56 67 25 20 57 65 29 24 45 73 33 31
PWind Dir S SW S NW N NE SE S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 10 20 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-282100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 74 44 82 49 88
Temp 45 41 53 64 71 73 59 53 48 44 61 75 80 80 62 56 53 50 70 83 87 85
DewPt 38 35 37 34 33 30 34 35 34 36 39 32 25 21 24 24 23 25 29 25 23 20
Min/Max RH 20 73 11 38 9
RH 78 79 54 32 25 20 39 51 59 73 44 21 13 11 23 29 31 38 22 12 10 9
Wind Dir NW N N NW W S E SE NE NW NW W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 8 9 6 9 9 8 6 5 4 8 9 11 11 8 8 9 8 11 13 16 16
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 17 7 3 12 8 33 39 37 12 6 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 11
Vent Rate 6 6 28 61112 82 6 5 4 4 17109131147 6 6 7 6 33171207195
T Wind Dir NW N N NW W W E SE W NW W W W W SW SW SW W SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 12 11 13 10 14 12 10 11 11 14 14 17 14 14 16 13 16 18 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 52 90 51 83 44 75 45 75
Temp 60 53 85 87 62 52 78 80 55 45 67 74 52 46 70 71
DewPt 27 39 33 20 32 31 33 23 35 34 30 28 33 38 39 40
Max/Min RH 59 8 44 12 67 17 73 26
RH 29 59 15 8 32 44 19 12 47 67 25 18 48 73 32 32
PWind Dir SW SW SW W N NE SE S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 20 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-282100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 48 84 54 94
Temp 52 48 57 68 74 73 61 56 51 48 63 77 83 83 68 61 57 55 73 88 93 91
DewPt 46 48 51 49 37 36 38 37 39 40 42 40 35 34 38 38 38 35 34 30 27 27
Min/Max RH 25 74 16 51 9
RH 80100 80 51 26 26 42 50 63 74 46 27 18 17 33 43 50 48 24 12 9 10
Wind Dir N NW N NW NW NW E E NE E SE S SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 8 5 10 8 6 11 14 13 12
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 27 22 5 6 8 5 10 18 30 23 10 2 7 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 5
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 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 13 11
Vent Rate 9 13 36 58 97 65 3 5 4 4 16 83149115 4 8 8 6 23215202179
T Wind Dir N N N NW W NW E E E SE S SW SW SW S SE S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 16 12 10 12 10 8 12 9 9 9 11 16 14 9 17 16 12 16 19 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 EL
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 58 94 57 84 48 76 49 80
Temp 66 59 90 89 69 58 80 81 59 49 69 75 57 50 74 77
DewPt 38 48 41 42 53 48 42 38 45 37 34 34 36 39 40 40
Max/Min RH 66 14 72 19 66 20 66 23
RH 35 66 18 20 59 69 27 21 60 64 27 22 46 66 29 27
PWind Dir S SW S NW NE N SE S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 10 20 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-282100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 73 48 83 54 92
Temp 51 47 56 66 71 71 61 56 52 48 63 75 80 82 67 61 57 55 71 86 91 89
DewPt 45 47 49 46 37 36 37 37 39 40 42 40 34 32 36 36 36 33 33 30 27 26
Min/Max RH 26 73 17 46 10
RH 80100 76 50 29 27 40 50 61 73 46 29 20 17 31 39 45 43 25 13 10 10
Wind Dir N NW N NW NW N E E NE E SE S SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 11 10 10 8 9 5 4 6 4 4 6 9 11 9 8 12 10 9 13 16 14 12
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 19 25 5 6 10 5 10 20 35 21 8 2 6 5 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 5
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 13 12
Vent Rate 9 20 35 60 97 62 3 4 4 4 15 70147131 4 8 7 5 22215202201
T Wind Dir N N N NW W NW E SE E SE S SW SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 16 12 10 12 10 8 11 9 9 9 11 16 16 9 16 16 12 16 19 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 93 57 82 49 75 50 78
Temp 66 60 87 88 69 58 77 80 59 50 67 73 57 50 71 76
DewPt 37 46 40 39 51 47 41 37 44 37 34 32 37 39 39 40
Max/Min RH 62 14 69 20 64 22 65 25
RH 34 62 19 18 53 68 28 22 57 62 30 22 46 65 32 27
PWind Dir S SW S NW NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 10 20 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-282100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 69 39 79 43 87
Temp 40 38 52 62 67 67 54 49 43 39 57 71 77 77 60 54 47 44 68 83 86 84
DewPt 40 38 49 47 34 34 36 36 38 37 41 39 33 28 28 28 27 25 28 27 24 22
Min/Max RH 26 92 16 50 10
RH 98100 89 58 29 29 51 61 81 92 54 31 20 16 29 36 45 47 22 13 10 10
Wind Dir N N N NW NW NE E NE NE N SE SW SW S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 12 9 10 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 10 8 9 8 6 9 12 13 13
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 11 13 4 8 22 22 21 53 24 15 3 2 4 4 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 4
PoP 12HR 5 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 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 14 13
Vent Rate 9 10 36 70 87 65 5 5 4 3 13 52 79101 5 8 7 5 22196208211
T Wind Dir N N N NW W W E E E NE W SW SW SW SE S SW W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 14 13 11 10 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 9 12 11 17 16 11 13 17 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 45 89 46 77 40 71 41 78
Temp 57 46 83 86 57 47 73 74 49 41 65 69 49 42 71 74
DewPt 27 31 30 21 34 38 37 34 36 37 32 29 35 35 39 37
Max/Min RH 56 9 72 21 87 21 78 23
RH 31 55 15 9 42 72 27 23 61 87 29 22 58 76 31 26
PWind Dir SW SW SW N NE NE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-282100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 70 41 80 47 90
Temp 46 42 53 63 68 68 54 48 44 41 60 73 79 78 61 55 50 48 70 86 89 87
DewPt 44 42 48 45 36 34 36 37 38 38 42 42 37 33 37 41 39 32 33 29 26 26
Min/Max RH 26 88 19 68 10
RH 95100 83 52 31 28 50 65 78 88 51 33 22 19 41 59 67 55 25 13 10 11
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NE NE N SE S S S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 10 9 13 10 10 6 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 9 6 10 9 8 11 13 12 11
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 34 33 25 15 18 5 14 31 34 28 5 3 9 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 8
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 15 8
Vent Rate 17 25 52 79119 84 3 4 3 3 22 60103 74 5 7 8 5 29213221112
T Wind Dir NW N N NW W W E E E E S SW SW SW SE SE S SW W SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 18 18 14 16 12 8 9 8 8 11 11 11 10 10 14 16 12 16 19 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 91 49 77 42 73 43 78
Temp 59 49 85 87 62 50 72 73 51 43 65 70 50 44 72 75
DewPt 37 39 38 33 48 46 44 39 41 39 35 30 36 36 39 38
Max/Min RH 70 12 87 26 89 21 75 24
RH 45 68 19 14 59 87 37 29 69 87 32 22 59 73 29 26
PWind Dir SE SW SW N N NW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 20 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
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)...........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