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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
449 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

TXZ012-272100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

Date             Wed 03/27/24            Thu 03/28/24            Fri 03/29/24
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          29          72          45          80
Temp             32 37 46 52 51 39 35 31 30 45 63 71 69 55 53 49 46 58 75 80 76
DewPt            29 28 29 29 28 30 30 30 30 32 27 22 21 22 22 24 25 29 25 21 20
Min/Max RH                   39         100          14          43          11
RH               88 70 51 41 41 70 82 96100 60 25 16 16 27 30 37 43 33 15 11 12
Wind Dir          N SE SE NE  N SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W
Wind Spd          0 14 12  9  5  6  9  9  9 13 20 23 19 16 16 17 13 13 18 21 16
Clouds           SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%)        49 68 66 65 34  8  4  4  4  6 12 16 19 14 45 54 63 47 48 44 27
PoP 12HR                     20          10           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS
Tstms                     IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              3     3     3     4     4     4     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt          <1  2  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6  9  2
Vent Rate         7 31 31 33 33  3  5  6  6 21117146 67 10 12 12 12 29129227 36
T Wind Dir       SE  S  S NW  N SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W
T Wind Spd       17 19 13 10  8  9 12 14 16 21 26 27 24 23 25 25 25 23 26 28 19
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  4  2
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL


Date          Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
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       47      81      50      80      49      71      34      55
Temp          55 47 74 77 59 51 75 76 59 50 68 66 44 35 48 54
DewPt         25 26 27 21 26 27 27 24 30 31 27 23 31 28 25 22
Max/Min RH         43      12      39      13      48      18      75      28
RH            31 43 17 12 28 39 17 14 33 48 21 19 60 75 40 28
PWind Dir          SW       W      SW      SW      SW       W       N       N
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       5      10      20
Rain Shwrs                                              IS IS
Snow Shwrs                                              IS

$$

TXZ016-272100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

Date             Wed 03/27/24            Thu 03/28/24            Fri 03/29/24
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                 54          29          72          41          79
Temp             30 38 48 54 52 38 33 31 29 45 63 71 69 54 49 45 42 57 73 78 76
DewPt            29 33 33 29 28 30 31 30 29 31 23 19 19 20 19 20 22 26 24 20 19
Min/Max RH                   36         100          14          45          11
RH               96 82 56 39 39 74 92 96100 56 22 14 15 27 31 36 45 31 16 11 12
Wind Dir          N NW  N  N  N  E  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W
Wind Spd          0  4  8 10  9  5  6  8  8 13 20 21 16 12 13 12  9 12 19 19 18
Clouds           SC B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%)        44 57 64 18 12  3  3  6 27 18 20 18 27 25 51 40 57 44 53 46 35
PoP 12HR                     10           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     3     4     4     4     4     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt          <1  1  3  8  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  9  6
Vent Rate         5 12 38105 36  4  4  5  6 18105154 51  9 11 12  9 16161247112
T Wind Dir        S  W  N  N  N  E  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W
T Wind Spd        9 10 12 16 11  9 11 13 16 21 27 29 23 21 21 23 20 20 29 31 20
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL


Date          Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
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      78      48      78      44      69      32      55
Temp          53 46 74 75 57 49 73 74 56 45 64 66 43 33 47 54
DewPt         22 23 23 18 22 23 26 24 30 30 27 21 29 27 26 23
Max/Min RH         41      11      37      14      55      17      80      30
RH            29 41 15 11 26 37 17 15 37 55 24 18 57 80 43 31
PWind Dir          SW       W      SW      SW      SW       W      NW       N
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5      20      20
Rain Shwrs                                           IS IS IS
Snow Shwrs                                              IS

$$

TXZ008-272100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

Date             Wed 03/27/24            Thu 03/28/24            Fri 03/29/24
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          31          74          48          83
Temp             34 39 49 53 52 42 37 34 33 45 66 73 72 59 56 51 48 58 76 82 79
DewPt            31 28 30 31 31 32 32 31 31 34 30 24 24 25 23 24 26 29 28 23 23
Min/Max RH                   41          96          15          42          11
RH               89 65 48 43 44 68 83 89 93 64 27 16 16 27 28 35 42 32 17 11 13
Wind Dir          N SE SE  E SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W
Wind Spd          0  6  6  3  4  4  4  5  4  9 16 18 13 14 17 13  9 10 13 18 14
Clouds           B1 B2 B2 B2 SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%)        68 81 83 78 43  3  8 15 12  7  7  9 23 15 46 54 60 44 45 33 22
PoP 12HR                     20          10           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS
Tstms                     IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              3     3     3     4     4     4     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt           1  2  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  9  1
Vent Rate        11 33 37 30 24  3  4  5  5 15117174 40 11 13 11  8 26 79215 16
T Wind Dir       SE  S  S  S SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W
T Wind Spd       12 16 10  5  6  8 10 12 12 14 26 29 21 21 25 21 17 20 21 28 17
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL


Date          Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
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       47      83      53      84      52      76      35      58
Temp          56 47 75 80 61 53 78 79 62 52 71 71 46 36 52 56
DewPt         27 29 32 26 32 28 30 27 30 33 30 25 32 29 27 24
Max/Min RH         50      13      38      13      47      16      78      27
RH            32 49 21 14 33 38 17 15 30 47 21 18 58 75 38 29
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW      SW      SW       W       N       N
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5      10      20
Rain Shwrs                                              IS IS
Snow Shwrs                                              IS

$$

TXZ008-272100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

Date             Wed 03/27/24            Thu 03/28/24            Fri 03/29/24
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          33          73          48          82
Temp             34 38 47 52 51 42 38 35 34 45 65 72 71 59 56 52 48 57 74 81 78
DewPt            31 28 30 30 31 33 32 32 32 34 29 24 24 25 23 24 26 28 27 23 23
Min/Max RH                   41          92          16          42          12
RH               89 66 50 44 47 71 80 90 92 64 27 16 17 27 28 34 42 34 18 12 13
Wind Dir          N SE SE  E  E  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W
Wind Spd          0 12 11  8  4  4  8  9  9 12 18 21 16 16 18 14 11 13 14 19 16
Clouds           B1 B2 B2 B2 SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%)        67 74 87 74 42  3  7 16 14  6 10 13 23 16 46 55 59 43 42 34 22
PoP 12HR                     20          10           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS
Tstms                     IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              3     3     3     4     4     4     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt          <1  2  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  8  1
Vent Rate         7 33 32 26 22  3  4  5  6 17115175 46 11 13 12  8 26 86212 23
T Wind Dir       SE  S  S  S  W  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W
T Wind Spd       13 17 12  9  5  8 11 13 14 18 27 31 21 23 25 21 17 20 21 28 18
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL


Date          Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
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      82      54      82      53      74      36      57
Temp          57 49 73 79 62 54 76 78 62 53 70 69 46 37 49 56
DewPt         27 29 31 25 30 28 30 27 31 33 30 25 32 29 26 24
Max/Min RH         47      13      36      14      46      17      75      29
RH            32 47 22 13 30 36 19 16 30 46 23 18 57 74 40 30
PWind Dir          SW       W      SW      SW      SW       W       N       N
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5      10      20
Rain Shwrs                                              IS IS
Snow Shwrs                                              IS

$$

TXZ006-272100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

Date             Wed 03/27/24            Thu 03/28/24            Fri 03/29/24
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                 50          24          72          36          77
Temp             29 36 44 50 49 35 31 28 26 41 62 71 68 53 47 41 37 53 71 76 73
DewPt            29 32 32 31 31 32 30 28 26 31 27 23 24 24 22 22 21 27 25 23 23
Min/Max RH                   47         100          16          54          13
RH              100 86 61 48 50 88 97 99 99 66 26 16 19 32 38 46 53 36 18 14 15
Wind Dir          N SE NE NE  E  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
Wind Spd          0  6  5  5  4  4  5  6  6 11 16 21 18 12 11  9  8 10 17 20 16
Clouds           OV B2 B2 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%)        88 78 84 50 10  3 12 23 27 25  8 18 21  9 43 47 50 35 32 18 13
PoP 12HR                     20           5           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs             IS
Tstms                  IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              3     3     3     4     4     4     4     5     5     5
Mix Hgt           1  2  4  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6 10  6
Vent Rate        11 17 18 44 21  3  5  6  6 12 85151 33 11 11  9  7 14128254116
T Wind Dir        S  S  N  N NE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
T Wind Spd       12 10  6  8  8  9 12 14 14 17 29 32 24 21 20 19 17 16 26 29 20
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  5  1
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH EL


Date          Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
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      77      45      76      42      68      29      54
Temp          48 39 70 73 54 46 72 72 53 42 64 63 38 29 49 52
DewPt         25 26 29 22 24 24 27 25 28 29 27 24 30 25 26 23
Max/Min RH         61      14      42      16      60      19      87      30
RH            40 59 22 15 31 42 19 17 38 60 24 23 73 84 40 32
PWind Dir           W      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW       N       N
Wind Char         <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5      20      10
Rain Shwrs                                        IS IS
Snow Shwrs                                           IS

$$

OKZ002-272100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

Date             Wed 03/27/24            Thu 03/28/24            Fri 03/29/24
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                 50          26          72          40          79
Temp             27 35 46 50 47 35 32 29 28 44 63 72 69 53 50 44 41 54 73 78 73
DewPt            24 29 30 32 32 32 29 28 28 33 32 26 27 26 25 24 23 29 29 25 27
Min/Max RH                   47         100          18          52          14
RH               91 77 53 49 54 89 91 97100 66 31 18 21 35 38 45 50 38 19 14 17
Wind Dir          N  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
Wind Spd          0  8  6  6  6  5  6  8  8 11 16 17 13 12 13 13 10 12 12 14 13
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%)        86 82 84 61 44 11 26 21 20 12  5  7 20  9  7 40 48 31 25 13 13
PoP 12HR                     20          10           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs             IS IS
Tstms                  IS IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              3     3     3     4     4     4     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt          <1  1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5 11  2
Vent Rate         4 17 39 38 29  4  5  6  6 16 87152 33 10 13 11 10 18100243 23
T Wind Dir        S  S  S SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
T Wind Spd        9 13 11  8  9 11 13 16 16 19 27 29 23 21 25 23 20 20 21 26 16
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO


Date          Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
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      75      46      79      44      69      29      57
Temp          49 38 67 71 54 47 75 73 55 45 66 61 38 30 52 54
DewPt         29 32 35 31 32 28 29 28 29 32 30 29 30 27 25 22
Max/Min RH         79      20      51      15      60      21      87      26
RH            47 79 30 23 43 47 18 19 38 60 26 29 73 86 35 28
PWind Dir           W      SE       S      SW      SW       W       N       N
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      10      10      10
Rain Shwrs                                           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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