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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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205 FOUS54 KAMA 102234 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 534 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 TXZ012-110900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 534 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Date 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 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 50 67 51 72 49 Temp 71 61 57 52 50 61 65 66 64 56 54 53 52 58 66 71 68 57 54 51 50 DewPt 42 43 43 44 45 49 49 51 51 52 51 52 52 54 54 52 51 52 51 50 48 Max/Min RH 83 56 100 51 100 RH 35 51 59 74 83 65 56 58 63 86 90 96100 86 65 51 54 83 90 96 93 Wind Dir E SE SE S SE S SE SE S S S S S S S S SW N W NW NW Wind Spd 8 6 6 4 4 10 14 17 18 13 12 10 9 12 12 12 12 9 8 10 11 Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW Clouds(%) 56 36 19 17 45 70 89 75 77 63 83 84 65 70 63 44 46 57 33 26 18 PoP 12HR 10 60 70 80 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.19 0.22 0.22 0.02 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM O O SC SC Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 64 5 5 5 3 34 82 81 49 23 24 25 17 29 65115107 12 6 8 8 T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW N W NW NW T Wind Spd 10 11 13 11 9 18 20 21 20 21 19 20 14 17 17 20 21 14 14 17 17 RFTI 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 Date 05/13Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24 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 76 48 84 55 79 50 71 48 81 Temp 72 74 55 49 77 80 62 56 73 72 57 51 65 68 54 49 73 80 DewPt 46 43 46 46 46 43 49 49 51 52 52 51 47 44 44 44 43 39 Min/Max RH 32 93 24 77 40 100 39 86 22 RH 39 33 72 89 33 27 62 77 46 49 83100 52 42 69 83 34 23 PWind Dir NW E S S S NE N NW W Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 10 0 5 10 40 40 20 10 5 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ016-110900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 534 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Date 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 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 50 65 51 76 47 Temp 72 62 56 52 50 58 61 63 61 55 53 53 52 59 70 75 73 57 53 50 48 DewPt 39 41 43 45 47 50 52 52 51 53 53 53 51 55 50 43 40 48 49 47 46 Max/Min RH 89 65 100 29 96 RH 30 46 62 77 89 75 71 67 69 95100100 98 85 48 32 30 72 86 91 93 Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W W N NW NW NW Wind Spd 12 8 6 5 6 10 13 16 16 10 10 8 6 9 10 13 13 8 6 8 9 Clouds B1 B1 FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW Clouds(%) 52 67 24 46 74 79 92 82 88 97 89 87 71 57 31 23 27 33 19 19 19 PoP 12HR 30 80 80 50 10 QPF 12HR 0 0.25 0.14 0.01 0 Rain Shwrs SC NM O NM SC NM NM O NM SC SC SC SC Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 <1 2 7 11 7 1 1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 85 6 7 5 6 30 61 63 48 28 29 20 8 28 78201141 17 12 7 7 T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W W W N NW NW NW T Wind Spd 13 13 16 11 13 18 20 21 20 21 24 17 11 13 12 21 21 16 12 14 13 RFTI 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 Date 05/13Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24 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 47 85 52 79 48 70 47 83 Temp 73 75 55 48 80 82 61 53 74 71 54 49 65 68 52 48 76 80 DewPt 43 38 46 45 41 35 45 46 49 50 52 49 46 40 44 42 39 31 Min/Max RH 24 95 18 77 36 100 35 85 16 RH 34 26 73 91 25 18 57 77 41 47 93100 49 36 74 80 26 17 PWind Dir NW NE SW S E NE N NW W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 10 5 5 10 30 40 20 10 5 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC SC IS $$ TXZ008-110900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 534 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Date 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 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 53 75 54 77 51 Temp 76 67 60 55 53 65 72 73 69 61 58 56 54 62 70 75 71 60 57 54 52 DewPt 42 44 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 53 53 54 53 55 56 53 53 55 53 52 50 Max/Min RH 76 42 97 46 97 RH 30 44 56 69 76 52 42 43 53 75 83 94 96 76 60 46 52 81 86 92 93 Wind Dir E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W NW NW Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 3 4 11 12 11 10 8 8 6 9 11 12 10 8 5 6 8 Clouds B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW Clouds(%) 65 34 24 48 26 60 78 82 85 60 69 72 57 58 62 47 57 49 29 22 20 PoP 12HR 10 60 70 90 40 QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.15 0.23 0.05 Rain Shwrs IS NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM O O SC SC IS IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 7 6 1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 47 4 4 3 3 26101 83 50 19 16 20 16 35 59119103 18 5 7 7 T Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW W NW NW T Wind Spd 6 9 10 8 8 11 19 18 18 18 17 17 13 16 16 20 20 19 12 14 13 RFTI 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 Date 05/13Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24 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 80 49 87 58 83 52 74 50 86 Temp 75 78 58 50 80 84 66 59 77 76 60 53 67 71 57 51 77 84 DewPt 48 45 49 48 48 46 51 51 53 54 55 52 48 46 46 45 44 42 Min/Max RH 29 96 24 79 37 98 38 84 21 RH 39 31 72 93 32 27 58 77 43 47 83 95 51 41 68 81 31 23 PWind Dir NW NE S S S NE N NW W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 20 5 5 10 40 50 30 10 5 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS SC Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-110900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 534 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Date 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 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 54 73 55 75 52 Temp 74 66 60 56 54 63 69 71 67 60 58 56 55 62 69 74 70 60 57 54 52 DewPt 42 43 44 45 45 47 48 50 51 52 52 54 53 55 55 52 51 54 52 51 50 Max/Min RH 75 46 96 47 95 RH 32 44 55 67 73 55 46 47 55 76 82 93 95 79 61 47 51 80 84 91 91 Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW W NW NW Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 3 6 12 13 12 11 10 10 9 11 12 13 11 8 6 9 9 Clouds B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW Clouds(%) 53 34 25 42 34 60 77 80 81 69 71 75 57 58 60 43 55 46 31 21 19 PoP 12HR 10 60 70 90 40 QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.17 0.23 0.04 Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM O O SC SC Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 5 3 1 <1 1 1 3 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 54 4 4 3 3 27 99 89 45 22 13 23 17 37 81123 90 13 6 7 7 T Wind Dir E E SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW NW W NW NW T Wind Spd 8 9 11 8 8 11 20 21 18 19 17 18 14 16 17 21 20 18 13 14 13 RFTI 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 Date 05/13Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24 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 79 51 85 58 81 53 72 50 84 Temp 73 77 58 52 79 82 65 59 75 75 60 54 66 70 57 51 76 82 DewPt 47 44 48 48 47 45 51 51 53 54 54 52 47 45 46 44 44 40 Min/Max RH 30 90 25 76 40 95 40 84 22 RH 40 32 71 86 33 27 60 76 46 48 81 93 51 41 68 79 32 23 PWind Dir NW E S S S NE N NW W Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 20 0 5 10 40 40 30 10 5 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS SC Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ006-110900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 534 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Date 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 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 65 47 73 44 Temp 70 58 53 49 46 59 63 64 61 53 52 50 48 58 68 72 67 53 49 46 45 DewPt 40 42 42 43 43 46 50 51 51 53 52 50 47 54 51 47 48 51 49 46 45 Max/Min RH 89 61 100 40 100 RH 33 56 67 80 89 63 63 63 70 99 99100 98 88 55 40 49 91 99 99 99 Wind Dir E E E N NE SE S S S S S SW S SW SW W NW N NW NW NW Wind Spd 11 8 8 4 4 5 12 12 12 9 9 9 8 9 9 11 11 8 8 9 9 Clouds B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW Clouds(%) 84 32 51 62 53 80 92 89 91 80 85 82 57 49 29 37 55 40 30 15 13 PoP 12HR 20 80 80 70 20 QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0.27 0.05 0.01 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS NM O O O O NM SC SC SC NM NM IS IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 4 3 <1 1 <1 <1 3 6 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 54 4 5 4 4 32 87 65 45 13 17 13 15 40 66149 43 7 7 8 8 T Wind Dir E E E E NE S S S S S S SW S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW T Wind Spd 12 10 11 8 10 13 20 21 18 17 19 17 17 16 12 16 21 11 14 16 16 RFTI 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 Date 05/13Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24 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 76 42 83 49 76 44 69 42 81 Temp 72 73 50 43 77 80 57 50 72 70 52 45 64 66 48 43 75 78 DewPt 45 42 46 43 45 39 47 47 50 49 50 45 45 41 44 41 40 37 Min/Max RH 30 100 22 93 40 100 38 96 21 RH 38 33 85100 32 23 68 89 46 47 93100 49 40 85 92 28 23 PWind Dir N NE SW S SW NE N NW W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 20 0 5 10 30 40 20 10 5 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS Tstms IS SC SC SC IS $$ OKZ002-110900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 534 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 Date 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 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 48 73 49 74 47 Temp 73 60 55 51 48 63 70 71 67 56 53 52 50 62 71 73 67 55 52 50 48 DewPt 38 41 41 42 42 46 47 47 50 53 53 52 50 55 54 52 52 54 52 50 48 Max/Min RH 80 41 100 47 100 RH 29 50 60 72 80 54 43 41 53 90100100100 78 54 47 59 97100100100 Wind Dir NE NE NE NW NW SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SE NW W NW NW Wind Spd 5 4 5 4 4 5 10 12 12 9 9 8 8 11 10 11 9 5 8 9 10 Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC Clouds(%) 64 29 29 53 69 42 86 79 66 66 71 77 57 63 44 52 60 56 41 29 32 PoP 12HR 5 60 70 90 50 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.12 0.33 0.09 Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC O O SC SC IS IS IS Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 6 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 44 3 3 4 4 25 95105 52 15 8 10 14 39100106 33 10 9 7 8 T Wind Dir N NE NE E S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S W NW NW NW T Wind Spd 6 8 8 9 10 9 14 19 18 16 14 13 16 17 16 19 18 13 13 16 17 RFTI 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 Date 05/13Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24 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 45 84 52 79 47 71 44 82 Temp 72 73 52 46 78 81 60 53 76 73 54 48 66 68 51 45 76 79 DewPt 49 45 49 46 48 46 50 49 51 50 52 48 46 43 45 43 43 39 Min/Max RH 34 100 27 88 36 100 38 96 22 RH 44 36 88100 34 29 70 87 42 45 93100 48 40 81 93 31 24 PWind Dir N SE S S SW NE N NW W Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 30 0 5 10 30 40 20 10 5 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms IS SC SC SC 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