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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 Tue May 14 2024
TXZ012-142100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 55 85 54 73
Temp 52 50 68 80 86 85 69 63 58 56 73 84 82 74 63 59 56 55 61 68 72 70
DewPt 44 46 47 45 40 38 44 44 43 43 47 45 46 51 53 54 55 55 55 55 53 52
Min/Max RH 18 62 25 100 49
RH 74 86 47 29 20 19 40 50 57 62 40 26 28 44 70 83 96100 81 63 51 53
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S SE S W SW W W S S SE E NE N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 4 10 12 11 13 11 10 9 9 11 10 13 16 11 9 9 9 13 12 12 12
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 5 7 4 2 3 7 17 28 20 8 15 54 55 69 49 61 57 83 83 76 55 63
PoP 12HR 10 10 40 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.09 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 14 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 5 2 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 4 5 37117178176 7 6 4 4 17 75 70 38 11 11 11 14 26 52 73 59
T Wind Dir S SW SW W SW S SE S SW W NW SW S S E E N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 20 17 14 19 17 13 10 11 12 12 16 28 17 14 13 13 14 13 14 14
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 Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24
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 50 80 55 90 58 89 59 88
Temp 56 51 74 79 61 56 85 87 66 59 84 86 68 60 84 86
DewPt 52 51 48 42 46 46 45 42 47 46 47 44 48 48 46 42
Max/Min RH 100 27 72 19 64 22 64 20
RH 86100 40 27 58 69 25 21 50 62 28 23 49 64 27 21
PWind Dir N NW S SW S W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 5 0 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ016-142100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 89 53 88 52 74
Temp 51 49 69 82 87 86 69 63 57 54 72 84 87 79 63 58 55 53 61 69 73 70
DewPt 41 42 44 38 31 28 33 35 37 39 43 40 37 45 51 53 54 52 54 52 50 49
Min/Max RH 12 58 17 99 44
RH 68 77 41 21 13 12 27 36 48 58 35 21 17 30 65 85 98 98 80 55 44 48
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W W SW S S E NE NE N NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 10 9 13 13 13 12 6 6 6 8 8 9 12 14 10 9 9 9 12 12 12 11
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL SC SC FW CL SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 14 5 2 3 8 5 34 47 13 5 34 54 58 57 38 45 36 64 82 70 55 55
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0.08
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 11 15 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 12 3 <1 <1 1 1 2 5 5 5
Vent Rate 5 6 32151194215 5 4 4 4 14187186 63 9 12 13 20 29 61 71 71
T Wind Dir S SW SW W W SW W W N W SW SW SW S NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 14 20 16 14 18 11 10 9 10 9 18 17 21 14 14 14 16 14 13 14 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24
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 54 91 55 92 57 90
Temp 53 48 74 80 59 55 85 88 64 56 86 90 67 58 85 88
DewPt 51 48 45 38 45 43 40 34 42 42 42 35 44 47 41 35
Max/Min RH 100 22 68 14 62 14 67 15
RH 93100 35 22 60 64 20 15 45 59 21 15 44 67 21 15
PWind Dir N NW SW SW SW W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 0 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ008-142100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 91 57 90 56 77
Temp 53 51 69 83 89 89 74 68 60 57 72 85 88 80 66 62 58 57 64 72 75 74
DewPt 48 47 48 46 41 41 48 51 49 47 50 49 48 53 57 56 57 56 56 55 54 54
Min/Max RH 16 69 24 100 46
RH 83 86 46 27 19 19 40 54 67 69 44 28 24 40 72 82 95 97 74 55 48 49
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW W E SE E NE NE N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 5 3 8 10 10 9 12 9 4 5 8 9 11 10 8 5 5 5 9 12 10 10
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 7 12 3 3 1 16 26 37 25 24 13 41 49 70 43 52 76 66 70 74 63 60
PoP 12HR 5 5 40 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.11 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 2 <1 1 1 1 2 4 5 4
Vent Rate 4 4 29101177170 10 8 4 4 14 45112 27 6 9 15 11 31 53 59 53
T Wind Dir S SW SW W W SW S S SW W NW W W SE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 11 17 18 14 18 20 16 9 10 9 10 12 16 11 9 12 10 13 13 12 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 Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24
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 85 57 94 61 93 62 93
Temp 59 53 77 84 65 58 88 91 70 61 86 90 71 63 87 90
DewPt 53 51 48 45 48 48 47 46 48 47 50 47 50 49 46 44
Max/Min RH 99 25 70 18 61 21 62 18
RH 81 93 36 26 54 68 24 21 46 60 29 23 47 61 24 20
PWind Dir N W S SW S W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-142100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 90 57 88 57 76
Temp 54 52 68 81 88 88 74 67 61 58 72 83 86 78 66 62 59 57 64 69 73 73
DewPt 48 47 47 46 41 40 46 49 48 46 49 48 47 52 56 56 57 56 55 54 54 53
Min/Max RH 17 68 25 98 48
RH 81 82 48 29 20 19 37 52 63 66 44 30 25 41 70 83 94 95 75 60 52 49
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S SE S SW W NW W S SE E NE NE N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 5 4 9 11 10 11 12 10 6 8 9 9 12 11 9 8 8 8 11 12 12 11
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 14 10 3 2 1 14 29 38 15 17 14 43 52 66 51 59 75 81 72 70 59 60
PoP 12HR 5 5 40 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.08 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 2 <1 <1 1 1 3 5 6 5
Vent Rate 4 4 26 96173179 10 8 4 4 13 48128 33 9 8 14 12 32 59 67 57
T Wind Dir S SW SW W SW SW S S W W NW W SW SE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 11 18 17 14 18 20 16 9 9 10 10 13 18 13 10 12 10 13 13 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 Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24
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 83 58 92 61 91 62 90
Temp 58 53 75 82 65 59 86 89 69 61 84 89 71 63 85 88
DewPt 53 51 48 44 48 47 46 44 48 47 50 46 50 49 45 44
Max/Min RH 97 26 68 18 61 21 62 20
RH 81 93 38 27 54 65 25 21 46 60 32 23 48 60 25 22
PWind Dir N W S SW S W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-142100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
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 86 48 83 49 71
Temp 48 45 67 81 86 84 65 58 51 48 69 80 83 74 59 54 52 50 60 67 71 68
DewPt 44 44 46 44 38 34 42 43 45 45 47 45 41 48 54 54 52 50 52 52 49 49
Min/Max RH 16 87 23 100 46
RH 86 97 47 26 18 17 43 57 79 87 45 29 23 40 82 98100 99 74 59 46 50
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S W N NW NW NW NW SW N NE NE N N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 5 12 12 10 11 5 8 5 5 9 8 12 13 9 8 9 9 12 12 11 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 25 1 2 1 3 32 40 17 16 9 6 29 46 57 63 48 59 69 67 65 67 61
PoP 12HR 5 10 40 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.05 0.13
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 13 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 4
Vent Rate 5 6 42116155141 4 7 5 4 16 82265 62 14 7 8 7 45 63 76 52
T Wind Dir S SW SW W W SW W N N NW N W SW N NE NE N N N NE NE N
T Wind Spd 11 13 24 13 12 13 9 16 11 10 10 11 24 21 19 13 13 13 16 13 13 14
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 Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24
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 82 50 90 51 88 53 89
Temp 51 46 76 79 57 51 85 86 61 52 83 85 63 54 84 86
DewPt 51 46 44 40 44 42 41 37 43 42 44 39 44 44 41 37
Max/Min RH 100 23 79 16 71 18 69 16
RH 99100 32 25 62 73 21 18 51 69 25 20 50 69 22 18
PWind Dir N W SW SW N W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-142100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024
Date Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 Thu 05/16/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 51 82 51 74
Temp 48 47 67 81 87 84 67 60 55 52 68 79 82 76 60 56 54 52 61 70 73 71
DewPt 48 47 49 47 42 43 48 51 51 51 53 52 50 53 57 56 54 52 55 53 51 49
Min/Max RH 19 96 33 100 44
RH 99100 53 30 21 24 50 71 86 96 60 39 33 44 90 99100100 80 54 45 47
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S NW W NW N N NE NE N N N N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 3 5 11 10 10 9 8 6 5 5 9 9 9 10 6 5 6 8 11 11 11 11
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 18 9 2 1 3 37 36 39 34 28 31 29 36 63 44 59 73 89 75 63 60 64
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.21 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC NM SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 13 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 4
Vent Rate 4 4 30 59130 82 5 5 4 5 21 50 81 40 18 10 5 4 30 59 70 51
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W S S N NW NW N N N NE NE N N N N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 12 19 11 11 14 11 11 9 13 12 10 11 18 18 11 10 10 14 13 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24Mon 05/20/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 47 84 52 93 54 90 55 90
Temp 54 48 77 81 59 53 87 89 63 55 83 87 66 56 84 87
DewPt 51 48 47 43 48 46 45 42 47 45 48 44 48 48 45 42
Max/Min RH 100 24 80 17 75 21 78 18
RH 92100 34 26 66 76 23 19 56 71 29 22 53 74 26 21
PWind Dir N SW S SW S NE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
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