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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
309 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

TXZ012-101200-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
309 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

DATE           02/09/10      WED 02/10/10            THU 02/11/10            FRI
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 19          36          25          41          24
TEMP             29 24 22 21 19 22 32 36 34 30 28 26 25 28 37 41 38 31 28 26 24
DEWPT            16 16 16 17 17 20 23 25 25 24 23 23 23 24 28 29 29 27 25 25 24
MAX/MIN RH                  100          64          96          62         100
RH               58 71 77 84 92 92 69 64 69 78 81 88 92 85 70 62 70 85 88 96100
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S SW  W  W
WIND SPD          2  5  6 10 10 12 13 11  8 10  8  6  5  3  3  6  4  5  6  6  6
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        50 50 50 48 58 61 55 60 54 52 54 58 58 59 62 75 73 65 56 45 34
POP 12HR                      0           5           0          20           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.02           0
RAIN                                                        S  S
SNOW                                                  S  S
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              2     2     2     2     3     3     2     2     2     2
MIX HGT           2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE         6  3  5  7  7 15 26 24 11  6  5  4 <1  2  4 12 11  7  4  5  5
T WIND DIR        S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW
T WIND SPD        3  5 10 14 16 17 19 18 12 13 11  8  5  3  4  9  8  8  9 10 10


DATE           02/12/10  SAT 02/13/10  SUN 02/14/10  MON 02/15/10  TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN TEMP     48      26    46      27    44      25    49      29    55
TEMP          42 44 31   26 41 42 32   27 40 40 30   25 43 45 34   29 49 51
DEWPT         25 26 26   25 25 25 25   24 23 22 22   22 24 25 24   22 24 25
MIN/MAX RH       42      96    43      88    41      92    37      75    30
RH            51 49 81   96 53 51 75   88 50 48 72   88 47 45 66   75 37 36
PWIND DIR         N       S     N      NE     N      SW     W       W     E
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5       0     5      10    10       5     5       5     5

$$

TXZ016-101200-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
309 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

DATE           02/09/10      WED 02/10/10            THU 02/11/10            FRI
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 21          40          27          44          24
TEMP             32 27 24 23 21 25 35 40 37 32 30 29 27 30 40 44 40 32 29 26 24
DEWPT            20 21 20 20 20 22 25 27 28 28 27 26 25 26 30 29 29 28 27 26 24
MAX/MIN RH                  100          59          96          55         100
RH               61 78 84 88 96 88 66 59 70 85 88 88 92 85 67 55 64 85 92100100
WIND DIR          S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SE  S SW SW  W NW
WIND SPD          6  6  8  6  9 11 11 10  8  8  8  5  3  3  3  6  5  3  6  6  6
CLOUDS           B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        56 47 46 56 52 49 54 62 59 58 58 60 60 59 71 82 79 66 52 41 31
POP 12HR                      0           5           5          30           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.02           0
RAIN                                                     C  S  S
SNOW                                                  C  C
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              2     2     2     3     3     3     3     2     2     3
MIX HGT           3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE        23  9  7  6  7 15 26 28 12  4  7  3  2  2  6 15 11  3  5  5  5
T WIND DIR        S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SW  S  S  S SW SW  W NW
T WIND SPD       10 10 14 13 16 17 19 16 13  9 14  5  3  4  4  6  8  5 10 10 11


DATE           02/12/10  SAT 02/13/10  SUN 02/14/10  MON 02/15/10  TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN TEMP     50      28    52      28    47      24    51      30    56
TEMP          43 46 33   28 46 47 34   28 42 43 30   24 44 47 35   30 50 52
DEWPT         26 26 24   22 23 23 24   25 24 23 23   23 23 23 24   24 26 28
MIN/MAX RH       39      81    32      88    38      96    33      81    33
RH            51 45 69   78 40 38 66   88 48 45 75   96 43 38 64   78 39 39
PWIND DIR         N       S    NW      NE     E      SW     W       W     E
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1   B2 OV B2 B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5       0     5       5    10       5     5       5     5

$$

TXZ008-101200-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
309 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

DATE           02/09/10      WED 02/10/10            THU 02/11/10            FRI
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 21          36          28          42          28
TEMP             27 24 23 22 21 24 32 36 34 31 30 29 28 31 38 42 39 34 31 30 28
DEWPT            13 14 15 17 17 18 21 23 24 23 22 22 22 23 26 27 27 27 26 26 25
MAX/MIN RH                   88          59          81          55          88
RH               55 65 71 81 84 77 63 59 66 72 72 75 78 72 62 55 62 75 81 85 88
WIND DIR         SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  E  E  S  W  W
WIND SPD          2  4  4  6  8 11 11 10  6  6  6  6  4  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  6
CLOUDS           SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        49 49 57 53 54 63 68 64 55 51 50 54 59 60 59 63 65 60 54 48 41
POP 12HR                      0           5           5          20           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.01           0
RAIN                                                     S
SNOW                                                  S  S
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              2     2     2     2     3     3     2     2     2     2
MIX HGT           2 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1  1
VENT RATE         2  2  2  5 11 13 23 28 10  4  4  3  2  3  4  6  5  3  3  4  8
T WIND DIR        S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SE SE SW  W  W
T WIND SPD        1  4  4 11 12 14 17 16 11  8  8  6  4  5  4  4  3  5  6  8  9


DATE           02/12/10  SAT 02/13/10  SUN 02/14/10  MON 02/15/10  TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN TEMP     47      28    49      29    45      25    48      30    54
TEMP          42 43 33   28 44 45 34   29 41 41 30   25 42 45 34   30 48 50
DEWPT         26 27 26   25 25 24 24   23 22 20 21   22 24 25 24   23 24 25
MIN/MAX RH       45      88    37      78    38      92    39      75    32
RH            53 53 75   88 47 43 66   78 46 43 69   88 48 45 66   75 39 37
PWIND DIR        NW      SW     N      NE    NW      SW     W       W    NW
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5       0     5      10     5       5     5       5     5

$$

TXZ008-101200-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
309 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

DATE           02/09/10      WED 02/10/10            THU 02/11/10            FRI
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 22          36          28          40          27
TEMP             28 25 24 23 22 25 32 36 34 31 30 29 28 30 37 40 37 32 30 29 27
DEWPT            15 15 16 18 18 20 22 24 24 23 22 23 23 24 26 27 27 26 25 25 25
MAX/MIN RH                   88          59          81          59          92
RH               58 65 71 81 84 81 66 61 66 72 72 78 81 78 64 59 67 78 81 85 92
WIND DIR         SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  E  E  S  W  W
WIND SPD          2  4  4  6  8 11 11 10  6  6  6  6  4  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  6
CLOUDS           SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        50 50 56 52 55 63 65 62 54 51 51 55 59 60 60 64 65 59 53 47 40
POP 12HR                      0           5           5          20           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.02           0
RAIN                                                     S  S  S
SNOW                                                  S  S
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              2     2     2     2     3     3     2     2     2     2
MIX HGT           2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1  1
VENT RATE         3  2  2  6  6 14 23 28 10  3  3  3  2  3  4  8  5  3  3  4  8
T WIND DIR        S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SE SE SW  W NW
T WIND SPD        2  4  3 12 13 16 17 16 11  6  6  5  4  5  4  5  3  5  6  8  9


DATE           02/12/10  SAT 02/13/10  SUN 02/14/10  MON 02/15/10  TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN TEMP     46      27    47      28    44      25    47      30    54
TEMP          41 42 32   27 42 43 33   28 40 40 30   25 42 44 34   30 48 50
DEWPT         26 27 26   25 24 24 23   22 21 21 22   23 24 25 24   23 24 25
MIN/MAX RH       45      92    40      78    40      92    40      75    32
RH            55 55 78   92 48 47 66   78 46 46 72   92 48 47 66   75 39 37
PWIND DIR         N       S     N      NE    NW      SW     W       W     W
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5       0     5      10     5       5     5       5     5

$$

TXZ006-101200-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
309 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

DATE           02/09/10      WED 02/10/10            THU 02/11/10            FRI
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 17          35          23          44          21
TEMP             26 22 20 18 17 20 30 35 33 28 26 24 23 27 39 44 39 31 27 24 21
DEWPT            17 17 17 17 17 20 23 25 25 24 23 22 22 23 25 26 26 25 23 22 21
MAX/MIN RH                  100          66         100          49         100
RH               68 81 88 96100100 75 66 72 85 88 92 96 85 57 49 59 78 85 92100
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  S SW  S  S  W  W  N
WIND SPD          6  8  9  8  9  9  9  9  6  3  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  4  4  5  6
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        54 56 58 53 51 57 57 56 50 50 50 50 48 49 47 44 44 39 33 34 34
POP 12HR                      0           5           0          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              2     3     3     3     3     3     2     2     3     3
MIX HGT           3  2  2 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE        23 17 20  6  7  7 23 20  8  3  3  4  4  2  2  3  2  2  2  3 <1
T WIND DIR        S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W SW SW  S  S  W  W  N
T WIND SPD       10 12 14 13 14 16 17 14  9  6  6  8  8  4  2  3  2  4  4  5  6


DATE           02/12/10  SAT 02/13/10  SUN 02/14/10  MON 02/15/10  TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN TEMP     46      23    48      25    46      20    49      23    54
TEMP          40 41 29   23 42 44 31   25 41 41 27   21 42 44 29   24 46 49
DEWPT         23 25 23   21 22 23 23   22 23 23 22   21 23 24 23   22 24 26
MIN/MAX RH       42      92    37      88    40     100    36      96    32
RH            50 53 78   92 45 43 72   88 48 48 81  100 46 45 78   92 42 40
PWIND DIR         N      SW     N      NE     W       W     W       W     W
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5       0     5      10    10       5     5       5     5

$$

OKZ002-101200-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
309 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

DATE           02/09/10      WED 02/10/10            THU 02/11/10            FRI
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 17          36          24          43          23
TEMP             25 21 19 18 17 21 31 36 34 29 27 25 24 28 38 43 39 31 28 25 23
DEWPT            12 12 13 14 15 18 22 24 24 23 23 22 21 23 24 24 25 26 26 25 23
MAX/MIN RH                  100          61          92          47         100
RH               57 68 77 84 92 88 69 61 66 78 85 88 88 81 57 47 57 81 92100100
WIND DIR         SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  W  W SW  S  S SW  W NW
WIND SPD          3  5  6  6  8  8  9  8  6  6  5  5  3  2  2  3  3  5  5  5  6
CLOUDS           SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        37 40 55 59 51 58 60 63 58 55 53 51 53 53 51 46 43 41 40 42 44
POP 12HR                      0           5           5          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              2     2     3     3     3     3     3     2     3     3
MIX HGT           1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1  1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE         3 <1  5  6  6 11 18 22 22 18  4  4  2  3  5  6  3  6  4  4  4
T WIND DIR       SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W SW SW SW  S SW  W NW
T WIND SPD        3  5 10 12 13 12 13 12 12 13  8  8  4  3  3  4  3  6  8  8  8


DATE           02/12/10  SAT 02/13/10  SUN 02/14/10  MON 02/15/10  TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN TEMP     47      24    48      25    46      22    49      24    55
TEMP          41 42 30   24 42 44 31   25 41 41 28   22 42 44 30   24 47 50
DEWPT         25 26 24   21 23 24 23   21 21 20 20   20 22 23 23   22 24 26
MIN/MAX RH       42      92    37      84    35      92    34      92    31
RH            53 53 78   88 46 45 72   84 44 43 71   92 45 43 75   92 40 39
PWIND DIR        NW      SW     N      NE    NW       S     W      NW     W
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5       0     5      10     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)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. 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
       SNOWSHWRS......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 100 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
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
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS











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