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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 May 5 2024
TXZ012-052100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
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 58 82 47 85
Temp 51 51 56 64 71 71 63 60 60 60 69 79 81 78 65 59 53 48 66 79 84 83
DewPt 50 50 51 52 54 55 57 58 60 59 52 35 25 19 16 16 19 21 22 20 20 20
Min/Max RH 53 100 11 34 9
RH 96 96 83 65 55 57 81 93100 96 55 20 13 11 15 18 26 34 18 11 9 10
Wind Dir E SE SE S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 6 9 10 13 19 19 20 19 19 21 24 26 25 14 13 11 9 12 14 23 23
Clouds B2 OV OV B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 87 89 89 57 57 10 29 59 57 57 58 4 2 4 3 22 6 5 10 5 3 3
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 <1 1 3 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 9
Vent Rate 14 15 16 34 63 63 31 33 21 26 82198260288 12 10 10 7 50139299232
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S SE SE S S S SW SW W W W NW NW W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 12 12 13 17 24 29 32 27 26 28 31 32 36 24 24 23 16 17 20 31 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CH
Fire Weather A A A
Date Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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 80 47 74 46 71 46 74
Temp 61 48 71 79 57 47 69 71 54 46 66 69 54 47 69 72
DewPt 22 26 27 24 28 30 31 31 33 37 35 34 35 37 38 39
Max/Min RH 41 13 51 21 70 26 69 27
RH 22 41 19 13 33 51 24 23 45 70 32 28 48 69 32 30
PWind Dir W N E NE NE NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-052100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 78 57 80 45 85
Temp 54 55 58 67 76 77 65 60 59 59 68 75 79 78 61 56 49 45 65 78 84 82
DewPt 53 53 55 55 52 48 54 58 59 57 42 27 18 11 16 15 16 18 19 17 16 14
Min/Max RH 36 100 8 33 7
RH 96 93 90 64 43 36 69 93100 93 39 17 10 8 17 20 27 33 17 10 8 8
Wind Dir E SE SE S S S S S S S W W W W W NW W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 6 9 13 19 16 19 19 16 19 25 27 24 11 12 9 8 12 16 23 23
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 FW CL FW B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 94 95 86 57 11 4 6 51 58 59 7 4 2 2 2 14 2 5 6 5 2 3
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 1 1 3 5 6 1 1 2 <1 4 7 9 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 10 11
Vent Rate 16 16 16 42 95125 25 36 45 19 92183304328 9 13 7 7 63178292320
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S SW W W W W W NW NW W W W SW W
T Wind Spd 12 13 12 14 20 25 26 31 29 23 25 31 36 37 19 26 17 16 19 25 32 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 6
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH EX NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH
Fire Weather A A A
Date Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 82 45 74 44 71 46 75
Temp 60 48 74 80 57 46 69 72 53 45 65 71 53 46 68 74
DewPt 17 20 21 14 27 30 30 28 34 36 35 32 37 39 40 39
Max/Min RH 33 8 54 18 73 23 76 26
RH 18 33 13 8 31 54 23 19 48 72 33 24 55 76 35 28
PWind Dir W NW NE E E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-052100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
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 78 60 86 50 89
Temp 53 53 59 68 75 75 65 63 62 62 73 82 85 82 70 63 54 50 66 80 87 88
DewPt 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 61 61 54 36 25 20 17 18 20 22 24 22 21 22
Min/Max RH 49 100 10 33 8
RH 98 98 83 61 51 53 78 87 97 97 51 19 11 10 13 17 27 33 20 12 9 9
Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 6 8 10 11 13 14 17 18 18 18 21 21 19 17 12 9 5 9 12 19 20
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 92 76 85 68 57 17 32 41 57 57 49 10 9 3 2 7 5 7 4 4 2 3
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 5 4 1 1 1 1 4 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 9
Vent Rate 15 14 19 41 77 78 24 33 28 28103213279302 16 13 10 6 53135309240
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 11 11 12 17 23 23 26 24 24 29 31 33 36 25 25 18 13 17 20 31 31
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CL
Date Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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 81 49 77 48 75 48 79
Temp 64 51 72 80 59 49 71 75 57 48 68 73 57 49 73 77
DewPt 24 28 27 26 28 31 30 31 34 39 36 34 35 39 39 40
Max/Min RH 41 13 50 18 71 23 69 24
RH 22 41 19 14 30 49 22 21 42 70 31 24 44 69 29 27
PWind Dir W N NE NE NE N E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-052100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 76 60 84 51 87
Temp 52 52 58 66 74 73 65 63 62 63 72 80 83 80 69 62 54 51 65 79 86 86
DewPt 52 52 53 55 55 56 57 58 60 60 52 34 24 19 17 18 21 22 23 21 20 21
Min/Max RH 52 98 10 31 9
RH 100 98 83 66 53 55 76 86 93 90 50 20 12 10 14 18 27 31 20 12 9 10
Wind Dir E SE SE S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 4 6 8 12 17 18 19 20 20 21 23 25 23 16 14 10 8 11 13 21 21
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 83 69 84 62 57 13 27 44 57 57 54 6 7 4 2 23 5 8 5 5 2 3
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 5 4 <1 1 1 1 4 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 11 11
Vent Rate 14 14 20 40 78 76 23 29 30 32113207288301 15 14 10 6 56136308303
T Wind Dir E SE S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 11 12 17 23 26 27 25 27 32 32 34 35 24 26 17 13 17 20 31 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CH
Date Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 80 50 76 48 72 49 77
Temp 64 51 71 79 59 50 69 74 57 48 66 72 57 49 70 74
DewPt 24 28 27 26 28 30 30 31 34 38 36 34 35 38 38 39
Max/Min RH 41 14 47 19 66 24 66 26
RH 21 41 19 14 30 46 23 21 42 66 34 25 44 65 32 29
PWind Dir W NE NE NE NE N E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ006-052100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
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 54 79 40 84
Temp 50 50 57 65 74 75 60 57 56 56 67 74 79 76 59 53 45 40 62 76 82 81
DewPt 47 46 50 51 52 50 55 57 56 54 38 23 15 13 13 15 16 18 21 19 16 14
Min/Max RH 41 100 8 39 7
RH 89 86 79 59 46 41 83 99 99 92 35 14 9 9 17 22 31 39 20 12 8 8
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 6 9 12 16 19 19 21 26 21 23 21 23 21 16 12 9 6 10 16 24 23
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 91 87 85 62 8 11 11 40 57 43 12 7 8 12 3 4 24 6 3 3 3 4
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 6 6 <1 1 1 1 5 7 12 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 13
Vent Rate 16 18 26 69110141 20 30 40 25135170304342 14 10 7 5 57204387402
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W W W W W SW W
T Wind Spd 12 14 17 19 21 27 28 29 31 27 33 26 29 29 26 20 16 12 16 26 35 34
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 8
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO EL EX EX
Fire Weather A A A
Date Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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 40 77 42 71 41 69 41 75
Temp 54 41 67 76 51 42 66 69 49 41 64 68 49 41 68 73
DewPt 17 23 23 19 25 26 28 29 33 35 36 33 35 36 39 39
Max/Min RH 48 11 54 20 80 26 82 27
RH 23 48 19 12 36 53 24 22 54 79 35 27 57 81 35 29
PWind Dir NW E NE NE NE NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-052100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 74 56 83 44 87
Temp 51 53 60 67 74 72 60 58 58 59 70 80 82 79 61 56 49 44 63 77 84 85
DewPt 49 49 53 54 54 54 57 58 58 59 51 28 19 16 19 20 21 21 24 21 19 18
Min/Max RH 49 100 9 40 8
RH 93 86 77 62 50 52 90100100100 51 15 10 9 19 24 33 40 22 12 9 8
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE S S S SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 4 8 11 14 17 16 19 21 18 20 21 19 14 11 11 9 6 9 13 19 21
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 78 86 87 57 57 14 33 54 59 71 62 15 17 12 17 5 4 9 4 3 4 6
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 4 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 5 4 <1 1 1 1 4 8 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 13 9
Vent Rate 8 16 26 55 98 93 19 30 29 35110196246132 6 7 10 6 58169358216
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW W W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 13 14 18 21 24 25 28 27 26 32 26 24 18 12 14 21 14 16 21 31 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CH
Fire Weather A A A
Date Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 44 75 44 72 42 71 43 76
Temp 56 44 70 72 52 44 68 70 51 42 66 69 50 43 71 74
DewPt 24 25 24 22 27 29 31 30 34 36 36 32 35 36 39 38
Max/Min RH 49 14 57 21 80 24 76 25
RH 28 47 18 15 38 55 25 23 52 78 33 26 57 76 31 27
PWind Dir NW N NE NE NE N E SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
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