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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
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
TXZ012-210900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
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 37 58 39 77 51
Temp 54 54 47 44 42 39 44 51 56 56 47 43 41 40 54 68 76 74 63 59 55 52
DewPt 29 30 33 33 32 34 34 34 35 35 36 36 36 37 40 41 41 40 43 44 44 44
Max/Min RH 82 42 91 28 75
RH 38 40 58 65 67 82 68 52 45 45 65 76 82 89 59 37 28 29 48 57 66 74
Wind Dir E SE SE SE E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 9 13 10 9 9 6 9 6 9 10 10 10 12 12 19 23 26 23 18 20 16 13
Clouds B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 85 82 92 90 82 75 76 59 48 12 4 6 5 5 3 3 5 8 10 10 6 4
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 41 43 25 14 18 21 19 20 40 37 6 7 8 10 51 88137 94 11 12 10 8
T Wind Dir E E E E E E S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 13 14 11 12 11 11 10 8 10 11 13 16 18 21 26 27 29 28 24 25 21 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/23Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
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 78 49 75 53 85 55 84 51 80
Temp 75 75 57 50 67 74 59 54 80 81 64 56 79 80 60 51 76 78
DewPt 41 39 44 44 49 47 52 51 43 35 36 35 28 24 27 32 32 29
Min/Max RH 25 80 38 91 18 45 12 48 16
RH 29 27 62 80 52 38 78 90 27 19 35 45 15 13 28 48 20 16
PWind Dir N E SE S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 10 20 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ016-210900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 36 58 37 77 49
Temp 51 51 45 41 41 38 43 49 56 58 46 41 39 38 51 66 74 76 61 56 52 50
DewPt 29 27 31 31 31 37 38 37 37 37 39 38 38 38 42 42 40 38 43 45 46 46
Max/Min RH 96 45 100 26 89
RH 42 39 58 67 67 96 81 63 49 45 76 89 94100 71 41 29 26 51 68 80 86
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 12 11 9 9 8 6 6 6 8 10 9 9 9 10 18 21 23 21 16 16 13 12
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC CL FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 86 77 79 88 91 94 79 84 61 40 5 8 17 29 10 5 4 6 10 9 7 10
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 32 34 21 19 14 10 19 18 29 39 6 6 8 11 49 78128116 11 11 11 9
T Wind Dir E SE E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 11 12 11 9 10 8 9 11 13 14 17 19 25 25 26 28 24 25 24 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/23Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 83 45 78 51 85 53 83 49 81
Temp 77 78 55 46 68 77 58 52 81 83 61 54 78 79 57 49 76 78
DewPt 39 37 45 43 48 42 48 46 33 23 24 25 24 19 23 28 28 20
Min/Max RH 20 90 29 83 11 33 10 44 11
RH 25 23 69 89 48 29 71 80 18 11 24 33 13 10 27 44 17 11
PWind Dir N E E S SW SW W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 10 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-210900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
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 40 63 41 82 55
Temp 58 58 51 48 43 41 47 54 61 61 51 47 44 42 56 72 80 80 67 62 58 55
DewPt 28 32 34 35 36 34 34 34 35 36 37 37 37 39 41 42 41 42 44 45 46 46
Max/Min RH 79 36 89 25 71
RH 31 37 51 60 76 78 61 47 38 39 59 67 76 89 56 34 25 26 43 54 64 71
Wind Dir E SE SE E E E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 8 9 5 9 6 4 4 4 5 8 8 9 8 11 16 20 20 18 19 16 12 12
Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 74 67 81 89 84 76 81 74 36 16 5 4 4 3 1 3 4 9 13 10 8 3
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 4 2 1 2 1 3 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 56 59 17 16 20 9 21 25 36 50 6 8 7 9 76111158118 11 10 9 8
T Wind Dir E E E E E E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 13 14 10 13 11 8 9 6 8 11 13 17 16 19 27 27 28 31 23 21 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO EL NO NO NO
Date 04/23Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
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 83 50 77 55 87 58 89 53 86
Temp 77 77 59 51 69 74 61 56 81 83 67 58 82 84 65 54 80 82
DewPt 41 41 43 43 49 49 54 54 45 38 41 35 28 25 30 35 33 31
Min/Max RH 22 74 37 95 18 44 10 49 14
RH 28 27 55 74 48 42 80 92 28 20 39 43 14 11 27 49 19 16
PWind Dir N E SE SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 20 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-210900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 40 62 42 80 55
Temp 57 57 51 48 44 41 46 52 59 61 51 47 45 43 55 68 78 79 67 62 58 56
DewPt 28 30 32 34 36 35 34 35 35 36 37 37 38 39 41 42 41 41 44 46 47 46
Max/Min RH 79 39 86 24 70
RH 33 37 49 58 74 78 62 51 40 40 59 67 77 85 58 39 27 25 43 55 65 69
Wind Dir E SE SE E E E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 9 12 10 10 9 4 5 5 6 9 10 12 12 13 19 23 23 20 19 18 13 13
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 74 61 78 87 83 72 82 67 30 19 4 4 4 3 2 2 4 9 11 8 7 3
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 4 2 2 2 1 3 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 57 16 15 18 8 22 28 36 44 6 8 8 9 70111158120 11 10 9 8
T Wind Dir E E E E E E SE S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 13 14 11 11 11 6 9 8 8 10 13 18 18 19 28 28 28 29 23 21 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/23Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 81 51 75 56 84 59 87 54 84
Temp 75 76 59 52 66 73 61 57 79 82 67 59 80 83 64 54 78 80
DewPt 41 40 43 43 49 48 53 53 43 36 38 33 28 24 30 35 33 30
Min/Max RH 24 72 40 92 18 40 11 48 14
RH 29 27 54 72 55 41 77 88 28 19 35 39 15 12 27 48 19 16
PWind Dir N E SE SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 10 20 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ006-210900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
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 33 59 36 80 47
Temp 55 55 45 41 36 35 42 51 58 58 45 41 38 37 52 70 79 77 62 57 52 48
DewPt 30 29 31 33 34 34 36 37 37 38 39 38 38 37 43 43 38 38 40 42 42 40
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 22 77
RH 39 38 57 73 90 97 79 58 45 46 77 88 99100 71 37 23 24 44 57 69 75
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W
Wind Spd 13 13 10 9 8 4 6 9 10 11 9 10 11 12 21 21 20 19 14 16 13 11
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 62 59 80 86 75 70 82 60 19 14 5 5 6 12 4 3 6 13 9 6 4 4
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4 4 2 1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 52 16 9 5 5 19 43 50 55 6 8 9 11 65 93185138 11 12 9 8
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 14 16 11 10 9 6 10 12 11 13 14 18 20 23 31 27 25 28 23 25 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Freeze A A
Date 04/23Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
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 42 75 46 84 49 82 43 78
Temp 72 71 51 43 66 73 54 47 79 80 59 49 77 78 55 44 74 74
DewPt 38 39 40 40 47 45 49 46 35 23 27 24 26 23 29 32 31 28
Min/Max RH 25 88 36 99 11 38 12 63 16
RH 29 31 67 87 51 37 82 96 20 12 28 37 15 13 36 63 20 18
PWind Dir N E SE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 10
$$
OKZ002-210900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
204 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 34 61 38 82 49
Temp 58 57 48 41 37 35 43 52 59 59 46 42 40 39 55 72 81 79 64 59 55 50
DewPt 26 24 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 35 37 36 37 38 42 43 40 37 42 43 42 41
Max/Min RH 91 37 99 21 71
RH 29 28 47 63 79 87 70 52 41 40 71 79 88 96 60 34 23 22 45 54 62 71
Wind Dir SE SE E E E E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW
Wind Spd 9 10 9 9 4 4 6 8 9 10 9 10 12 12 21 23 20 18 14 14 13 13
Clouds B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 52 56 89 72 65 85 85 66 21 19 3 3 3 6 2 3 4 12 18 11 7 18
PoP 12HR 30 10 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 6 1 1 <1 1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 70 66 13 19 9 12 20 39 52 53 6 8 9 10 75 96158 91 11 10 10 17
T Wind Dir SE SE E E E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W N
T Wind Spd 13 12 13 13 10 9 10 11 10 12 14 18 19 21 31 27 24 26 20 20 20 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Freeze A A
Date 04/23Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 76 44 73 49 83 51 84 46 81
Temp 72 72 51 44 66 70 53 50 79 80 61 52 79 80 57 46 76 77
DewPt 39 35 37 39 46 46 52 50 45 34 38 28 31 27 35 36 35 33
Min/Max RH 25 82 39 100 18 43 13 68 17
RH 30 27 59 82 48 42 96100 30 18 43 40 17 14 44 68 22 20
PWind Dir NE E SE SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 10
$$
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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