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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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239 FOUS54 KAMA 032109 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 409 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 TXZ012-040900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 409 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 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 49 68 51 74 57 Temp 67 60 57 55 52 53 60 66 65 57 54 53 51 58 65 72 73 62 60 60 59 DewPt 56 58 56 54 51 47 46 48 50 51 52 53 51 53 54 54 53 55 56 59 58 Max/Min RH 96 50 100 49 99 RH 68 93 96 96 96 80 60 52 58 80 93100100 83 68 53 49 78 87 96 96 Wind Dir SE SE S S N N NE E E E E E E SE S S S SE S S S Wind Spd 16 13 14 13 16 18 16 13 13 10 9 8 6 9 11 16 20 17 20 19 19 Clouds SC B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 47 58 23 10 67 65 64 46 65 73 77 82 79 68 65 46 29 30 57 69 64 PoP 12HR 30 30 60 20 10 QPF 12HR 0.01 0.03 0.10 0.01 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS NM NM NM NM IS IS Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 Mix Hgt 2 1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 1 1 1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 1 <1 Vent Rate 38 25 19 9 22 31 45 52 38 11 13 15 13 19 50 85 79 11 14 27 20 T Wind Dir SE SE S S N N NE E E E SE E E S S S S SE S S S T Wind Spd 21 25 26 20 20 23 19 16 16 14 12 12 13 11 16 20 24 24 26 27 27 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 05/06Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24 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 82 48 85 49 83 48 76 47 71 Temp 79 79 59 49 78 84 61 49 76 81 59 49 69 73 56 47 65 69 DewPt 35 20 16 18 18 18 21 24 25 22 31 31 34 32 35 36 36 34 Min/Max RH 11 29 8 37 11 50 21 65 25 RH 20 11 18 29 10 9 21 37 15 11 34 50 27 22 45 65 34 27 PWind Dir SW W W W NW E NE NE N Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 $$ TXZ016-040900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 409 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 47 69 49 78 55 Temp 78 61 58 55 51 54 62 67 66 56 52 50 51 57 67 75 77 63 59 58 57 DewPt 35 50 54 54 51 46 45 46 47 52 52 50 51 54 54 50 48 54 56 58 56 Max/Min RH 100 44 100 37 100 RH 21 67 86 96100 74 54 46 50 86100100100 90 63 41 37 72 90100 96 Wind Dir S SE S S N NE NE E SE SE SE E E SE S S S S S S S Wind Spd 17 14 18 12 12 16 14 13 14 9 9 6 4 9 11 16 19 16 18 18 18 Clouds FW SC SC CL B1 B2 B2 SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 SC Clouds(%) 6 27 27 5 67 70 72 45 48 72 69 76 75 74 54 20 17 12 45 52 38 PoP 12HR 20 30 60 20 5 QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.10 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC NM NM IS IS Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 6 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 5 Mix Hgt 10 <1 1 <1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 1 1 <1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 211 10 23 10 20 33 49 55 44 9 13 10 8 20 55112134 11 13 23 11 T Wind Dir SW SE S S N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 24 20 26 21 19 21 19 17 18 17 11 10 9 12 16 19 25 24 26 27 21 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/06Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 80 48 85 49 84 45 76 44 70 Temp 76 78 56 49 77 84 59 49 77 83 58 46 70 74 54 45 64 69 DewPt 27 12 13 13 16 12 18 19 20 14 23 30 32 27 36 36 37 32 Min/Max RH 8 25 7 30 7 53 17 70 25 RH 16 8 18 24 10 7 20 30 12 7 26 53 24 17 50 70 36 25 PWind Dir SW W W W W NW NE E N Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 $$ TXZ008-040900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 409 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 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 51 72 52 78 60 Temp 71 63 62 58 53 55 62 69 69 60 57 54 52 59 69 75 76 65 62 62 62 DewPt 56 59 57 58 51 46 46 48 50 52 52 54 52 53 55 54 55 57 59 61 61 Max/Min RH 99 45 100 47 100 RH 59 85 85 98 93 71 55 47 51 75 84 99100 79 62 49 48 76 89 97 97 Wind Dir SE SE S W N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S SE S S S Wind Spd 13 12 13 10 14 13 13 11 10 8 6 5 4 6 9 12 13 14 17 17 23 Clouds SC SC SC FW B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW SC B1 B2 B1 Clouds(%) 38 45 29 24 83 57 63 57 62 80 73 81 78 61 67 51 24 34 57 72 64 PoP 12HR 20 30 50 20 10 QPF 12HR 0.04 0.02 0.08 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 2 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 2 1 Vent Rate 55 33 15 10 34 43 47 50 53 10 10 10 6 20 48 82 82 11 14 40 26 T Wind Dir SE S S SW N N NE E E E E E E SE S S S SE S S S T Wind Spd 19 20 18 17 24 21 16 14 16 12 11 10 9 10 13 19 23 21 24 29 27 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 05/06Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24 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 86 51 90 51 85 50 79 49 75 Temp 82 82 62 51 82 87 64 51 77 83 62 50 72 76 58 49 68 74 DewPt 36 20 17 20 21 21 23 27 28 27 33 34 34 33 36 38 36 34 Min/Max RH 10 29 8 39 12 54 19 66 22 RH 20 10 17 29 10 9 21 39 16 13 33 54 25 21 43 66 31 23 PWind Dir SW W SW W NE E NE NE N Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 $$ TXZ008-040900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 409 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 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 51 70 53 77 60 Temp 70 63 61 59 52 54 61 67 67 60 57 55 53 59 67 74 75 65 62 62 63 DewPt 56 57 56 57 50 46 46 47 50 51 52 53 53 53 54 54 54 56 59 61 60 Max/Min RH 98 48 100 47 95 RH 61 81 86 93 91 74 58 48 54 74 82 94100 81 64 50 49 75 88 94 91 Wind Dir SE SE S SW N N NE NE E E E E E SE S S S SE S S S Wind Spd 14 12 14 12 16 17 14 13 12 9 9 6 5 8 10 13 17 17 20 20 23 Clouds SC B1 SC FW B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 Clouds(%) 50 52 27 23 81 57 59 54 61 69 73 81 78 62 65 49 23 33 57 70 61 PoP 12HR 20 30 50 20 10 QPF 12HR 0.04 0.02 0.04 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 2 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 2 1 Vent Rate 50 31 15 10 35 43 45 49 52 10 8 10 8 17 52 88 82 11 14 46 24 T Wind Dir SE S S SW N N NE E E E E E E S S S S SE S S S T Wind Spd 20 19 18 17 23 21 17 14 16 12 12 10 9 10 14 19 24 23 25 31 26 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 05/06Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24 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 84 51 88 52 83 51 77 50 73 Temp 79 80 62 52 79 87 64 52 74 82 62 51 70 74 58 50 66 73 DewPt 35 19 17 19 21 20 23 27 28 26 33 34 34 32 36 37 36 34 Min/Max RH 11 28 8 38 13 52 20 62 24 RH 20 11 17 28 12 9 21 38 18 13 33 52 27 22 43 62 34 24 PWind Dir SW W SW W N E NE NE N Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 $$ TXZ006-040900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 409 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 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 43 67 44 76 52 Temp 70 57 55 51 44 50 60 66 65 54 50 47 45 54 64 74 75 61 56 55 54 DewPt 50 54 53 51 41 40 40 40 44 48 50 47 45 53 53 51 48 53 55 55 53 Max/Min RH 100 39 100 38 99 RH 49 90 93100 90 68 47 39 46 81 99100100 95 66 44 38 75 98 99 95 Wind Dir SE SE S N N N NE E E E E SE SE S S S S SE S S S Wind Spd 17 13 16 13 18 17 14 12 12 8 6 5 5 9 12 16 19 16 21 23 21 Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 SC Clouds(%) 35 43 26 65 57 58 47 48 45 58 57 72 79 72 65 31 23 24 54 54 31 PoP 12HR 20 10 40 20 5 QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0.03 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS LAL 6HR 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 3 1 <1 1 2 2 3 4 4 1 <1 1 1 2 4 7 8 <1 <1 1 <1 Vent Rate 57 25 16 21 42 48 58 58 58 12 10 11 14 29 75153189 13 12 35 15 T Wind Dir SE SE S N N NE NE E E SE E E S S S S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 19 25 20 20 27 24 19 14 16 12 12 12 12 16 19 24 27 26 26 29 25 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 Svr Tstorm A A Date 05/06Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24 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 40 84 41 80 41 72 41 69 Temp 74 75 52 41 76 81 54 42 72 78 53 42 66 69 49 41 63 67 DewPt 23 12 13 15 18 15 18 21 24 18 28 29 32 31 35 34 36 32 Min/Max RH 9 35 8 43 10 61 22 78 26 RH 15 9 21 34 11 8 24 43 16 11 38 60 28 25 58 76 36 27 PWind Dir SW W SW NW S N NE NE N Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 $$ OKZ002-040900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 409 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Date 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 44 68 46 75 55 Temp 72 59 57 50 45 51 60 66 65 54 51 48 47 56 65 72 73 60 57 57 57 DewPt 53 57 57 50 44 42 42 42 44 48 49 48 47 52 53 53 53 56 57 57 57 Max/Min RH 100 41 100 48 100 RH 51 93100100 96 71 50 42 46 80 94100100 86 64 51 49 87100100100 Wind Dir S S S N N N NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S SE S S S Wind Spd 14 12 13 16 13 14 13 11 11 8 6 6 5 9 12 16 18 16 17 21 21 Clouds FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 24 46 35 76 57 57 40 33 35 50 70 70 81 69 62 52 35 34 58 68 60 PoP 12HR 40 10 30 20 5 QPF 12HR 0.14 0 0.02 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 1 2 2 4 4 4 <1 1 1 1 2 4 5 4 <1 1 1 1 Vent Rate 73 18 12 30 38 42 50 54 57 11 16 12 14 26 66 96101 11 25 39 25 T Wind Dir S S S N N N N E E E E E SE S S S S SE S S S T Wind Spd 20 20 20 24 23 20 16 13 14 14 12 13 12 13 18 23 27 24 27 28 28 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Svr Tstorm A A Date 05/06Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 82 44 86 44 79 44 73 42 72 Temp 79 78 54 45 78 83 56 44 72 77 54 44 69 71 51 43 65 69 DewPt 30 17 20 20 22 20 23 26 27 25 32 33 34 30 35 36 36 33 Min/Max RH 10 37 9 49 14 65 21 78 25 RH 17 10 26 37 12 10 27 49 19 14 43 65 27 22 54 76 34 26 PWind Dir SW W W NW NE NE N NE N Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 $$ 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