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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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716 FOUS54 KAMA 082049 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 349 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 TXZ012-090900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 349 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 Date 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 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 50 73 46 72 49 Temp 80 81 66 59 54 51 62 68 71 68 57 53 49 46 57 66 71 69 61 55 52 49 DewPt 24 20 21 28 33 33 33 34 34 34 36 36 37 38 41 40 40 39 40 41 43 44 Max/Min RH 50 25 73 31 82 RH 13 10 18 30 44 50 34 28 25 28 45 53 63 72 56 38 32 33 46 58 70 82 Wind Dir SW W NW E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S Wind Spd 16 16 9 8 11 12 18 19 19 17 12 10 9 9 12 12 10 10 9 8 6 6 Clouds CL CL FW B1 FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 2 5 12 61 11 15 11 3 8 35 42 14 25 30 41 39 50 51 51 46 50 52 PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 240214 8 6 8 9 60108137125 8 8 7 6 50 75 75 70 5 6 6 6 T Wind Dir W W NW NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S T Wind Spd 23 28 17 13 18 19 24 21 21 19 18 16 16 13 16 13 12 11 11 13 13 14 RFTI 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/11Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24 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 71 51 72 50 76 51 81 53 81 Temp 67 66 55 52 68 67 54 51 72 74 57 51 77 79 60 54 76 75 DewPt 46 48 49 52 53 51 52 50 47 45 47 47 46 44 47 48 47 47 Min/Max RH 44 100 51 99 34 87 27 82 29 RH 47 52 79100 59 56 93 97 41 36 69 85 34 29 62 81 36 37 PWind Dir S S S SW NW S W S W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC PoP 12HR 40 60 70 50 30 20 10 10 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC NM SC IS SC IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS $$ TXZ016-090900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 349 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 Date 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 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 46 74 45 72 48 Temp 81 79 63 58 51 47 61 69 72 70 57 54 49 46 57 67 71 69 59 56 51 49 DewPt 17 14 18 18 26 33 36 35 34 34 37 36 37 38 41 39 39 37 42 43 43 44 Max/Min RH 58 24 75 29 86 RH 9 8 17 21 38 58 39 28 25 26 46 51 63 74 53 36 31 31 53 63 75 86 Wind Dir W W N N NE NE E E E E E E NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE Wind Spd 20 19 9 9 9 10 16 16 16 18 13 11 9 9 11 12 11 11 8 8 8 8 Clouds CL CL FW SC CL CL FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 2 3 6 37 3 5 18 3 14 32 56 40 25 42 38 43 58 55 64 50 34 69 PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02 Rain Shwrs SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 Mix Hgt 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 316228 6 8 7 13 68102131108 8 8 6 5 62 83 76 95 6 5 7 5 T Wind Dir W W NW N NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE E E SE SE E SE SE S T Wind Spd 29 25 14 17 16 20 25 20 18 20 18 18 12 12 17 14 13 14 14 11 14 12 RFTI 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/11Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24 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 69 49 75 48 77 49 83 51 84 Temp 64 64 53 50 70 71 53 49 73 75 56 50 79 81 58 52 79 79 DewPt 48 49 51 50 51 42 49 47 44 40 45 45 42 36 46 45 43 40 Min/Max RH 48 100 32 95 26 86 19 80 21 RH 55 57 93100 51 35 86 92 35 29 68 84 27 20 64 78 28 25 PWind Dir SE S SW NW NW SW W SW W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC PoP 12HR 50 60 50 30 20 10 10 5 10 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-090900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 349 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 Date 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 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 50 77 48 77 51 Temp 82 83 68 61 55 50 63 71 75 73 61 56 51 48 59 70 76 74 64 59 54 51 DewPt 27 27 29 31 31 31 31 32 34 35 37 38 38 40 42 42 41 40 41 42 45 45 Max/Min RH 46 22 74 28 80 RH 13 13 23 32 40 46 30 23 22 25 40 50 61 72 52 35 28 30 43 52 73 79 Wind Dir SW S N E NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E E SE SE S Wind Spd 13 11 9 11 8 5 11 14 13 12 9 5 5 4 8 9 6 6 4 4 4 4 Clouds CL FW FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 Clouds(%) 1 14 6 58 53 9 11 21 10 22 17 44 31 16 29 42 40 57 51 45 64 53 PoP 12HR 10 10 5 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 Mix Hgt 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 226150 7 13 8 6 56112120118 7 9 6 4 48 61 69 58 4 5 3 4 T Wind Dir W W NE NE E NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E S S S T Wind Spd 21 16 13 21 17 13 21 20 17 18 14 14 13 11 13 11 10 9 10 11 9 9 RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/11Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24 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 53 76 52 80 53 86 55 86 Temp 72 71 60 54 71 70 58 52 75 77 60 53 80 83 63 56 80 80 DewPt 46 49 50 52 54 54 53 51 49 47 50 50 48 46 50 50 48 47 Min/Max RH 35 95 47 100 31 90 24 82 27 RH 38 45 71 94 54 56 85 96 40 35 69 88 33 28 61 81 32 31 PWind Dir S S S SW NW S W S W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC PoP 12HR 30 50 70 50 30 20 10 10 10 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM SC IS SC IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS $$ TXZ008-090900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 349 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 Date 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 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 50 75 49 75 52 Temp 79 82 67 61 55 51 62 70 75 72 62 56 51 49 58 67 73 72 64 59 55 52 DewPt 27 25 27 30 32 31 32 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 41 40 40 41 42 45 45 Max/Min RH 47 23 70 29 78 RH 15 13 22 31 41 47 32 25 23 26 38 49 61 68 53 38 30 31 44 52 69 77 Wind Dir SW SW NW E E NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE S Wind Spd 13 13 9 12 10 9 13 16 16 14 9 9 8 6 10 10 8 8 6 6 5 4 Clouds CL FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 2 10 13 60 46 9 12 13 10 37 20 49 24 17 32 38 35 55 50 52 63 53 PoP 12HR 10 10 5 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 230207 7 11 8 6 57113125118 6 11 6 5 46 63 68 66 4 5 4 4 T Wind Dir W W NW NE E E NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E S S S T Wind Spd 23 19 14 20 17 14 23 20 18 18 13 14 12 11 13 11 10 10 9 11 9 9 RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/11Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24 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 74 54 74 52 79 53 84 56 85 Temp 71 68 59 54 70 69 57 52 73 77 60 54 78 81 63 56 78 79 DewPt 46 48 50 53 54 52 54 51 48 46 50 49 48 45 50 49 47 47 Min/Max RH 39 96 50 98 32 85 25 77 28 RH 40 48 73 95 58 56 87 95 41 35 69 83 34 28 61 76 34 33 PWind Dir S S S SW N S W S W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC PoP 12HR 30 60 70 50 30 20 10 10 10 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC NM SC IS IS SC IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-090900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 349 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 Date 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 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 42 69 43 69 45 Temp 78 77 58 53 48 43 58 64 68 67 54 50 46 44 54 65 69 67 56 50 47 45 DewPt 20 14 20 24 24 24 29 31 31 32 35 36 37 38 41 40 38 38 40 42 43 42 Max/Min RH 46 24 81 32 93 RH 12 9 22 31 39 46 34 29 25 27 49 59 71 80 60 40 33 34 57 73 88 90 Wind Dir SW W N NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE N NE E E E SE SE SE S Wind Spd 14 14 9 13 13 9 13 16 13 13 9 9 9 8 9 9 6 9 6 6 4 4 Clouds FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 Clouds(%) 6 9 21 57 51 33 38 41 30 50 42 50 35 52 50 49 65 63 55 62 49 67 PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04 Rain Shwrs IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 313271 8 9 9 8 55111130116 7 7 7 6 39 67 62 45 5 5 5 4 T Wind Dir W W N NE E NE NE NE E E NE NE N NE E E SE E E S SE S T Wind Spd 26 25 17 20 18 17 20 20 17 17 14 14 13 13 12 11 9 10 11 11 11 10 RFTI 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/11Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24 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 69 46 71 44 75 45 81 48 79 Temp 66 63 51 46 68 65 50 45 72 72 52 46 76 77 55 49 75 74 DewPt 47 49 51 46 52 48 49 45 45 43 46 44 45 43 48 45 45 43 Min/Max RH 46 100 46 100 32 97 26 90 27 RH 50 58 99100 57 54 97 99 38 35 80 94 33 30 76 87 34 33 PWind Dir S S SW N N NW NW NE NW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 40 60 60 30 30 10 10 10 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC IS NM SC SC Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC IS $$ OKZ002-090900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 349 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 Date 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 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 72 44 73 47 Temp 76 75 58 52 48 43 58 66 70 69 56 52 47 44 57 68 73 71 58 54 50 48 DewPt 24 24 26 25 24 25 34 33 33 34 37 37 38 39 42 40 39 38 41 41 42 43 Max/Min RH 48 25 83 28 86 RH 14 15 29 34 39 47 40 29 25 27 49 57 71 81 57 36 29 30 53 60 74 84 Wind Dir SE E NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE E E SE S S Wind Spd 12 12 9 9 6 6 11 12 12 11 8 8 6 5 9 8 6 5 4 5 4 4 Clouds FW SC FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 Clouds(%) 7 29 10 67 73 56 43 48 30 55 23 47 35 31 32 29 42 64 54 41 66 70 PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 Mix Hgt 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 184141 9 7 5 6 44 91108 82 6 7 5 4 41 51 60 53 3 4 5 3 T Wind Dir SW N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE N NW SE SE S SW T Wind Spd 18 18 19 16 12 13 19 17 16 12 12 16 11 10 12 9 9 8 6 10 11 8 RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 05/11Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24 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 74 49 74 47 77 48 81 50 81 Temp 71 68 55 49 71 68 52 48 73 74 54 48 77 78 58 50 76 77 DewPt 45 47 51 49 52 51 52 48 49 46 50 48 48 45 49 48 48 45 Min/Max RH 36 100 47 100 33 99 27 93 27 RH 39 46 86100 52 55100100 43 37 86 98 36 31 74 92 37 32 PWind Dir S S S W N W W SW NW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 30 50 70 50 30 10 10 10 10 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM SC IS IS SC IS Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC IS 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