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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
149 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
TXZ012-192100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
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 59 40 49 37 62
Temp 43 39 46 53 58 58 49 48 45 41 42 46 47 45 40 40 38 38 43 51 58 60
DewPt 35 33 32 32 36 36 38 38 37 37 36 33 34 34 36 34 34 34 36 38 40 39
Min/Max RH 41 86 57 87 44
RH 74 78 58 44 43 44 65 69 74 85 78 61 59 65 84 80 84 86 76 61 51 45
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 10 8 11 11 12 16 13 12 13 13 16 16 13 12 11 9 6 5 8 8 10 12
Clouds SC B1 B2 OV OV B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC
Clouds(%) 37 56 73 88 89 59 44 65 87 91 93 94 95 92 93 93 84 76 81 72 43 29
PoP 12HR 0 70 80 40 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.14 0.20 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 3 3 <1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 4 4 4
Vent Rate 14 14 30 39 45 42 16 14 26 24 47 49 42 37 25 23 10 8 22 28 50 57
T Wind Dir E E E S S S SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 12 14 14 16 18 19 14 19 18 20 18 16 13 12 11 10 8 9 9 13 14
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 41 80 50 74 48 71 52 83
Temp 45 42 72 77 59 51 69 70 53 49 65 69 55 55 76 78
DewPt 40 42 46 43 47 46 44 41 44 45 47 47 51 51 47 42
Max/Min RH 100 27 84 32 87 43 90 25
RH 82100 40 30 64 84 40 35 71 87 52 46 86 86 35 27
PWind Dir S SW SW NE E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-192100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 65 38 47 35 62
Temp 44 39 46 54 63 63 51 47 44 39 42 45 46 46 39 38 37 36 42 50 58 61
DewPt 37 38 38 37 39 40 43 41 42 39 42 37 36 36 37 37 36 36 39 40 41 41
Min/Max RH 40 100 65 100 47
RH 78 95 74 53 41 43 73 81 94 98100 74 66 68 91 98 95100 89 67 52 47
Wind Dir E E E SE S S SE SE E E E E E E E E E E S S S S
Wind Spd 9 6 9 9 11 16 11 10 10 10 12 13 11 10 9 8 6 5 8 9 11 12
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) 54 55 68 87 57 28 20 71 90 95 95 95 94 90 89 92 85 86 82 67 35 13
PoP 12HR 0 70 70 40 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.21 0.17 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 3 3 3 <1 <1 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 4 4 4
Vent Rate 27 14 23 31 52 43 9 11 29 28 35 44 30 27 18 16 8 8 13 32 51 56
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE S S SW S
T Wind Spd 17 12 12 12 17 18 19 16 17 19 18 17 13 11 11 10 9 8 9 10 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 40 81 48 75 48 73 52 83
Temp 45 41 73 79 58 49 70 73 52 48 67 71 55 53 78 79
DewPt 43 41 46 38 47 46 42 40 45 46 48 45 50 51 42 34
Max/Min RH 100 22 90 28 93 37 97 18
RH 93100 39 23 67 89 36 31 77 93 50 40 83 95 29 20
PWind Dir S SW SW NE E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 10 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-192100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
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 65 41 53 40 65
Temp 44 42 49 57 64 63 53 51 46 42 44 50 52 51 44 44 41 40 46 55 63 64
DewPt 35 33 31 30 33 36 36 35 34 36 36 33 33 35 36 37 36 36 37 38 39 41
Min/Max RH 31 78 48 86 40
RH 71 71 50 35 32 36 52 55 61 78 71 51 49 54 72 77 82 85 71 52 41 42
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE E E E E NE E E E E E E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 4 8 9 10 11 9 9 9 9 10 12 11 9 6 5 4 4 5 8 9 11
Clouds B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 57 58 71 89 85 51 56 74 84 88 82 89 87 94 92 89 84 79 70 67 39 30
PoP 12HR 0 50 70 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.15 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 4 4 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 1 2 3 4 5 5
Vent Rate 9 3 24 50 62 59 8 7 18 20 59 61 52 44 31 26 11 9 16 30 61 57
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S SE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 12 8 11 14 14 17 16 16 17 14 20 16 14 13 12 10 9 6 6 9 13 12
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 86 51 76 50 76 55 88
Temp 49 45 76 83 63 52 72 74 56 50 69 73 59 56 81 83
DewPt 42 44 46 44 48 48 43 41 43 45 46 49 53 53 48 42
Max/Min RH 100 22 87 29 83 36 92 21
RH 78 97 34 25 59 85 36 32 63 82 43 43 79 90 31 24
PWind Dir S SW SW NE E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-192100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
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 64 42 51 40 63
Temp 44 42 48 55 62 62 53 51 47 43 44 48 51 49 45 43 42 40 45 53 61 63
DewPt 35 32 31 31 34 36 36 36 35 37 36 33 34 35 36 37 37 36 37 38 39 40
Min/Max RH 34 80 52 87 43
RH 70 69 52 39 35 39 53 57 62 80 73 55 53 59 73 78 84 86 73 56 46 44
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 5 9 10 11 13 11 12 12 12 13 13 12 11 9 8 5 5 6 9 10 12
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 54 57 75 82 76 47 59 75 85 88 83 87 87 92 91 87 83 78 73 66 39 27
PoP 12HR 0 60 70 40 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.16 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 4 4 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 2 4 5 5
Vent Rate 7 6 27 48 60 54 8 10 21 24 57 57 46 41 33 25 10 9 15 30 57 63
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S SE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 12 9 11 14 16 17 14 16 17 16 19 16 13 13 12 10 9 6 8 10 13 13
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 45 84 52 74 51 75 56 86
Temp 49 46 74 82 63 53 70 72 56 51 67 72 60 57 79 81
DewPt 42 44 46 42 48 47 43 41 43 45 46 48 52 52 47 41
Max/Min RH 99 23 84 31 80 39 88 21
RH 79 96 37 25 58 82 38 33 62 79 47 43 77 85 32 24
PWind Dir S SW SW NE E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-192100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
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 64 36 47 32 63
Temp 37 35 45 54 63 62 47 45 41 37 41 46 47 46 38 36 34 33 41 51 60 61
DewPt 33 32 34 35 38 38 39 36 35 35 36 32 33 34 36 35 34 33 37 38 40 41
Min/Max RH 38 92 56 100 43
RH 86 90 66 48 39 41 71 73 79 91 83 59 58 62 93 99 99100 86 62 47 46
Wind Dir E SE S S S SE SE E E E NE E E E E E SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 8 5 10 11 13 14 11 10 9 9 11 11 10 10 9 6 5 4 9 10 12 12
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 47 45 66 82 45 36 38 78 92 93 90 89 94 90 85 81 83 77 72 49 30 17
PoP 12HR 0 50 50 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 4 5 4 <1 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 4
Vent Rate 11 15 38 60 80 67 8 15 32 24 47 51 38 34 15 10 10 9 25 41 57 57
T Wind Dir E SE S S S S SE E E E E E E SE E E SE S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 13 13 18 18 19 20 18 17 18 16 16 13 12 11 12 10 9 8 10 12 13 14
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 39 84 43 71 43 74 48 82
Temp 45 40 75 81 55 44 67 69 49 43 66 71 53 48 78 79
DewPt 43 40 43 34 41 40 38 38 41 42 46 45 49 48 42 32
Max/Min RH 100 17 89 29 96 36 100 16
RH 93100 32 19 59 86 35 32 75 94 48 39 86 98 27 18
PWind Dir S SW SW NE E S S SW
Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
$$
OKZ002-192100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 62 36 50 35 65
Temp 37 36 46 56 61 60 46 43 41 37 42 48 50 48 39 38 36 35 43 55 64 63
DewPt 30 29 30 29 31 30 30 30 30 32 34 31 31 31 34 34 33 34 36 36 37 38
Min/Max RH 30 82 48 97 36
RH 74 76 53 36 32 32 54 60 66 81 74 52 48 51 81 87 88 96 75 47 38 40
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE E E E E E E SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 10 12 12 13 10 9 9 8 11 12 11 10 9 6 5 4 9 11 12 13
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 55 72 77 73 55 24 42 71 88 90 92 91 89 92 90 87 84 77 69 44 26 17
PoP 12HR 0 40 40 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 4 6 5
Vent Rate 4 5 36 67 75 70 7 7 13 19 40 51 40 33 15 15 9 7 24 44 74 76
T Wind Dir E SE S S S SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 11 17 17 17 18 14 14 14 13 18 14 13 12 12 11 9 8 10 12 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 41 85 44 72 43 74 50 85
Temp 45 42 77 80 55 44 68 69 49 43 66 72 54 50 79 80
DewPt 42 42 44 39 46 41 37 34 38 41 44 45 51 50 48 38
Max/Min RH 100 19 94 25 93 33 100 19
RH 89100 30 23 73 90 32 28 66 92 43 38 91100 33 22
PWind Dir S SW SE NE E SE S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 0 20 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
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
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