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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
549 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
TXZ012-190900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 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 59 97 57 98 61
Temp 91 76 69 63 59 76 90 95 94 77 68 62 58 77 91 97 94 77 73 66 62
DewPt 42 51 55 58 57 50 40 36 33 36 34 33 32 34 31 28 25 28 30 31 34
Max/Min RH 93 11 39 8 35
RH 18 42 61 84 93 40 17 13 12 23 28 33 37 21 12 9 8 16 20 27 35
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW S S W W
Wind Spd 6 11 11 10 12 13 16 19 16 11 9 9 9 9 9 12 14 12 12 12 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL SC FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 12 4 4 2 27 15 7 26 37 25 9 2 1 6 16 30 49 34 31 28 15
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 17 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 104 13 13 11 9 23284486207 6 5 5 4 15120230181 7 10 8 7
T Wind Dir SW SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW SW SW SW S S NW W
T Wind Spd 11 26 27 25 21 19 28 33 23 16 12 13 12 11 14 21 21 16 23 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/21Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 90 50 80 55 88 56 88 56 90
Temp 84 86 64 51 71 78 62 56 81 86 64 57 84 86 66 57 83 89
DewPt 26 22 28 41 39 36 43 50 43 29 39 36 34 28 33 37 36 28
Min/Max RH 9 68 21 80 13 48 12 47 11
RH 12 9 25 68 31 22 50 80 26 13 40 45 17 12 29 47 19 11
PWind Dir W NW NE SE S SW W S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ016-190900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 56 96 55 96 59
Temp 94 75 67 60 56 79 91 95 94 76 65 59 56 80 91 96 93 76 71 65 60
DewPt 25 31 39 41 40 38 33 30 26 27 28 26 26 29 25 21 17 22 25 28 30
Max/Min RH 58 9 34 6 32
RH 8 20 36 49 55 23 13 10 9 17 25 28 31 16 9 7 6 14 18 25 32
Wind Dir SW SE SE SE SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW S SW W W
Wind Spd 6 8 10 10 8 11 16 19 17 9 5 6 8 9 12 14 13 9 11 11 11
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 15 24 7 2 4 2 3 11 27 2 3 2 3 7 20 34 26 32 35 28 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 14 16 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 98 5 8 7 5 17358488355 8 6 5 5 21172237234 8 14 10 11
T Wind Dir W SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W SW W SW S W W W
T Wind Spd 8 10 16 13 11 13 29 34 28 17 12 12 11 10 19 25 24 16 25 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/21Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 87 49 83 52 90 55 91 55 91
Temp 83 85 64 49 73 81 60 53 84 88 63 56 84 88 65 56 84 90
DewPt 22 17 24 39 36 27 41 45 30 17 23 24 26 16 24 32 30 19
Min/Max RH 8 67 14 76 7 30 7 40 7
RH 10 8 22 67 26 14 48 74 14 7 21 29 12 7 22 40 15 7
PWind Dir W NW E S SW SW W SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-190900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 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 64 101 58 101 64
Temp 93 79 72 67 64 77 92 99 97 81 72 62 59 76 93100 98 82 75 68 65
DewPt 47 55 58 61 60 56 46 37 38 41 42 40 36 41 39 32 31 32 33 33 35
Max/Min RH 87 11 47 9 33
RH 21 44 60 80 87 48 21 12 13 24 34 43 42 28 15 9 9 16 21 27 33
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S S W W
Wind Spd 5 6 8 8 9 11 13 16 12 8 5 4 4 5 5 9 10 8 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 7 9 10 25 32 22 17 27 18 10 6 5 3 3 15 23 49 39 36 29 16
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 1 2 8 15 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 103 17 21 18 15 35174387200 8 6 7 6 19 88211117 10 13 12 9
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S SW W W NW W SW SW SW S NW SW
T Wind Spd 11 23 27 24 17 17 23 28 28 12 9 11 10 11 13 20 20 13 17 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/21Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 93 53 83 56 92 58 91 58 94
Temp 87 91 67 53 73 81 65 57 84 90 67 59 86 89 69 59 85 92
DewPt 28 24 33 42 40 37 42 51 48 36 46 46 39 32 37 39 38 33
Min/Max RH 9 67 20 79 14 65 12 50 12
RH 11 9 28 67 30 21 43 79 29 15 47 62 19 13 31 48 19 12
PWind Dir W NW NE SE S S W SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-190900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 99 59 99 65
Temp 90 77 72 67 64 76 90 96 95 80 71 64 60 76 91 98 96 81 75 69 65
DewPt 46 54 58 61 59 54 44 37 36 39 40 38 36 40 37 31 29 30 32 33 35
Max/Min RH 84 12 43 9 32
RH 22 46 63 81 84 47 21 14 13 23 33 38 40 27 15 10 9 16 21 27 32
Wind Dir E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S S W W
Wind Spd 4 8 10 10 12 13 13 17 14 10 8 6 6 8 8 10 12 10 11 12 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 7 7 8 22 37 23 14 28 15 14 8 5 2 4 14 24 52 38 41 28 14
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 15 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 88 15 19 15 11 28200415247 6 5 6 5 14 94208180 8 9 9 8
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW SW SW SW SW S NW W
T Wind Spd 10 24 29 24 16 17 25 31 27 11 9 11 10 10 14 20 20 13 16 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO
Date 05/21Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 53 82 57 91 59 90 59 93
Temp 85 89 67 53 72 80 65 58 83 87 67 60 83 88 69 59 84 90
DewPt 27 24 33 42 40 37 43 51 46 34 45 43 38 31 37 39 38 31
Min/Max RH 10 66 21 77 15 59 13 48 12
RH 12 10 29 66 32 22 45 77 28 15 45 54 20 13 32 48 19 13
PWind Dir W NW NE SE S S W SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ006-190900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 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 52 93 50 94 55
Temp 89 72 66 58 53 70 87 92 90 73 63 55 51 76 90 93 91 72 66 60 56
DewPt 39 46 52 54 52 52 43 33 29 28 29 28 28 37 31 26 23 26 26 31 31
Max/Min RH 97 11 43 8 39
RH 18 39 60 88 97 52 22 12 11 19 28 35 41 24 12 9 8 18 22 33 39
Wind Dir E E SE SE NE SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 14 14 16 13 4 8 13 19 17 11 6 5 6 6 9 13 16 10 9 10 10
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 27 21 5 12 20 3 2 3 13 4 5 3 2 4 10 38 41 38 37 35 6
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 90 7 13 8 4 12151477383 10 7 6 5 17163237242 6 10 11 9
T Wind Dir SE E SE S SE SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW SW SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 17 17 24 17 8 9 20 36 31 19 16 14 13 11 18 25 27 12 21 21 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/21Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 87 45 78 48 88 50 87 50 88
Temp 82 84 58 45 70 77 58 49 81 85 59 51 82 84 61 51 81 85
DewPt 25 22 33 41 37 31 38 44 36 24 33 36 32 24 32 36 34 26
Min/Max RH 10 86 18 82 11 59 10 57 11
RH 12 10 39 85 30 18 48 82 19 11 36 57 16 11 33 56 18 12
PWind Dir W NW E S SW SW W SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-190900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 96 53 96 59
Temp 88 72 67 62 59 73 87 95 90 72 65 58 54 74 89 95 92 75 68 62 60
DewPt 49 53 56 59 58 59 52 41 37 40 43 41 41 45 47 39 32 34 33 36 35
Max/Min RH 96 15 61 12 41
RH 26 52 67 89 96 62 30 15 16 31 45 53 61 35 23 14 12 22 27 37 39
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW S S S SW W W
Wind Spd 12 10 11 10 9 11 12 17 16 10 8 6 6 8 5 9 12 10 9 10 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 9 13 11 24 40 43 4 11 6 7 8 14 16 10 4 10 46 44 42 35 23
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 14 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 117 10 12 7 4 30 54388159 7 5 7 9 18 50153 89 6 7 7 9
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S W NW NW W SW SW SW W NW W
T Wind Spd 17 21 21 14 10 14 14 31 24 16 11 10 12 12 12 17 19 12 14 14 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/21Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 89 47 78 51 89 52 88 52 89
Temp 85 86 57 47 71 77 59 52 81 85 62 53 84 85 62 53 82 86
DewPt 31 28 43 42 39 34 40 46 45 32 45 44 39 31 40 41 39 33
Min/Max RH 11 85 20 80 14 73 14 64 14
RH 14 12 58 84 31 21 50 80 28 14 55 71 20 14 44 64 22 15
PWind Dir W NW NE SE S S NW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 10 5 5 0 0 0
$$
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