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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 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
TXZ012-232100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 93 54 83 55 93
Temp 60 73 88 92 91 73 66 59 55 65 74 80 83 69 63 58 56 72 87 92 90
DewPt 59 58 39 22 18 20 21 21 30 28 30 31 32 36 39 42 45 46 34 24 20
Min/Max RH 7 38 16 67 8
RH 96 59 18 8 7 13 18 22 38 24 19 17 16 30 40 56 67 39 15 8 8
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 13 17 17 20 19 12 10 12 18 20 12 9 13 12 12 12 12 17 18 21 23
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 46 23 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 4 7 8 11 9 12 6 6 3 4 3 3
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 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 2 9 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 13 12
Vent Rate 14 47183326278 7 6 8 16 68 52 54 79 8 9 9 9 57205342336
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N N NE E S SE SE SE S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 24 25 24 28 27 17 16 19 27 25 13 11 14 18 21 23 20 24 26 31 32
RFTI 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6
RFTI Category NO NO NO CH CL EL NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH
Red Flag W W W
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
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 58 88 54 84 56 87 59 87
Temp 68 59 82 86 64 54 77 83 65 57 82 85 66 59 80 81
DewPt 22 28 31 28 37 41 40 36 42 46 44 42 49 52 52 51
Max/Min RH 30 11 62 18 69 21 77 29
RH 17 30 16 12 37 60 26 18 43 67 26 22 54 77 37 36
PWind Dir W NW NE NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-232100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 53 87 52 91
Temp 62 78 87 90 89 71 64 59 54 66 75 84 86 70 62 57 53 74 87 91 89
DewPt 56 41 19 13 9 13 13 15 26 28 28 27 24 29 35 37 39 34 22 17 15
Min/Max RH 5 33 10 60 6
RH 83 28 8 6 5 11 14 18 33 24 17 13 10 22 36 48 60 24 9 7 6
Wind Dir S SW SW SW W SW W NW N NE NE SE S SE SE S S SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 12 13 16 19 19 10 9 11 17 21 11 8 12 12 11 10 10 13 17 21 20
Clouds SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 49 1 2 3 4 2 2 2 7 2 9 7 11 10 9 7 4 2 3 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 2 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 12
Vent Rate 14 31249295265 9 10 9 12 59 51 90130 10 11 13 10 41248370354
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW W W W NW NE NE NE S S SE SE S S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 21 18 27 27 27 17 19 17 21 24 12 13 17 19 20 23 19 20 27 35 33
RFTI 0 0 4 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5
RFTI Category NO NO CL CL CL EL NO NO NO EL NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH
Red Flag W W W
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 58 90 51 87 54 89 56 89
Temp 68 58 83 88 62 51 79 86 64 55 83 86 64 57 81 80
DewPt 20 26 25 20 31 38 37 31 41 46 44 41 51 53 52 49
Max/Min RH 29 8 61 13 74 18 87 26
RH 16 29 12 8 31 60 22 14 42 72 25 21 63 86 36 34
PWind Dir W W N NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-232100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 97 56 84 57 97
Temp 61 75 90 95 94 78 69 61 57 67 76 81 83 70 65 59 57 73 89 96 94
DewPt 58 60 45 25 20 24 27 29 32 31 33 34 34 38 40 44 46 49 41 29 23
Min/Max RH 7 38 17 66 8
RH 91 58 21 8 7 13 21 29 38 25 21 18 17 31 40 55 66 42 19 9 8
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 13 14 19 19 12 6 12 16 20 12 9 10 10 8 8 8 14 13 19 19
Clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 54 11 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 2 4 5 7 7 10 12 11 5 3 3 3
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 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 3 9 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 13 12
Vent Rate 10 71179336283 11 10 14 16 83 69 45 53 11 13 14 10 64169361348
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N N NE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 13 25 23 27 27 16 14 18 20 26 16 10 11 16 18 19 14 24 24 31 32
RFTI 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
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 61 91 56 88 59 91 62 91
Temp 70 61 84 90 66 56 80 87 68 59 85 88 70 62 84 86
DewPt 26 32 37 31 41 43 42 39 43 47 46 43 48 53 54 52
Max/Min RH 33 12 63 18 65 19 71 27
RH 19 33 19 13 39 62 25 18 40 64 26 21 46 70 35 31
PWind Dir W NW NE NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-232100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 56 82 58 95
Temp 60 74 88 92 92 76 69 62 57 66 73 80 82 70 65 60 58 72 87 93 91
DewPt 60 59 43 25 21 23 24 28 33 30 32 34 34 38 40 43 46 48 39 27 22
Min/Max RH 8 40 18 65 8
RH 98 61 22 9 8 14 19 28 40 26 22 19 18 31 40 54 65 42 18 10 8
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 12 13 14 20 19 11 9 12 16 20 12 9 11 11 11 11 11 16 13 20 19
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 46 12 2 2 4 5 2 2 2 3 4 4 6 7 9 14 9 6 3 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 3 9 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 13 12
Vent Rate 11 65197344271 9 8 12 18 74 64 49 59 10 11 12 9 60176356337
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N N E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 14 25 24 28 27 17 16 18 21 25 16 10 12 16 18 19 16 24 25 31 32
RFTI 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO CH CL EL NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 89 56 86 59 89 62 89
Temp 70 61 82 88 66 56 78 85 68 59 83 86 69 62 82 84
DewPt 26 31 37 31 41 43 41 39 43 47 46 43 48 53 53 50
Max/Min RH 32 13 62 19 64 21 70 28
RH 19 32 20 14 40 61 27 20 41 63 27 22 47 70 37 31
PWind Dir W NW NE NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-232100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 88 48 81 50 89
Temp 59 74 87 88 86 69 61 53 48 62 71 78 80 65 59 54 51 71 84 88 86
DewPt 55 52 31 20 20 22 21 28 29 28 31 30 30 34 37 39 39 39 30 23 21
Min/Max RH 8 47 15 66 9
RH 86 46 14 9 9 17 21 38 47 27 22 17 16 32 44 57 64 32 14 9 9
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW NW N N NE NE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 12 16 20 21 12 9 13 14 16 10 9 13 12 10 9 9 14 19 21 25
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 19 1 1 2 6 5 2 2 2 3 2 5 8 12 11 11 5 2 2 3 3
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 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 2 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 12
Vent Rate 11 29247298269 9 8 11 12 60 49 80122 9 10 10 10 35262390391
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W N N N NE S S SE SE S S SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 17 17 26 28 28 19 16 20 20 20 12 13 18 18 21 20 19 18 28 36 36
RFTI 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6
RFTI Category NO NO EL CL CH NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH
Red Flag W W W
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
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 52 86 47 84 51 87 54 86
Temp 62 52 81 83 58 48 78 82 60 51 82 85 62 55 81 82
DewPt 26 31 33 28 38 40 40 34 40 43 46 41 49 50 52 49
Max/Min RH 43 12 75 17 74 20 86 28
RH 25 43 18 13 47 73 26 18 46 72 28 21 63 84 37 31
PWind Dir W NW N NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-232100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 50 79 50 92
Temp 55 71 86 92 89 71 64 56 50 62 72 77 76 62 57 53 51 68 85 92 89
DewPt 55 59 47 27 23 26 27 34 30 31 32 33 33 38 40 41 44 48 43 31 25
Min/Max RH 8 45 19 77 10
RH 99 65 26 10 9 18 24 44 44 31 23 20 20 41 52 64 77 48 23 12 10
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N NE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 16 14 19 19 12 11 16 14 16 11 8 11 11 9 8 9 14 16 19 23
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 46 6 1 0 4 2 3 4 4 3 3 1 5 5 24 20 26 9 2 1 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 4 4 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 3 9 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 14 14
Vent Rate 7 53165334246 9 9 16 11 78 50 48 76 7 9 8 8 61147375389
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N NE S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 21 21 28 27 19 19 26 18 25 12 9 13 16 20 17 17 24 24 31 32
RFTI 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CH
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 85 49 83 52 88 57 88
Temp 65 55 80 82 58 50 78 81 61 53 82 84 64 57 82 82
DewPt 31 41 41 34 43 44 43 37 43 45 47 44 48 52 54 52
Max/Min RH 60 17 84 19 74 22 83 29
RH 28 60 25 18 57 81 29 20 52 73 29 25 56 83 38 35
PWind Dir W NW N N SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 5 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
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