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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
258 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
TXZ012-152100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
258 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date Sun 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24
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 96 64 94 65 92
Temp 71 66 80 93 95 90 78 72 68 65 77 89 93 88 78 73 69 66 77 87 90 84
DewPt 54 55 59 51 47 49 53 57 59 59 59 57 53 54 56 58 60 59 60 58 57 58
Min/Max RH 19 81 26 81 33
RH 55 68 49 24 19 25 42 59 73 81 54 34 26 31 47 59 73 78 56 38 33 41
Wind Dir S S SW S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 10 12 14 16 13 12 11 9 11 13 16 18 16 13 13 12 16 18 19 17
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 2 0 0 4 19 20 22 12 9 16 7 9 23 20 16 17 21 17 18 19 36 51
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 9 13 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 6
Vent Rate 8 7 22161218 88 8 10 9 6 18 98185 55 9 12 9 7 45142228127
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SE S S SW S S S SE S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 18 19 19 21 19 17 19 14 16 16 19 20 21 21 19 17 20 24 26 25
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 Wed 09/18/24Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24
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 63 92 64 94 66 90 60 86
Temp 70 64 86 86 71 65 88 88 73 66 84 83 68 61 80 80
DewPt 61 61 61 57 59 60 62 59 61 57 57 55 56 54 53 49
Max/Min RH 91 31 84 32 75 34 79 32
RH 73 90 43 37 66 84 42 38 66 73 40 38 65 78 39 34
PWind Dir S S S S S S S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 5 10 20 20 40 40 30
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-152100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
258 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date Sun 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24
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 59 91 61 89
Temp 65 61 75 89 92 87 73 67 64 61 74 86 90 85 75 69 65 61 73 83 87 79
DewPt 53 57 60 53 45 46 51 55 57 56 57 54 49 51 54 58 58 58 61 60 58 61
Min/Max RH 20 87 25 91 38
RH 65 87 60 29 20 25 47 65 78 84 54 34 25 31 49 68 80 90 65 46 38 54
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 9 12 13 13 10 9 8 6 12 16 17 17 14 12 11 10 16 17 18 16
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 7 2 3 9 21 21 11 19 10 19 10 11 17 16 20 21 18 23 29 40 47
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 9 3
Vent Rate 9 8 24114178 63 9 8 8 7 32141183104 12 11 11 9 61111207 61
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 17 18 16 17 18 17 13 14 13 19 20 19 19 21 20 19 17 25 24 25 20
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 Wed 09/18/24Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24
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 89 59 91 60 88 55 82
Temp 64 59 82 84 65 60 84 85 67 60 82 81 63 56 76 77
DewPt 63 59 56 52 52 56 60 55 54 52 54 52 53 50 48 45
Max/Min RH 100 28 89 31 76 31 82 29
RH 97100 41 33 63 89 45 36 64 75 38 37 70 80 38 33
PWind Dir S SW S S S SW SE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 50 5 5 20 20 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
258 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date Sun 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24
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 100 66 97 67 95
Temp 71 66 80 94 97 93 80 75 70 67 78 91 95 90 80 74 70 67 77 89 93 87
DewPt 56 55 60 53 47 50 56 60 62 63 63 59 54 56 59 61 63 63 63 59 57 58
Min/Max RH 18 90 25 86 30
RH 59 68 50 25 18 23 44 60 75 88 60 34 25 32 48 63 77 86 61 36 30 38
Wind Dir SE S SW S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 9 12 13 12 10 9 5 9 12 13 16 13 12 11 9 13 16 17 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 1 2 1 1 8 30 15 15 5 14 6 6 22 23 18 15 19 19 22 17 36 52
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.02 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 13 4 <1 <1 1 <1 2 7 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 5
Vent Rate 9 7 24153227 68 14 13 15 8 26 95154 76 15 14 13 9 63157229115
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 10 14 18 19 20 19 18 16 11 13 14 18 20 21 19 18 13 21 24 25 25
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 Wed 09/18/24Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24
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 63 95 65 96 66 92 60 87
Temp 71 64 87 89 71 65 89 89 74 66 85 84 68 61 81 82
DewPt 63 64 62 57 61 63 63 60 63 60 58 55 58 57 54 50
Max/Min RH 100 31 94 32 84 32 88 31
RH 77100 43 34 71 93 42 38 68 82 40 37 69 87 39 33
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 5 10 10 20 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
258 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date Sun 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24
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 66 94 67 92
Temp 71 66 78 91 95 91 78 74 69 66 76 88 92 88 78 74 70 67 76 86 90 84
DewPt 56 56 60 53 47 50 56 58 62 62 62 58 54 56 58 61 63 63 63 59 57 59
Min/Max RH 20 89 28 86 33
RH 59 70 54 28 20 25 46 58 76 87 61 37 28 35 49 63 77 86 64 41 33 44
Wind Dir S S SW S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 5 8 9 12 13 13 12 10 8 9 12 13 16 16 13 13 11 13 16 17 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 1 1 1 1 11 24 15 12 2 18 3 7 20 20 18 13 19 19 23 18 38 54
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 13 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 5
Vent Rate 8 6 22143224 66 12 11 10 9 25 95162 64 15 13 12 9 66153228110
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 16 11 16 18 19 19 19 18 16 12 16 16 18 21 24 21 19 16 23 24 25 25
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 Wed 09/18/24Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24
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 63 92 65 93 66 89 60 84
Temp 69 64 84 86 71 66 86 86 74 66 82 82 68 61 78 80
DewPt 63 64 62 56 61 63 62 60 63 59 58 55 57 56 54 50
Max/Min RH 100 33 91 35 82 36 85 33
RH 80100 48 37 71 90 46 42 68 79 44 40 69 84 45 36
PWind Dir S SW S S S SW S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 5 10 10 20 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-152100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
258 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date Sun 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24
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 58 89 60 86
Temp 63 59 75 88 92 86 71 67 64 60 73 86 89 87 74 68 64 61 73 83 84 76
DewPt 52 51 56 55 49 49 52 54 56 58 58 55 52 50 55 58 58 59 60 59 59 61
Min/Max RH 23 95 27 94 42
RH 68 76 53 33 23 27 51 63 75 92 58 36 28 28 51 69 80 93 65 44 44 61
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 8 12 13 13 11 10 10 8 12 16 18 17 16 13 13 12 17 19 19 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 1 1 3 2 5 36 40 47 25 17 8 10 22 30 48 21 29 30 29 26 42 58
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.19
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC NM
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 12 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 2
Vent Rate 7 6 21 87166 38 8 6 7 8 31134196 78 11 10 9 8 51123184 30
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 17 18 16 19 16 12 16 16 20 25 21 20 19 19 18 16 23 24 26 20
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 Wed 09/18/24Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24
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 55 86 55 88 56 83 52 78
Temp 62 56 81 83 63 56 83 84 64 56 78 78 60 52 75 76
DewPt 62 56 54 47 50 50 54 52 56 51 54 53 53 51 52 46
Max/Min RH 100 27 84 32 83 35 97 32
RH 99100 39 28 63 82 37 33 76 81 43 42 78 96 44 33
PWind Dir S SW S S S SW SE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 60 0 5 10 20 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs NM IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms NM IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-152100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
258 AM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date Sun 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24
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 95 62 94 63 91
Temp 60 57 74 91 95 91 74 69 65 62 75 89 93 87 75 69 66 63 75 86 89 83
DewPt 55 53 56 55 47 46 55 59 60 61 62 57 53 55 59 61 61 62 62 59 58 60
Min/Max RH 19 97 26 96 35
RH 84 86 52 30 19 21 52 69 85 97 64 34 26 33 59 76 84 96 63 41 35 46
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 11 13 16 16 13 12 12 12 16 18 19 16
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 12 3 1 0 13 14 33 30 24 3 3 8 24 35 40 33 24 24 24 14 32 56
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 8 12 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 5
Vent Rate 5 5 17126210 58 9 8 9 9 30147208 40 10 16 9 9 58146221121
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 11 14 18 19 19 19 17 18 17 19 21 20 20 21 23 19 17 23 25 26 26
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 Wed 09/18/24Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24
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 58 92 61 86 54 81
Temp 63 59 83 85 65 59 87 86 67 61 81 81 63 55 76 78
DewPt 63 59 58 51 58 56 57 58 61 57 56 54 56 54 54 47
Max/Min RH 100 29 97 32 93 36 100 33
RH 100100 44 31 78 91 37 39 79 87 42 40 78 96 46 34
PWind Dir S SW S S S SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 5 5 10 20 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS 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