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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
149 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
TXZ012-200900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed
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 57 98 61 88 50
Temp 96 94 78 70 62 58 78 92 97 94 78 73 67 62 75 83 87 86 71 64 58 52
DewPt 34 32 34 34 33 31 32 30 28 26 28 30 32 35 30 25 24 23 26 28 37 41
Max/Min RH 36 8 36 9 66
RH 11 11 20 26 33 36 19 11 9 9 16 20 27 36 19 12 10 10 18 25 45 66
Wind Dir SW SW W SW W W W SW SW SW S S W W W W W SW SW W N N
Wind Spd 19 16 10 8 8 9 9 9 13 14 12 12 13 12 16 19 19 18 12 12 13 12
Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 40 29 19 5 1 1 3 23 28 40 9 40 25 8 8 9 7 7 9 7 2 9
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 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 17 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 10 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 10 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 499262 6 4 4 4 13118219197 8 9 9 7117195214272 6 6 16 15
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W NW W SW SW S SW NW W W W W SW SW W N N
T Wind Spd 34 28 14 12 10 11 10 13 20 23 18 23 20 14 27 27 25 26 13 14 25 19
RFTI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/22Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 80 55 85 57 90 56 88 58 91
Temp 72 78 62 57 78 82 64 59 84 88 67 58 80 86 67 61 85 88
DewPt 39 37 42 50 49 39 52 46 31 23 29 37 38 32 39 37 34 27
Min/Max RH 22 77 21 68 9 45 14 42 10
RH 30 23 48 77 36 22 65 62 15 9 24 45 22 14 36 41 16 11
PWind Dir NE SE S SW W S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-200900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 56 97 60 88 48
Temp 96 95 76 66 60 57 80 92 96 94 76 71 65 60 74 81 87 86 70 62 56 51
DewPt 29 26 26 27 26 24 27 23 20 17 23 25 29 30 25 22 19 16 20 22 31 37
Max/Min RH 29 6 32 7 60
RH 9 8 16 24 27 29 15 8 6 6 14 18 27 32 17 11 8 7 15 21 38 60
Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW S SW W W W W W SW SW W N N
Wind Spd 19 16 9 5 5 6 9 12 16 14 10 10 11 11 16 19 20 18 10 9 10 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 14 16 3 3 2 2 2 13 28 25 28 34 33 12 7 9 7 7 7 7 3 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 10 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 450381 8 6 5 5 15158248238 9 12 9 10141191265259 8 8 12 9
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W W W SW S W NW W W W W W SW W N NE
T Wind Spd 32 28 16 11 10 10 10 18 25 24 17 23 16 16 29 27 29 26 14 16 21 14
RFTI 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CL EL NO NO NO
Date 05/22Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 83 53 88 56 91 55 89 57 90
Temp 73 82 60 55 82 85 63 58 86 88 65 56 80 87 65 58 85 88
DewPt 36 27 43 47 36 23 32 29 22 13 20 30 32 20 29 30 26 19
Min/Max RH 13 76 10 34 6 37 8 34 7
RH 26 13 53 76 19 10 32 33 9 6 18 37 17 8 27 34 12 8
PWind Dir E S SW SW W SW SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed
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 60 102 65 93 53
Temp 99 97 82 72 64 60 79 94101 98 81 75 68 65 78 87 91 90 75 66 59 54
DewPt 37 37 41 40 37 34 38 35 29 30 31 31 33 35 33 27 25 24 29 34 40 42
Max/Min RH 39 8 33 8 65
RH 12 12 23 31 37 38 23 13 8 9 16 20 26 33 19 11 9 9 18 30 49 65
Wind Dir SW SW SW S W W W W SW SW S S W W W W W SW SW NW N N
Wind Spd 14 12 8 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 8 8 9 9 12 14 16 13 9 8 9 6
Clouds B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL FW SC B2 FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 56 27 9 3 6 4 1 6 32 73 15 34 20 8 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 10
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 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 14 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 10 11 <1 <1 2 2
Vent Rate 389217 11 7 6 7 15 79230123 12 13 11 10109208221279 9 11 38 26
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S W W NW W SW SW S S NW W W W W SW W W N N
T Wind Spd 31 25 16 11 10 11 9 12 20 20 17 19 16 13 25 26 25 27 12 14 24 17
RFTI 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/22Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 83 57 89 60 95 58 91 61 95
Temp 74 81 65 59 81 83 67 62 89 92 70 60 82 88 69 62 87 92
DewPt 40 36 41 49 53 48 57 51 35 27 34 42 40 35 42 42 38 30
Min/Max RH 19 69 25 74 9 51 14 51 10
RH 29 20 42 69 38 29 71 69 15 10 26 51 22 15 38 48 18 11
PWind Dir NE SE S S W SE S S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 99 65 91 54
Temp 96 95 82 72 65 60 78 92 98 96 81 75 69 65 77 85 89 88 74 66 59 54
DewPt 37 36 38 39 36 34 36 34 29 28 29 31 33 35 32 26 24 24 27 33 40 43
Max/Min RH 37 9 32 9 65
RH 13 13 21 30 35 37 22 13 9 9 15 19 26 32 19 12 10 10 18 29 50 65
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S W W W W W SW SW NW N N
Wind Spd 16 14 9 6 6 6 6 6 11 12 10 11 12 12 14 16 18 16 10 10 12 10
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL SC B2 FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 49 21 5 3 4 2 2 3 31 75 12 34 20 7 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 15 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 10 11 <1 <1 2 2
Vent Rate 424242 8 6 5 6 13 86221189 10 12 10 9113200215289 7 9 37 23
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W NW W SW SW S S NW W W W W SW W W N N
T Wind Spd 32 27 14 11 10 11 9 12 20 21 17 21 18 14 26 26 25 29 12 13 24 17
RFTI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/22Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 82 58 88 60 92 59 89 61 93
Temp 72 80 65 59 79 83 66 62 86 90 70 60 80 87 69 62 85 89
DewPt 39 36 41 50 52 45 56 50 34 25 33 41 39 33 42 40 37 30
Min/Max RH 20 72 24 71 9 50 14 48 11
RH 30 21 42 71 38 27 69 66 15 10 25 50 23 14 37 45 18 12
PWind Dir NE SE S S W SE S S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-200900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed
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 55 86 45
Temp 92 90 73 64 56 52 76 90 93 90 72 65 60 56 72 81 85 83 66 58 51 46
DewPt 34 29 28 27 27 27 35 30 24 22 26 27 30 32 28 24 22 21 26 34 40 41
Max/Min RH 38 8 40 9 83
RH 13 11 19 24 32 38 22 12 9 8 18 24 32 40 19 12 10 10 22 40 67 83
Wind Dir SW SW W W NW NW NW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW W N N N
Wind Spd 19 17 11 6 5 5 5 9 13 16 10 9 9 9 13 16 18 19 12 11 10 8
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 6 3 2 3 1 2 7 42 66 16 34 21 4 3 2 3 5 6 6 12 7
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 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 16 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 483376 10 7 7 5 14172269262 8 12 10 10111209300331 9 10 12 7
T Wind Dir SW SW W W NW NW NW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW N N
T Wind Spd 35 31 20 16 14 12 9 18 26 28 16 20 19 18 24 24 31 33 17 18 20 12
RFTI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/22Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 79 50 87 50 89 50 85 52 88
Temp 71 78 58 51 80 84 60 51 84 86 61 50 77 83 62 53 82 85
DewPt 35 31 39 44 42 26 37 36 27 20 32 37 37 27 35 37 33 26
Min/Max RH 17 77 12 60 8 61 13 55 10
RH 27 18 49 77 26 12 43 56 13 9 33 61 24 13 36 54 17 12
PWind Dir E S SW SW W SE SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-200900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 54 97 58 88 46
Temp 95 91 73 65 58 54 74 89 96 93 75 69 62 59 75 84 88 84 68 59 52 48
DewPt 41 37 40 42 38 37 48 48 36 31 33 32 33 34 34 30 28 27 34 38 43 43
Max/Min RH 53 11 42 11 83
RH 15 15 30 44 48 53 40 24 12 11 21 25 34 40 22 14 11 12 28 45 70 83
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W NW NW NW S S S SW W W W W W SW W N N N
Wind Spd 16 16 10 8 6 6 6 4 9 13 10 9 9 10 13 13 14 16 12 11 10 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B2 FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 25 12 8 6 12 21 20 12 21 70 14 40 31 12 3 2 1 9 6 9 11 9
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 12 10 <1 <1 2 <1
Vent Rate 350145 8 6 4 4 20 38144 81 6 7 6 6103170221215 10 12 43 5
T Wind Dir SW SW S W W NW NW W SW S S W W W W W W SW SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 29 21 17 14 10 11 13 10 16 21 13 16 14 13 23 21 21 25 20 23 20 11
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/22Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 79 51 87 55 90 52 86 54 90
Temp 71 76 59 52 80 82 62 57 86 86 63 53 77 83 63 55 84 86
DewPt 39 35 40 44 49 42 53 50 35 27 40 43 42 34 42 46 42 31
Min/Max RH 20 75 22 83 11 69 16 74 12
RH 31 22 50 75 34 24 71 78 16 12 43 69 28 17 46 73 23 14
PWind Dir NE SE S S NW SE S S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 5
$$
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