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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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596 FOUS54 KAMA 250849 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 348 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 TXZ012-252100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 348 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 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 84 54 87 54 87 Temp 57 54 68 79 83 80 68 63 58 55 69 82 86 82 70 64 59 55 67 81 86 82 DewPt 49 48 49 47 46 47 47 46 46 46 49 50 49 50 49 49 49 49 52 51 49 49 Min/Max RH 27 72 28 80 28 RH 75 80 51 32 27 31 47 54 64 72 49 33 28 33 47 58 69 80 59 35 28 32 Wind Dir NE NW W NW N E SE SE S S SW S S SE SE SE S S S NE NE NE Wind Spd 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 6 5 4 5 5 5 9 9 6 4 4 3 4 6 8 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 1 1 0 2 6 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 6 5 1 1 1 3 1 3 5 5 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 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 1 Vent Rate 2 2 4 32 46 9 4 4 4 4 9 28 42 5 6 5 5 4 7 30 56 15 T Wind Dir NE N N N N NE SE S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE S S S NE NE NE T Wind Spd 6 5 4 6 8 4 12 12 12 10 11 6 8 10 14 14 12 10 6 9 11 11 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 Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24 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 87 53 86 54 90 54 81 Temp 64 56 82 81 63 54 80 81 63 55 84 84 65 55 75 76 DewPt 50 49 49 46 46 47 46 44 44 44 45 44 44 41 39 39 Max/Min RH 79 25 79 23 68 20 61 22 RH 60 77 32 29 54 77 30 27 50 66 26 25 46 59 27 26 PWind Dir NE N E N S S E NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ016-252100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 348 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 83 51 88 51 86 Temp 54 51 65 76 81 79 65 59 55 53 67 82 87 83 67 60 55 52 67 81 85 81 DewPt 49 48 49 45 45 47 48 47 47 47 50 49 48 50 51 49 49 48 50 51 49 49 Min/Max RH 28 83 26 91 29 RH 83 91 55 33 29 32 54 64 74 80 53 32 26 32 55 67 80 88 54 35 29 33 Wind Dir N NW NW SW NW E SE S SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE S SW NW NE NE NE Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 6 5 5 4 4 3 4 6 9 9 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 2 5 0 5 3 4 4 4 2 6 0 3 4 4 2 1 2 6 1 4 3 5 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 1 Vent Rate 5 3 7 20 44 7 5 7 7 6 18 38 53 3 7 7 5 4 11 43 65 13 T Wind Dir E NW NW N NW E SE S S SW W SW SW SE SE S S S NE NE NE NE T Wind Spd 10 6 6 4 6 5 10 13 13 13 16 9 9 8 13 13 10 9 10 12 12 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 52 85 51 85 52 89 51 79 Temp 60 53 81 80 59 51 80 80 60 53 83 83 61 52 73 74 DewPt 50 49 49 45 45 44 44 43 43 42 43 43 42 38 39 40 Max/Min RH 89 26 80 22 68 20 61 25 RH 69 86 33 29 61 77 28 27 54 66 25 25 49 59 29 30 PWind Dir NE N E N S S NE NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ008-252100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 348 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 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 87 56 91 55 90 Temp 58 55 66 79 84 83 70 64 59 56 69 84 89 85 71 64 59 55 67 82 88 84 DewPt 52 50 53 48 46 47 48 48 48 48 51 50 49 50 51 50 50 51 52 52 50 50 Min/Max RH 26 76 25 84 27 RH 80 83 62 34 27 29 45 55 68 74 53 31 25 29 49 61 72 84 59 36 27 31 Wind Dir W W W W NE E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S SE S N NE NE Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 6 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL Clouds(%) 2 2 0 2 6 3 1 1 1 5 0 2 5 4 1 1 1 5 2 2 6 5 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 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 2 Vent Rate 3 4 5 31 37 6 7 8 6 5 10 29 43 7 9 7 6 4 7 32 55 18 T Wind Dir W NW W NW N E SE S S SW SW S SE E SE SE SE SE S NE N NE T Wind Spd 5 4 5 6 5 5 10 11 9 8 9 6 8 10 13 10 8 6 5 9 11 11 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 Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24 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 90 54 89 55 93 55 83 Temp 63 56 83 84 63 55 82 84 64 56 85 87 66 55 75 76 DewPt 52 51 49 46 48 48 47 44 46 46 46 44 45 41 38 37 Max/Min RH 86 22 79 21 72 19 60 21 RH 66 83 31 27 56 76 29 25 53 70 26 22 47 58 26 24 PWind Dir E N E N S S NE NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ008-252100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 348 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 85 56 88 56 87 Temp 57 55 65 77 82 81 70 63 59 57 67 81 86 83 70 64 59 56 66 78 84 83 DewPt 52 51 53 49 46 49 48 48 48 49 51 51 50 51 50 50 51 51 52 52 50 50 Min/Max RH 28 77 29 82 31 RH 81 85 64 38 29 33 46 57 67 75 55 35 29 34 50 59 74 82 62 41 32 33 Wind Dir W W W W NE E SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S NE NE NE Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 4 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 2 Vent Rate 3 2 5 26 35 11 5 7 5 5 9 25 40 7 8 6 5 4 6 30 50 14 T Wind Dir W NW W NW N E SE S S SW SW S S SE SE SE S SE S NE N NE T Wind Spd 5 4 5 6 5 6 10 12 9 9 10 6 8 9 14 11 9 8 5 9 11 10 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 56 87 55 86 56 90 55 80 Temp 63 56 80 81 63 55 79 81 63 57 83 84 66 56 72 74 DewPt 51 52 50 46 48 48 47 44 45 46 47 45 45 41 39 38 Max/Min RH 86 25 76 24 68 22 58 23 RH 64 84 35 29 57 75 32 27 51 66 29 26 47 57 30 28 PWind Dir E N E N S S NE NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ006-252100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 348 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 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 82 49 85 49 84 Temp 51 49 64 77 81 79 63 58 53 50 64 80 85 82 65 59 54 50 65 80 84 80 DewPt 47 46 49 48 48 50 49 48 47 47 51 52 51 53 52 51 50 50 52 54 51 51 Min/Max RH 31 92 31 100 32 RH 86 90 58 36 32 35 60 70 81 91 62 38 31 37 62 75 88 99 64 40 32 36 Wind Dir NW NW W SW S SE SE SE S S SW S S SE SE SE S NW N NE NE NE Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 8 5 5 4 3 3 4 8 8 8 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 2 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 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 Vent Rate 3 3 5 42 50 7 4 5 5 5 8 26 37 2 6 6 4 3 9 32 56 5 T Wind Dir NW W W W NW S SE S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE S E NE NE NE NE T Wind Spd 6 6 8 9 8 5 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 6 13 12 9 6 8 11 12 9 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 Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24 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 50 83 48 83 49 85 49 75 Temp 57 51 79 80 57 49 80 79 57 50 81 80 59 50 70 71 DewPt 51 49 50 46 46 44 47 46 44 43 46 47 42 37 39 40 Max/Min RH 94 27 84 26 79 26 62 29 RH 79 92 35 31 66 82 31 31 61 77 29 31 54 62 32 32 PWind Dir N NE E SW S NW NE E Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ OKZ002-252100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 348 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 82 49 85 49 85 Temp 50 48 64 78 81 78 62 57 52 49 65 80 85 80 63 57 52 49 63 78 84 79 DewPt 49 48 51 48 48 49 49 47 47 47 50 52 52 51 52 51 50 49 53 54 53 53 Min/Max RH 30 93 32 100 34 RH 95 99 62 35 32 36 61 68 82 93 58 37 32 36 66 79 93100 68 43 34 40 Wind Dir W W W NE E E SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S SW SW NE NE NE Wind Spd 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 6 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 4 2 0 2 2 5 4 2 4 4 1 2 1 4 3 1 4 6 4 4 3 5 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 Vent Rate 3 3 4 32 27 6 5 5 5 4 8 36 41 6 6 5 4 3 7 22 44 5 T Wind Dir W W W N N E SE S S S S S SE E SE SE S S SW NE NE NE T Wind Spd 6 8 6 5 4 6 11 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 11 9 6 6 8 10 10 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 50 85 49 84 49 88 48 75 Temp 57 51 80 80 57 50 79 79 57 50 81 81 59 49 68 69 DewPt 52 50 51 48 47 46 48 47 46 46 48 47 42 37 38 38 Max/Min RH 100 27 89 27 87 25 63 28 RH 83 96 36 33 69 86 34 32 68 85 32 30 52 63 33 33 PWind Dir N N SE S S S NE NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ 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