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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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667 FOUS54 KAMA 200849 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 349 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 TXZ012-202100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 349 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 99 67 88 60 69 Temp 73 70 82 95 97 89 80 76 72 69 77 85 83 75 69 67 64 61 63 65 65 60 DewPt 58 59 59 54 51 53 55 55 57 58 62 61 61 63 61 62 61 60 60 57 54 51 Min/Max RH 21 73 44 97 68 RH 59 68 46 25 21 29 42 48 59 68 60 45 47 66 76 84 90 97 90 75 68 72 Wind Dir S SW SW S S W E S S S SW S S SE E SE SE NW N N N N Wind Spd 9 9 11 12 13 12 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 12 11 11 10 11 13 16 16 16 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 12 25 18 13 38 52 39 33 23 56 51 53 73 89 77 66 65 72 82 83 65 52 PoP 12HR 10 10 60 80 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.22 0.94 0.03 Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM O O NM NM SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 3 2 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 8 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 3 <1 1 1 <1 1 1 3 2 2 Vent Rate 8 6 23133188 32 5 3 4 5 38 98 36 14 21 14 10 14 20 41 39 40 T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S W N S S SW SW S S N E SE SW S N N N N T Wind Spd 16 16 19 18 19 16 12 10 11 13 20 17 14 16 18 14 11 12 16 18 18 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24 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 47 78 54 78 53 80 54 83 Temp 52 48 67 76 60 55 72 71 59 53 72 73 59 54 76 77 DewPt 47 45 48 51 52 53 56 55 53 51 53 51 51 52 53 52 Max/Min RH 90 39 93 48 93 39 95 37 RH 83 89 50 42 75 93 57 57 80 93 51 46 75 93 45 42 PWind Dir N W S SE NE NE SE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 20 0 30 50 40 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ016-202100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 349 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 63 84 56 69 Temp 68 64 77 89 89 83 73 69 66 64 71 78 79 71 65 62 59 57 61 65 66 61 DewPt 58 59 60 55 54 56 59 58 59 60 64 63 63 64 64 62 59 57 58 56 53 51 Min/Max RH 28 92 57 100 64 RH 70 84 56 32 30 40 62 69 77 86 78 59 58 79 97100100100 90 73 65 71 Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW NW E SE S S S S SW NE SE SE NW N N N N N Wind Spd 6 6 9 13 13 11 8 5 6 6 10 12 12 12 9 8 6 9 12 14 14 13 Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC Clouds(%) 10 25 21 26 49 74 55 48 41 59 60 69 84 85 62 51 57 72 62 48 50 31 PoP 12HR 20 20 80 70 30 QPF 12HR 0 0 1.02 0.54 0.01 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC O O NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 7 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 <1 2 3 3 3 Vent Rate 10 7 23127121 20 6 4 4 5 26 70 54 19 16 13 10 6 26 47 51 51 T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S NW N SE S S S S SE E E SE S N N NE N NE T Wind Spd 19 13 19 19 18 13 11 9 9 10 17 18 16 14 17 12 9 10 13 17 17 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24 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 44 77 51 75 50 76 51 81 Temp 49 45 67 73 57 52 70 67 56 51 68 69 55 52 73 74 DewPt 49 45 50 53 55 52 57 57 55 51 54 53 52 52 53 53 Max/Min RH 100 44 100 56 100 47 100 40 RH 98100 54 50 93100 65 69 98100 62 57 88100 51 48 PWind Dir NE SW S SE NE NE SE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 10 5 30 60 40 30 20 20 Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-202100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 349 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 101 69 92 60 69 Temp 72 68 82 95 96 90 81 77 73 71 78 86 85 78 70 68 64 61 63 64 64 61 DewPt 57 60 61 56 54 55 58 58 59 60 63 61 61 63 64 64 64 61 62 57 54 51 Min/Max RH 22 73 42 100 67 RH 60 75 50 28 25 31 45 53 61 68 59 43 45 60 80 86100100 95 78 69 69 Wind Dir S S SW SW SW NW SW S SW SW SW SW S NE E SE SE N N N N N Wind Spd 4 4 8 10 12 9 6 5 6 6 9 10 10 9 8 6 6 9 12 13 14 13 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 Clouds(%) 11 19 22 15 42 64 58 46 38 62 52 59 82 92 84 72 68 73 83 85 73 54 PoP 12HR 20 20 60 80 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.27 1.40 0.04 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC NM NM O O NM NM SC SC IS IS Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 3 2 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 Vent Rate 7 8 31136145 22 11 7 8 8 41 74 40 26 24 22 10 14 21 42 49 46 T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW NW NE NE SE SE E N N N N T Wind Spd 11 11 19 19 19 13 10 10 11 12 19 14 13 16 18 14 8 10 13 21 18 19 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24 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 47 79 55 79 54 83 55 86 Temp 53 48 67 77 62 55 72 73 60 54 74 76 61 55 78 79 DewPt 49 47 48 50 52 55 57 55 55 54 54 51 53 54 55 53 Max/Min RH 98 37 99 47 100 36 98 34 RH 87 97 51 39 71 99 58 52 83100 50 42 75 96 45 41 PWind Dir N W S E NE NE SE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 10 0 20 40 30 20 10 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-202100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 349 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 98 69 89 59 68 Temp 72 70 80 92 93 86 79 75 73 71 76 83 82 74 68 67 64 60 61 63 64 60 DewPt 58 60 61 57 54 56 58 58 59 60 63 61 62 63 64 63 63 60 61 57 54 51 Min/Max RH 26 72 48 100 70 RH 62 71 53 32 28 36 49 55 62 68 63 48 51 69 85 87 99100 99 82 71 73 Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW NW SW S S SW SW SW S NE E E E N N N N N Wind Spd 4 5 9 10 12 9 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 12 14 14 13 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC Clouds(%) 11 18 23 15 44 67 59 48 36 60 55 61 83 92 83 71 70 72 84 85 71 47 PoP 12HR 20 20 60 90 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.36 1.42 0.06 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC NM NM O O NM NM SC SC IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 2 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 Vent Rate 6 8 27107159 16 7 6 6 8 29 64 39 24 22 20 10 14 20 41 50 46 T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW N NE E SE E E N N N N T Wind Spd 11 13 19 19 19 12 9 11 12 13 19 14 13 16 18 14 10 11 13 21 19 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24 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 48 77 55 77 55 80 55 84 Temp 52 48 64 75 61 56 69 71 59 55 70 74 60 56 75 77 DewPt 49 48 49 52 52 56 58 55 55 54 54 52 53 54 55 54 Max/Min RH 100 43 99 52 97 41 94 39 RH 88100 58 44 72 99 67 59 85 96 57 46 77 93 49 45 PWind Dir N W S SE NE NE SE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 10 0 20 40 30 20 10 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ006-202100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 349 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 61 75 52 64 Temp 61 59 71 86 84 78 69 67 64 62 68 73 72 67 61 60 57 53 57 60 62 58 DewPt 52 52 55 56 58 60 61 60 60 60 62 63 63 63 61 60 57 53 56 53 52 48 Min/Max RH 35 97 70 100 67 RH 73 79 56 36 40 54 75 78 86 92 80 70 73 86100100100100 94 77 69 70 Wind Dir SE SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W N N E NE N N N N N N Wind Spd 4 4 6 12 13 12 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 10 9 9 12 14 17 19 17 14 Clouds FW B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC Clouds(%) 21 52 66 37 60 82 83 65 52 73 69 91 91 92 79 79 73 82 77 69 50 37 PoP 12HR 40 30 80 90 20 QPF 12HR 0.06 0.01 0.39 0.83 0.01 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC NM O O O O NM NM IS IS Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC SC NM NM SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 Vent Rate 6 5 8 59 49 16 7 8 7 5 13 23 17 13 17 15 17 23 32 52 64 50 T Wind Dir SE SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W NW N NE E NE N N N N N N T Wind Spd 12 12 11 20 17 14 13 16 14 12 13 12 12 12 13 11 13 17 20 21 19 17 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24 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 41 73 49 71 48 76 48 80 Temp 46 42 66 71 54 50 67 66 53 49 69 70 54 49 73 74 DewPt 46 42 51 53 53 50 56 55 53 49 54 53 52 49 55 53 Max/Min RH 100 48 100 58 100 48 100 43 RH 99100 58 53 95100 68 67 98100 59 55 93100 52 48 PWind Dir N SW S NE NE NE S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 30 40 30 10 20 10 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC IS SC IS IS $$ OKZ002-202100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 349 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 65 83 52 63 Temp 60 58 73 89 91 82 73 70 68 66 73 79 78 70 63 61 58 54 57 58 59 56 DewPt 55 56 58 56 58 58 60 60 59 58 62 61 63 62 63 61 58 54 57 55 52 49 Min/Max RH 28 81 54 100 76 RH 83 93 60 33 33 44 64 71 73 75 67 55 61 75100100100100 97 89 79 77 Wind Dir E SE SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW SW NW N E E NE N N N N N Wind Spd 4 3 4 10 12 9 8 8 9 9 9 10 9 8 6 6 9 11 13 16 14 12 Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 Clouds(%) 13 24 32 35 53 83 82 70 75 71 72 91 90 92 87 82 77 83 84 83 78 62 PoP 12HR 40 20 70 90 30 QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.16 1.22 0.02 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC NM NM O O NM NM SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 3 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 Vent Rate 5 4 9 40100 15 6 7 8 6 21 31 36 20 17 15 18 17 38 42 51 49 T Wind Dir E S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE E N N N N N N T Wind Spd 11 9 11 13 23 19 13 16 16 13 17 14 17 10 13 11 14 12 25 19 18 17 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24 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 41 74 49 73 49 78 49 81 Temp 46 42 64 71 53 50 67 68 54 50 70 71 54 50 73 75 DewPt 46 42 49 52 51 50 57 55 54 50 55 53 53 50 55 54 Max/Min RH 100 46 100 59 100 45 100 42 RH 100100 59 50 93100 70 64100100 58 52 96100 54 48 PWind Dir N SW SE E NE NE S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 20 30 20 10 10 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS Tstms IS SC 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