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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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785 FOUS54 KAMA 251949 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 248 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 TXZ012-260900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 248 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 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 87 55 87 55 Temp 82 80 68 63 58 55 70 83 87 82 70 64 59 56 68 82 87 82 70 64 59 56 DewPt 46 46 46 46 46 46 49 50 49 50 49 48 48 49 51 51 49 50 51 51 51 50 Max/Min RH 72 27 77 27 80 RH 28 30 45 54 64 72 47 32 27 33 47 56 67 77 54 34 27 33 51 63 75 80 Wind Dir N NE SE S S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S S NE NE NE E SE W NW Wind Spd 2 2 4 6 6 5 6 6 8 9 9 8 5 4 2 3 5 5 4 3 3 4 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 7 5 1 2 1 2 0 3 8 7 1 1 1 3 2 3 5 5 2 1 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 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 31 11 4 5 4 4 10 37 47 11 5 5 4 3 7 29 54 13 4 4 3 3 T Wind Dir N NE SE S S S SW SW S SE SE SE S SE S NE NE NE E E NW NW T Wind Spd 5 4 11 14 12 11 11 9 9 11 13 13 11 9 6 9 11 11 11 10 8 6 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 09/28Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 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 87 54 86 54 90 54 81 52 87 Temp 82 81 62 54 82 80 63 55 86 84 65 55 75 74 60 53 82 82 DewPt 50 45 48 48 47 44 44 45 45 44 43 38 37 39 39 40 41 39 Min/Max RH 25 80 23 71 19 55 22 61 18 RH 33 28 60 80 29 28 50 69 24 25 45 53 25 28 46 61 23 22 PWind Dir N SE N S S NE E S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ016-260900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 248 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 51 88 51 86 52 Temp 81 80 65 59 54 51 67 81 86 83 68 61 55 52 67 81 87 82 67 61 56 53 DewPt 45 47 48 47 47 47 50 49 47 49 49 49 49 48 50 50 48 49 51 51 51 50 Max/Min RH 85 26 88 27 91 RH 28 31 54 64 76 85 53 33 26 31 51 64 79 85 53 34 27 32 55 70 83 88 Wind Dir S SE SE S SW SW SW SW S SE SE S S SW NW NE NE NE E E W NW Wind Spd 3 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 6 5 6 4 4 3 4 5 9 8 4 3 3 3 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW Clouds(%) 3 4 3 4 2 4 0 5 5 4 3 3 3 8 1 3 4 7 12 5 5 11 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 Mix Hgt 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 35 8 5 7 6 6 18 40 53 5 6 7 5 5 10 45 59 9 6 4 3 4 T Wind Dir NW SE SE S S SW W SW SW SE SE SE S S NE NE NE NE E E N NW T Wind Spd 5 5 10 13 13 12 16 10 9 9 12 13 10 11 9 12 11 11 11 8 5 8 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 09/28Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 85 50 85 52 89 51 79 51 85 Temp 81 81 59 51 79 80 60 53 83 83 61 52 73 75 57 52 80 81 DewPt 50 46 47 46 45 43 44 43 42 43 43 38 39 41 41 40 42 38 Min/Max RH 27 86 23 70 20 61 25 66 19 RH 34 29 64 83 30 27 55 68 24 25 50 59 29 29 54 63 26 21 PWind Dir N SE SW S S NE E S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ008-260900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 248 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 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 55 91 56 90 56 Temp 84 83 69 64 60 56 69 83 88 85 71 65 59 56 67 82 89 84 71 64 59 56 DewPt 46 48 48 48 48 48 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 52 52 50 51 52 53 53 52 Max/Min RH 78 25 79 26 86 RH 27 30 46 57 64 75 53 33 27 29 47 58 72 79 58 35 26 31 51 65 79 86 Wind Dir SW SE SE SE S S S S SE E SE SE S SE S NE NE NE E SE W NW Wind Spd 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 5 4 0 1 1 4 0 3 7 4 0 1 1 6 5 3 5 4 1 1 2 6 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 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 35 6 6 8 7 6 12 34 49 9 9 8 6 4 6 32 54 16 8 4 4 4 T Wind Dir NW SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S SE S N NE NE E SE NW NW T Wind Spd 5 4 10 11 10 9 11 8 9 11 12 11 9 6 4 9 11 11 11 6 5 6 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 09/28Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 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 90 55 89 55 93 54 83 54 90 Temp 83 84 64 55 82 84 64 56 86 88 66 55 75 78 61 55 84 86 DewPt 50 46 50 49 47 44 46 47 46 44 44 38 36 38 40 41 43 41 Min/Max RH 23 80 21 73 18 55 20 60 18 RH 31 27 59 80 30 25 51 71 25 22 44 54 24 24 45 59 24 21 PWind Dir N SE S S S NE NE S SW Wind Char <15 <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 CL FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ008-260900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 248 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 56 88 56 87 56 Temp 81 80 69 63 60 57 67 80 86 84 71 65 59 57 66 80 86 82 70 64 59 57 DewPt 47 48 47 48 48 49 51 51 50 51 50 50 50 50 52 52 50 51 52 53 52 52 Max/Min RH 76 28 79 29 85 RH 30 33 46 57 65 75 55 37 29 32 48 59 73 78 61 39 29 34 52 66 78 82 Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S SW SW SE SE SE S S SE S NE NE NE E SE W NW Wind Spd 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 8 5 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 3 3 4 1 2 2 4 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 33 9 5 7 5 5 11 29 40 9 8 7 5 4 6 28 52 13 7 4 3 4 T Wind Dir NW SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S SE S N NE NE E SE W NW T Wind Spd 5 5 10 12 10 10 11 8 8 11 14 12 9 6 4 9 11 11 12 8 5 6 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 09/28Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 87 55 86 56 90 55 80 56 88 Temp 81 82 63 56 80 81 64 57 84 85 66 56 72 76 61 56 81 83 DewPt 50 46 49 49 48 45 46 47 46 44 43 38 37 39 40 42 43 41 Min/Max RH 26 79 23 71 20 53 23 59 20 RH 34 29 60 77 33 28 52 69 27 24 43 52 28 27 46 59 26 23 PWind Dir N SE S S S NE E S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ006-260900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 248 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 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 50 85 50 84 51 Temp 81 79 64 58 53 50 65 79 85 82 66 59 54 50 66 81 85 81 65 59 54 52 DewPt 48 49 50 48 47 47 50 52 50 52 52 51 50 49 52 54 51 52 52 52 51 49 Max/Min RH 91 30 96 31 94 RH 32 35 60 70 81 89 59 38 30 35 61 74 86 95 62 39 31 37 64 77 88 90 Wind Dir SW S SE S S S SW S S SE SE SE S N NE NE NE NE E W NW N Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 8 5 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 6 4 3 4 4 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW Clouds(%) 2 1 4 2 2 4 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 7 4 3 3 4 5 12 17 12 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 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 Mix Hgt 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 41 8 5 5 5 5 7 25 39 3 6 5 4 3 8 30 50 5 5 3 4 4 T Wind Dir W S S S S S SW SW S SE SE S S E E NE NE E E NW N N T Wind Spd 6 5 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 12 11 9 6 6 10 11 10 11 6 8 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 09/28Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 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 49 83 50 85 47 75 49 83 Temp 80 79 57 50 79 79 58 51 81 80 58 48 69 72 54 50 79 80 DewPt 52 48 47 45 47 46 45 43 46 45 40 35 38 41 41 40 45 42 Min/Max RH 30 86 26 78 24 61 28 71 24 RH 37 33 69 83 33 31 62 76 29 29 51 60 32 33 60 68 30 26 PWind Dir NE SE SW S NW NE E S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ OKZ002-260900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 248 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 50 85 49 85 50 Temp 81 78 63 58 52 50 65 80 84 81 64 58 52 50 64 79 85 80 65 59 53 51 DewPt 48 49 49 48 47 47 51 52 52 52 52 50 50 49 53 54 53 53 54 53 52 51 Max/Min RH 89 31 100 33 100 RH 31 36 59 70 81 89 59 38 33 37 64 76 93 96 66 42 33 40 68 80 94 99 Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S SW NE NE NE SE S W NW Wind Spd 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 6 5 4 3 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 2 6 3 2 4 4 1 2 3 4 3 1 7 9 8 3 3 5 4 4 5 6 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 32 7 5 6 5 5 10 33 44 5 5 5 4 3 9 22 46 5 4 3 3 3 T Wind Dir NE E SE SE S S S S S E SE SE S S SW N NE NE E SE NW NW T Wind Spd 5 8 12 14 12 11 12 10 10 11 12 11 9 6 8 8 11 10 9 6 6 8 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 09/28Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 85 49 84 50 88 47 75 49 84 Temp 80 79 57 50 79 79 58 51 82 81 58 47 68 71 54 50 80 81 DewPt 52 49 49 47 49 46 46 45 48 45 39 35 37 39 40 40 45 45 Min/Max RH 30 93 27 83 25 64 26 72 24 RH 37 36 74 89 35 32 64 80 30 28 48 62 32 31 60 69 30 28 PWind Dir NE S S S W NE E S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ 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