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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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426 FOUS54 KAMA 182149 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 449 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 TXZ012-190900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 449 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 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 70 86 65 81 66 Temp 90 79 74 72 70 74 80 84 81 74 70 67 66 73 78 80 76 69 68 67 66 DewPt 65 63 63 64 64 65 64 64 63 63 62 62 62 60 60 62 61 62 62 63 64 Max/Min RH 81 49 88 53 93 RH 44 58 69 76 81 74 58 51 54 69 76 84 87 64 54 54 60 78 81 87 93 Wind Dir S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE S S S S Wind Spd 21 21 20 18 14 13 13 16 18 16 13 11 9 11 13 16 16 13 11 10 11 Clouds FW SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 20 39 18 19 57 76 52 23 23 52 55 53 67 60 64 69 74 78 78 73 80 PoP 12HR 20 30 40 30 30 QPF 12HR 0.14 0.02 0.10 0 0.04 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS SC IS IS LAL 6HR 2 1 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 5 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 123 38 34 34 39 33 60 90 92 19 16 8 7 35 41 70 56 11 9 8 8 T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S T Wind Spd 31 32 34 29 24 17 16 20 25 21 20 16 12 13 14 18 18 14 13 14 17 RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 06/21Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24 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 68 94 71 96 71 97 73 100 Temp 81 84 72 68 88 90 77 71 91 91 76 71 92 94 79 73 95 95 DewPt 62 61 61 62 60 59 58 60 60 59 60 60 59 58 60 62 60 58 Min/Max RH 45 81 34 68 32 69 29 68 27 RH 53 46 68 81 39 35 52 68 36 34 58 68 33 30 52 68 31 29 PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S MM Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 20 5 0 10 10 20 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ TXZ016-190900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 449 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 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 67 86 62 79 62 Temp 92 79 75 71 67 74 79 84 82 71 68 64 62 70 75 77 75 66 65 64 63 DewPt 55 62 64 64 64 65 65 63 61 64 64 64 62 62 62 62 61 63 64 64 63 Max/Min RH 90 45 100 58 100 RH 29 56 69 80 90 73 61 49 49 78 87100100 76 64 59 61 90 97100100 Wind Dir S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S Wind Spd 17 19 18 16 13 12 12 14 16 13 12 9 8 10 13 16 16 12 9 9 10 Clouds SC FW FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 35 8 10 17 39 79 51 29 44 54 61 65 71 65 63 72 77 81 83 84 86 PoP 12HR 20 30 50 40 50 QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0.10 0.02 0.11 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 7 <1 1 2 2 3 4 6 5 2 1 1 <1 3 3 4 3 2 1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 134 14 41 45 35 43 56111 96 52 20 17 11 41 54 66 47 26 17 14 10 T Wind Dir S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S T Wind Spd 23 24 32 28 23 17 16 20 24 26 20 17 12 17 18 19 19 16 18 18 14 RFTI 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 Date 06/21Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24 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 64 90 65 94 67 96 68 99 Temp 75 81 68 64 83 89 72 66 88 90 74 67 90 94 75 69 93 95 DewPt 64 60 61 62 62 59 61 62 62 58 60 60 61 55 60 62 61 55 Min/Max RH 48 96 37 87 32 81 27 80 25 RH 69 48 78 93 49 38 68 86 42 34 62 80 38 28 60 78 34 26 PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW S MM Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 30 10 5 10 10 20 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-190900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 449 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 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 71 91 67 86 69 Temp 93 83 77 74 71 77 83 86 84 76 73 69 67 76 82 84 81 74 72 70 69 DewPt 67 67 66 66 67 68 67 66 65 66 66 65 64 63 63 63 63 63 65 65 66 Max/Min RH 87 47 91 48 90 RH 42 59 68 76 87 73 59 52 53 70 80 84 90 64 52 48 54 69 79 84 90 Wind Dir S S S S SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S Wind Spd 19 20 17 13 9 10 10 12 13 11 9 6 4 8 11 13 12 9 8 6 6 Clouds FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 Clouds(%) 22 45 35 21 61 68 35 47 45 48 44 47 60 51 56 66 71 71 68 67 75 PoP 12HR 20 50 40 30 20 QPF 12HR 0.16 0.15 0.11 0 0.02 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 5 1 1 1 <1 4 5 4 4 1 1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 121 71 50 37 25 45 53 99 98 17 19 15 7 43 60 54 71 18 15 11 12 T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 31 34 33 26 17 17 16 18 21 17 17 14 9 12 13 14 18 14 13 12 14 RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 06/21Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24 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 91 71 99 72 101 72 102 76 105 Temp 84 87 75 71 92 95 80 73 95 95 79 73 97 98 82 76 98100 DewPt 65 63 64 63 63 61 62 62 64 62 64 62 61 60 64 63 63 60 Min/Max RH 41 77 30 69 29 71 26 65 24 RH 52 44 69 76 38 33 54 68 36 34 59 69 32 29 54 64 31 27 PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S MM Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 10 5 5 20 10 20 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-190900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 449 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 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 70 88 66 84 68 Temp 92 81 76 73 72 76 81 84 82 75 72 69 66 74 80 82 79 72 71 70 68 DewPt 66 66 65 65 66 67 66 65 65 65 65 64 64 62 62 62 61 63 64 64 65 Max/Min RH 87 49 92 50 92 RH 42 59 70 76 83 74 61 54 56 73 81 85 91 67 54 50 55 72 80 83 92 Wind Dir S S S S SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S Wind Spd 21 23 20 17 11 11 11 13 14 13 11 9 6 9 12 13 13 12 9 9 9 Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B2 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 Clouds(%) 20 43 31 19 50 78 33 51 39 51 50 52 61 52 56 66 72 72 70 67 76 PoP 12HR 20 50 40 30 30 QPF 12HR 0.15 0.08 0.10 0 0.03 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 4 2 2 1 1 3 4 6 5 1 1 1 <1 4 5 3 4 1 1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 117 56 46 31 16 40 50 89100 16 17 14 6 40 61 45 70 18 13 9 10 T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 31 34 34 26 16 17 16 18 23 18 17 13 9 12 14 16 19 14 12 12 14 RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 06/21Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24 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 89 70 97 72 99 71 100 74 102 Temp 82 85 74 70 89 93 78 72 92 93 77 72 93 96 80 75 96 97 DewPt 64 62 63 63 62 60 62 62 63 61 63 63 61 59 63 63 62 60 Min/Max RH 43 77 33 71 31 75 28 67 26 RH 55 47 67 77 42 34 57 71 39 35 62 73 34 30 55 66 34 29 PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S MM Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 20 5 5 20 10 20 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-190900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 449 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 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 62 83 60 83 61 Temp 93 77 73 68 63 72 77 82 75 67 66 63 60 71 79 82 76 67 64 62 63 DewPt 50 61 62 63 63 64 65 65 65 65 64 62 60 63 62 62 60 62 62 61 62 Max/Min RH 99 56 100 51 100 RH 23 57 70 84 99 76 65 58 70 93 95 96100 75 56 51 59 83 92 98 99 Wind Dir S S S S E E SE SE SE E SE S S S S S S S S S S Wind Spd 18 18 16 12 9 9 9 11 12 12 10 9 8 10 12 14 16 13 11 10 10 Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 17 20 23 21 65 57 63 54 57 63 73 70 68 49 45 54 62 68 70 73 76 PoP 12HR 30 60 50 30 30 QPF 12HR 0.06 0.35 0.65 0.01 0.02 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS SC NM NM NM IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC NM SC IS IS IS SC SC IS SC IS IS LAL 6HR 2 3 2 3 3 2 1 3 2 2 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 11 2 2 <1 1 2 4 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 4 1 2 <1 <1 Vent Rate 220 48 40 12 15 34 50 55 58 12 10 9 6 51 91 98 80 25 26 13 9 T Wind Dir S S S S E NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 23 31 29 20 14 16 14 14 19 18 16 14 11 18 19 21 25 20 19 16 17 RFTI 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 Date 06/21Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24 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 63 93 64 94 64 97 67 100 Temp 77 79 68 64 86 87 71 65 88 87 71 65 92 92 75 68 95 93 DewPt 65 62 61 62 64 61 63 62 64 61 62 61 63 58 61 60 61 56 Min/Max RH 53 95 37 92 37 91 29 78 25 RH 66 56 77 94 48 41 77 89 45 41 74 87 38 32 62 76 33 29 PWind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW S MM Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW PoP 12HR 20 10 5 20 20 20 10 10 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-190900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 449 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 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 63 82 62 86 64 Temp 92 78 72 68 64 70 75 78 76 67 66 65 63 73 82 85 80 69 68 66 65 DewPt 62 66 66 65 64 67 67 67 66 66 65 64 63 65 63 62 60 62 62 63 64 Max/Min RH 100 62 100 46 98 RH 37 66 81 89100 90 76 68 70 96 97 98100 76 52 47 51 78 83 91 98 Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S Wind Spd 21 19 14 12 9 10 11 12 12 10 9 9 8 11 13 16 16 12 10 10 10 Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 29 38 46 54 63 71 77 65 42 52 56 58 60 46 36 45 48 53 56 67 68 PoP 12HR 50 60 40 10 10 QPF 12HR 0.64 0.40 0.15 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 4 1 <1 1 2 2 3 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 5 4 1 1 <1 1 Vent Rate 118 26 16 18 21 34 47 37 47 8 14 9 6 38 90110 77 23 18 8 17 T Wind Dir S S S S SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 31 28 24 18 16 19 18 17 19 13 16 11 10 14 18 23 21 19 18 13 16 RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 06/21Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24 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 67 96 67 96 66 100 70 101 Temp 81 83 71 68 90 92 73 68 91 90 73 67 95 96 77 71 96 95 DewPt 65 62 62 62 63 59 64 64 64 60 63 63 62 58 63 62 62 58 Min/Max RH 45 85 32 89 33 89 26 75 25 RH 58 48 73 82 41 33 72 87 41 37 72 86 34 28 61 73 32 29 PWind Dir S S SW SW S S S S MM Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 10 5 5 20 10 20 5 10 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms 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