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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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260 FOUS54 KAMA 172158 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 458 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024 TXZ012-180900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 458 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024 Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 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 65 94 66 97 69 Temp 87 76 72 69 67 76 89 93 88 78 73 70 66 78 92 96 91 80 75 72 69 DewPt 58 60 61 62 61 62 59 55 55 57 60 60 60 59 54 51 53 55 58 59 60 Max/Min RH 84 28 82 22 72 RH 38 58 68 78 81 62 37 28 33 48 64 71 80 52 28 22 28 42 55 63 72 Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW Wind Spd 20 16 12 12 12 13 13 14 13 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 10 9 10 11 10 Clouds SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC Clouds(%) 47 67 34 8 4 3 4 31 24 20 2 9 9 8 7 22 30 16 19 32 43 PoP 12HR 50 20 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.34 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 136 8 9 9 7 33 98165 44 8 9 8 8 22137155 67 6 9 9 7 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW T Wind Spd 26 19 20 19 18 21 20 21 19 19 20 18 19 17 18 16 14 16 19 19 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 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24 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 95 65 87 57 80 54 83 58 85 Temp 91 89 73 66 82 79 64 58 76 74 60 54 77 78 65 59 80 77 DewPt 58 56 59 59 60 59 56 54 52 49 48 48 49 49 51 52 52 50 Min/Max RH 28 78 41 88 36 79 30 78 33 RH 33 33 62 78 47 50 75 86 43 41 64 79 37 36 60 78 38 39 PWind Dir S S S NE N NE SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12HR 20 30 40 40 10 10 5 10 20 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS $$ TXZ016-180900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 458 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024 Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 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 59 90 60 93 63 Temp 80 67 65 64 61 70 82 88 85 72 68 64 61 74 87 92 87 75 70 66 63 DewPt 62 65 64 63 61 63 57 53 53 55 55 55 55 56 54 53 54 57 59 60 60 Max/Min RH 100 27 83 27 90 RH 55 94 95 97100 77 43 30 33 56 64 74 82 55 32 27 33 54 68 79 89 Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S Wind Spd 16 12 10 9 9 11 12 13 12 8 6 8 6 9 11 12 11 9 9 9 8 Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) 69 55 38 8 11 14 3 9 8 13 7 8 21 19 10 17 22 22 11 15 28 PoP 12HR 60 5 5 5 5 QPF 12HR 0.61 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs NM SC Tstms NM SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 53 8 10 10 7 22 84173 30 7 8 9 7 19129166 42 9 11 11 9 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW T Wind Spd 21 16 19 18 14 17 18 23 16 13 16 18 13 13 18 17 12 17 19 19 16 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 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24 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 60 84 53 78 50 83 55 84 Temp 86 84 67 61 79 79 59 54 73 74 56 51 75 78 61 56 77 77 DewPt 58 58 60 59 59 52 52 52 51 47 47 47 50 50 52 53 52 50 Min/Max RH 32 94 37 95 35 88 32 89 32 RH 38 42 78 94 52 39 78 94 46 39 72 87 42 37 72 89 41 39 PWind Dir S S S NW N NE SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12HR 30 30 50 30 5 5 5 10 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC $$ TXZ008-180900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 458 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024 Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 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 66 98 68 99 70 Temp 91 78 73 70 68 78 89 95 92 79 75 70 68 78 93 98 93 80 76 72 70 DewPt 57 62 63 64 64 64 60 54 54 58 62 63 63 60 52 48 53 56 58 60 62 Max/Min RH 87 24 88 19 75 RH 33 56 69 79 86 62 38 26 28 49 63 77 84 54 25 19 25 43 55 67 75 Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW Wind Spd 18 12 9 9 9 12 12 13 12 9 9 8 6 9 10 9 9 6 6 6 5 Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 Clouds(%) 53 60 49 16 5 1 2 22 14 15 1 8 8 4 5 14 22 13 12 28 56 PoP 12HR 50 20 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS Tstms SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 147 16 13 11 9 46114210 41 13 13 10 10 32161187 15 9 13 12 10 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW T Wind Spd 26 19 19 14 13 21 21 23 18 18 20 14 13 18 20 18 11 13 18 16 13 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 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24 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 98 67 89 58 82 54 86 59 87 Temp 93 92 75 67 81 81 65 58 74 76 61 54 78 81 67 60 80 79 DewPt 59 56 62 62 61 59 58 57 53 49 50 51 51 50 53 55 54 51 Min/Max RH 25 83 39 96 34 90 29 84 33 RH 32 29 64 83 49 48 78 96 46 38 66 88 39 33 62 83 41 38 PWind Dir S S S NE N NE SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12HR 10 30 40 40 10 10 5 10 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS $$ TXZ008-180900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 458 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024 Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 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 66 94 67 96 70 Temp 88 76 73 70 68 75 86 91 89 77 74 69 67 75 89 95 90 79 75 72 70 DewPt 58 62 63 64 63 64 60 55 54 58 61 63 63 60 51 49 53 56 58 60 62 Max/Min RH 90 27 89 22 74 RH 37 61 72 81 86 68 42 30 31 51 64 79 85 59 27 22 29 45 56 66 74 Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW Wind Spd 19 13 11 11 11 12 13 13 12 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 9 9 8 Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC Clouds(%) 51 58 47 8 3 1 2 16 9 10 1 7 5 5 5 9 18 15 12 30 50 PoP 12HR 50 20 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 131 13 11 10 8 42110201 43 12 12 9 9 29148179 17 8 11 11 9 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW T Wind Spd 26 19 18 17 16 23 21 23 18 19 21 17 16 18 19 18 13 13 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 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24 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 95 67 86 57 79 54 84 60 84 Temp 90 89 74 68 78 78 64 58 71 74 60 55 75 79 66 60 78 77 DewPt 59 57 62 62 61 59 58 56 53 49 50 51 51 50 53 55 55 52 Min/Max RH 29 83 42 95 38 86 32 82 37 RH 36 34 66 83 55 54 80 94 53 40 69 86 44 36 63 82 45 42 PWind Dir S S S NE N NE SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 10 30 40 40 10 10 5 10 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS $$ TXZ006-180900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 458 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024 Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 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 57 87 55 89 60 Temp 77 66 63 62 59 69 82 87 85 71 64 59 56 70 85 89 87 71 66 62 60 DewPt 62 64 63 62 59 63 54 48 46 49 50 49 47 48 46 46 50 53 54 56 57 Max/Min RH 100 24 76 22 90 RH 60 93 99100100 81 38 26 26 46 59 69 73 45 25 23 28 52 65 79 88 Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE S S S Wind Spd 16 12 10 9 8 11 16 18 13 9 5 4 4 6 11 12 9 6 6 8 8 Clouds B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) 76 30 30 14 24 16 2 3 2 4 2 5 5 10 12 7 10 22 14 22 36 PoP 12HR 70 0 5 5 5 QPF 12HR 0.21 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs NM SC Tstms NM SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 27 7 7 6 6 19109184 31 6 6 4 4 8 95169 20 4 8 8 8 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW T Wind Spd 21 14 14 12 12 16 23 27 16 12 11 8 8 10 18 20 12 9 16 17 16 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 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24 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 88 57 79 50 74 47 79 52 78 Temp 85 81 64 58 76 74 56 51 70 71 53 48 73 77 59 53 75 74 DewPt 60 60 61 58 61 55 53 51 49 47 47 47 51 49 50 51 52 49 Min/Max RH 37 100 47 100 40 99 35 95 37 RH 41 49 91100 59 51 90100 47 43 79 98 45 38 74 94 46 42 PWind Dir SW S S N N NE SW S NW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12HR 20 40 40 40 5 5 0 10 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS $$ OKZ002-180900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 458 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024 Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 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 60 92 58 92 60 Temp 86 71 66 63 61 73 86 92 87 72 67 61 58 72 87 92 88 72 67 63 61 DewPt 57 62 63 63 61 65 59 51 47 52 55 55 53 48 44 45 47 51 54 55 57 Max/Min RH 100 24 90 20 86 RH 38 72 90100100 75 41 25 25 49 66 80 82 42 23 20 24 49 61 77 86 Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W SW SW SE S S S Wind Spd 18 13 10 10 9 12 12 14 12 9 8 8 6 8 8 9 8 5 5 6 8 Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) 55 69 36 12 7 3 2 1 5 5 1 4 4 3 4 6 12 21 22 24 38 PoP 12HR 60 5 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs NM NM SC IS Tstms NM NM SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 160 12 8 6 7 35109220 26 7 7 6 5 12108158 5 5 5 8 8 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW T Wind Spd 28 21 16 12 14 20 20 27 18 14 14 13 12 10 18 18 10 12 11 17 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 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24 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 93 60 81 51 75 48 81 53 80 Temp 88 86 66 60 76 75 57 52 69 71 54 48 73 77 59 53 75 74 DewPt 60 58 62 60 62 59 57 52 52 49 49 48 51 49 52 52 54 52 Min/Max RH 31 100 51 100 42 100 35 97 40 RH 38 39 86100 61 59 99100 53 47 83 99 45 38 77 95 47 46 PWind Dir SW SW S W N N SW S NW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12HR 20 40 50 50 10 10 5 10 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC SC $$ 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