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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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265 FOUS54 KAMA 241059 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 558 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 TXZ012-242100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 558 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 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 86 53 84 53 85 Temp 56 70 82 85 79 67 62 58 55 67 79 83 79 67 62 57 54 67 80 84 80 DewPt 52 56 55 48 47 47 48 48 47 49 46 46 47 47 47 47 47 51 50 49 51 Min/Max RH 28 80 27 78 30 RH 86 61 40 28 32 49 60 69 74 52 31 27 32 49 58 69 77 56 35 30 36 Wind Dir W W NW N N NE NE NW NW NW N N NE E SE S S S S SE E Wind Spd 9 9 10 12 12 8 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 Clouds CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 1 14 44 34 21 1 2 1 2 1 3 5 6 1 1 1 1 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 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 6 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 Vent Rate 7 13 46 96 44 6 3 2 3 4 43 46 3 5 4 4 4 9 30 39 7 T Wind Dir W W NW N N NE NE N NW N N N NE E SE S S S S SE E T Wind Spd 17 16 14 19 19 14 10 8 8 5 9 9 6 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 9 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 Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24 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 53 84 54 86 54 88 55 88 Temp 62 54 78 78 62 55 80 80 63 54 81 82 64 55 82 82 DewPt 49 48 50 49 50 49 50 48 49 48 47 46 47 47 46 45 Max/Min RH 82 32 82 28 82 24 75 22 RH 62 80 37 36 65 80 35 33 60 80 30 28 54 74 28 27 PWind Dir SE NE NE N E N SE W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ016-242100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 558 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 85 50 83 50 87 Temp 53 67 80 84 78 64 58 54 51 65 76 82 78 64 58 53 51 66 80 86 82 DewPt 53 59 51 46 46 48 47 47 47 49 46 46 47 49 48 48 48 51 50 49 52 Min/Max RH 27 89 28 91 29 RH 100 74 37 27 33 56 67 79 88 56 34 28 34 57 68 82 88 58 35 29 36 Wind Dir W W N N NE NE NE N NW NW NW N E SE S S SW SW SW S E Wind Spd 6 8 9 12 12 8 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 5 5 Clouds CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 4 3 16 29 12 4 3 2 5 1 4 4 4 2 1 2 6 1 4 3 5 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 Mix Hgt <1 1 6 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 Vent Rate 8 15 77101 37 8 6 4 4 7 49 45 3 6 6 6 6 14 35 44 5 T Wind Dir W W NW N NE NE E NE NW NW N N NE E SE S SW SW SW SW E T Wind Spd 16 16 16 14 19 16 13 9 8 6 10 8 6 11 11 12 12 12 9 8 10 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 50 84 51 84 52 87 53 87 Temp 59 51 77 78 58 51 78 79 60 52 80 81 61 54 81 81 DewPt 51 49 51 49 49 49 49 47 49 47 46 48 47 45 44 43 Max/Min RH 94 32 93 27 86 24 75 22 RH 75 91 40 36 72 91 36 32 67 83 30 31 60 71 27 27 PWind Dir E NE NE N SE SW SE NW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ008-242100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 558 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 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 54 86 53 88 Temp 54 67 81 84 81 68 62 57 55 66 80 85 81 68 62 56 54 67 80 86 83 DewPt 53 57 51 48 48 49 50 50 49 50 47 45 47 48 48 49 49 51 51 49 50 Min/Max RH 27 82 26 84 29 RH 97 68 35 29 32 51 65 76 79 55 30 26 29 48 60 76 82 57 36 29 32 Wind Dir SW W N N NE NE NW NW W W N N E E SE S S S S SE E Wind Spd 4 6 9 11 10 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 5 Clouds SC FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL Clouds(%) 26 15 32 36 4 1 1 1 5 0 2 6 7 1 1 1 2 1 2 6 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 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 1 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 Vent Rate 10 18 55109 29 7 5 4 4 6 48 44 5 8 7 7 6 10 36 36 8 T Wind Dir W W NW N N NE NE NW NW NW N N NE E SE S S S SE E E T Wind Spd 14 17 17 21 17 11 8 6 6 5 9 6 6 11 11 10 9 8 8 6 10 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 Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24 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 54 87 56 89 54 90 56 91 Temp 62 54 79 81 63 56 81 83 64 55 82 84 64 56 83 84 DewPt 50 50 51 50 52 52 52 49 51 50 49 47 49 50 49 46 Max/Min RH 88 30 88 27 85 23 80 22 RH 65 86 38 34 69 86 37 31 63 83 32 28 58 79 31 27 PWind Dir E N N N E N SE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ008-242100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 558 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 85 55 84 54 86 Temp 57 66 80 83 79 67 62 58 56 65 77 82 79 68 62 57 55 65 78 84 80 DewPt 54 57 51 47 48 49 50 50 49 50 47 46 47 48 48 49 49 52 51 50 52 Min/Max RH 29 83 28 82 32 RH 90 71 37 30 34 53 66 77 79 58 34 28 33 49 60 74 81 61 39 32 37 Wind Dir SW W N N NE NE N NW W W NW N E E SE S S S S SE E Wind Spd 6 8 10 11 10 4 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 Clouds FW FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 19 18 39 30 2 1 0 2 3 0 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 1 3 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 Vent Rate 8 15 52110 34 7 4 3 4 5 44 37 7 7 6 5 5 8 29 37 6 T Wind Dir W W NW N N NE NE NW NW NW N N NE E SE S S S S SE E T Wind Spd 14 17 17 20 18 12 8 5 6 4 9 6 6 12 11 10 9 8 8 6 10 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 54 84 56 85 55 87 56 88 Temp 62 54 76 78 62 57 78 80 63 56 79 81 64 57 80 82 DewPt 50 51 51 50 52 52 52 49 50 50 49 47 49 49 48 46 Max/Min RH 88 33 86 30 83 26 77 24 RH 63 88 42 38 70 83 41 35 62 80 35 31 58 75 32 29 PWind Dir E N NE N E N SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ006-242100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 558 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 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 79 47 80 48 82 Temp 50 65 76 79 76 60 55 50 48 64 77 80 77 62 56 51 49 63 77 81 78 DewPt 48 50 47 46 47 48 47 46 44 48 48 47 49 49 48 47 47 51 52 52 53 Min/Max RH 31 89 32 94 37 RH 93 57 35 31 36 64 75 83 86 57 35 32 37 63 73 85 93 64 42 37 42 Wind Dir W NW N N NE NE N NW NW W SW S SE SE SE S S S S SE E Wind Spd 5 9 16 14 11 4 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 5 4 Clouds SC B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 41 51 12 19 2 5 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 3 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 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 Vent Rate 6 12 76113 20 5 3 4 3 4 35 34 2 6 5 5 4 9 28 36 4 T Wind Dir W NW N N NE E N NW NW NW N N E SE SE S S SW S SE E T Wind Spd 14 17 25 21 14 11 8 8 6 5 8 5 6 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 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 Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24 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 49 82 49 81 48 83 49 84 Temp 57 49 77 77 56 50 77 78 56 49 78 78 57 50 79 78 DewPt 51 49 52 50 49 47 50 48 48 47 49 50 48 45 46 46 Max/Min RH 100 34 94 30 94 31 87 27 RH 80100 42 39 77 89 39 35 75 92 36 37 72 83 31 32 PWind Dir E NE N N NE SW S NW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ OKZ002-242100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 558 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Date Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 80 47 81 46 83 Temp 46 63 74 78 75 60 55 50 47 64 77 81 77 61 55 50 47 62 76 82 77 DewPt 46 50 50 48 47 48 47 45 44 47 46 47 48 50 48 47 47 51 52 52 52 Min/Max RH 32 89 30 100 36 RH 100 61 42 34 37 64 73 84 89 53 34 30 36 66 76 88100 67 43 36 41 Wind Dir SW NW N N NE NE W W NW NW NE E E SE S S S S SE SE E Wind Spd 4 8 13 12 8 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 5 Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 50 61 39 13 12 5 2 5 3 1 3 2 4 3 1 2 1 1 3 3 5 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 Vent Rate 6 14 70124 16 4 3 3 3 4 25 28 3 5 5 5 5 8 36 43 7 T Wind Dir W NW N N N NE W W NW N N N E SE S S SW S SE SE E T Wind Spd 14 17 25 24 14 10 6 8 8 5 5 5 6 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 47 82 49 83 48 84 49 85 Temp 56 48 75 77 56 50 76 77 56 49 76 78 56 50 78 78 DewPt 50 48 53 50 52 50 53 50 50 48 51 50 49 48 50 48 Max/Min RH 100 35 100 33 100 33 95 31 RH 81100 46 40 85 99 44 40 79 96 41 37 76 93 37 35 PWind Dir SE N N N NW NE S W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ 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