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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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306 FOUS54 KAMA 190759 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 258 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 TXZ012-192100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 258 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 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 96 67 89 Temp 72 67 79 92 96 93 80 75 73 70 81 92 95 89 79 74 71 67 77 85 88 82 DewPt 63 60 57 48 45 48 53 56 58 59 60 56 53 54 54 56 57 59 62 59 58 61 Min/Max RH 18 73 24 75 36 RH 73 78 47 22 18 22 39 52 59 68 49 30 24 30 42 53 61 75 60 41 36 49 Wind Dir S SW W W W SW S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S Wind Spd 10 11 11 9 8 4 5 8 9 9 10 13 14 13 13 12 12 11 13 16 16 13 Clouds CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 2 22 22 26 12 20 13 16 22 28 33 30 43 47 28 26 25 38 51 52 59 59 PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 60 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.14 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM Tstms IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 7 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 6 3 Vent Rate 12 9 17 81134 18 5 5 7 5 26119157 62 5 5 7 7 44120 83 46 T Wind Dir SW SW W W W S S S SW SW SW S S NW SW S S SW SW S S S T Wind Spd 21 20 16 12 13 8 12 14 16 13 19 17 18 19 14 13 17 17 21 21 18 18 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 Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24 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 57 74 46 80 54 79 51 78 Temp 68 58 68 68 54 47 72 76 61 54 73 73 59 52 72 73 DewPt 59 55 50 46 44 43 44 45 47 48 51 50 48 48 47 45 Max/Min RH 90 41 88 29 81 39 86 33 RH 73 90 52 45 69 86 37 33 60 80 46 44 67 86 41 37 PWind Dir S N N W S N NE N Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 60 20 5 0 10 30 30 20 Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS $$ TXZ016-192100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 258 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 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 94 63 92 62 86 Temp 63 60 74 88 92 90 75 71 67 65 76 87 90 84 73 69 65 62 71 80 84 77 DewPt 51 49 50 45 46 49 54 56 59 59 60 55 53 55 56 57 58 60 64 62 60 60 Min/Max RH 20 86 29 92 45 RH 65 67 43 22 21 25 47 60 74 80 57 33 29 38 54 66 78 92 78 54 45 56 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW S SW S S S SE S S S S S S S Wind Spd 4 5 6 9 9 8 5 6 8 6 11 13 14 13 11 9 9 9 12 13 16 13 Clouds CL B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC Clouds(%) 3 53 35 15 7 20 24 28 27 32 37 35 48 57 35 33 26 49 59 58 51 34 PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 70 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.21 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 9 12 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 3 Vent Rate 7 6 9112152 24 7 10 10 8 27122136 38 7 7 7 7 49 73 90 56 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S SW N E S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 14 13 11 14 14 11 12 19 18 16 20 19 18 16 12 12 14 14 21 20 20 23 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 Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24 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 52 71 42 79 52 77 48 75 Temp 61 53 65 66 49 43 71 75 58 53 72 71 55 49 69 72 DewPt 54 51 48 45 44 43 45 45 48 49 52 51 50 48 47 46 Max/Min RH 95 43 100 30 89 41 98 36 RH 77 93 53 48 83 98 40 34 68 86 49 49 82 96 45 40 PWind Dir SW N N SW S N NE NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 50 10 0 0 10 30 30 20 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS $$ TXZ008-192100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 258 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 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 100 68 100 69 92 Temp 75 69 79 91 97 95 80 75 70 68 81 93 98 91 81 77 72 69 78 87 90 82 DewPt 65 63 54 45 43 46 48 52 57 60 62 57 54 56 56 59 60 60 63 60 58 62 Min/Max RH 15 76 23 73 34 RH 72 82 43 20 16 19 33 45 63 76 53 31 23 30 43 54 66 73 59 41 34 50 Wind Dir SW SW W W W W E E S SW SW SW S SW S S S S SW S S S Wind Spd 5 5 6 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 10 13 12 10 9 8 6 10 12 12 12 Clouds CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 1 2 4 37 18 6 8 7 35 22 19 27 47 53 32 28 27 40 58 57 63 64 PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 60 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.18 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM Tstms IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 6HR 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 6 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 5 2 Vent Rate 10 9 20 74134 9 7 8 6 7 31 94143 27 8 6 9 10 55116 68 27 T Wind Dir SW SW W W W NW SE S S SW SW SW SW NW N S S SW SW S S SE T Wind Spd 13 12 16 13 14 4 10 11 9 10 19 17 16 13 12 10 13 14 21 19 14 14 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 Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24 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 57 75 46 82 55 80 52 80 Temp 68 58 67 68 54 46 70 78 61 55 73 74 60 53 73 75 DewPt 62 58 50 46 46 45 45 45 47 51 52 50 51 50 49 46 Max/Min RH 100 40 95 29 85 38 90 32 RH 80100 55 45 75 93 40 31 59 85 48 42 72 89 42 36 PWind Dir S N N W S E NE N Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 70 20 5 0 10 30 30 20 Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC SC SC SC IS Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-192100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 258 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 96 69 96 69 88 Temp 73 69 77 89 94 92 80 74 71 69 79 89 94 88 79 76 72 69 76 84 86 79 DewPt 65 62 54 46 44 48 48 53 58 61 62 58 54 56 57 59 60 61 63 61 59 62 Min/Max RH 18 77 26 76 41 RH 74 78 45 23 19 22 33 48 63 75 55 35 26 34 47 56 67 76 63 46 41 57 Wind Dir S SW W W W W SE SE S S SW SW S SW S S S S SW S S S Wind Spd 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 5 5 8 11 13 12 11 10 10 9 11 12 12 12 Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 1 2 7 40 16 8 10 7 31 20 24 28 48 54 33 28 27 40 58 58 64 64 PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 60 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.20 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM Tstms IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 6 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 5 3 Vent Rate 10 8 15 73130 12 6 6 5 6 29 95131 26 7 6 7 7 50101 77 40 T Wind Dir SW SW W W W NW E S SW SW SW SW SW W N S S SW SW S S S T Wind Spd 14 13 13 13 13 5 11 11 10 11 19 17 16 14 12 11 13 14 23 19 17 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 56 72 47 79 56 78 52 77 Temp 68 58 64 66 53 47 67 76 61 56 71 73 60 53 70 73 DewPt 61 57 51 47 46 45 45 46 47 50 53 51 51 51 49 47 Max/Min RH 100 45 93 33 82 43 91 36 RH 80 99 61 50 76 92 45 35 59 81 54 47 72 91 47 40 PWind Dir S N N W S N NE N Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 70 20 5 0 10 30 30 20 Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC SC SC SC IS Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ006-192100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 258 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 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 89 60 88 60 79 Temp 61 56 72 84 89 87 70 65 62 60 73 84 86 81 70 66 62 60 69 75 77 73 DewPt 45 44 45 43 43 44 46 47 52 53 57 59 59 59 60 59 60 60 63 62 63 62 Min/Max RH 19 79 39 100 61 RH 55 64 38 24 20 22 42 53 70 78 57 43 40 47 72 80 92100 80 64 61 68 Wind Dir SW W NW N SW SW E E S S SW SW SW W S S S SW SW S S S Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 8 13 14 13 10 8 8 6 10 12 13 12 Clouds CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 1 1 7 43 26 6 14 8 21 45 47 43 55 67 60 41 33 49 73 70 69 60 PoP 12HR 0 0 30 30 80 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0 0.45 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS NM NM O O NM Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 1 Vent Rate 4 4 13 34 95 9 4 6 6 5 20 62 78 23 4 4 5 7 33 79 99 18 T Wind Dir W W NW N SW SW E E S SW SW SW W NW W S SW SW SW S S SE T Wind Spd 9 10 12 10 12 6 10 13 12 12 18 23 19 19 11 9 11 14 19 20 19 14 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 Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24 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 67 40 76 48 74 45 73 Temp 58 50 63 63 46 41 69 73 55 49 70 69 52 46 69 70 DewPt 58 50 48 45 44 41 48 48 47 48 52 50 49 46 48 46 Max/Min RH 100 47 100 37 98 44 100 38 RH 99100 57 51 92100 46 41 74 98 53 51 90 99 47 42 PWind Dir N N N SW S N N N Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 70 10 0 0 20 30 30 20 Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC SC SC SC IS Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-192100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 258 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 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 90 60 95 64 84 Temp 62 58 72 83 89 87 70 64 62 60 74 88 93 84 72 69 66 64 74 80 82 76 DewPt 51 47 45 47 45 46 47 49 52 55 58 60 58 60 61 59 60 60 62 62 62 62 Min/Max RH 21 84 31 89 51 RH 67 68 38 28 22 25 44 57 70 84 57 39 31 44 67 71 81 88 66 55 51 63 Wind Dir SW SW NW N NW N NE SE SE SE SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S Wind Spd 6 6 6 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 12 13 12 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 9 Clouds CL CL CL FW B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 2 1 1 10 52 12 9 6 17 24 28 31 47 70 63 45 50 53 77 72 76 71 PoP 12HR 0 0 30 20 70 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0.28 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC NM NM O Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 <1 Vent Rate 6 5 23 35 48 8 5 6 5 5 17 91 95 24 5 5 5 7 41 89104 8 T Wind Dir SW W NW N NW NE NE E SE S SW SW SW W W S SW SW SW SW S S T Wind Spd 13 12 17 13 9 6 11 13 11 11 16 20 23 21 11 10 10 14 23 20 20 12 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 Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24 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 68 40 77 48 75 47 75 Temp 61 50 62 62 46 41 68 72 54 48 68 69 52 47 69 70 DewPt 60 50 49 45 45 41 46 48 47 48 52 51 51 47 49 47 Max/Min RH 100 50 100 37 100 47 100 39 RH 97100 62 55 96100 45 42 78100 58 53 94100 49 44 PWind Dir SE N NW SW SE NE N N Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 80 20 0 0 20 30 30 20 Rain Shwrs O NM IS IS SC IS SC SC IS Tstms SC SC IS IS IS 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