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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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997 FOUS54 KAMA 200649 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 TXZ012-202100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 97 67 90 60 77 Temp 73 70 81 93 95 90 78 75 71 67 77 86 89 81 72 69 65 61 67 73 75 69 DewPt 59 59 60 55 53 54 54 55 57 58 61 59 58 61 60 60 60 59 58 54 52 50 Min/Max RH 24 73 35 93 44 RH 62 68 49 28 24 30 43 50 61 72 58 40 35 50 66 73 84 93 73 52 44 51 Wind Dir S S SW S S SW S S S S SW S S S SE S S SW NW N N N Wind Spd 9 9 10 12 13 12 12 11 11 10 12 13 14 13 12 12 12 13 16 16 16 16 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW Clouds(%) 12 25 18 13 38 52 39 33 23 42 42 39 58 79 64 52 31 45 32 25 23 15 PoP 12HR 10 5 50 70 20 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.14 0.30 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 8 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3 Vent Rate 8 6 24114137 34 7 5 6 7 42110165 11 7 9 6 6 32 65106 55 T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S NW S S S SW SW S S S SE S S SW W NW N N T Wind Spd 18 14 18 16 17 14 17 12 16 17 19 18 21 14 16 16 16 16 18 18 19 20 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24 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 48 80 55 79 53 77 53 81 Temp 55 49 72 76 61 56 74 71 59 54 72 71 59 54 75 75 DewPt 47 45 47 49 51 52 54 54 53 51 51 51 50 50 52 51 Max/Min RH 88 35 88 43 91 40 88 35 RH 74 87 40 39 70 87 50 55 80 90 48 49 72 87 44 42 PWind Dir N W S N NE NE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 10 5 20 30 40 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms IS SC SC SC IS $$ TXZ016-202100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 93 61 86 55 75 Temp 67 64 76 88 91 84 73 69 65 62 71 80 84 77 66 63 59 55 62 70 74 69 DewPt 59 58 60 54 53 54 56 57 58 59 63 61 61 63 62 60 58 55 56 53 50 49 Min/Max RH 28 90 46 100 43 RH 75 83 57 31 29 36 54 66 78 89 74 53 46 62 87 92 97 99 81 54 43 50 Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW SW SE S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N Wind Spd 6 6 10 13 14 12 10 9 8 8 11 13 13 12 11 9 9 10 13 13 14 13 Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 10 25 21 26 49 74 55 48 41 51 59 56 62 46 45 18 19 33 23 14 12 10 PoP 12HR 20 20 70 60 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.27 0.25 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3 Vent Rate 10 7 29140107 29 6 5 7 8 39 88 88 21 11 10 8 8 30 58 96 53 T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW NW NE SE S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW N NE T Wind Spd 19 14 20 19 17 13 11 10 14 14 19 19 17 18 19 19 16 14 16 16 17 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24 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 45 79 52 77 50 75 50 79 Temp 51 45 69 75 58 53 72 70 55 51 68 69 55 50 72 74 DewPt 48 45 50 50 53 53 55 53 53 51 51 51 51 50 52 51 Max/Min RH 100 38 100 47 100 43 100 39 RH 89100 50 42 82100 56 55 95100 55 52 85 99 49 44 PWind Dir NE SW S N NE NE SE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 5 5 20 40 40 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-202100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 101 69 93 61 78 Temp 70 68 81 95 96 90 81 76 72 69 79 88 91 85 73 70 65 62 66 71 75 70 DewPt 56 60 61 56 54 57 57 58 58 60 62 60 58 60 63 62 62 61 60 56 53 50 Min/Max RH 23 73 32 99 45 RH 62 76 50 26 24 32 44 52 61 72 56 38 32 43 70 76 91 99 81 58 46 50 Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W S S S SW SW SW S SE SE S S SW NW NW N N Wind Spd 4 4 6 10 12 10 9 8 8 6 9 11 11 11 9 9 9 10 13 13 14 13 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW Clouds(%) 11 19 22 15 42 64 58 46 38 52 54 57 66 78 63 68 45 47 36 33 32 23 PoP 12HR 10 10 60 70 20 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.17 0.59 0.01 Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 4 Vent Rate 7 8 32123154 21 10 8 10 10 56107 92 12 11 6 9 8 35 58 67 66 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W S S S SW SW S S SE E SE SE SW W NW N N T Wind Spd 10 11 19 18 17 12 16 12 13 14 20 17 14 12 16 10 13 11 16 16 20 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24 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 48 82 55 81 53 80 54 84 Temp 55 48 69 80 62 56 74 74 60 54 72 74 61 54 76 78 DewPt 48 47 48 49 51 54 56 54 54 54 53 51 52 52 53 52 Max/Min RH 95 33 93 42 99 38 92 34 RH 78 95 46 34 68 93 53 50 83 99 50 44 73 91 45 39 PWind Dir N W S N NE NE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 5 0 20 30 30 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS IS Tstms IS SC IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-202100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 97 70 90 60 74 Temp 70 69 80 91 93 87 79 75 72 70 76 85 88 82 70 68 65 61 64 69 71 67 DewPt 57 60 61 57 54 57 58 58 58 60 62 60 59 61 63 62 62 61 60 56 53 50 Min/Max RH 27 70 37 98 52 RH 64 73 53 32 28 37 48 55 63 70 61 43 37 51 77 81 90 98 86 63 54 55 Wind Dir S S SW SW SW NW S S S SW SW SW S S SE S S SW NW N N N Wind Spd 4 4 9 11 12 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 11 12 13 14 13 13 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW Clouds(%) 11 18 23 15 44 67 59 48 36 49 53 58 66 74 62 67 43 47 36 31 26 17 PoP 12HR 10 10 60 70 20 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.20 0.60 0.01 Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 4 Vent Rate 6 6 27110142 22 8 6 8 8 44 96 86 9 9 6 8 8 32 58 69 62 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W S S S SW SW S S SE E SE S SW W NW N N T Wind Spd 11 12 19 18 18 12 14 10 14 14 19 16 14 12 16 11 13 13 16 17 21 19 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24 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 48 78 56 78 54 77 54 81 Temp 54 49 67 77 62 57 70 71 59 55 69 72 60 55 71 78 DewPt 48 47 48 50 52 54 56 54 54 53 52 51 52 53 53 52 Max/Min RH 94 38 93 46 95 43 93 38 RH 78 92 52 39 69 93 60 55 82 95 55 48 75 93 53 41 PWind Dir N W S N NE NE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 20 30 30 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS IS Tstms IS SC IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-202100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 60 77 51 68 Temp 61 59 73 87 86 80 70 66 63 61 70 74 77 71 63 60 56 52 59 64 67 63 DewPt 51 52 55 56 59 59 60 59 59 59 62 63 63 63 62 59 56 52 55 53 51 48 Min/Max RH 34 96 62 100 54 RH 70 77 52 35 39 50 71 79 87 93 76 68 62 76 98 99100100 86 66 55 59 Wind Dir SE SW SW SW W NW SW S SW SW SW SW S SE E E N N N N N N Wind Spd 4 4 6 12 13 12 8 6 6 6 9 11 11 11 10 10 12 14 17 18 16 13 Clouds FW B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW Clouds(%) 21 52 66 37 60 82 83 65 52 64 77 70 71 70 67 56 53 47 42 27 20 22 PoP 12HR 20 30 80 80 5 QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.44 0.70 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS NM NM O O O O SC SC Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS SC NM NM SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 3 Vent Rate 5 5 11 63 82 10 7 6 6 6 18 38 28 15 7 8 10 9 38 71 69 50 T Wind Dir S SW SW SW W NW SW S SW SW SW SW S E NE E N N N N N N T Wind Spd 11 11 13 20 21 17 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 14 13 17 19 20 19 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24 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 42 75 48 73 47 73 46 77 Temp 47 43 69 73 55 49 69 68 52 48 68 68 53 47 72 73 DewPt 47 43 50 51 52 49 54 52 52 48 50 50 51 47 53 51 Max/Min RH 100 42 100 51 100 46 100 42 RH 98100 52 47 88100 59 56 98100 53 52 93100 50 46 PWind Dir N SW S N NE NE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 0 0 20 30 30 20 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-202100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024 Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 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 95 64 83 54 68 Temp 60 59 74 90 90 82 72 69 66 64 73 80 81 76 63 62 59 55 61 63 66 62 DewPt 51 53 58 57 58 59 60 60 59 59 61 62 61 62 63 61 59 55 58 55 52 50 Min/Max RH 29 86 49 100 59 RH 71 81 57 34 33 45 65 74 77 83 65 54 50 62 99 96 99 98 92 75 61 64 Wind Dir SE SE SW SW W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW E E SE E N NW N N N Wind Spd 4 4 5 10 12 10 8 8 9 9 10 11 9 9 8 8 10 12 13 16 16 12 Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC Clouds(%) 13 24 32 35 53 83 82 70 75 67 82 71 81 78 76 81 58 49 57 55 46 45 PoP 12HR 20 10 70 90 20 QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.27 0.74 0.01 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM O O NM NM IS IS Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 5 1 1 1 <1 1 2 3 3 4 Vent Rate 4 4 10 61115 8 5 5 6 6 23 78 46 15 15 16 10 15 26 42 55 54 T Wind Dir E S SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW W N NE E E E NE N N N N T Wind Spd 10 8 12 18 23 13 10 10 12 13 18 17 11 12 16 14 13 13 16 18 19 17 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24 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 42 76 49 74 48 75 48 79 Temp 47 43 68 72 54 50 68 68 53 49 67 69 53 49 71 73 DewPt 47 43 49 50 51 50 55 53 53 49 53 51 52 49 54 54 Max/Min RH 100 42 100 52 100 46 100 43 RH 100100 50 47 89100 64 59100100 59 53 94100 55 51 PWind Dir N SW S N N N SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 0 0 20 30 30 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS Tstms 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