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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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660 FOUS54 KAMA 241849 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 148 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 TXZ012-250900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 148 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Date 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 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 53 84 54 87 54 Temp 85 80 68 62 58 55 67 80 83 80 68 62 58 54 68 81 86 81 68 62 57 54 DewPt 49 47 47 48 48 48 49 47 46 47 46 47 47 47 50 50 49 50 50 49 49 49 Max/Min RH 83 27 77 28 84 RH 29 31 47 60 69 77 52 31 27 31 45 58 67 77 52 34 28 34 52 62 75 83 Wind Dir N N NE NE NW NW NW N N NE SE SE S S S S SE E SE SE SE SE Wind Spd 12 12 8 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 6 8 5 4 4 Clouds SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 44 32 3 2 1 1 0 3 8 9 2 2 1 1 0 2 6 6 1 2 2 6 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 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 102 39 6 3 3 3 5 43 51 10 4 3 3 3 9 28 40 8 6 6 4 2 T Wind Dir NW NE NE NE NE N N N N NE E SE S S SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE T Wind Spd 14 19 16 11 8 8 6 9 9 6 10 10 10 9 9 6 8 11 14 13 10 5 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 09/27Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24 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 85 55 86 54 87 55 89 55 85 Temp 80 79 62 56 81 80 63 54 82 81 64 56 83 83 64 55 80 79 DewPt 51 48 49 48 48 45 45 45 45 44 44 45 47 45 46 45 44 43 Min/Max RH 29 77 25 72 22 68 23 70 23 RH 36 34 62 74 32 29 52 71 27 27 48 66 28 26 52 69 28 28 PWind Dir N NE N NE N SE S E S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ016-250900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 148 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Date 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 50 82 50 88 51 Temp 84 79 64 58 54 51 65 75 80 78 64 59 54 51 66 80 86 82 66 59 54 51 DewPt 47 47 47 47 48 47 49 46 45 47 48 47 48 47 50 49 49 51 52 50 50 48 Max/Min RH 86 28 88 28 93 RH 28 32 54 67 80 85 55 36 29 33 55 64 80 85 56 34 28 35 60 72 85 89 Wind Dir N NE NE NE N NW NW N N E SE S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE NE Wind Spd 12 13 8 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 5 5 4 4 4 3 Clouds SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 32 39 4 3 2 5 1 5 4 5 5 3 2 6 1 2 5 5 3 3 2 10 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 97 28 8 6 4 4 6 31 40 9 6 6 6 5 15 33 54 5 7 7 5 4 T Wind Dir N N NE E E N N N N E SE S SW SW SW SW W SE SE SE S S T Wind Spd 13 16 17 12 10 8 6 6 6 6 11 12 12 12 12 9 9 11 14 13 10 8 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 09/27Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 85 51 87 51 87 52 89 52 83 Temp 78 79 58 52 80 81 60 52 80 81 60 53 81 81 59 53 77 78 DewPt 51 49 50 49 49 46 45 44 43 45 44 44 45 45 45 43 43 43 Min/Max RH 30 91 26 76 22 74 22 72 25 RH 39 35 74 88 34 29 58 74 27 29 55 71 28 28 60 69 30 29 PWind Dir N NE N E NE SE S E S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ008-250900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 148 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Date 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 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 54 86 54 89 54 Temp 86 80 68 63 58 55 67 79 84 82 69 63 57 55 67 82 87 83 70 63 57 54 DewPt 48 47 50 50 51 50 51 48 46 47 47 48 48 48 51 50 49 50 51 51 51 50 Max/Min RH 87 26 80 27 89 RH 27 32 52 63 76 83 56 33 26 29 45 57 71 78 55 33 27 32 51 66 79 88 Wind Dir N N NE NW NW W NW N NE E SE SE S S S S SE E SE SE SE E Wind Spd 12 9 4 2 2 2 2 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 2 2 Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 44 23 0 1 2 3 0 3 7 5 1 1 1 3 1 2 6 5 1 1 2 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 1 Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 100 24 7 5 4 4 6 36 52 8 7 7 6 4 9 26 41 8 8 8 5 4 T Wind Dir N NE NE NE N NW NW N N E E SE S S S SE SE E E SE SE SE T Wind Spd 16 17 11 8 5 4 5 6 8 6 11 11 9 6 6 6 8 10 12 11 8 5 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 09/27Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24 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 55 91 54 90 55 92 56 87 Temp 81 82 63 56 83 84 64 55 82 84 64 56 84 85 64 56 79 81 DewPt 51 48 50 49 49 46 47 47 46 45 47 47 47 46 48 46 44 42 Min/Max RH 27 81 22 76 22 75 22 71 22 RH 36 31 63 78 31 26 54 73 29 26 53 72 28 25 55 69 29 25 PWind Dir NE NE N NE N SE S E E Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ008-250900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 148 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Date 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 55 84 56 86 55 Temp 84 79 67 62 58 55 65 77 82 80 69 63 58 56 66 79 85 81 69 62 58 55 DewPt 48 47 49 50 51 50 51 48 46 48 47 48 49 49 51 51 50 51 51 50 51 51 Max/Min RH 84 28 77 30 86 RH 29 33 52 65 76 83 61 37 29 33 46 59 71 76 57 38 30 36 53 65 77 85 Wind Dir N N NE W NW W NW N NE E SE SE S S S S SE E SE SE SE SE Wind Spd 12 10 4 2 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 40 15 0 1 2 2 0 2 3 5 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 4 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 98 27 6 4 3 3 5 29 47 10 6 6 4 4 7 25 40 7 7 6 4 3 T Wind Dir N NE NE E N W NW N N E E SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE T Wind Spd 16 17 11 8 5 5 5 6 6 8 12 11 9 8 6 6 8 11 13 11 8 5 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 09/27Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 86 56 87 55 87 56 89 56 84 Temp 78 80 62 56 79 81 63 56 79 81 64 57 81 83 64 56 76 79 DewPt 51 49 50 50 49 46 47 46 47 46 46 47 48 47 47 46 44 43 Min/Max RH 30 80 25 71 25 72 24 69 25 RH 40 33 65 78 35 29 56 70 33 29 53 71 31 29 55 68 32 28 PWind Dir NE NE N NE N SE S E E Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ006-250900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 148 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Date 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 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 48 81 48 83 48 Temp 79 76 60 55 51 49 65 76 80 78 62 57 52 49 64 78 83 80 63 57 52 49 DewPt 46 47 48 47 46 45 48 48 48 49 49 47 47 47 51 52 51 53 52 51 50 49 Max/Min RH 91 31 94 33 100 RH 31 36 63 74 83 87 56 37 32 36 62 70 83 91 63 40 33 39 67 79 92100 Wind Dir N NE NE NW NW NW NW NE E SE SE S S S S S S E E SE NE NW Wind Spd 16 10 4 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 5 4 4 3 3 3 Clouds SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 38 5 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 2 4 3 2 4 2 1 2 2 4 2 3 9 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 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 Mix Hgt 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 96 19 5 4 3 3 5 35 38 9 5 5 5 3 7 27 37 5 7 6 4 3 T Wind Dir N NE E E NW NW W NW NW SE SE SE S S SW S S E SE SE S S T Wind Spd 18 13 11 8 5 6 6 8 6 6 11 11 10 10 9 10 9 11 14 12 8 6 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 09/27Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24 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 50 83 49 82 49 84 49 79 Temp 78 79 56 51 79 78 57 50 77 78 57 50 78 79 57 49 74 75 DewPt 52 50 49 47 49 48 46 43 47 48 46 44 47 48 46 43 45 46 Min/Max RH 33 91 27 81 29 82 28 82 31 RH 41 36 76 86 35 35 66 77 34 35 66 80 33 34 65 80 35 35 PWind Dir N NE N NE E S S NE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ OKZ002-250900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 148 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Date 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 48 81 48 84 48 Temp 80 75 60 55 51 48 64 77 80 78 61 56 51 49 63 78 83 78 63 56 51 48 DewPt 48 47 47 47 45 46 48 47 47 48 48 47 47 46 51 52 52 52 52 51 50 48 Max/Min RH 90 30 94 34 100 RH 33 38 63 74 82 90 56 35 31 35 62 72 86 90 63 40 34 40 68 82 96100 Wind Dir N NE N NW NW NW NW N NE E SE S S S S SE SE E E SE S W Wind Spd 12 8 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 20 11 3 2 5 3 1 3 4 6 4 2 3 2 1 1 3 4 3 1 5 9 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 Mix Hgt 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 111 23 4 3 3 3 3 30 36 10 5 5 4 4 11 32 37 5 6 5 4 3 T Wind Dir N N E SW W W NW N N E SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S T Wind Spd 21 16 9 8 6 8 6 6 6 9 12 11 10 11 11 9 9 9 13 11 9 8 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 09/27Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 82 50 85 47 83 49 86 49 81 Temp 76 78 56 51 78 79 56 48 76 77 57 50 78 79 57 49 73 75 DewPt 53 50 50 47 49 46 46 45 48 48 47 46 50 48 47 44 44 45 Min/Max RH 34 90 27 91 29 89 29 85 30 RH 44 38 79 86 36 31 68 88 37 36 70 86 36 34 68 83 36 35 PWind Dir N N N NE NE S S NE E Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ 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