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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
308 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

TXZ012-242100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
308 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          58 56 70 82 85 79 67 62 58 55 67 79 83 79 67 62 57 54 67 80 84 80
DewPt         51 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            77 86 61 40 28 32 49 60 69 74 52 31 27 32 49 58 69 77 56 35 30 36
Wind Dir      SW  W  W NW  N  N NE NE NW NW NW  N  N NE  E SE  S  S  S  S SE  E
Wind Spd       8  9  9 10 12 12  8  4  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  4  4  4  5  5  6
Clouds        CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%)      0  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 <1  4  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6 <1
Vent Rate      5  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  W NW  N  N NE NE  N NW  N  N  N NE  E SE  S  S  S  S SE  E
T Wind Spd    13 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  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          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
308 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          54 53 67 80 84 78 64 58 54 51 65 76 82 78 64 58 53 51 66 80 86 82
DewPt         51 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            90100 74 37 27 33 56 67 79 88 56 34 28 34 57 68 82 88 58 35 29 36
Wind Dir       W  W  W  N  N NE NE NE  N NW NW NW  N  E SE  S  S SW SW SW  S  E
Wind Spd       4  6  8  9 12 12  8  4  3  3  3  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  8  5  5
Clouds        CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%)      2  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  1  6  8  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6 <1
Vent Rate      7  8 15 77101 37  8  6  4  4  7 49 45  3  6  6  6  6 14 35 44  5
T Wind Dir    SW  W  W NW  N NE NE  E NE NW NW  N  N NE  E SE  S SW SW SW SW  E
T Wind Spd    14 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  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          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
308 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          57 54 67 81 84 81 68 62 57 55 66 80 85 81 68 62 56 54 67 80 86 83
DewPt         52 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            84 97 68 35 29 32 51 65 76 79 55 30 26 29 48 60 76 82 57 36 29 32
Wind Dir      SW SW  W  N  N NE NE NW NW  W  W  N  N  E  E SE  S  S  S  S SE  E
Wind Spd       4  4  6  9 11 10  4  2  2  2  2  4  4  4  4  4  3  2  3  4  4  5
Clouds        CL SC FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
Clouds(%)      4 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  1  4  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6 <1
Vent Rate      7 10 18 55109 29  7  5  4  4  6 48 44  5  8  7  7  6 10 36 36  8
T Wind Dir    SW  W  W NW  N  N NE NE NW NW NW  N  N NE  E SE  S  S  S SE  E  E
T Wind Spd    10 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  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          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
308 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          58 57 66 80 83 79 67 62 58 56 65 77 82 79 68 62 57 55 65 78 84 80
DewPt         52 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            80 90 71 37 30 34 53 66 77 79 58 34 28 33 49 60 74 81 61 39 32 37
Wind Dir      SW SW  W  N  N NE NE  N NW  W  W NW  N  E  E SE  S  S  S  S SE  E
Wind Spd       4  6  8 10 11 10  4  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  4  4  4  5
Clouds        CL FW FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%)      5 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  1  3  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6  6  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6 <1
Vent Rate      5  8 15 52110 34  7  4  3  4  5 44 37  7  7  6  5  5  8 29 37  6
T Wind Dir    SW  W  W NW  N  N NE NE NW NW NW  N  N NE  E SE  S  S  S  S SE  E
T Wind Spd    10 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  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          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
308 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          52 50 65 76 79 76 60 55 50 48 64 77 80 77 62 56 51 49 63 77 81 78
DewPt         49 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            89 93 57 35 31 36 64 75 83 86 57 35 32 37 63 73 85 93 64 42 37 42
Wind Dir       W  W NW  N  N NE NE  N NW NW  W SW  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  E
Wind Spd       4  5  9 16 14 11  4  2  4  4  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  8  5  4
Clouds        CL SC B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%)      2 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 <1  3  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4 <1
Vent Rate      5  6 12 76113 20  5  3  4  3  4 35 34  2  6  5  5  4  9 28 36  4
T Wind Dir     W  W NW  N  N NE  E  N NW NW NW  N  N  E SE SE  S  S SW  S SE  E
T Wind Spd    11 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  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          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
308 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          48 46 63 74 78 75 60 55 50 47 64 77 81 77 61 55 50 47 62 76 82 77
DewPt         48 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            99100 61 42 34 37 64 73 84 89 53 34 30 36 66 76 88100 67 43 36 41
Wind Dir       W SW NW  N  N NE NE  W  W NW NW NE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  E
Wind Spd       4  4  8 13 12  8  4  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  4  6  6  5
Clouds        FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%)     19 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 <1  3  6  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5 <1
Vent Rate      4  6 14 70124 16  4  3  3  3  4 25 28  3  5  5  5  5  8 36 43  7
T Wind Dir    SW  W NW  N  N  N NE  W  W NW  N  N  N  E SE  S  S SW  S SE SE  E
T Wind Spd     9 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  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          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