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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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894 FOUS54 KAMA 212239 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 538 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 TXZ012-220900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 538 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 Date 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 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 58 63 45 77 54 Temp 70 68 67 66 62 60 61 60 57 53 49 47 45 55 69 76 73 63 59 56 54 DewPt 64 63 62 62 60 57 54 51 49 47 46 44 44 46 47 48 50 50 51 51 51 Max/Min RH 100 71 96 37 90 RH 80 85 84 86 94 89 79 72 76 80 88 89 95 71 45 37 44 62 75 83 90 Wind Dir NE E NE N N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW S SE S S S Wind Spd 9 9 9 9 12 17 20 21 18 12 8 5 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 6 5 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC Clouds(%) 93 93 83 83 80 91 78 61 62 34 20 12 21 4 4 7 5 3 8 29 46 PoP 12HR 90 30 5 0 10 QPF 12HR 1.78 0.03 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs O O NM SC SC SC Tstms O NM NM SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 24 15 13 14 20 34 44 54 45 10 6 4 3 15 35 68 10 6 6 6 5 T Wind Dir E E SE N N N N N N N N N N NW W W S SE S S S T Wind Spd 14 13 13 13 17 24 25 24 21 17 13 10 9 11 11 13 9 14 14 13 12 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 Flood A A A A Svr Tstorm A A Date 09/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24 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 78 53 77 52 80 54 82 55 84 Temp 73 72 59 54 71 71 58 53 74 74 61 54 76 77 62 56 78 78 DewPt 56 54 54 52 53 50 50 50 52 51 51 50 53 51 51 51 52 49 Min/Max RH 46 93 43 90 39 86 35 83 31 RH 55 53 83 93 53 47 75 89 46 44 70 86 45 40 67 83 40 36 PWind Dir SE E NE SE S S S S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 40 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC Tstms IS SC SC SC $$ TXZ016-220900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 538 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 Date 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 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 63 42 76 50 Temp 68 66 63 62 59 57 59 61 57 50 47 43 42 53 66 74 74 61 57 53 51 DewPt 66 64 62 61 59 56 53 51 49 49 47 43 42 47 48 49 51 52 52 52 51 Max/Min RH 100 68 100 41 100 RH 91 95 97 96100 94 81 70 76 96100100100 78 52 42 45 71 85 96100 Wind Dir NE NE NE N N N N N NE NE NE N NW W SW SW S S S S SW Wind Spd 9 8 5 6 10 16 19 19 16 10 4 3 3 3 4 8 8 6 5 4 4 Clouds B2 B2 SC B1 OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 Clouds(%) 86 80 47 67 89 91 69 40 43 19 10 9 19 4 2 5 5 7 18 44 58 PoP 12HR 90 20 5 0 10 QPF 12HR 1.10 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs O O SC IS IS SC Tstms O SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 1 1 1 <1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 11 17 17 13 20 37 55 71 56 7 5 3 3 9 41 77 13 8 7 7 6 T Wind Dir NE E NE N N N N N NE NE NE N N W SW SW S S S S SW T Wind Spd 11 16 14 14 16 24 24 23 20 13 11 6 6 8 12 14 9 16 14 14 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 Flood A A A A Svr Tstorm A A Date 09/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24 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 75 50 74 50 78 50 81 52 83 Temp 69 69 56 51 68 69 54 51 72 73 56 51 74 75 58 53 76 77 DewPt 56 54 55 51 54 52 52 51 54 52 52 51 54 52 52 51 51 51 Min/Max RH 50 100 48 100 42 100 39 96 35 RH 62 60 98100 61 55 93100 53 47 86100 49 45 80 91 43 41 PWind Dir SE NE NE SE S S S S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12HR 50 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS SC SC IS $$ TXZ008-220900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 538 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 Date 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 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 57 63 44 78 53 Temp 73 68 67 65 60 58 58 59 57 52 50 46 44 54 65 73 76 64 59 55 53 DewPt 65 65 65 64 60 57 54 51 49 48 47 46 44 46 47 49 52 52 52 52 53 Max/Min RH 100 71 99 40 100 RH 76 91 93 96100 97 85 75 74 86 88 99 98 74 52 41 43 65 78 91 99 Wind Dir N NE E N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W SW S SE S S S Wind Spd 8 5 5 5 9 14 17 17 14 9 4 3 2 2 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 Clouds OV OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC Clouds(%) 95 91 92 67 86 80 86 78 48 27 15 12 11 2 2 7 3 2 7 25 50 PoP 12HR 90 40 5 0 10 QPF 12HR 1.45 0.03 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs O O NM SC SC SC Tstms NM NM NM SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 29 24 21 18 30 46 56 69 66 24 8 6 6 19 32 47 12 8 8 7 5 T Wind Dir NE E SE N N N N N N N N N N NW W SW S SE S S S T Wind Spd 16 16 14 13 20 24 23 23 20 14 10 9 9 10 10 10 6 12 12 10 8 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 Flood A A A A Svr Tstorm A A Date 09/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24 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 81 54 80 54 83 55 85 56 87 Temp 73 73 61 54 72 74 60 54 75 77 61 55 78 79 63 56 79 81 DewPt 57 56 56 54 53 51 52 53 54 52 54 54 55 53 55 54 53 52 Min/Max RH 45 100 39 94 36 96 35 92 31 RH 56 53 83100 52 45 75 94 47 41 77 96 45 40 74 92 40 36 PWind Dir SE NE NE SE S S S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12HR 40 20 10 5 5 5 10 5 5 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS Tstms IS SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-220900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 538 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 Date 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 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 56 61 45 75 54 Temp 69 66 66 65 60 57 57 57 55 52 50 47 45 54 63 71 74 63 59 56 54 DewPt 65 64 64 63 60 56 53 51 49 48 47 46 45 47 47 49 52 52 52 53 54 Max/Min RH 100 76 100 44 97 RH 86 92 92 96100 99 87 82 82 87 91 97 99 77 57 47 47 68 78 89 97 Wind Dir NE E E N N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW S SE S S S Wind Spd 8 6 6 8 11 16 18 17 14 10 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 5 6 4 4 Clouds OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC Clouds(%) 94 91 90 72 93 86 86 70 43 26 16 11 9 2 2 4 2 3 7 24 48 PoP 12HR 90 30 5 0 10 QPF 12HR 1.34 0.04 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs O O NM SC SC SC Tstms NM NM NM IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 Mix Hgt 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 23 23 19 14 28 42 53 65 66 13 6 5 5 16 30 53 13 7 7 6 5 T Wind Dir NE E SE N N N N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SE S S S T Wind Spd 17 17 14 13 19 24 24 23 21 16 11 9 9 10 10 11 9 12 12 11 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 Flood A A A A Svr Tstorm A A Date 09/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24 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 78 54 77 54 80 55 82 56 84 Temp 71 71 60 55 69 71 59 55 72 76 61 56 75 77 63 57 76 79 DewPt 57 55 56 55 54 51 52 53 54 52 53 54 55 53 54 54 53 52 Min/Max RH 50 100 43 92 42 95 40 88 35 RH 63 58 86 99 59 50 77 92 54 45 74 93 50 44 73 88 44 39 PWind Dir SE NE NE SE S S S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12HR 40 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS Tstms IS SC IS IS $$ TXZ006-220900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 538 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 Date 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 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 60 41 73 48 Temp 64 61 60 57 52 54 57 59 57 48 46 44 42 54 65 71 72 57 53 50 49 DewPt 63 61 59 57 52 52 51 50 47 47 45 44 41 48 51 51 52 52 52 50 49 Max/Min RH 100 65 100 46 100 RH 97100 99 99100 95 79 72 69 95 98100 96 77 59 49 48 82 95100100 Wind Dir NE NE N N N N N N N NE N NW W SW SW SW S SE S S NW Wind Spd 9 8 6 11 18 21 21 20 16 9 3 3 2 4 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 Clouds(%) 90 88 76 75 86 71 72 58 31 22 7 4 5 3 1 2 6 13 27 52 61 PoP 12HR 90 10 0 0 20 QPF 12HR 0.58 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs O O SC IS IS IS SC Tstms NM NM SC IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 Mix Hgt 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 14 19 20 19 29 54 62 72 40 6 4 2 3 19 37 46 20 5 5 5 3 T Wind Dir NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE NW W W SW SW S SE S S N T Wind Spd 10 14 16 17 23 28 26 23 19 11 8 5 8 11 11 11 9 11 11 10 6 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 Flood A A A A Svr Tstorm A A Date 09/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24 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 73 47 74 47 76 48 78 50 80 Temp 69 67 53 48 69 69 52 48 72 73 54 49 74 75 56 51 75 76 DewPt 56 54 53 48 53 51 51 48 55 53 52 49 55 53 53 51 54 53 Min/Max RH 54 100 45 100 44 100 42 100 39 RH 62 62 99100 56 53 94100 54 48 91100 51 47 90100 47 44 PWind Dir N NE E S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 0 Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-220900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 538 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 Date 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 51 58 40 72 46 Temp 66 62 62 59 53 53 55 56 54 47 45 43 41 53 64 71 69 55 51 48 47 DewPt 63 62 61 59 53 53 52 51 47 47 45 43 40 46 47 50 51 52 50 48 47 Max/Min RH 100 74 100 46 100 RH 90 99 98 99100 98 89 84 78100 99100 97 78 53 47 53 89 97100100 Wind Dir N NE N N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW S SE SE S S SW Wind Spd 8 6 5 9 13 16 17 16 12 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Clouds OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC Clouds(%) 92 92 90 81 92 87 91 65 56 35 19 7 4 2 1 2 5 7 16 36 46 PoP 12HR 90 40 0 0 10 QPF 12HR 0.77 0.01 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs O NM NM SC SC SC Tstms NM NM NM IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 Mix Hgt 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 18 16 19 21 26 45 60 65 48 6 4 3 4 12 24 32 20 5 4 5 4 T Wind Dir NE NE NE N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W SW S SE S S S T Wind Spd 14 12 14 17 20 26 23 21 17 11 9 8 9 8 8 8 10 11 10 11 9 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 09/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 74 48 77 48 78 49 80 51 83 Temp 68 68 53 49 71 71 53 49 73 73 55 50 73 75 57 52 76 77 DewPt 55 54 53 49 53 51 52 49 54 53 53 50 57 55 55 52 55 54 Min/Max RH 55 100 42 100 43 100 45 100 39 RH 62 62100100 54 49 95100 52 49 94100 56 51 93100 48 45 PWind Dir E NE E S S S S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12HR 30 20 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 Rain Shwrs SC IS IS Tstms IS IS $$ 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