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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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498 FOUS54 KAMA 222234 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 534 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024 TXZ012-230900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 534 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024 Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 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 71 97 71 99 73 Temp 92 82 77 73 71 83 91 95 94 83 79 74 71 84 94 98 95 85 81 76 74 DewPt 55 57 55 56 57 57 56 57 55 58 56 56 55 54 53 53 52 55 56 59 61 Max/Min RH 60 26 60 22 64 RH 28 43 47 54 60 41 31 28 27 43 45 53 56 36 25 22 23 36 42 56 64 Wind Dir S S S SW SW W S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW Wind Spd 11 9 8 8 9 9 5 8 9 9 8 9 9 12 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 Clouds FW SC FW B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 22 27 20 52 50 41 24 32 32 47 51 41 38 19 11 13 15 16 17 15 22 PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 82 5 6 8 6 23 58 68 90 6 7 8 7 34117138146 12 15 10 10 T Wind Dir S S SW W SW W S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 12 13 18 19 14 14 8 9 12 17 18 19 19 19 17 17 19 20 23 19 20 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 06/25Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24 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 100 71 99 72 98 74 99 74 94 Temp 95 96 79 72 95 95 79 73 94 96 81 75 95 96 81 75 90 90 DewPt 59 59 60 62 59 58 60 62 58 56 57 61 58 56 57 61 60 62 Min/Max RH 27 71 28 70 26 62 25 62 34 RH 30 29 52 71 30 29 52 68 30 26 44 62 29 26 44 62 37 39 PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ016-230900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 534 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024 Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 66 93 67 95 70 Temp 91 80 74 69 66 79 86 91 91 79 74 70 67 80 90 95 93 82 78 74 70 DewPt 57 59 58 59 58 59 59 57 56 58 58 58 55 56 55 54 53 57 57 59 61 Max/Min RH 73 31 71 25 73 RH 32 48 56 68 73 51 40 32 31 49 57 66 65 43 31 25 26 43 48 61 73 Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW Wind Spd 9 6 5 5 6 8 5 8 8 5 5 6 9 12 12 12 12 9 9 11 12 Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW Clouds(%) 19 18 33 46 44 47 23 37 32 48 54 38 20 15 14 13 21 28 23 25 19 PoP 12HR 20 10 10 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS IS LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 79 6 10 8 8 26 78 77 84 9 9 9 8 41117140127 10 11 12 11 T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W S S S SE S SW SW SW S SW SW S S S SW T Wind Spd 11 12 16 14 14 13 10 9 11 14 17 18 16 19 17 16 16 18 20 20 18 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 06/25Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 98 69 97 69 96 71 97 70 93 Temp 93 95 76 69 92 91 76 69 91 94 78 71 90 95 78 70 87 88 DewPt 62 59 62 63 62 61 63 63 61 57 59 61 61 58 60 62 63 62 Min/Max RH 27 81 30 82 28 71 28 76 37 RH 36 30 62 81 38 37 64 81 37 29 52 71 38 29 54 76 44 42 PWind Dir SW S S S S S SW S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12HR 5 20 10 30 10 20 10 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS Tstms IS SC IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-230900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 534 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024 Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 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 73 102 74 103 76 Temp 97 85 80 75 73 84 93 99 97 86 81 77 74 86 98102100 89 84 79 77 DewPt 59 61 61 60 61 63 62 60 60 61 61 59 58 57 56 55 55 57 59 59 61 Max/Min RH 64 26 59 21 58 RH 29 45 53 59 64 49 36 28 29 42 50 55 56 38 25 21 23 34 43 51 58 Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW W SW SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 9 11 12 12 10 10 9 9 Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 25 40 33 56 54 36 29 54 42 50 41 50 39 17 15 8 13 12 14 17 17 PoP 12HR 20 10 10 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 1 1 1 Vent Rate 75 7 7 8 7 23 62 90 51 11 14 12 10 35124173165 16 23 21 17 T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW W S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 9 10 11 12 11 13 9 9 12 13 20 16 16 18 16 18 19 19 21 21 18 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 06/25Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24 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 106 73 104 74 104 78 104 76 99 Temp 100101 82 73 98100 82 75 99100 84 78 99100 85 77 94 93 DewPt 63 62 64 64 64 61 64 64 61 59 61 61 61 59 60 63 63 65 Min/Max RH 24 74 25 72 24 57 24 62 32 RH 30 28 55 73 33 28 54 70 29 26 46 57 29 25 43 62 37 40 PWind Dir SW S SE S S S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 20 5 20 10 20 10 30 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-230900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 534 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024 Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 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 73 98 73 101 76 Temp 95 83 77 75 73 82 90 96 94 85 79 76 73 84 95100 97 87 83 79 77 DewPt 58 61 61 60 60 62 61 59 59 61 60 59 58 57 55 55 55 57 58 59 61 Max/Min RH 64 29 60 23 59 RH 30 48 57 61 63 51 38 30 31 44 52 54 58 40 27 23 25 36 43 52 59 Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW W SW S SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW Wind Spd 8 6 5 5 5 6 4 5 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 17 42 36 54 49 42 32 37 39 53 45 50 37 22 15 7 12 15 17 17 15 PoP 12HR 20 10 10 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 71 6 6 7 7 20 56 74 56 8 11 10 8 31132163154 17 22 17 16 T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW W S SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 9 10 11 13 12 14 9 9 12 13 20 17 16 19 18 18 19 21 23 20 19 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 06/25Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24 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 103 72 101 73 101 77 101 75 96 Temp 97 98 80 73 95 97 81 74 95 97 83 77 96 98 84 76 91 90 DewPt 62 61 64 64 62 60 63 64 60 58 60 61 60 58 60 62 62 64 Min/Max RH 26 75 27 72 26 59 26 64 34 RH 32 30 57 75 35 30 55 71 32 27 46 59 32 28 45 64 39 42 PWind Dir SW S S S S S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 20 5 30 10 20 10 30 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC IS IS Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS $$ TXZ006-230900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 534 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024 Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 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 66 94 65 98 68 Temp 90 78 73 68 66 80 88 92 89 78 73 68 66 82 93 98 93 83 77 72 69 DewPt 60 63 63 63 62 62 62 60 59 63 62 61 59 59 57 55 55 57 57 57 57 Max/Min RH 86 32 85 24 68 RH 37 60 69 83 85 55 41 34 36 60 69 77 79 45 30 24 28 41 50 60 66 Wind Dir E SE S W W S S S SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 8 4 4 4 5 11 13 13 12 9 9 9 9 Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW Clouds(%) 41 38 54 68 71 49 43 38 56 67 51 44 43 17 12 14 26 27 21 17 14 PoP 12HR 30 30 10 5 5 QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0.02 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC Tstms SC IS IS LAL 6HR 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 53 6 6 5 3 16 61 84 68 8 6 7 6 42148182122 9 9 9 8 T Wind Dir E SE SW W W S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW T Wind Spd 10 12 14 11 8 11 10 11 12 13 16 16 16 23 21 19 19 18 17 18 16 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 06/25Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24 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 100 65 99 67 99 70 100 69 92 Temp 95 96 75 66 94 93 76 68 94 93 78 71 95 94 78 70 88 87 DewPt 59 56 62 62 62 58 63 62 61 59 60 59 60 58 60 60 63 62 Min/Max RH 24 88 27 84 27 68 26 72 37 RH 30 27 64 86 35 31 63 81 34 32 55 66 32 30 54 71 42 43 PWind Dir SW S E S SW S SW S SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 20 20 10 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-230900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 534 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024 Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 69 96 66 100 71 Temp 91 78 73 70 69 80 90 96 91 78 73 69 67 83 95100 96 82 78 74 71 DewPt 59 63 64 64 64 67 64 60 59 63 63 62 60 62 58 57 55 58 58 59 60 Max/Min RH 85 30 85 24 68 RH 34 59 73 82 83 65 42 31 34 61 71 78 80 48 29 24 25 44 50 59 68 Wind Dir NE E S NW NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 4 4 4 6 9 12 13 13 11 11 10 9 Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 FW B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 30 33 55 72 68 49 56 25 72 56 41 53 47 22 12 8 25 21 15 25 20 PoP 12HR 10 10 10 0 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 39 5 4 4 3 10 59103 58 6 5 6 7 36166211177 9 12 11 9 T Wind Dir NE E S W E E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S T Wind Spd 8 9 9 9 6 9 10 12 14 11 12 14 17 20 21 23 24 19 21 17 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 06/25Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 102 67 99 69 101 74 101 71 94 Temp 97 98 75 68 94 96 76 70 97 96 79 74 97 97 80 72 90 90 DewPt 60 58 64 64 65 59 64 64 62 58 61 61 61 58 60 61 64 63 Min/Max RH 24 89 28 83 27 64 25 68 36 RH 30 27 68 87 39 29 66 81 32 28 53 64 31 28 51 68 42 40 PWind Dir S S E SE S S SW S SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 10 5 30 10 20 10 30 10 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS Tstms SC IS SC IS $$ 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