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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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527 FOUS54 KAMA 260743 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 243 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024 TXZ012-262100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 243 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024 Date Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 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 55 88 56 88 Temp 59 55 70 83 86 84 70 65 60 56 69 83 87 83 71 65 60 56 70 83 86 82 DewPt 47 46 48 48 47 48 48 48 48 48 50 51 48 48 50 51 50 50 52 49 45 44 Min/Max RH 26 75 26 81 23 RH 64 72 45 30 26 29 45 54 64 74 51 33 26 30 47 60 69 80 53 31 24 26 Wind Dir S S SW SW S SE SE S S S SE NE NE NE E E NW NW N N NE NE Wind Spd 6 6 6 5 6 9 9 8 4 4 2 4 8 8 4 2 3 4 5 10 10 9 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW Clouds(%) 1 1 0 2 5 4 2 2 1 6 3 3 5 5 1 1 2 2 1 3 6 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 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 1 Vent Rate 4 4 11 32 49 14 6 5 4 3 4 30 60 10 4 3 2 3 13 55 78 12 T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SE NE N NE NE E N NW N N NE NE T Wind Spd 12 11 12 8 9 12 17 14 12 9 5 9 12 12 10 9 6 6 10 13 13 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 Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 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 87 56 92 55 81 54 90 Temp 63 54 81 82 63 56 86 86 66 56 75 77 61 54 83 84 DewPt 47 46 46 44 44 44 46 45 45 41 39 39 41 41 42 40 Max/Min RH 76 23 65 20 58 23 61 19 RH 56 74 29 26 50 64 25 24 47 57 27 25 48 61 24 21 PWind Dir SE NW S SW E NE S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ016-262100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 243 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024 Date Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 89 54 89 53 86 Temp 56 53 68 82 87 84 68 61 57 54 70 83 88 83 67 61 56 54 68 81 85 80 DewPt 48 46 50 48 47 48 49 48 48 46 50 50 47 47 50 50 50 49 52 50 46 45 Min/Max RH 24 76 25 88 26 RH 74 77 52 31 25 29 51 61 72 76 48 32 25 29 53 67 80 85 56 34 26 29 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SE SE S S W NW NE NE NE NE E NW NW NW N NE NE Wind Spd 4 4 8 9 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 9 4 2 2 3 4 9 9 8 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 2 4 0 5 3 4 4 4 2 9 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 6 1 3 3 5 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 8 1 Vent Rate 7 6 15 39 57 8 6 7 4 6 8 52 83 10 6 5 3 3 11 50105 15 T Wind Dir S SW W SW SW S S S SW W N NE NE NE NE E E NW N N NE NE T Wind Spd 14 13 14 10 10 9 12 13 9 11 11 12 14 12 12 10 6 6 9 11 14 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 51 86 53 90 52 79 51 88 Temp 59 52 80 81 60 54 85 84 63 53 72 75 58 51 81 82 DewPt 46 45 44 43 44 42 43 43 43 39 39 41 41 39 41 38 Max/Min RH 78 23 66 19 60 25 65 18 RH 61 76 28 27 54 64 23 24 47 59 30 30 53 63 24 21 PWind Dir SE SW S SW NE E S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ008-262100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 243 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024 Date Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 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 92 56 91 55 90 Temp 60 57 69 84 89 87 72 66 61 57 68 83 89 85 71 65 59 56 70 83 89 84 DewPt 49 49 51 49 48 49 50 50 50 50 52 52 49 49 51 52 52 51 53 49 45 46 Min/Max RH 23 80 25 86 22 RH 66 75 51 30 24 27 45 56 67 77 56 34 25 28 50 64 78 83 56 31 22 27 Wind Dir S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE NE E E NW NW N N NE NE Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 4 9 9 6 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW Clouds(%) 2 2 0 2 5 3 1 1 1 12 2 3 5 4 1 1 1 3 1 2 7 7 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 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 1 Vent Rate 7 6 12 31 45 12 9 7 6 6 8 26 58 9 7 5 4 4 13 54 76 15 T Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SE S S S SE SE NE N NE E E N NW N N NE NE T Wind Spd 11 9 11 8 8 10 13 11 9 8 6 8 11 9 11 8 6 5 10 13 13 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 Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 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 90 56 95 56 82 54 93 Temp 64 55 83 85 64 57 87 89 68 56 75 78 62 55 84 87 DewPt 49 48 47 44 45 46 46 45 45 39 38 39 41 41 42 40 Max/Min RH 80 21 67 18 54 22 60 17 RH 59 77 28 24 48 66 23 22 43 54 26 25 47 59 23 20 PWind Dir SE S S SW NE NE S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ008-262100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 243 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024 Date Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 90 57 88 57 87 Temp 60 57 68 81 87 85 72 66 62 58 67 81 86 83 71 65 60 57 68 81 85 82 DewPt 50 49 51 50 49 49 50 50 50 50 52 52 50 50 51 52 52 52 53 49 45 46 Min/Max RH 25 78 29 84 25 RH 68 75 54 34 27 29 46 58 66 76 58 37 29 32 49 64 76 82 59 34 25 28 Wind Dir S S SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE E SE NW NW N N NE NE Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 4 6 6 4 4 2 2 4 5 5 4 2 2 3 4 9 8 6 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 8 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 5 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 1 Vent Rate 6 6 10 26 41 12 8 6 5 4 6 23 54 12 6 4 4 3 11 54 71 12 T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S S SE SE NE N NE E E N NW N NE NE NE T Wind Spd 11 10 12 9 8 10 16 11 9 8 6 9 11 11 11 8 6 5 10 13 12 12 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 55 87 57 92 57 79 55 90 Temp 63 55 80 82 65 58 85 87 67 57 71 75 61 56 82 84 DewPt 48 48 47 46 45 46 46 46 45 40 38 40 41 42 43 40 Max/Min RH 78 23 65 20 53 25 60 19 RH 59 77 31 28 48 64 26 24 45 53 30 28 47 59 26 22 PWind Dir SE S S SW NE NE S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ006-262100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 243 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024 Date Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 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 51 86 51 84 Temp 53 51 66 80 86 83 67 60 54 51 68 83 86 82 65 59 54 52 68 80 84 79 DewPt 49 47 50 51 50 51 51 50 50 49 53 53 50 50 52 51 50 49 53 51 46 46 Min/Max RH 28 92 29 94 27 RH 85 88 56 36 29 34 57 70 84 92 59 36 29 34 62 75 86 89 59 35 27 30 Wind Dir S SW SW SW S SE SE SE W NW N NE NE NE E NW N N N NE NE E Wind Spd 4 4 6 9 8 5 5 4 3 3 4 9 9 8 4 3 4 4 4 6 8 6 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 12 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 3 2 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 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 <1 Vent Rate 6 5 9 31 48 5 6 6 4 3 10 44 75 6 5 4 3 4 7 39 72 6 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SE SE S SW N N NE N NE E N N N N NE NE E T Wind Spd 12 11 12 12 10 9 13 13 9 6 12 13 14 10 11 8 6 8 8 10 11 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 Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 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 84 50 88 49 74 48 85 Temp 56 49 79 80 58 51 83 82 60 50 69 71 54 49 79 81 DewPt 46 45 48 46 44 43 48 47 42 36 39 42 41 39 43 40 Max/Min RH 88 27 77 23 59 30 72 20 RH 68 86 33 30 58 74 30 29 51 59 32 34 61 70 28 24 PWind Dir SE SW S W NE E S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ OKZ002-262100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 243 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024 Date Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 87 50 86 50 85 Temp 53 50 66 82 86 81 65 59 53 50 65 81 86 81 65 58 53 51 67 81 85 80 DewPt 48 48 50 51 50 50 51 51 50 50 53 53 52 51 53 52 51 51 54 51 48 48 Min/Max RH 28 100 31 100 28 RH 83 93 57 33 29 34 59 75 88100 65 38 31 35 64 79 93100 62 35 28 33 Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE SE S NE N NE NE NE E E NW NW N NE NE E Wind Spd 4 4 5 9 9 6 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 8 8 4 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW Clouds(%) 4 3 0 2 2 5 4 2 4 19 3 3 1 4 3 1 4 4 3 3 7 8 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 Vent Rate 6 5 9 31 57 8 6 5 4 3 5 19 53 5 4 3 2 3 9 40 73 4 T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S S S NE N NE E E N NW N NE NE E T Wind Spd 13 12 12 10 11 11 14 11 9 8 5 8 11 9 10 8 5 6 10 11 12 9 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 48 84 50 89 49 75 48 87 Temp 57 49 80 80 57 51 83 83 61 49 69 71 54 49 80 81 DewPt 48 46 49 46 46 44 49 47 43 37 38 40 41 40 44 42 Max/Min RH 91 27 80 25 62 28 72 21 RH 71 89 34 31 65 78 31 29 51 62 32 33 61 70 28 25 PWind Dir S S S W NE E S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ 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