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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
449 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

TXZ012-032100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

Date             Mon 06/03/24            Tue 06/04/24            Wed 06/05/24
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                 98          62          95          64          93
Temp             64 79 89 96 95 79 72 66 63 80 92 94 91 77 72 67 64 78 88 92 91
DewPt            62 58 53 44 40 47 53 51 47 44 46 49 50 54 56 57 58 57 53 50 50
Min/Max RH                   14          58          20          82          23
RH               93 49 29 17 15 32 51 58 56 28 21 22 25 45 57 70 81 48 30 24 25
Wind Dir         SW  W NW  W SW SE SE  S SW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E NE  E  E SE SE
Wind Spd         11 10  6  9  9  9 11 10  9 12 12 13 13 12 11  9  9  9 10 10 10
Clouds           FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%)        18 23  1  8  7 20 15 11 18 20 31 22 45 41 42 21 16  8  3  4  7
PoP 12HR                      5           0           0           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              6     6     6     6     6     6     4     4     4     4
Mix Hgt          <1  2  3 11  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  6  8  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  7  6
Vent Rate         9 24 31112110  5 15 11  6 23 99120 76  7  6  5  5 37 77 90 92
T Wind Dir       SW  W NW SW  S SE  S  S SW NW  N NW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  S
T Wind Spd       19 14 10 11 14 14 23 20 14 19 18 17 18 16 14 12 12 17 13 13 17
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          Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
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       65      97      66      95      69      96      65      90
Temp          73 66 92 91 74 67 91 93 77 70 93 93 74 66 86 85
DewPt         56 60 57 52 56 57 55 51 51 54 52 51 54 56 55 54
Max/Min RH         82      24      72      23      57      22      71      30
RH            55 81 31 27 53 70 30 24 40 57 25 24 50 70 35 35
PWind Dir           S       S      SE       S       S       S      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       5      20      10      30      20      40      20
Rain Shwrs                IS          SC       IS SC IS    IS
Tstms                     IS          SC       IS SC IS    IS

$$

TXZ016-032100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

Date             Mon 06/03/24            Tue 06/04/24            Wed 06/05/24
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                 97          60          97          62          95
Temp             59 78 89 95 95 77 69 63 61 83 94 97 94 77 71 66 63 77 89 94 93
DewPt            51 44 41 28 24 29 34 39 34 32 37 37 40 48 52 56 58 58 53 48 47
Min/Max RH                    8          43          12          86          20
RH               75 30 19  9  8 17 27 41 36 16 14 12 15 36 51 70 86 51 29 21 21
Wind Dir          W NW NW  W  W  S  S SW  W NW  N  N NE  E  E  E NE  E  E SE SE
Wind Spd          9  9  8  9 10  8  8  9  9 11 12 11 11  9  9  8  6  9 11 11 10
Clouds           FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%)        10  3  2  8 15  5 13 13 26 23 34 35 46 50 50 28 19  5  3  8 15
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              6     6     6     6     6     5     5     5     4     4
Mix Hgt          <1  2  7 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 11 13  9 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  9  8
Vent Rate         8 17 75158173  5  7  7  6 23171169103 10  9  9  6 35 80112110
T Wind Dir        W NW  W  W  W  S  S SW  W  N NW NW  N  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE
T Wind Spd       14 12 11 13 14 10 14 14 11 18 18 14 13 18 17 16 12 14 13 13 16
RFTI              0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category    NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date          Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
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       63      98      64      97      67      97      62      91
Temp          73 64 94 92 74 65 93 93 75 67 93 94 72 63 87 88
DewPt         55 60 53 49 55 58 52 49 52 53 50 48 56 57 54 52
Max/Min RH         87      19      81      20      62      19      81      26
RH            54 87 25 23 51 80 25 22 45 61 23 21 57 81 32 29
PWind Dir          SE       S      SE       S       S       S       S      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR            5       5      20      10      30      20      40      30
Rain Shwrs                IS          SC       IS SC IS    SC
Tstms                     IS          SC       IS SC IS    IS

$$

TXZ008-032100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

Date             Mon 06/03/24            Tue 06/04/24            Wed 06/05/24
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                 99          64          97          63          98
Temp             66 79 90 97 97 82 75 68 65 81 94 96 92 80 74 67 64 78 90 96 96
DewPt            65 61 58 52 48 58 58 57 53 51 52 55 53 56 59 60 61 59 54 50 50
Min/Max RH                   19          67          24          91          20
RH               96 54 34 22 19 44 56 67 64 36 24 25 27 44 59 78 89 52 30 21 21
Wind Dir         SW  W NW  W NE SE SE  S SW NW  N  N  N NE  E NE NE  E  E SE  S
Wind Spd          6  6  4  5  5  5  9  6  5  8 11 11 10  9  6  4  4  4  5  5  6
Clouds           SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%)        34 20  0  1  6 29  8  7 20  9 33 26 46 40 32 15  9  6  2  2  5
PoP 12HR                     10          10           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS IS
Tstms                        IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              6     6     6     6     6     5     4     4     3     4
Mix Hgt          <1  2  4  9  8 <1  1 <1  1  2  6  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  8  8
Vent Rate         9 29 26 55 67 10 19 15 12 22 99114 81 10  9  5  5 26 47 89101
T Wind Dir       SW  W NW  W SW SE  S  S SW NW  N NW  N NE  E  E NE  E  E  S  S
T Wind Spd       13 13  8  6  9 14 21 18 13 13 19 18 16 12 13  8  8 11  9 12 13
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          Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
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       68     100      67      99      71      99      67      92
Temp          78 69 95 94 76 68 94 97 81 72 96 96 77 68 88 88
DewPt         57 62 59 54 59 60 58 53 54 56 55 53 57 58 58 57
Max/Min RH         80      23      76      23      57      22      71      32
RH            48 79 30 26 55 74 30 24 40 57 25 23 50 70 36 35
PWind Dir           S       S      SE       S       S       S      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR            0      10      20      10      30      10      40      20
Rain Shwrs                IS          SC          SC IS    IS
Tstms                     IS          SC          SC IS    IS

$$

TXZ008-032100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

Date             Mon 06/03/24            Tue 06/04/24            Wed 06/05/24
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                 97          65          95          65          96
Temp             66 77 87 95 95 81 74 69 65 80 91 94 90 80 74 68 65 77 88 95 93
DewPt            64 60 57 51 45 54 57 56 51 49 51 53 52 55 58 60 60 59 54 50 49
Min/Max RH                   18          63          25          85          22
RH               95 55 36 23 18 39 54 63 60 35 25 25 28 43 58 75 84 53 31 23 22
Wind Dir         SW  W NW  N  E SE SE  S SW NW  N  N  N NE  E NE NE  E  E SE  S
Wind Spd          9  9  5  6  8  8 10  9  8 10 12 12 12 10  9  6  4  5  6  8  8
Clouds           SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%)        27 19  0  7  9 24  8  9 26 18 37 22 52 43 35 16 10  6  2  2  5
PoP 12HR                     10           5           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              6     6     6     6     6     5     4     4     3     4
Mix Hgt          <1  2  4 10  8 <1  1 <1 <1  1  6  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  8  8
Vent Rate         9 23 28 71 58  8 20 12  7 18104114 79  8  8  5  5 25 47 88 98
T Wind Dir       SW  W NW NW SW SE  S  S SW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E NE  E  E  S  S
T Wind Spd       14 12  8  8  9 14 23 18 13 14 19 19 16 12 13  9  9 11  9 12 14
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          Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
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       68      98      67      97      71      97      67      90
Temp          78 69 93 93 76 68 92 95 80 72 94 94 76 68 86 86
DewPt         58 62 58 54 59 59 57 53 54 56 55 52 57 58 58 57
Max/Min RH         78      25      72      24      56      23      70      34
RH            50 77 32 27 56 72 31 25 40 56 27 25 53 69 39 38
PWind Dir           S       S      SE       S       S       S      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR            0      10      20      10      30      20      40      20
Rain Shwrs                IS          SC       IS SC IS    IS
Tstms                     IS          SC       IS SC IS    IS

$$

TXZ006-032100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

Date             Mon 06/03/24            Tue 06/04/24            Wed 06/05/24
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                 94          57          92          58          94
Temp             58 74 87 93 92 75 67 61 58 81 89 91 89 74 68 61 59 76 88 93 91
DewPt            54 56 52 41 36 42 48 49 44 43 49 47 47 52 55 55 55 57 53 49 47
Min/Max RH                   14          65          22          91          21
RH               87 53 30 16 14 31 50 64 58 26 25 22 23 46 62 81 89 52 30 22 22
Wind Dir         NW  N NE  E  S SE  S SW  W NW  N  N NE  E  E NE NE SE SE  S  S
Wind Spd          5  5  4  5  8  8  8  6  6 12 13 12 11 10  8  5  4  4  5  9  9
Clouds           FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%)        20 21  0 11 12 15 13 19 33 66 19 32 55 56 34 15  8  2  1  2  8
PoP 12HR                      5           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              6     6     6     6     6     4     3     3     3     4
Mix Hgt          <1  2  6 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7 10  9
Vent Rate         8 27 58 73102  7 10 13  6 60134127107  8  7  4  3 31 78116114
T Wind Dir       NW  N  N  W  S  S  S  S NW  N  N  N  N  E  E  E NE SE  S  S  S
T Wind Spd       13 16 11  6  9 16 20 17 12 24 21 17 14 16 14 10  8 10 11 13 14
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          Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
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       62      95      62      97      65      95      60      87
Temp          71 62 90 91 70 63 92 92 74 66 91 91 69 61 83 82
DewPt         52 56 57 52 57 56 55 50 53 53 53 51 57 56 57 56
Max/Min RH         82      24      82      21      66      23      85      36
RH            52 80 33 27 64 79 29 24 48 64 28 25 65 83 41 41
PWind Dir           S      SW      SE       S       S       S       E       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR            0      10      20      10      30      20      40      30
Rain Shwrs                IS          SC       IS SC IS    SC
Tstms                     IS          SC       IS SC IS    SC

$$

OKZ002-032100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

Date             Mon 06/03/24            Tue 06/04/24            Wed 06/05/24
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          60          90          59          96
Temp             61 73 84 91 89 74 68 62 61 78 87 90 87 74 68 62 60 76 88 95 93
DewPt            60 61 60 55 51 59 60 59 55 55 59 55 53 56 57 57 57 59 55 52 50
Min/Max RH                   26          89          30          93          22
RH               99 66 44 30 27 60 77 89 82 46 39 31 31 54 69 85 90 55 32 23 23
Wind Dir          E  N  N NE  E SE SE  S SW NW  N  N NE  E  E NE NE SE  S  S  S
Wind Spd          8  9  6  4  5  6  9  6  5 12 13 12 11  9  5  4  3  4  5  6  8
Clouds           SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%)        50 23  8  2  5  2 13 22 49 32 22 29 45 38 29 13  7  2  1  2  6
PoP 12HR                     10           0           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                IS
Tstms                     IS
LAL 6HR                 1     2     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              6     6     6     6     6     4     3     3     2     3
Mix Hgt          <1  2  3  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  9  9
Vent Rate         6 26 33 51 46  8 14 12  8 34103102 95  7  4  5  4 20 57102114
T Wind Dir        W  N  N  N  S SE  S  S SW NW  N  N  N  E  E  E  E SE SW SW  S
T Wind Spd       10 14 12  8  8 17 20 19 11 20 24 18 16 13 10 11 10 10 10 13 14
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          Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
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       63      95      62      96      66      94      62      86
Temp          73 64 92 89 70 63 93 94 75 67 91 92 70 63 83 81
DewPt         54 58 57 57 59 59 58 54 56 55 56 54 58 58 60 58
Max/Min RH         80      26      90      25      67      26      85      41
RH            52 80 31 33 69 87 31 26 50 66 31 28 66 85 46 46
PWind Dir           S       S      SE       S       S       S       E       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR            5      10      20      10      30      10      40      20
Rain Shwrs                IS          SC          SC IS    IS
Tstms                     IS          SC          SC 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