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558 FOUS54 KAMA 180849 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 349 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 TXZ012-182100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 349 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 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 69 85 64 81 Temp 74 71 79 87 91 89 78 75 72 70 75 81 84 80 72 70 66 64 71 76 79 75 DewPt 62 63 64 63 65 63 63 62 63 64 64 64 64 63 63 62 62 61 62 61 63 62 Min/Max RH 38 87 51 92 57 RH 66 76 60 45 42 42 60 64 73 81 69 56 51 56 73 76 87 90 73 60 58 64 Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE Wind Spd 23 21 21 20 21 21 21 21 19 14 13 13 16 19 17 13 12 9 12 13 16 16 Clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 1 6 7 8 3 11 34 20 20 60 71 48 35 36 49 60 62 83 63 63 73 71 PoP 12HR 20 20 30 40 40 QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0.01 0.01 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 Haines 6HR 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 5 4 1 1 2 1 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 <1 3 5 3 2 Vent Rate 23 21 66 79109118 32 42 41 23 31 63 82 88 34 26 17 10 48 84 64 40 T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S SE S SE T Wind Spd 29 26 27 23 25 31 31 33 31 19 16 18 19 25 23 20 17 12 17 19 21 19 RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24 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 85 67 94 69 95 69 96 Temp 68 65 77 81 71 67 86 88 74 69 89 89 74 69 90 90 DewPt 62 64 63 62 61 62 61 61 62 63 62 62 62 63 61 62 Max/Min RH 97 51 85 38 81 35 83 34 RH 81 97 62 53 71 84 43 40 66 81 41 41 66 81 38 39 PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 20 20 30 10 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS SC Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC $$ TXZ016-182100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 349 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 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 95 67 85 62 77 Temp 72 67 79 89 93 91 78 74 69 67 73 79 84 82 71 67 64 62 68 73 74 74 DewPt 62 62 63 58 55 55 60 64 64 64 65 65 63 61 63 64 64 62 63 63 63 61 Min/Max RH 27 90 47 100 64 RH 70 83 59 35 28 30 54 70 84 90 76 62 49 49 76 90100100 84 72 69 65 Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind Spd 19 18 18 14 17 17 18 18 16 13 12 12 16 17 16 12 10 9 10 13 16 16 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW SC B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 2 3 1 1 3 39 15 14 12 40 71 43 32 45 51 66 79 78 66 74 74 76 PoP 12HR 20 20 30 50 50 QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 Haines 6HR 6 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 9 6 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 1 3 4 3 3 Vent Rate 20 20 46 72157127 16 18 27 41 37 54 83 79 32 35 26 19 41 67 53 56 T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE T Wind Spd 29 24 23 17 20 23 25 27 28 25 16 16 18 23 19 21 18 14 17 18 18 19 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 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24 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 61 81 63 90 64 93 65 95 Temp 64 62 73 78 67 63 82 86 71 64 86 87 71 66 88 90 DewPt 64 62 65 62 63 63 63 61 64 64 64 62 63 63 64 60 Max/Min RH 100 57 100 41 99 38 95 34 RH 100100 75 58 87100 53 43 80 99 48 43 77 92 44 36 PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 50 30 20 5 20 10 30 10 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS IS SC Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC $$ TXZ008-182100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 349 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 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 71 90 67 86 Temp 76 74 83 93 95 92 82 78 74 72 77 83 88 84 75 72 69 67 73 80 84 79 DewPt 65 65 66 65 65 66 66 65 66 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 64 64 64 64 64 64 Min/Max RH 37 89 47 91 51 RH 70 75 57 41 38 42 58 64 75 83 71 58 47 52 71 80 85 90 71 56 51 59 Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE Wind Spd 21 18 19 18 19 19 20 18 14 9 9 11 12 13 12 9 8 4 8 11 13 12 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 3 3 2 1 0 9 41 25 22 62 64 45 39 42 46 55 62 68 55 58 60 68 PoP 12HR 10 20 40 30 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.03 0.01 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 Haines 6HR 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 Mix Hgt 1 1 3 5 6 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 5 2 2 1 1 4 6 6 4 Vent Rate 35 28 88111131116 55 53 43 32 46 61 92 93 39 41 20 15 53102115 56 T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 32 26 29 25 25 29 32 31 25 17 17 17 17 21 18 20 16 12 14 18 21 18 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 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24 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 67 88 70 99 71 99 71 100 Temp 70 68 80 84 74 70 91 93 77 71 92 91 76 71 93 94 DewPt 64 66 65 65 64 64 64 63 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 63 Max/Min RH 95 50 81 34 82 34 82 32 RH 82 94 59 52 72 80 41 37 67 81 41 42 69 81 39 36 PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 30 10 5 5 20 20 30 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC Tstms IS SC IS IS SC $$ TXZ008-182100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 349 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 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 95 70 88 66 83 Temp 75 73 81 90 93 90 81 76 72 70 75 81 86 82 74 71 68 66 72 77 81 77 DewPt 64 64 65 64 64 64 64 65 65 65 66 66 65 64 65 64 64 63 63 63 63 62 Min/Max RH 38 86 50 91 56 RH 68 74 58 43 38 43 56 67 79 84 75 60 50 54 74 80 86 90 73 63 56 61 Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE Wind Spd 26 23 21 19 21 21 23 21 18 12 11 12 13 16 13 12 10 8 9 12 13 13 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 3 2 1 0 1 10 37 27 17 56 65 45 40 40 46 59 63 66 63 60 62 63 PoP 12HR 10 20 40 40 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.02 0.02 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 Haines 6HR 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 1 3 5 6 4 1 2 2 2 3 4 6 5 2 2 1 1 4 6 6 3 Vent Rate 28 25 81102134118 33 51 38 27 43 57 88 98 31 25 17 14 47 93107 54 T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 33 27 29 24 24 29 31 31 26 18 17 17 17 23 19 18 16 12 14 17 20 18 RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24 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 66 86 70 96 71 96 70 98 Temp 69 67 77 81 73 70 88 90 76 71 89 89 75 71 91 92 DewPt 64 65 64 63 64 64 63 62 64 65 64 64 65 65 65 63 Max/Min RH 95 52 81 36 81 37 82 34 RH 83 95 65 54 72 80 45 40 67 81 45 44 70 81 42 38 PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 30 20 30 10 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS SC Tstms SC SC IS SC IS SC $$ TXZ006-182100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 349 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 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 84 60 81 Temp 71 67 82 94 99 91 76 72 68 65 72 79 82 76 67 65 62 61 70 76 79 74 DewPt 61 59 59 49 45 51 60 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 65 64 62 61 64 64 63 62 Min/Max RH 16 94 55 100 57 RH 70 74 45 22 16 26 57 71 84 92 74 62 55 68 92 96100100 80 65 57 66 Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S S E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S Wind Spd 21 18 19 17 19 18 18 16 13 9 9 9 12 12 12 11 9 8 10 12 14 14 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 Clouds(%) 2 2 0 0 3 22 8 4 24 67 59 45 44 50 69 78 77 67 54 54 57 54 PoP 12HR 5 30 50 50 30 QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0.19 0.17 0.01 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 Haines 6HR 6 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 14 8 <1 1 <1 1 2 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 5 5 4 Vent Rate 23 16 55189308199 26 24 18 15 22 41 48 63 43 26 23 17 56 86 97101 T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S S NE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 29 24 25 25 25 28 29 26 21 13 13 12 14 19 21 19 18 16 19 19 21 25 RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24 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 60 82 61 92 62 93 63 96 Temp 64 61 75 76 67 62 84 86 70 63 87 84 70 64 88 89 DewPt 62 61 65 62 62 62 64 61 65 63 65 62 64 63 65 61 Max/Min RH 100 60 99 40 100 38 100 35 RH 93100 74 62 83 99 51 43 83 99 47 48 81 98 46 38 PWind Dir S S S SW S SW S S Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 30 30 10 10 20 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS IS IS Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-182100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 349 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Date Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 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 64 82 61 84 Temp 73 71 82 95 98 91 77 73 69 67 72 78 80 76 67 66 64 61 71 79 83 78 DewPt 65 63 63 59 57 61 65 65 65 65 66 66 67 65 65 64 64 61 64 64 63 61 Min/Max RH 26 100 63 100 50 RH 76 76 53 30 26 37 67 77 89 93 82 68 63 70 94 93100100 79 59 50 56 Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S S Wind Spd 23 21 21 19 21 21 19 17 13 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 9 8 11 13 16 16 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC Clouds(%) 3 4 1 1 2 25 17 28 41 75 66 54 53 57 64 62 68 65 56 41 51 44 PoP 12HR 10 40 50 40 20 QPF 12HR 0.01 0.26 0.75 0.04 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 6HR 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 11 4 1 1 <1 2 2 3 2 2 <1 1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 Vent Rate 18 18 82132255117 36 32 12 22 28 40 34 30 12 19 7 11 58103136123 T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S S S SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 31 29 29 24 26 32 29 31 17 16 16 14 14 17 18 19 13 14 19 19 21 25 RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24 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 87 67 95 66 94 64 98 Temp 66 63 80 81 70 67 89 89 71 66 89 87 70 65 92 92 DewPt 63 63 65 62 63 63 64 61 65 65 65 60 64 62 64 60 Max/Min RH 100 49 88 36 97 36 94 31 RH 88100 60 53 78 87 44 39 80 96 45 40 80 91 40 33 PWind Dir S S S SW S S S S Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 20 10 5 10 20 10 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS 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