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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
149 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
TXZ012-160900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 67 93 70 95 70
Temp 90 87 77 73 70 68 79 89 93 91 81 76 72 70 79 89 95 90 80 76 73 70
DewPt 61 60 62 60 60 60 61 63 62 61 60 60 59 60 61 61 61 59 60 59 60 61
Max/Min RH 76 35 71 32 73
RH 38 40 60 64 71 76 54 42 36 37 49 58 64 71 54 39 33 35 51 56 64 73
Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 16 16 13 13 13 12 14 16 19 20 20 19 19 18 20 21 23 23 23 21 20 19
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 15 35 28 12 14 13 4 3 6 10 19 15 19 30 8 3 7 20 22 13 3 8
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 5 <1 1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 126 83 12 11 9 8 44 66136129 18 18 12 12 60100154143 21 27 15 15
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 19 19 21 21 19 18 23 19 25 27 27 28 24 21 26 26 29 34 29 29 24 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 96 68 90 67 88 67 90 68 94
Temp 90 91 76 69 85 86 73 67 83 85 72 67 85 87 75 68 89 91
DewPt 60 58 61 63 63 62 63 63 64 60 62 62 62 59 59 60 60 58
Min/Max RH 29 81 42 87 42 85 38 76 32
RH 37 33 60 81 48 45 71 87 53 43 71 84 46 39 58 76 38 33
PWind Dir S S S SE S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 20 30 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-160900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 64 95 67 98 66
Temp 89 88 74 70 66 64 76 88 94 93 79 75 71 67 78 90 97 95 79 74 70 67
DewPt 61 59 62 61 60 59 61 62 58 54 58 59 59 58 59 58 50 46 55 57 58 57
Max/Min RH 84 27 74 18 72
RH 39 38 67 73 81 84 60 41 30 27 48 57 67 73 52 34 21 19 44 55 66 70
Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 12 12 12 11 10 12 13 16 16 17 17 17 17 19 17 19 19 18 18 18 16
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 9 17 8 12 14 5 1 1 5 14 11 18 14 5 2 2 3 10 11 9 4 5
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 10 10
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 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 113 64 9 12 9 10 38 49147146 13 15 18 19 59 88362175 15 18 17 16
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW S S S S SE S S S S S SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 18 16 21 18 18 20 16 19 23 20 24 26 24 25 23 31 29 25 28 26 21
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 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 97 64 90 64 86 63 89 64 93
Temp 92 93 74 65 85 86 70 64 82 84 70 63 82 88 72 65 87 89
DewPt 53 46 57 62 62 59 64 64 63 59 63 62 61 56 60 60 59 56
Min/Max RH 18 90 35 100 41 98 34 87 32
RH 27 20 56 90 46 40 81100 54 42 78 97 48 34 66 84 39 33
PWind Dir S S S SE S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 40 20 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 98 72 99 72
Temp 94 90 79 76 71 69 81 92 97 94 83 79 74 72 82 93 98 94 83 79 75 73
DewPt 62 64 64 63 62 62 64 64 64 64 63 62 61 61 62 64 63 62 62 62 62 62
Max/Min RH 78 34 69 32 70
RH 34 41 59 65 74 78 55 40 34 37 50 57 64 68 52 38 32 35 50 57 65 68
Wind Dir SW S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 12 12 11 10 9 12 13 17 18 18 17 16 13 17 19 21 20 20 18 17 16
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 28 24 25 21 23 26 7 2 2 14 23 23 29 34 12 2 4 24 22 7 3 4
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 9 4 1 1 <1 <1 3 5 7 6 1 1 1 1 4 5 7 7 <1 1 1 1
Vent Rate 165 68 19 16 14 10 62 82156138 22 26 27 18 90124194193 25 33 23 19
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 21 20 20 18 16 13 23 20 25 27 25 27 25 20 28 27 31 33 29 31 23 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 70 93 68 92 69 95 71 98
Temp 94 94 77 71 87 89 75 68 87 88 75 69 88 91 77 71 92 93
DewPt 62 61 63 65 65 64 66 65 65 63 65 64 63 61 62 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 29 81 39 92 41 84 35 74 31
RH 35 34 62 81 48 43 74 91 48 43 70 83 43 38 60 73 36 34
PWind Dir S S S SE S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 20 30 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 68 97 72 97 72
Temp 93 88 78 74 71 69 80 90 96 92 82 77 74 72 81 90 96 91 81 77 74 73
DewPt 61 62 63 62 62 61 62 63 63 62 63 62 61 61 62 62 62 61 62 62 62 62
Max/Min RH 77 34 70 33 71
RH 36 42 59 66 73 77 56 42 34 38 51 60 65 70 52 40 33 36 51 59 65 70
Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 13 13 12 11 13 14 19 19 21 20 19 17 19 20 23 23 24 23 23 19
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 20 22 22 29 25 16 9 1 3 13 21 24 23 26 11 1 4 20 26 8 3 3
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 6 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 153 57 14 15 11 9 49 79148132 18 23 17 14 85116179186 23 27 22 17
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 20 19 21 19 16 13 23 20 24 26 25 29 23 19 28 26 29 33 31 32 26 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 99 70 91 68 89 69 93 71 96
Temp 91 93 77 70 85 87 74 68 84 86 74 69 86 89 77 71 90 92
DewPt 61 59 63 64 64 63 65 65 65 62 64 64 63 60 62 62 61 59
Min/Max RH 30 82 41 91 43 85 35 75 32
RH 36 33 62 82 51 45 75 90 53 45 70 84 46 38 60 75 39 33
PWind Dir S S S SE S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 20 30 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-160900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 62 97 66 98 65
Temp 89 87 74 70 64 63 79 90 96 90 78 74 69 66 79 90 97 94 79 74 69 66
DewPt 61 57 62 61 60 60 61 61 58 57 60 60 59 58 59 58 50 48 55 58 58 56
Max/Min RH 90 28 77 20 74
RH 39 36 65 72 86 90 55 38 28 33 55 62 70 75 50 34 21 21 44 56 67 71
Wind Dir SW S SE SW S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 11 11 9 9 13 13 16 17 17 16 14 13 18 19 21 19 18 18 16 13
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 4 9 27 12 11 0 1 8 18 16 12 13 14 8 1 2 5 5 4 2 1
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 13 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 147118 9 10 11 7 52 63171110 14 23 13 10 74102357250 16 20 18 13
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 19 18 18 18 13 24 19 20 21 23 27 21 19 27 26 32 32 28 27 27 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 97 61 88 61 87 63 90 65 94
Temp 92 92 72 62 84 82 69 62 83 83 70 63 85 86 72 66 90 90
DewPt 51 47 58 60 62 62 63 62 64 60 62 62 62 58 60 60 61 58
Min/Max RH 17 92 39 100 42 98 36 85 32
RH 24 21 61 92 47 52 82100 53 45 75 96 46 39 66 82 38 34
PWind Dir S S SE S S S S S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 40 10 20 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-160900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 64 96 69 97 68
Temp 90 87 74 70 66 65 80 92 96 88 79 75 71 69 80 92 97 92 79 74 71 68
DewPt 61 61 63 62 62 61 64 63 62 62 63 62 61 61 62 62 61 59 62 62 62 60
Max/Min RH 88 32 78 30 78
RH 37 41 68 76 86 86 58 38 32 41 59 65 72 77 55 37 31 33 55 65 73 76
Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 18 16 13 12 12 11 14 16 19 19 19 18 17 16 19 21 24 23 21 20 19 17
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 8 25 31 37 44 26 5 1 3 33 29 30 39 37 16 9 2 4 3 1 3 3
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 6 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 178103 11 15 11 9 49 77158 71 17 15 11 15 77123203173 22 21 22 17
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 25 21 17 20 18 17 21 19 23 25 25 25 19 20 27 28 33 33 29 29 25 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 63 88 63 89 64 92 67 96
Temp 94 92 72 64 84 83 70 64 86 85 71 65 88 89 74 68 91 91
DewPt 58 57 62 63 63 62 64 64 65 62 63 63 63 60 61 61 62 60
Min/Max RH 25 97 42 100 42 96 35 81 31
RH 31 31 69 97 49 50 82100 51 45 76 93 43 38 65 78 38 35
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 30 10 20 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC
$$
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