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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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645 FOUS54 KAMA 040819 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 319 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 TXZ012-042100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 319 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 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 69 51 74 57 83 Temp 58 54 56 63 68 65 57 54 52 52 57 66 73 70 62 59 59 59 70 79 82 80 DewPt 56 51 46 46 46 48 50 51 52 52 52 53 54 55 56 57 59 59 52 36 27 20 Min/Max RH 45 100 52 100 11 RH 93 90 69 54 45 54 77 90100100 83 62 52 59 81 93100100 53 21 13 11 Wind Dir S N N NE NE E E E E E SE S S SE SE S S S SW SW W W Wind Spd 12 19 20 17 16 14 10 9 8 8 9 11 14 20 18 20 19 19 23 26 28 25 Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 FW CL FW CL Clouds(%) 33 66 57 65 56 57 81 81 77 86 80 72 37 27 51 44 76 79 24 5 6 5 PoP 12HR 20 40 20 10 5 QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 1 <1 1 1 3 9 10 7 Vent Rate 12 28 43 45 48 45 16 12 11 12 13 42 78 56 29 18 27 29 79247268180 T Wind Dir SW N N N E E E E E E SE S S S SE S S S SW SW W W T Wind Spd 21 23 23 19 18 17 14 13 10 11 10 14 19 24 28 27 27 27 31 31 32 28 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH Date Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24 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 87 51 83 49 74 47 70 Temp 59 48 80 84 62 51 76 81 60 49 69 72 55 47 65 68 DewPt 17 19 20 19 22 26 26 23 31 32 32 31 34 36 36 36 Max/Min RH 31 8 37 11 52 21 65 28 RH 19 31 11 9 21 37 16 12 33 52 25 22 45 65 34 31 PWind Dir W SW W NW E NE NE NE Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ TXZ016-042100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 319 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 70 50 76 56 82 Temp 60 54 58 65 69 67 56 53 52 52 57 65 73 75 64 59 59 58 68 77 81 79 DewPt 53 47 41 41 44 45 51 52 52 51 54 54 52 49 54 57 58 57 43 29 21 13 Min/Max RH 39 100 40 99 8 RH 78 76 53 42 41 45 83 96100 99 90 68 47 40 71 93 98 96 40 17 11 8 Wind Dir S N NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW W W W Wind Spd 11 17 17 17 16 14 9 9 6 6 9 10 16 19 16 17 16 16 19 24 26 25 Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL Clouds(%) 48 67 70 69 44 66 47 79 87 92 91 65 17 13 44 61 66 56 16 8 3 3 PoP 12HR 20 40 10 10 0 QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC SC Tstms IS IS SC IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 6HR 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 5 5 2 1 <1 1 4 8 10 10 Vent Rate 17 30 43 46 56 58 12 12 9 12 22 39 93102 43 25 21 25110196271285 T Wind Dir S N NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W W T Wind Spd 24 24 23 19 18 19 13 14 10 11 13 17 21 23 28 28 27 26 29 28 29 33 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 7 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH EX Date Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 47 86 50 84 47 77 44 70 Temp 56 48 78 85 62 51 78 82 59 48 69 76 54 45 66 68 DewPt 16 16 17 14 18 21 21 15 23 28 31 26 35 36 37 34 Max/Min RH 29 7 31 8 47 15 71 27 RH 20 27 10 7 19 31 12 8 25 47 24 16 47 70 34 28 PWind Dir W W W W NW NE E E Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ TXZ008-042100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 319 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 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 72 52 77 59 87 Temp 59 54 57 65 70 68 60 56 54 53 58 68 75 75 65 62 61 62 73 83 86 83 DewPt 57 49 45 45 46 47 49 51 52 52 52 54 55 56 57 59 61 61 54 37 27 21 Min/Max RH 41 99 48 100 10 RH 93 82 66 49 41 47 68 80 92 96 81 63 50 52 75 88100 97 51 20 12 10 Wind Dir NW N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S SE S S S SW SW SW W Wind Spd 13 17 14 13 13 11 8 6 5 4 5 9 11 13 14 17 17 20 20 24 23 21 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL Clouds(%) 67 67 57 53 43 48 61 84 78 84 80 69 41 27 40 50 66 59 27 13 7 4 PoP 12HR 10 40 30 10 5 QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs NM IS SC SC SC SC SC Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 2 2 3 4 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 5 4 1 1 1 1 3 9 9 8 Vent Rate 15 33 48 50 50 50 12 19 12 11 14 38 84 81 24 28 28 28 90265239214 T Wind Dir N N N N NE E E E E E SE S S S SE S S S SW SW W W T Wind Spd 19 25 23 18 16 16 13 12 10 10 9 11 19 23 24 26 24 27 31 33 31 29 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH Date Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24 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 50 90 52 85 51 78 48 74 Temp 62 51 82 89 65 52 76 84 63 52 72 76 58 49 69 72 DewPt 19 20 22 21 28 29 29 27 34 34 33 33 36 39 37 37 Max/Min RH 30 8 41 12 50 19 69 25 RH 19 29 11 8 24 41 18 12 34 49 24 21 44 68 31 27 PWind Dir W SW W NE E NE NE NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ TXZ008-042100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 319 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 70 52 76 60 84 Temp 59 53 56 63 68 67 60 56 54 53 58 67 74 74 65 63 62 63 73 81 83 81 DewPt 59 51 47 47 45 47 48 50 51 51 53 53 54 55 56 58 61 60 53 36 26 20 Min/Max RH 43 96 49 98 11 RH 99 91 71 57 43 49 66 79 91 96 83 62 51 53 75 85 97 92 51 20 12 11 Wind Dir NW N N NE NE E E E E E SE S S S SE S S S SW SW W W Wind Spd 14 18 18 16 13 12 9 9 8 5 8 10 13 16 16 20 20 21 23 26 26 23 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL Clouds(%) 62 70 57 56 45 48 67 79 85 83 78 73 37 22 46 42 67 48 25 7 6 4 PoP 12HR 10 40 20 10 5 QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs NM IS SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 2 2 3 3 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 1 3 9 9 9 Vent Rate 13 34 49 49 48 50 14 17 11 9 15 46 91 69 25 26 35 28 85266239258 T Wind Dir NW N N NE E E E E E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W T Wind Spd 18 25 23 20 16 16 13 12 9 9 9 12 19 23 25 27 27 27 31 33 31 32 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH Date Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 51 89 53 84 52 76 49 72 Temp 61 52 80 87 65 53 74 83 63 52 69 74 58 49 67 70 DewPt 19 20 21 21 26 29 29 25 33 33 32 32 35 38 37 36 Max/Min RH 30 9 39 12 48 20 66 27 RH 19 29 12 9 22 39 18 12 33 48 26 21 43 66 34 29 PWind Dir W SW W NE E NE NE NE Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ TXZ006-042100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 319 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 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 67 45 75 53 79 Temp 50 47 52 62 67 65 53 48 47 47 54 63 72 74 60 56 56 55 66 75 79 76 DewPt 50 40 39 40 39 42 45 46 46 46 52 54 52 50 54 56 56 54 41 25 16 12 Min/Max RH 37 100 42 100 8 RH 99 76 62 45 37 43 74 94 99 95 94 71 49 43 81 99100 95 40 15 9 9 Wind Dir N N N NE E E E E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W Wind Spd 19 18 19 16 13 12 8 8 5 5 9 12 16 19 17 19 21 19 24 27 25 23 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL Clouds(%) 72 59 53 54 43 18 36 61 76 88 91 62 29 19 36 60 66 52 19 11 5 4 PoP 12HR 5 30 20 5 0 QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 2 2 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 5 1 <1 1 1 5 8 11 13 Vent Rate 20 52 48 52 55 56 13 16 9 14 19 59111121 25 23 37 27143241296323 T Wind Dir N N N NE E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W W T Wind Spd 27 27 24 18 14 16 13 12 9 11 16 19 24 25 25 27 27 26 34 34 29 28 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 6 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH CH Date Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24 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 41 85 42 81 43 72 40 66 Temp 53 42 77 82 57 43 71 79 54 44 66 69 49 40 62 64 DewPt 13 15 19 15 19 24 25 18 27 28 31 29 33 36 37 36 Max/Min RH 34 7 48 10 54 21 85 32 RH 21 33 11 8 23 48 17 10 36 54 27 22 55 84 39 35 PWind Dir W SW NW NE NE NE NE NE Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 $$ OKZ002-042100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 319 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 68 45 74 55 82 Temp 44 41 47 59 67 65 52 49 47 46 55 65 72 73 60 57 57 58 70 80 82 79 DewPt 44 39 37 37 41 42 45 46 47 46 51 53 53 53 57 57 57 58 51 32 22 19 Min/Max RH 37 100 48 100 10 RH 99 92 68 43 39 43 76 90100100 87 64 52 50 89 99100100 50 17 11 10 Wind Dir N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S SE S S S SW SW SW W Wind Spd 16 13 17 13 13 11 8 5 5 5 9 12 16 17 16 18 23 19 21 27 23 19 Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW Clouds(%) 79 60 57 50 25 21 34 39 80 74 83 60 49 24 49 69 75 64 32 15 8 6 PoP 12HR 5 20 20 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS Tstms SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 Mix Hgt 2 2 2 3 4 4 <1 1 1 1 2 4 5 4 1 1 2 1 4 10 10 8 Vent Rate 41 48 44 49 48 56 10 11 13 11 19 58 88101 37 27 40 22 99320265167 T Wind Dir N N N N E E E E E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W T Wind Spd 26 24 21 17 14 16 13 11 11 11 12 18 20 25 28 27 28 24 31 37 28 23 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 4 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CL Date Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 43 86 44 78 45 73 42 69 Temp 55 44 79 84 58 44 71 76 54 45 68 70 51 42 66 67 DewPt 18 20 22 20 26 28 28 25 29 30 32 31 35 36 37 35 Max/Min RH 39 9 52 14 56 21 79 28 RH 23 37 12 9 30 52 20 15 38 56 26 23 55 79 34 31 PWind Dir W SW NW NE NE NE NE N Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 $$ 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