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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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640 FOUS54 KAMA 190849 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 349 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 TXZ012-192100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 349 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 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 57 98 61 88 Temp 67 64 80 94 96 94 78 70 62 58 78 92 97 94 78 73 67 62 75 83 87 86 DewPt 61 60 50 41 34 32 34 34 33 31 32 30 28 26 28 30 32 35 30 25 24 23 Min/Max RH 11 36 8 36 9 RH 81 87 35 16 11 11 20 26 33 36 19 11 9 9 16 20 27 36 19 12 10 10 Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW W SW W W W SW SW SW S S W W W W W SW Wind Spd 10 13 13 17 19 16 10 8 8 9 9 9 13 14 12 12 13 12 16 19 19 18 Clouds CL SC FW FW SC SC SC CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW Clouds(%) 3 30 15 8 27 35 39 1 1 1 4 12 36 48 27 20 28 18 8 7 5 6 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 6 6 6 5 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 13 17 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 10 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 10 12 Vent Rate 10 9 23343499262 6 4 4 4 13118219197 8 9 9 7117195214272 T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW W W W W NW W SW SW S SW NW W W W W SW T Wind Spd 23 20 19 31 34 28 14 12 10 11 10 13 20 23 18 23 20 14 27 27 25 26 RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24 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 80 55 85 57 90 56 88 Temp 64 52 72 78 62 57 78 82 64 59 84 88 67 58 80 86 DewPt 28 41 39 37 42 50 49 39 52 46 31 23 29 37 38 32 Max/Min RH 66 22 77 21 68 9 45 14 RH 25 66 30 23 48 77 36 22 65 62 15 9 24 45 22 14 PWind Dir W NE SE S SW W S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ016-192100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 349 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 97 56 97 60 88 Temp 63 59 82 94 96 95 76 66 60 57 80 92 96 94 76 71 65 60 74 81 87 86 DewPt 40 35 32 28 29 26 26 27 26 24 27 23 20 17 23 25 29 30 25 22 19 16 Min/Max RH 8 29 6 32 7 RH 43 40 16 10 9 8 16 24 27 29 15 8 6 6 14 18 27 32 17 11 8 7 Wind Dir SE SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW S SW W W W W W SW Wind Spd 10 6 10 14 19 16 9 5 5 6 9 12 16 14 10 10 11 11 16 19 20 18 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW Clouds(%) 1 2 1 5 10 19 4 2 2 2 2 19 27 29 27 35 38 14 8 9 5 6 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 14 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 10 11 Vent Rate 7 6 18383450381 8 6 5 5 15158248238 9 12 9 10141191265259 T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW S W NW W W W W W T Wind Spd 13 13 14 31 32 28 16 11 10 10 10 18 25 24 17 23 16 16 29 27 29 26 RFTI 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 RFTI Category NO NO NO CL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CL Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 48 83 53 88 56 91 55 89 Temp 62 51 73 82 60 55 82 85 63 58 86 88 65 56 80 87 DewPt 22 37 36 27 43 47 36 23 32 29 22 13 20 30 32 20 Max/Min RH 60 13 76 10 34 6 37 8 RH 21 60 26 13 53 76 19 10 32 33 9 6 18 37 17 8 PWind Dir W E S SW SW W SW SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ008-192100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 349 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 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 101 60 102 65 93 Temp 70 67 82 97 99 97 82 72 64 60 79 94101 98 81 75 68 65 78 87 91 90 DewPt 60 61 55 44 37 37 41 40 37 34 38 35 29 30 31 31 33 35 33 27 25 24 Min/Max RH 11 39 8 33 8 RH 71 82 41 16 12 12 23 31 37 38 23 13 8 9 16 20 26 33 19 11 9 9 Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW SW S W W W W SW SW S S W W W W W SW Wind Spd 8 13 14 17 14 12 8 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 8 8 9 9 12 14 16 13 Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW Clouds(%) 39 21 14 18 39 24 19 3 5 2 2 10 29 47 29 27 23 16 5 6 5 6 PoP 12HR 10 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 6 6 6 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 1 2 10 14 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 10 11 Vent Rate 18 19 31260389217 11 7 6 7 15 79230123 12 13 11 10109208221279 T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW S W W NW W SW SW S S NW W W W W SW T Wind Spd 24 18 17 28 31 25 16 11 10 11 9 12 20 20 17 19 16 13 25 26 25 27 RFTI 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24 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 83 57 89 60 95 58 91 Temp 66 54 74 81 65 59 81 83 67 62 89 92 70 60 82 88 DewPt 34 42 40 36 41 49 53 48 57 51 35 27 34 42 40 35 Max/Min RH 65 19 69 25 74 9 51 14 RH 30 65 29 20 42 69 38 29 71 69 15 10 26 51 22 15 PWind Dir NW NE SE S S W SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ008-192100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 349 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 99 60 99 65 91 Temp 69 67 80 93 96 95 82 72 65 60 78 92 98 96 81 75 69 65 77 85 89 88 DewPt 62 61 54 43 37 36 38 39 36 34 36 34 29 28 29 31 33 35 32 26 24 24 Min/Max RH 12 37 9 32 9 RH 78 82 40 18 13 13 21 30 35 37 22 13 9 9 15 19 26 32 19 12 10 10 Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S W W W W W SW Wind Spd 10 14 14 17 16 14 9 6 6 6 6 6 11 12 10 11 12 12 14 16 18 16 Clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL Clouds(%) 33 30 15 14 40 22 22 4 3 2 3 8 30 45 28 25 25 17 6 6 4 5 PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 11 15 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 10 11 Vent Rate 15 15 25274424242 8 6 5 6 13 86221189 10 12 10 9113200215289 T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW W SW SW S S NW W W W W SW T Wind Spd 25 18 17 28 32 27 14 11 10 11 9 12 20 21 17 21 18 14 26 26 25 29 RFTI 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 54 82 58 88 60 92 59 89 Temp 66 54 72 80 65 59 79 83 66 62 86 90 70 60 80 87 DewPt 33 43 39 36 41 50 52 45 56 50 34 25 33 41 39 33 Max/Min RH 65 20 72 24 71 9 50 14 RH 29 65 30 21 42 71 38 27 69 66 15 10 25 50 23 14 PWind Dir NW NE SE S S W SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 $$ TXZ006-192100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 349 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 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 93 52 93 55 86 Temp 59 54 72 87 92 90 73 64 56 52 76 90 93 90 72 65 60 56 72 81 85 83 DewPt 54 53 51 43 34 29 28 27 27 27 35 30 24 22 26 27 30 32 28 24 22 21 Min/Max RH 11 38 8 40 9 RH 85 98 47 21 13 11 19 24 32 38 22 12 9 8 18 24 32 40 19 12 10 10 Wind Dir SE SE W SW SW SW W W NW NW NW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW Wind Spd 13 6 10 14 19 17 11 6 5 5 5 9 13 16 10 9 9 9 13 16 18 19 Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 9 15 2 2 6 7 5 2 3 2 3 9 47 52 34 34 24 6 4 3 4 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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 11 16 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 11 11 Vent Rate 10 5 13256483376 10 7 7 5 14172269262 8 12 10 10111209300331 T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W T Wind Spd 19 10 11 27 35 31 20 16 14 12 9 18 26 28 16 20 19 18 24 24 31 33 RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24 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 45 79 50 87 50 89 50 85 Temp 58 46 71 78 58 51 80 84 60 51 84 86 61 50 77 83 DewPt 34 41 35 31 39 44 42 26 37 36 27 20 32 37 37 27 Max/Min RH 83 17 77 12 60 8 61 13 RH 40 83 27 18 49 77 26 12 43 56 13 9 33 61 24 13 PWind Dir NW E S SW SW W SE SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 $$ OKZ002-192100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 349 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 96 54 97 58 88 Temp 65 62 77 91 95 91 73 65 58 54 74 89 96 93 75 69 62 59 75 84 88 84 DewPt 59 59 60 51 41 37 40 42 38 37 48 48 36 31 33 32 33 34 34 30 28 27 Min/Max RH 14 53 11 42 11 RH 81 90 56 26 15 15 30 44 48 53 40 24 12 11 21 25 34 40 22 14 11 12 Wind Dir SE E S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW S S S SW W W W W W SW Wind Spd 10 6 9 11 16 16 10 8 6 6 6 4 9 13 10 9 9 10 13 13 14 16 Clouds SC SC SC CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 35 40 33 3 5 7 7 5 5 17 5 5 13 54 32 44 30 20 4 4 1 15 PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 12 10 Vent Rate 8 9 29 80350145 8 6 4 4 20 38144 81 6 7 6 6103170221215 T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW S W W NW NW W SW S S W W W W W W SW T Wind Spd 17 10 13 17 29 21 17 14 10 11 13 10 16 21 13 16 14 13 23 21 21 25 RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 46 79 51 87 55 90 52 86 Temp 59 48 71 76 59 52 80 82 62 57 86 86 63 53 77 83 DewPt 38 43 39 35 40 44 49 42 53 50 35 27 40 43 42 34 Max/Min RH 83 20 75 22 83 11 69 16 RH 45 83 31 22 50 75 34 24 71 78 16 12 43 69 28 17 PWind Dir NW NE SE S S NW SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 $$ 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