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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 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
TXZ012-032100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 76 51 66 52 74
Temp 51 49 57 65 74 72 62 58 56 52 56 63 66 64 58 55 54 53 60 67 72 74
DewPt 49 49 51 53 54 54 57 56 55 52 49 49 50 51 53 54 54 53 55 55 54 53
Min/Max RH 48 100 56 100 48
RH 93100 80 65 50 53 84 93 96100 77 60 56 63 83 96100100 84 65 53 48
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE S S N N NE NE E E E E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 11 8 9 9 13 17 16 16 12 12 16 13 13 13 10 10 8 8 10 11 16 20
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC
Clouds(%) 61 87 80 60 41 41 41 39 37 60 73 67 57 72 66 82 85 84 85 71 46 36
PoP 12HR 30 40 60 80 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.09 0.41 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM O O O O SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 5
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 5 3 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 4 5
Vent Rate 16 11 16 30 75 49 19 15 13 25 35 47 60 46 7 7 12 14 26 57 85105
T Wind Dir E E SE S S SE SE S S N NE NE E SE SE E SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 11 11 11 17 21 25 23 21 24 23 17 17 19 13 14 11 11 16 18 21 25
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 Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 58 83 50 86 51 85 51 79
Temp 62 60 80 81 60 51 80 83 62 51 76 84 61 52 74 77
DewPt 57 54 36 25 21 22 21 20 23 27 27 25 34 36 37 34
Max/Min RH 87 13 32 9 39 11 54 20
RH 84 81 20 13 22 32 11 10 22 39 16 11 36 54 26 21
PWind Dir S SW W W W W SE W
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-032100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 77 48 72 50 79
Temp 51 48 57 68 75 76 61 56 53 49 56 65 71 66 56 53 52 51 58 68 77 78
DewPt 49 48 53 53 47 40 49 54 53 49 48 47 47 50 53 53 52 51 56 53 49 46
Min/Max RH 27 100 42 100 32
RH 93100 85 58 37 27 65 93100100 74 53 42 56 92100100100 93 59 37 32
Wind Dir SE E SE S S S SE S S N NE NE E E E SE E SE S S S S
Wind Spd 10 6 8 10 12 13 12 13 12 9 13 12 12 13 9 8 6 8 9 12 18 19
Clouds B1 OV B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW
Clouds(%) 60 88 79 48 28 15 13 29 39 64 72 65 54 61 61 80 79 82 76 57 23 17
PoP 12HR 20 30 50 80 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0.20 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM O O IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 4 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5
Vent Rate 15 10 16 59181155 8 14 18 18 33 52 54 36 14 11 7 9 25 63138120
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SW SW SE S S N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 11 11 16 21 20 17 21 21 20 19 17 14 23 18 12 9 11 16 19 24 26
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 Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 54 83 48 86 50 87 49 83
Temp 60 56 78 80 57 49 79 84 60 50 80 84 61 50 76 81
DewPt 52 47 30 17 17 18 18 15 21 24 23 18 26 33 35 28
Max/Min RH 80 9 29 7 36 8 52 14
RH 75 72 17 9 21 29 10 7 22 36 12 9 26 52 23 14
PWind Dir S SW W W W W W W
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 80 53 72 54 80
Temp 54 52 59 68 77 76 65 63 58 54 58 65 71 69 60 58 56 54 61 70 77 78
DewPt 49 50 51 54 54 57 59 59 58 53 49 49 49 51 54 55 56 54 56 56 54 55
Min/Max RH 43 99 46 100 42
RH 83 92 75 61 44 53 82 88 97 97 73 56 46 53 82 88 99100 84 61 44 45
Wind Dir E NE E SE SE SE SE S W N N NE NE E E E E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 4 4 6 10 12 11 13 9 9 11 12 10 9 6 6 5 6 8 11 13 16
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 57 73 84 57 37 41 40 42 47 59 71 63 55 73 64 78 86 85 81 67 50 44
PoP 12HR 30 50 40 80 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.02 0.32 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM O O SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 5
Vent Rate 14 5 12 29 82 59 24 19 17 25 40 48 53 53 10 6 8 8 35 60108110
T Wind Dir E E E S S SE S S SW N NE NE E E E E E E S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 8 9 10 17 19 19 20 18 21 20 16 16 16 13 11 11 10 14 17 21 26
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 Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 60 87 52 90 53 88 53 82
Temp 65 62 83 84 63 53 83 88 67 53 79 87 65 54 77 80
DewPt 59 57 37 25 21 23 23 22 27 29 29 28 36 36 36 35
Max/Min RH 93 11 31 8 40 11 52 18
RH 81 85 19 11 20 31 11 9 22 40 16 12 35 51 23 19
PWind Dir S SW W SW W SE SE N
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 78 53 71 55 78
Temp 53 51 58 66 76 75 65 62 59 54 57 63 69 68 60 58 56 55 61 68 76 77
DewPt 49 49 51 53 53 56 58 58 57 52 49 48 49 50 53 54 55 55 55 55 54 54
Min/Max RH 46 96 48 100 43
RH 85 91 78 63 46 52 78 88 95 93 75 58 49 54 77 88 98100 82 64 46 44
Wind Dir E E E S S SE SE S SW N N NE NE E E E E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 10 4 6 8 11 14 13 14 12 12 13 13 11 11 9 9 8 8 9 11 16 18
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 57 76 82 57 35 40 37 41 46 59 71 62 55 73 63 78 86 84 78 69 43 42
PoP 12HR 30 50 40 70 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.02 0.28 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2
Haines 6HR 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 1 <1 1 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 5
Vent Rate 14 5 11 25 81 62 11 17 16 25 37 51 54 59 9 6 7 8 34 58115119
T Wind Dir E E E S S SE S S SW N NE NE E E E E E E S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 6 9 9 17 19 18 23 18 23 19 18 16 18 13 11 11 10 14 16 23 26
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 Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 61 85 52 88 54 87 53 81
Temp 65 63 81 83 63 53 80 87 66 54 77 86 64 54 75 79
DewPt 59 56 36 23 21 22 23 21 27 28 28 27 36 37 36 34
Max/Min RH 89 11 30 9 37 12 52 18
RH 80 80 20 11 20 29 12 9 22 37 17 12 35 52 24 20
PWind Dir S SW W SW W S SE NW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-032100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 76 43 67 46 78
Temp 46 44 55 65 74 74 60 55 49 44 51 62 67 65 53 50 48 48 56 65 75 77
DewPt 46 44 49 52 51 48 52 54 49 43 43 42 44 46 50 50 48 48 55 54 49 47
Min/Max RH 39 100 43 100 34
RH 99 99 82 62 44 40 76 99100 97 73 49 43 51 89100100100 95 67 40 34
Wind Dir E E SE S S S SE S N N N NE E E E E E SE S S S S
Wind Spd 9 4 5 9 13 14 11 13 12 13 14 13 11 12 8 8 6 5 9 13 17 19
Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 56 74 79 43 14 17 14 31 52 49 63 46 57 70 51 63 81 80 84 63 29 26
PoP 12HR 30 40 20 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0 0.10 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS NM NM NM NM IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 7
Vent Rate 13 5 15 53104118 15 13 33 31 47 43 60 62 11 8 8 6 29 72161187
T Wind Dir E E S S S S SE S N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 8 10 16 18 21 17 20 27 25 23 14 14 16 13 12 11 10 17 21 27 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 52 80 42 84 43 82 44 77
Temp 58 54 76 77 53 43 78 82 57 43 75 80 56 45 71 75
DewPt 53 45 28 14 15 18 18 16 21 24 25 21 32 33 33 30
Max/Min RH 83 9 37 8 47 10 63 18
RH 82 71 16 9 22 36 11 8 24 47 15 11 40 63 25 20
PWind Dir S SW W SW NW SW E NE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-032100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 77 44 67 47 76
Temp 48 44 56 66 75 75 61 58 50 45 51 61 67 65 54 51 50 48 57 66 74 75
DewPt 44 44 48 51 51 52 57 58 50 45 45 44 45 46 50 51 50 48 55 55 52 51
Min/Max RH 41 100 45 100 42
RH 86100 74 57 44 44 88100100100 80 54 46 49 88100100100 93 67 46 43
Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S N N N NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 4 8 10 13 14 11 13 12 12 13 12 10 11 8 8 6 6 10 13 17 19
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 48 56 69 48 30 22 28 55 62 64 64 58 49 63 58 68 82 86 83 72 54 44
PoP 12HR 20 60 20 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.19 0 0.11 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 3 2 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 3 6 6 <1 <1 1 2 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 13 6 22 48100111 10 17 30 38 39 38 42 55 11 12 15 11 26 69128121
T Wind Dir E SE S S S S S S N N N NE E E E E SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 8 12 16 20 23 17 19 26 24 19 13 11 14 13 13 12 11 16 20 25 27
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 Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 55 83 45 86 46 82 46 78
Temp 60 57 81 80 56 45 80 84 59 46 74 80 57 47 73 76
DewPt 57 54 32 19 20 21 23 21 26 27 28 27 35 34 34 32
Max/Min RH 96 10 39 9 47 13 62 19
RH 92 90 17 10 24 38 12 10 28 46 18 14 44 61 24 20
PWind Dir S SW W SW NW E E NE
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 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