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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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032 FOUS54 KAMA 280649 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 148 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 TXZ012-282100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 148 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 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 74 46 80 52 89 Temp 49 45 55 65 71 73 60 55 50 47 61 71 77 79 63 58 55 53 71 84 88 85 DewPt 45 39 41 38 36 34 35 36 37 39 40 38 33 28 32 32 30 30 32 28 26 24 Min/Max RH 24 74 15 43 10 RH 86 79 59 37 28 24 39 49 61 74 47 30 20 15 32 37 38 41 24 13 10 11 Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW E E E E SE S SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW Wind Spd 4 10 12 10 10 5 8 9 8 6 9 9 10 11 9 11 11 11 16 17 16 13 Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 16 20 10 2 7 7 11 26 20 12 5 2 5 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 10 Vent Rate 7 6 28 62 97 56 6 7 6 5 14103134147 6 7 7 7 30211251190 T Wind Dir NW NW N W W W E E E SE SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 16 13 13 11 12 8 13 16 14 11 10 13 16 16 13 16 17 17 19 21 23 21 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24 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 89 54 81 47 73 48 77 Temp 63 56 85 85 65 55 76 79 57 48 68 71 55 49 72 75 DewPt 36 47 38 33 47 48 43 35 44 39 36 36 39 42 41 41 Max/Min RH 71 14 77 20 69 26 77 27 RH 37 71 19 15 52 77 30 20 61 69 31 27 55 77 33 30 PWind Dir S SW S N NE E S S Wind Char <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 20 10 20 20 20 20 30 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC Tstms IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ016-282100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 148 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 75 43 81 49 88 Temp 45 41 54 64 72 74 60 53 48 44 60 72 78 80 63 56 53 50 70 83 87 86 DewPt 38 36 39 36 33 30 35 36 35 38 40 33 26 21 24 24 23 24 29 26 22 20 Min/Max RH 20 82 11 36 8 RH 78 84 58 35 24 20 38 52 62 82 48 24 14 11 23 29 31 36 21 12 9 9 Wind Dir NW NW N NW W S SE S W NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind Spd 5 6 9 9 10 9 5 5 6 6 8 9 10 11 8 9 9 9 12 16 16 13 Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 2 13 7 5 4 5 26 49 31 5 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 PoP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 13 Vent Rate 6 5 27 57100 99 5 6 4 5 26106156172 7 8 8 7 29208250264 T Wind Dir NW NW N W W SW SE NE W NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW T Wind Spd 13 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 10 13 14 14 17 18 14 17 17 16 18 21 23 23 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 52 89 52 83 45 75 47 78 Temp 60 53 85 87 62 53 79 81 55 46 68 74 54 48 73 76 DewPt 26 39 31 23 37 36 36 29 36 36 34 32 39 40 42 37 Max/Min RH 59 9 54 14 68 20 74 23 RH 27 59 15 10 40 54 21 15 48 68 28 21 56 74 32 24 PWind Dir SW SW SW NW E E S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 20 20 20 30 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC Tstms IS IS $$ TXZ008-282100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 148 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 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 84 53 93 Temp 52 47 59 70 75 75 63 57 51 48 62 76 82 83 68 62 56 54 72 88 92 90 DewPt 46 42 42 40 37 36 37 39 40 41 42 41 35 33 37 40 36 33 32 29 27 27 Min/Max RH 23 78 15 48 9 RH 80 82 52 34 24 24 38 51 66 76 49 29 19 16 32 45 47 44 23 12 9 10 Wind Dir NW W NW NW NW N NE E E NE E S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW Wind Spd 12 6 9 10 9 5 5 5 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 10 8 9 13 16 14 10 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 27 15 6 8 9 6 5 26 32 12 4 3 5 6 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 14 Vent Rate 9 6 28 72 86 47 5 6 6 5 21 74123104 6 8 7 6 24207220236 T Wind Dir N NW NW W W W NE E E E SE S SW SW SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 14 12 10 12 10 6 12 13 12 11 10 11 13 13 13 18 16 13 17 20 19 19 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24 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 57 94 56 83 50 77 51 83 Temp 66 58 87 89 67 57 79 81 60 51 72 76 59 51 75 78 DewPt 41 49 43 35 51 52 43 38 49 40 36 36 41 43 42 43 Max/Min RH 73 12 87 20 67 21 75 23 RH 39 71 21 15 57 85 28 22 66 67 27 23 50 73 29 29 PWind Dir S SW S N NE NE S S Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-282100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 148 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 75 48 82 54 91 Temp 51 47 57 67 73 74 63 56 51 48 60 73 80 81 67 62 57 54 71 86 91 89 DewPt 45 42 42 40 37 35 37 38 40 41 42 40 35 31 36 38 34 31 31 30 26 26 Min/Max RH 24 77 16 44 9 RH 80 83 57 38 27 25 38 51 65 76 51 31 20 17 31 42 42 41 23 13 10 10 Wind Dir N NW NW NW NW N E E E NE SE S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW Wind Spd 14 9 11 10 9 5 6 6 6 4 6 9 10 9 9 12 10 9 13 16 16 12 Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 19 15 5 7 11 6 6 28 31 12 4 3 5 4 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 13 Vent Rate 9 6 32 67 87 46 5 6 5 4 17 74105103 5 8 7 6 25207221241 T Wind Dir N NW NW W W W NE E E E SE SW SW SW SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 17 12 12 11 11 6 12 14 12 10 9 11 12 13 12 17 16 14 17 20 19 20 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 57 92 56 82 50 75 51 81 Temp 66 58 84 88 67 57 77 80 60 51 70 74 59 51 74 77 DewPt 39 47 42 34 49 51 42 37 48 40 37 36 40 43 42 43 Max/Min RH 68 13 83 20 66 24 75 25 RH 37 67 23 15 52 81 29 22 63 66 30 25 49 74 31 30 PWind Dir S SW S N NE E S S Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 30 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC Tstms IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-282100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 148 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 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 38 79 43 87 Temp 41 37 53 63 69 68 55 49 43 39 56 70 77 78 61 54 47 45 68 83 86 84 DewPt 40 37 40 37 35 34 36 37 39 39 42 39 33 29 29 29 28 26 29 26 22 21 Min/Max RH 26 99 17 50 9 RH 94100 60 38 28 28 49 64 87 99 58 33 20 17 30 38 46 47 23 13 10 10 Wind Dir N NW N N NW NE NE NE NE N E S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind Spd 12 9 12 9 8 6 6 6 5 4 5 6 9 11 8 9 8 6 9 13 14 12 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL Clouds(%) 11 10 9 9 28 25 32 54 34 9 3 3 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 PoP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 14 Vent Rate 9 7 38 58 72 69 6 5 5 5 26 54102142 7 7 7 6 25172233258 T Wind Dir N N N N W SW E E NE NE E SW SW SW S S SW SW W W SW SW T Wind Spd 18 16 13 10 9 9 14 12 12 11 11 8 11 16 14 16 17 13 13 16 19 20 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24 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 88 45 78 41 72 43 78 Temp 56 46 81 85 58 46 73 76 52 42 65 71 51 43 72 75 DewPt 28 33 33 24 37 40 38 34 36 35 36 33 38 38 41 36 Max/Min RH 62 10 82 20 76 23 85 22 RH 34 62 18 11 44 78 28 22 55 76 33 25 61 82 32 24 PWind Dir SW SW SW NE NE SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-282100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 148 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 71 41 80 47 88 Temp 46 42 56 65 70 69 55 48 44 41 58 72 79 78 61 56 51 48 70 85 88 86 DewPt 44 41 42 40 37 34 37 38 40 41 44 41 37 34 37 37 39 32 33 29 27 26 Min/Max RH 27 100 19 64 10 RH 94 96 60 39 30 27 51 69 85 99 59 32 22 20 41 50 63 53 25 13 11 11 Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NE NE N N SE SE S S SE S S SW SW W S SE Wind Spd 11 10 13 12 11 8 5 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 8 10 9 9 12 13 13 10 Clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 34 29 16 14 17 5 17 35 49 41 9 3 5 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 2 6 PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 Mix Hgt 1 1 3 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 13 5 Vent Rate 17 15 53 82 95 61 4 5 4 3 23 84 97112 7 8 8 7 28183172 62 T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NE E E NE SE S S SW SE S S SW SW SW SW S T Wind Spd 18 17 18 14 12 10 10 11 11 8 11 13 11 13 16 17 17 16 18 17 14 14 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 48 89 48 78 43 74 46 79 Temp 58 48 81 86 60 49 74 75 54 44 69 72 53 46 73 77 DewPt 38 40 41 31 49 49 40 36 44 37 35 33 39 40 41 39 Max/Min RH 77 13 98 21 79 22 81 23 RH 48 73 24 14 67 97 29 24 70 76 29 24 58 79 30 26 PWind Dir SE SW S N NE S S SW Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 20 10 20 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS $$ 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