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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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167 FOUS54 KAMA 061850 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 150 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 TXZ012-070900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 150 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 Date 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 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 48 83 47 79 47 Temp 80 78 64 58 53 49 65 76 82 81 68 61 53 48 60 71 77 78 63 56 52 48 DewPt 22 18 13 17 16 17 20 19 19 20 20 20 22 24 24 24 24 22 26 29 30 31 Max/Min RH 28 9 39 12 51 RH 12 10 13 20 23 28 18 12 10 10 16 20 29 39 25 17 14 12 24 35 43 51 Wind Dir W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW NW N N NW W W NE NE NE NE Wind Spd 26 24 13 14 14 11 13 16 25 24 13 11 10 10 12 9 13 14 10 13 10 11 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW Clouds(%) 3 5 3 4 2 3 3 2 4 6 4 5 2 2 3 3 3 15 33 43 26 17 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 325314 11 12 12 7 49169341222 9 8 7 8 40 90253278 9 10 8 7 T Wind Dir W W W W NW W W W SW SW SW W N N N W W W NE E E NE T Wind Spd 36 39 20 25 25 17 20 24 34 34 20 17 17 18 17 16 25 26 19 20 17 14 RFTI 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category CH CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Red Flag W W Date 05/09Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24 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 72 45 70 48 75 50 77 51 80 Temp 67 69 53 46 65 69 54 48 71 72 57 51 73 74 57 52 74 76 DewPt 33 33 34 38 38 38 39 41 41 41 43 45 45 43 45 46 44 42 Min/Max RH 25 73 31 77 30 80 31 80 27 RH 28 26 48 73 37 32 57 77 34 33 59 80 37 33 64 80 34 30 PWind Dir NE NE NE SE SW S SW S SW Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 20 30 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS $$ TXZ016-070900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 150 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 Date 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 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 45 83 47 82 45 Temp 79 77 61 56 49 46 66 76 82 83 66 59 53 48 63 74 81 79 62 56 50 46 DewPt 19 14 13 18 12 13 17 15 15 14 16 15 15 19 22 21 18 15 18 24 28 28 Max/Min RH 27 7 31 9 49 RH 10 9 15 23 22 27 15 10 8 8 15 17 22 31 21 13 9 9 18 29 42 49 Wind Dir W W W W NW W W SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W W W N NE NE NE Wind Spd 28 25 12 13 10 8 13 19 26 21 9 11 9 9 10 11 19 19 9 11 10 12 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW Clouds(%) 2 3 3 2 2 4 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 9 21 48 26 12 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 344326 10 12 9 6 66184374309 9 9 8 7 46154402317 7 9 8 8 T Wind Dir W W W NW NW W W W SW SW SW W NW N NW W W W N E E NE T Wind Spd 37 36 20 25 19 16 23 27 36 35 20 20 18 16 16 23 34 31 16 20 17 17 RFTI 7 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EX CH EL NO NO NO EL CL EX CH NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Red Flag W W Date 05/09Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24 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 72 43 70 45 75 48 78 49 82 Temp 68 70 52 44 65 69 52 46 70 71 54 49 73 75 55 50 76 79 DewPt 31 31 35 37 38 36 39 40 40 40 43 44 43 39 44 44 41 35 Min/Max RH 22 76 30 82 29 86 25 83 19 RH 25 23 53 76 37 31 61 79 33 32 66 85 34 27 66 80 28 20 PWind Dir NE NE E S S S W SW W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 0 10 10 5 20 30 30 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC IS IS Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-070900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 150 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 Date 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 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 50 88 48 81 49 Temp 83 80 68 60 54 50 67 79 86 85 71 63 54 49 62 72 79 80 65 59 53 49 DewPt 23 17 12 15 16 18 23 22 20 22 23 23 25 25 24 26 26 28 28 28 30 31 Max/Min RH 27 9 38 14 50 RH 11 9 11 17 22 27 19 12 9 10 16 21 32 38 23 18 14 15 25 31 42 50 Wind Dir SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W N N N N NW NE NE NE NE N Wind Spd 27 24 17 16 12 6 9 13 21 17 12 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 11 10 6 8 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC Clouds(%) 3 4 3 2 4 2 2 3 1 4 7 32 4 1 2 4 3 13 26 51 48 34 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 1 Haines 6HR 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 354350 11 11 10 6 51149384336 11 6 9 7 51 81191 89 9 8 6 5 T Wind Dir SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW NW N N N NW W S NE NE NE NE T Wind Spd 40 40 21 23 21 14 19 21 35 36 20 13 19 16 18 16 19 14 18 17 12 11 RFTI 7 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EX CH EL EL NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/09Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24 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 75 48 75 50 79 53 82 53 85 Temp 69 73 55 48 68 74 58 50 74 76 61 53 77 79 61 54 78 80 DewPt 35 34 36 40 40 38 39 42 41 42 44 45 45 44 47 46 45 44 Min/Max RH 21 74 26 73 25 74 26 78 25 RH 27 24 48 74 35 27 50 72 31 30 52 74 32 29 60 75 31 28 PWind Dir NE NE N SE SW S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-070900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 150 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 Date 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 52 86 49 80 49 Temp 82 78 67 60 55 52 66 76 84 84 70 63 55 49 61 70 78 79 65 59 53 50 DewPt 21 16 11 18 18 19 22 22 21 22 22 23 26 25 24 25 25 26 28 28 31 31 Max/Min RH 27 10 38 14 49 RH 11 10 11 18 23 27 19 13 10 10 16 22 32 38 24 18 14 14 25 30 43 49 Wind Dir W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W N N N N W N NE NE NE N Wind Spd 26 23 13 13 13 10 12 14 23 20 12 9 12 9 11 9 11 11 12 12 9 9 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC Clouds(%) 2 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 5 7 29 2 1 3 3 2 13 29 52 49 29 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 353350 10 12 11 7 54154399324 10 7 9 7 46 78211167 10 9 6 6 T Wind Dir SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W N N N W W W NE E NE NE T Wind Spd 40 40 20 23 20 16 20 23 36 36 20 14 18 16 16 14 20 20 19 17 12 12 RFTI 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category CH CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO Date 05/09Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 73 48 73 51 77 54 80 54 83 Temp 67 71 56 48 67 72 57 51 73 74 61 54 75 77 61 55 76 78 DewPt 34 34 36 40 39 37 39 41 41 41 44 45 44 43 46 46 45 43 Min/Max RH 23 73 28 69 28 73 28 75 26 RH 29 26 47 73 37 29 51 69 32 31 54 73 34 30 59 71 33 29 PWind Dir NE NE N SE SW S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 20 30 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-070900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 150 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 Date 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 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 39 82 39 77 42 Temp 77 73 57 52 45 40 62 74 81 80 62 53 45 40 57 69 76 74 55 50 45 43 DewPt 15 10 8 21 13 15 18 17 15 15 17 18 20 20 21 20 19 19 23 23 25 26 Max/Min RH 37 8 46 11 52 RH 9 9 14 29 28 37 18 11 9 9 17 25 37 45 24 15 12 12 29 35 45 51 Wind Dir W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W NW N N N SE W N NE NE N N Wind Spd 28 26 18 16 10 8 11 16 23 23 10 8 9 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 9 12 Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL SC FW B1 B1 SC Clouds(%) 2 6 3 2 3 3 4 8 3 7 6 11 2 2 3 3 5 27 23 53 65 43 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 Mix Hgt 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 13 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 15 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 367382 16 12 8 5 52204426494 7 7 8 7 39163315167 9 8 7 9 T Wind Dir W W W W W W W W SW W W N N N N W W NE NE NE NE N T Wind Spd 34 35 27 24 17 13 19 27 36 41 16 14 17 14 14 20 24 20 19 17 14 17 RFTI 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EX EX EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Red Flag W W Date 05/09Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24 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 69 39 68 41 72 44 76 45 80 Temp 63 66 48 40 63 66 48 42 69 70 52 45 73 72 52 46 74 76 DewPt 32 32 34 38 39 37 39 38 42 40 44 42 43 41 43 41 43 38 Min/Max RH 24 92 33 88 31 92 30 92 23 RH 31 28 59 91 42 35 71 85 37 33 75 88 34 33 71 85 33 25 PWind Dir NE NE NE SW SW SW NW S W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC PoP 12HR 5 10 10 5 20 20 30 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-070900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 150 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 Date 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 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 46 85 43 75 44 Temp 81 77 60 53 49 46 65 76 83 82 64 56 48 43 58 69 74 72 56 51 47 44 DewPt 20 14 12 19 18 18 21 20 19 19 22 24 25 21 20 20 21 21 26 26 27 30 Max/Min RH 32 9 44 13 57 RH 10 9 15 26 29 32 18 12 9 10 20 29 40 42 23 15 13 14 31 38 45 57 Wind Dir W W W W W W W W SW W W N N N N N N NE NE NE N N Wind Spd 23 19 10 9 12 9 12 16 20 17 9 9 11 9 12 10 10 11 9 8 9 11 Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL SC FW FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 Clouds(%) 1 11 7 3 4 4 5 34 13 23 30 43 4 3 3 2 4 19 32 44 69 62 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 6 6 4 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 2 Mix Hgt 14 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 14 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 365363 9 9 11 8 61181409215 7 8 9 8 82112191 77 7 6 6 8 T Wind Dir SW W W W W W W W SW W NW N N N NW NW W NE NE NE N N T Wind Spd 31 31 17 19 21 18 20 24 32 31 16 18 19 17 23 19 19 14 14 12 12 17 RFTI 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category CH CL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Red Flag W W Date 05/09Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24 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 71 42 71 43 77 47 79 47 81 Temp 66 68 48 43 66 69 51 44 72 74 54 48 75 75 55 48 76 76 DewPt 35 33 37 38 40 36 39 39 40 40 43 43 43 41 44 43 44 43 Min/Max RH 25 87 28 86 24 86 27 88 26 RH 32 27 65 83 38 30 63 82 31 29 66 84 32 29 66 83 32 30 PWind Dir N N N W SW S S S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS 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