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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
248 PM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
TXZ012-251000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
248 PM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
Date 01/24/20 Sat 01/25/20 Sun 01/26/20 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 33 59 32 59 33
Temp 57 50 41 38 36 34 38 51 58 51 42 38 34 32 36 52 59 52 42 37 35 33
DewPt 24 30 31 31 32 30 31 31 31 31 32 31 29 27 28 29 28 28 28 29 28 26
Max/Min RH 85 33 84 30 77
RH 28 46 67 77 84 85 77 46 36 46 67 77 81 81 72 41 30 40 56 72 75 75
Wind Dir SW S S S S S W NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 8 9 9 10 9 8 11 12 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 7 23 44 40 25 19 16 6 1 0 15 7 9 9 10 28 23 15 15 28 31
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 59 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 18 45 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 12 50 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SW W N N N N W W W W SW S S SE SE SE N
T Wind Spd 14 6 8 9 9 9 6 13 17 6 5 5 5 5 4 6 12 6 9 8 3 2
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 01/27/20 Tue 01/28/20 Wed 01/29/20 Thu 01/30/20 Fri 01/31/20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 57 35 52 31 54 31 46 29 54
Temp 50 50 40 36 46 47 35 31 49 47 36 31 42 41 32 29 47 47
DewPt 29 32 36 32 29 26 25 23 27 28 30 27 28 28 26 24 26 26
Min/Max RH 35 100 38 72 34 88 49 83 34
RH 44 50 85 85 51 44 67 71 41 47 79 83 58 60 78 81 43 43
PWind Dir S NE N SW S NE N N NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 5 10 20 30 20 5
Rain S S S S C S
Snow S S S
$$
TXZ016-251000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
248 PM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
Date 01/24/20 Sat 01/25/20 Sun 01/26/20 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 31 60 27 59 31
Temp 56 49 38 36 34 32 36 54 59 51 38 34 31 27 33 52 59 51 39 34 32 31
DewPt 30 31 31 31 31 29 29 28 28 29 30 30 28 27 29 29 27 28 28 28 26 25
Max/Min RH 90 28 100 29 82
RH 37 48 77 84 90 88 76 37 30 43 74 85 90100 86 41 29 40 64 77 80 80
Wind Dir SW S S SW SW W W NW N N N NW NW W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 8 8 9 10 10 10 14 14 8 4 3 3 2 2 9 9 4 4 4 5 5
Clouds CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 17 27 49 29 19 8 7 1 2 0 19 7 8 8 12 33 22 25 19 31 26
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 2 2 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 48 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 34 68 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 40 42 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW W N N N N NW W W W S SW SW SW W W NW
T Wind Spd 18 6 6 8 10 10 10 19 19 6 6 4 5 5 3 18 16 5 5 6 8 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 01/27/20 Tue 01/28/20 Wed 01/29/20 Thu 01/30/20 Fri 01/31/20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 58 31 52 28 54 28 45 25 53
Temp 53 50 36 32 47 46 32 28 49 47 34 28 40 40 30 25 47 46
DewPt 29 31 34 30 28 26 25 24 26 28 30 27 29 30 26 24 27 28
Min/Max RH 33 100 38 88 33 100 51 100 35
RH 39 48 92 90 48 46 76 85 41 47 88 98 64 68 88 98 44 49
PWind Dir W N N S W NE N N W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 0 10 20 30 20 5
Rain C C S
Snow S C
$$
TXZ008-251000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
248 PM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
Date 01/24/20 Sat 01/25/20 Sun 01/26/20 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 32 58 32 61 34
Temp 58 53 42 39 37 34 35 49 58 52 43 37 34 32 35 52 61 55 45 40 36 34
DewPt 22 27 30 31 32 31 31 34 32 32 32 31 30 28 28 30 27 28 29 30 29 29
Max/Min RH 93 37 86 27 84
RH 25 37 63 73 80 88 88 54 37 46 66 79 83 84 77 42 27 34 54 67 75 80
Wind Dir SW S S S S S NW N N N N W W NW NW N SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 5 6 5 5 4 4 6 10 4 3 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 3 3 2 2
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 4 16 50 45 37 30 18 18 2 0 14 7 10 10 13 26 25 13 15 28 34
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 15 39 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 24 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW N N N NW W W W W SW SW E SE SE E NE
T Wind Spd 14 4 5 6 6 4 4 10 14 6 5 5 5 4 3 1 6 4 6 5 4 4
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 01/27/20 Tue 01/28/20 Wed 01/29/20 Thu 01/30/20 Fri 01/31/20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 59 34 56 31 56 31 50 29 58
Temp 52 54 40 35 48 51 35 31 49 49 36 32 43 45 33 29 49 52
DewPt 32 34 37 33 31 27 26 24 28 29 31 29 29 29 27 25 27 26
Min/Max RH 35 98 33 80 32 95 43 88 29
RH 45 46 88 91 51 38 69 76 43 44 81 89 57 52 78 87 42 36
PWind Dir SE NE N SW S NE N NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 5 10 20 20 10 5
Rain S C S S S S
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow C S S
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-251000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
248 PM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
Date 01/24/20 Sat 01/25/20 Sun 01/26/20 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 35 59 35 60 35
Temp 56 54 44 41 39 36 37 50 58 53 46 40 38 35 38 52 60 57 46 42 38 35
DewPt 23 28 30 31 32 32 32 33 32 32 32 32 31 28 29 30 28 28 29 30 30 29
Max/Min RH 87 36 78 29 79
RH 28 37 57 69 76 84 83 51 37 44 60 75 76 76 68 43 29 33 50 63 72 77
Wind Dir SW S S S S S NW N N N N W W NW NW N SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 5 6 6 6 5 4 8 10 5 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 2 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 4 18 52 43 35 29 15 14 2 0 15 7 10 11 12 28 26 14 15 30 34
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 15 39 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 28 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SW W N N N NW W W W W SW S SE SE SE E N
T Wind Spd 14 4 6 6 6 5 5 11 14 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 8 5 6 5 4 4
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 01/27/20 Tue 01/28/20 Wed 01/29/20 Thu 01/30/20 Fri 01/31/20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 58 36 55 34 55 33 48 31 56
Temp 50 54 42 38 47 52 38 34 48 50 39 34 41 46 34 31 48 52
DewPt 31 33 37 33 30 26 26 25 27 28 31 29 29 29 27 26 27 26
Min/Max RH 38 91 34 71 33 88 48 82 31
RH 49 45 82 83 52 37 62 69 44 42 73 81 61 52 75 80 44 37
PWind Dir SE NE N SW S NE N NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 5 10 20 20 10 5
Rain S C S S S S
Snow C S S
$$
TXZ006-251000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
248 PM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
Date 01/24/20 Sat 01/25/20 Sun 01/26/20 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 24 58 24 57 25
Temp 55 46 36 31 28 24 32 51 58 50 37 29 26 24 30 51 57 50 38 31 28 25
DewPt 23 27 28 28 27 24 26 27 27 27 27 26 25 24 26 28 26 28 27 27 26 25
Max/Min RH 100 30 100 30 100
RH 29 48 73 90 96100 79 39 31 41 67 87 95100 83 42 30 43 65 82 91 99
Wind Dir SW S S S SW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 14 8 6 5 4 5 8 14 13 9 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Clouds CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 21 28 63 33 23 9 12 8 0 0 15 6 9 16 16 29 26 21 24 33 33
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 3 3 3 3 2 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 29 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 44 90 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 17 30 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW W N N N N NW NW NW NW W SW S SE E NE N N
T Wind Spd 16 8 4 5 4 4 10 25 20 8 5 6 6 5 2 8 9 4 4 5 6 6
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 01/27/20 Tue 01/28/20 Wed 01/29/20 Thu 01/30/20 Fri 01/31/20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 54 28 52 23 51 23 45 22 55
Temp 48 48 32 29 46 44 29 23 45 43 29 23 40 40 26 22 47 47
DewPt 31 31 31 26 27 23 22 21 24 26 27 23 28 26 23 21 26 22
Min/Max RH 40 100 34 93 35 100 48 95 29
RH 50 52 94 90 48 42 77 92 43 50 94 100 61 59 86 94 43 36
PWind Dir N N N SW N N N N W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 5 10 20 10 10 5
Rain S S
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow S S
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-251000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
248 PM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
Date 01/24/20 Sat 01/25/20 Sun 01/26/20 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 26 56 27 59 27
Temp 57 48 38 32 30 26 30 47 56 48 39 32 29 27 33 52 59 50 39 33 29 27
DewPt 20 25 26 26 27 26 29 30 30 30 30 28 26 25 27 28 25 26 27 27 26 26
Max/Min RH 100 35 94 27 96
RH 23 40 62 80 90100 96 50 37 48 71 83 87 92 77 39 27 39 62 77 88 95
Wind Dir SW S S S S SE N N N NE NW NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 10 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 3
Clouds CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 2 12 32 60 57 47 35 32 30 6 0 11 7 8 12 16 21 20 12 18 25 35
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 2
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 33 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 11 49 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 21 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SE N N N N NW W W NW W N SW SE E E E NE
T Wind Spd 12 5 4 2 2 1 6 12 16 6 3 6 6 5 4 2 6 5 5 4 4 4
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 01/27/20 Tue 01/28/20 Wed 01/29/20 Thu 01/30/20 Fri 01/31/20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 56 29 55 25 53 25 48 24 57
Temp 50 48 34 30 48 46 30 25 47 44 30 25 42 41 28 24 49 48
DewPt 31 31 33 28 29 24 22 21 26 26 27 25 28 27 23 21 26 22
Min/Max RH 37 100 31 87 32 100 42 91 26
RH 48 52 96 93 47 42 71 84 44 49 89 99 57 56 83 89 40 36
PWind Dir SE NE N SW N N N NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 5 10 20 10 10 5
Rain C C S S
Snow C S
$$
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
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