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937 FOUS54 KAMA 090849 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 349 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 TXZ012-092100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 349 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 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 47 72 49 72 Temp 55 53 65 71 74 71 59 54 50 48 59 67 71 69 60 55 52 49 61 68 70 66 DewPt 36 34 33 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 41 40 41 41 42 42 43 44 46 45 46 47 Min/Max RH 21 68 33 83 41 RH 49 48 30 23 21 25 39 48 61 68 51 37 34 36 51 61 71 83 58 43 42 50 Wind Dir E NE E E E E E E NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S Wind Spd 10 9 18 19 18 16 12 9 8 9 12 12 11 11 9 6 6 5 11 12 16 16 Clouds SC FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 41 11 12 8 5 12 36 19 29 42 43 49 50 66 57 53 36 53 71 80 76 71 PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 30 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC Tstms IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 4 Vent Rate 8 8 82117137123 8 7 5 5 40 74 74 55 5 5 5 5 37 93100 76 T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E NE E E NE E E S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 16 18 25 21 20 18 17 16 11 13 17 13 12 12 11 12 12 12 17 19 21 20 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 Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24 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 71 49 76 51 83 53 81 Temp 55 51 66 66 55 50 72 74 57 51 79 81 60 54 76 76 DewPt 48 51 53 51 50 49 46 43 46 46 44 41 47 48 46 44 Max/Min RH 100 53 100 30 84 22 82 28 RH 77100 63 58 83 96 39 33 67 83 29 24 62 80 34 32 PWind Dir S S SW NW N W S N Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 50 70 40 30 10 10 10 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS IS SC IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS $$ TXZ016-092100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 349 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 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 45 70 47 68 Temp 50 47 61 70 74 71 59 54 49 46 58 66 68 69 59 55 50 48 58 64 67 64 DewPt 22 36 35 36 34 33 35 35 36 38 40 40 39 39 43 43 44 45 47 47 46 48 Min/Max RH 23 73 33 90 47 RH 33 67 39 28 23 25 40 48 61 73 51 38 34 33 55 65 80 89 67 54 47 55 Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E E NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S SE SE S S Wind Spd 6 9 17 18 16 18 12 10 8 8 11 12 11 11 8 6 6 5 11 12 16 14 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 Clouds(%) 39 18 10 14 18 27 18 22 31 36 49 52 61 63 65 51 49 65 76 72 79 67 PoP 12HR 5 10 0 20 50 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.11 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC NM Tstms IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 4 Vent Rate 5 8 71 99136118 11 7 5 5 47 88 86 76 6 5 4 5 54 98125 76 T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E NE E E E E E SE S S S S S S T Wind Spd 11 17 24 20 19 20 21 13 11 12 16 17 14 14 13 11 10 12 19 21 21 20 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 Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24 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 49 76 46 79 48 85 51 84 Temp 53 50 68 70 52 47 74 76 56 49 80 82 59 52 80 80 DewPt 51 50 53 45 48 46 42 37 44 44 41 34 45 46 42 38 Max/Min RH 100 37 100 23 84 17 81 21 RH 93100 58 40 85 96 31 24 64 82 25 18 60 80 26 23 PWind Dir S SW W NW N W W W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 60 50 20 20 5 10 5 20 Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-092100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 349 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 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 49 76 51 77 Temp 56 53 66 73 77 75 63 58 52 50 61 71 75 74 64 58 54 52 64 73 76 72 DewPt 32 31 32 30 32 34 36 37 38 40 42 42 42 41 43 43 45 45 46 45 46 47 Min/Max RH 19 69 29 79 34 RH 39 43 29 20 19 22 37 46 59 69 50 35 30 31 46 57 71 78 53 37 34 42 Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S Wind Spd 8 5 11 14 13 11 9 5 5 4 9 9 9 6 4 4 4 4 8 10 12 12 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 49 21 12 17 10 13 20 20 25 29 30 37 41 60 55 51 39 56 65 75 76 74 PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 20 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC Tstms IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 6 5 Vent Rate 7 5 66125127123 6 5 5 5 36 60 69 48 3 3 4 4 38 99 99 99 T Wind Dir E NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SE S SW S S S S T Wind Spd 14 12 21 20 17 17 13 11 11 11 14 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 13 18 19 21 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 Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24 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 77 51 81 52 87 55 85 Temp 59 54 72 71 57 52 75 79 60 53 81 85 64 56 80 80 DewPt 50 52 54 53 53 51 49 46 49 49 47 45 50 51 49 47 Max/Min RH 95 47 100 29 87 23 84 27 RH 72 94 53 54 85 96 39 31 66 85 31 25 61 83 34 31 PWind Dir S S SW NW W W S NW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 50 70 40 40 10 10 10 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS IS SC IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-092100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 349 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 76 49 75 51 75 Temp 57 54 65 72 75 73 63 57 52 49 60 69 73 72 64 58 54 52 63 72 74 70 DewPt 33 31 32 30 32 34 35 36 38 39 43 42 41 41 42 43 45 45 46 45 45 48 Min/Max RH 20 67 31 79 36 RH 39 41 29 21 21 24 36 45 59 67 52 38 32 32 45 56 71 77 54 39 36 47 Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S Wind Spd 10 8 13 16 16 13 9 8 6 6 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 4 9 12 13 13 Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 51 22 14 12 10 13 26 19 25 29 34 38 45 64 55 51 38 62 70 76 76 73 PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 30 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC Tstms IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 6 5 Vent Rate 7 5 66124135125 6 5 5 5 31 68 74 46 4 3 4 4 36 98110100 T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW S S S S T Wind Spd 16 12 21 20 18 17 13 11 11 11 13 11 11 9 10 8 10 10 14 19 20 23 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 54 75 52 79 53 85 56 83 Temp 59 55 70 69 57 53 73 77 60 54 79 83 63 56 78 79 DewPt 49 52 53 53 53 50 48 46 49 47 47 44 50 50 48 46 Max/Min RH 92 49 97 31 83 24 82 29 RH 71 91 55 58 86 90 41 33 67 79 32 26 61 80 35 32 PWind Dir S S SW NW SW W S N Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 50 70 40 30 10 10 10 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS IS SC IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-092100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 349 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 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 43 68 43 70 Temp 52 48 61 67 71 68 55 50 46 44 55 64 68 66 54 51 46 44 59 68 68 64 DewPt 27 27 29 29 30 31 34 35 37 38 42 41 40 40 43 43 43 43 46 46 46 48 Min/Max RH 22 81 36 99 43 RH 38 44 30 24 22 25 45 55 71 81 60 43 36 39 65 75 90 96 63 46 45 55 Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E NE NE N NE E E E E SE SE S S S S S Wind Spd 12 8 13 14 13 13 10 9 9 8 10 9 8 8 5 5 4 4 9 12 13 13 Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 81 56 30 42 26 34 42 47 63 44 43 50 70 68 58 63 66 65 75 79 78 75 PoP 12HR 10 20 5 10 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.18 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC NM Tstms IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 5 Vent Rate 9 7 58113131126 9 8 7 9 44 65 55 39 5 4 4 5 33109107 75 T Wind Dir E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E S S S S S T Wind Spd 18 16 20 18 17 17 18 16 14 16 16 11 9 9 11 9 9 11 14 23 20 18 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 Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24 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 73 44 77 45 82 47 80 Temp 51 47 69 67 49 45 72 74 53 46 78 78 55 48 76 76 DewPt 51 47 51 47 48 44 46 42 46 44 44 41 47 45 45 42 Max/Min RH 100 41 100 28 95 22 91 26 RH 99100 53 49 95 97 39 32 78 93 30 26 73 89 33 30 PWind Dir S SW NW N N SW NE E Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 60 60 30 30 5 10 10 20 Rain Shwrs NM SC IS NM SC SC IS Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS IS $$ OKZ002-092100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 349 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 73 45 73 46 75 Temp 49 46 61 68 72 70 56 52 47 45 58 68 72 71 57 53 49 47 62 72 75 70 DewPt 27 27 32 31 32 33 37 37 39 40 44 42 40 39 44 43 43 43 46 45 45 45 Min/Max RH 22 82 30 89 34 RH 42 48 34 25 23 25 49 56 74 82 60 39 31 31 61 69 80 87 55 38 34 41 Wind Dir NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE E NE SW SW S S S S Wind Spd 6 5 10 12 11 10 8 8 5 5 9 9 8 8 4 4 4 4 8 11 13 14 Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 Clouds(%) 55 54 59 39 37 56 31 61 53 47 28 40 34 53 49 49 52 64 58 63 70 72 PoP 12HR 10 20 0 5 20 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC Tstms IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 6 4 Vent Rate 5 5 34 89111 86 6 7 6 5 33 58 60 54 3 3 3 5 27112103 91 T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE N N N N N S NW NW SW SW S S S T Wind Spd 12 10 14 14 13 12 12 16 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 9 11 14 19 20 24 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 49 75 47 78 48 83 50 81 Temp 55 50 72 68 52 48 73 75 55 49 79 79 57 50 77 76 DewPt 50 50 51 50 52 48 49 45 49 46 47 45 50 48 48 45 Max/Min RH 100 43 100 31 97 25 96 27 RH 85100 48 52100100 43 34 81 92 32 30 78 93 36 33 PWind Dir S SW SW N NW NW SW NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 50 70 50 40 10 10 10 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS $$ 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