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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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744 FOUS54 KAMA 130849 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 349 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 TXZ012-132100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 349 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 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 49 86 55 84 Temp 52 49 61 71 75 75 61 56 51 49 67 80 85 84 68 63 58 56 69 80 82 76 DewPt 48 49 49 47 45 41 45 46 47 46 47 45 42 42 49 49 49 47 49 49 48 51 Min/Max RH 29 89 21 74 30 RH 86100 65 42 34 29 56 69 86 89 49 29 22 23 51 60 72 72 49 34 31 42 Wind Dir NW NW NW N N N NE E S SW SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW S S Wind Spd 9 8 13 18 16 14 8 5 4 5 11 12 13 13 12 11 9 9 12 10 12 16 Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 Clouds(%) 9 6 4 4 7 14 4 5 4 4 5 3 12 24 50 27 42 20 33 50 61 51 PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.37 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM Tstms IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 3 Vent Rate 5 6 54147173138 5 4 3 4 30124167129 10 8 7 5 29 65 51 57 T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NE E S S S SW SW S SE S S SW SW SW S S T Wind Spd 13 14 21 24 21 19 12 10 9 10 17 19 16 21 24 18 16 12 17 13 14 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 Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24 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 73 51 80 53 87 58 92 Temp 59 54 67 69 55 52 74 79 60 54 81 85 66 59 86 89 DewPt 54 54 54 51 51 50 48 43 47 47 46 43 47 47 45 39 Max/Min RH 100 49 97 28 80 22 66 17 RH 83100 63 53 86 93 40 28 62 77 29 23 50 64 24 17 PWind Dir E NE N W S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 60 50 20 10 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC IS Tstms SC SC SC SC IS $$ TXZ016-132100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 349 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 78 48 88 52 86 Temp 49 48 64 73 77 77 62 55 50 48 68 82 87 86 68 61 56 53 70 81 84 76 DewPt 45 42 41 39 35 34 40 41 42 44 44 40 34 30 37 40 43 43 45 44 41 48 Min/Max RH 20 85 13 73 22 RH 86 82 42 29 22 21 45 59 74 85 42 22 15 13 32 47 62 70 41 27 22 37 Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NE E S SW S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S SE Wind Spd 8 8 12 14 12 12 4 5 5 5 11 12 10 11 8 8 8 6 10 10 12 18 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 4 3 2 2 11 10 6 8 3 4 4 4 12 20 47 56 19 15 31 50 42 47 PoP 12HR 5 5 0 10 30 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.16 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC Tstms IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 13 2 Vent Rate 6 6 54147188144 5 5 4 5 38111152156 8 6 5 4 23127217 33 T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N NE E SE S S W SW SW W S S SW S SW SW SE T Wind Spd 14 14 19 21 19 16 11 11 10 13 20 14 12 16 17 14 11 10 11 16 19 20 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 51 74 49 82 52 89 56 92 Temp 56 52 69 70 54 50 76 80 59 53 83 87 64 57 87 89 DewPt 54 52 52 49 51 50 47 40 47 47 43 36 41 45 40 31 Max/Min RH 100 46 100 23 83 16 65 12 RH 93100 55 48 92100 36 24 64 80 24 16 43 64 19 13 PWind Dir E NE N W S SW SW SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 50 40 20 5 5 5 5 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS Tstms SC SC IS SC IS $$ TXZ008-132100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 349 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 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 81 51 90 57 88 Temp 54 52 64 73 78 78 64 59 53 51 68 83 89 88 73 67 61 58 71 83 86 79 DewPt 50 45 44 44 41 45 48 49 49 48 49 47 44 45 51 52 52 51 51 51 50 54 Min/Max RH 24 89 20 79 28 RH 85 76 49 35 27 31 57 69 85 89 50 28 20 22 46 59 72 77 48 33 28 42 Wind Dir W W N N N N NE SE SW W SW SW S S S S S S SW W S S Wind Spd 5 4 10 13 13 12 5 4 4 4 6 9 10 10 13 11 5 5 8 10 10 11 Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 18 8 4 6 3 10 7 8 6 5 4 4 7 19 41 32 51 36 32 43 48 57 PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.36 Rain Shwrs SC SC NM Tstms IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 4 Vent Rate 5 6 56147187139 4 3 3 3 22101159125 11 9 5 4 24 61 98 68 T Wind Dir W NW N N N N NE E SW SW SW W W S S S S SW W W SW S T Wind Spd 12 13 21 25 24 20 10 8 8 9 11 17 16 19 23 19 10 10 13 13 14 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 Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24 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 77 53 85 57 92 60 95 Temp 61 56 71 73 59 54 78 82 64 58 85 90 69 61 89 92 DewPt 56 56 54 52 53 51 49 45 49 50 46 45 50 49 48 41 Max/Min RH 100 44 93 26 78 20 66 16 RH 83100 54 47 79 90 36 27 59 76 26 22 52 65 24 17 PWind Dir E NE E W S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 60 40 20 10 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC IS Tstms SC SC IS SC IS $$ TXZ008-132100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 349 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 79 52 89 58 87 Temp 54 52 63 72 76 76 64 59 53 52 67 81 87 87 73 67 61 59 71 81 85 78 DewPt 50 46 45 44 42 43 47 48 48 47 48 46 43 43 50 51 51 50 50 50 49 52 Min/Max RH 28 85 21 75 30 RH 85 79 52 37 29 31 55 68 82 84 50 30 21 22 45 56 71 72 48 34 30 41 Wind Dir W W N N N N E SE SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW W S S Wind Spd 9 6 12 14 14 13 6 4 4 4 9 10 10 11 14 12 8 6 9 11 11 12 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 10 6 3 4 3 12 6 8 12 3 4 3 7 24 48 36 52 46 35 41 47 54 PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.33 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC Tstms IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 4 Vent Rate 5 5 60147178146 5 3 3 3 20100160133 11 9 4 4 23 57111 82 T Wind Dir W NW N N N N NE E S SW SW SW W S S S SW W W W SW S T Wind Spd 12 12 23 24 23 20 12 8 8 9 11 17 16 18 25 20 9 10 12 12 14 23 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 56 75 54 83 57 91 60 93 Temp 61 57 69 73 59 54 76 81 64 58 83 88 69 61 86 91 DewPt 55 56 53 51 52 51 48 45 50 49 46 45 50 48 46 40 Max/Min RH 99 46 92 27 76 21 65 17 RH 80 97 57 47 78 90 37 28 59 73 28 23 50 62 25 18 PWind Dir E NE NE W S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 50 40 20 10 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS Tstms SC SC SC SC IS $$ TXZ006-132100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 349 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 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 44 86 47 81 Temp 46 46 63 71 76 74 57 52 47 44 66 80 85 83 65 57 51 49 68 78 80 75 DewPt 46 41 43 41 36 38 43 44 43 43 46 43 39 36 42 45 46 46 48 48 46 48 Min/Max RH 23 95 18 95 30 RH 99 83 48 34 24 27 59 75 89 95 48 27 20 19 44 63 82 91 50 35 30 39 Wind Dir NW NW N N N N E SE W SW SW SW SW S S SE NW NW NW W S NE Wind Spd 9 4 11 12 11 11 5 5 4 4 10 11 9 10 6 6 6 5 9 10 12 13 Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 27 8 2 5 11 9 6 5 10 2 3 2 13 35 59 36 47 53 28 44 48 63 PoP 12HR 5 0 5 20 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.11 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 4 Vent Rate 9 8 80170202142 6 4 4 4 42 88115129 7 6 5 4 20 98205 63 T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N E SE S SW SW W SW SW W NW N N N W SW N T Wind Spd 17 17 24 24 21 17 13 9 10 11 19 13 11 14 14 14 12 9 10 14 21 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 Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24 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 72 46 81 49 88 54 90 Temp 54 49 67 69 52 47 75 78 57 50 82 85 62 54 85 87 DewPt 54 49 51 48 49 47 46 40 46 44 43 38 43 42 40 36 Max/Min RH 100 45 100 24 85 18 66 15 RH 99100 57 48 90100 36 26 67 81 24 19 50 64 20 16 PWind Dir NE NE NW W S SW SW W Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 50 40 10 5 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC Tstms SC SC IS SC $$ OKZ002-132100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 349 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 76 46 87 52 81 Temp 49 48 60 70 75 73 57 53 48 46 66 80 86 84 67 60 56 53 67 77 81 74 DewPt 49 46 49 47 43 44 48 49 47 46 49 47 43 42 50 52 51 51 53 52 50 53 Min/Max RH 32 100 21 95 34 RH 100 94 66 44 32 35 71 87 97100 54 31 22 23 55 74 84 94 62 41 34 47 Wind Dir NW NW N N N N E S SW W SW SW S S SE S S W NW NW NE E Wind Spd 9 11 17 20 20 12 4 4 4 4 9 10 9 11 9 8 6 5 9 11 11 16 Clouds B1 SC CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 57 32 4 6 4 5 4 11 6 4 3 2 8 21 47 62 46 52 47 47 49 61 PoP 12HR 10 0 5 20 40 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM Tstms IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 2 Vent Rate 7 8 60146208117 5 4 3 4 30 83109108 10 5 4 5 28 52 90 24 T Wind Dir NW NW N N N N E SE SW SW SW SW SW S S NW N NW NW N NE NE T Wind Spd 16 17 24 25 26 19 10 9 9 10 13 14 11 16 20 10 9 9 13 12 13 18 RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 50 74 49 83 51 90 55 90 Temp 56 51 69 70 54 50 77 80 58 52 84 87 64 56 85 87 DewPt 56 51 52 49 51 49 47 43 48 47 45 43 51 47 47 42 Max/Min RH 100 45 100 25 86 20 75 19 RH 100100 55 47 91 97 35 27 70 83 26 21 62 72 27 21 PWind Dir NE N S SW S SW S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 60 30 10 5 5 5 10 5 Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC Tstms SC SC IS SC $$ Below is a weather element key for this product Day 1 through 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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