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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
349 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
TXZ012-112100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 67 52 76 48 78
Temp 54 52 63 66 65 62 55 53 54 53 60 68 74 70 59 53 51 49 60 71 77 75
DewPt 43 45 46 48 50 51 52 53 54 53 55 56 53 51 53 51 49 48 49 47 44 43
Min/Max RH 53 100 46 100 30
RH 66 76 54 53 58 67 91 99100 99 84 66 48 51 82 92 94 95 67 42 31 32
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW S NE NW NW NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 8 14 17 18 13 12 9 9 11 11 12 11 9 9 10 11 14 16 16 13
Clouds FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 8 41 77 87 84 75 57 72 90 91 82 61 30 46 57 25 19 13 19 12 21 27
PoP 12HR 60 80 70 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.22 0.26 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC SC NM O NM NM NM NM IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 <1 1 3 5 5 1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8
Vent Rate 5 4 41 83 71 52 21 23 14 13 20 52 76 56 13 10 12 7 44114169135
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S SE SE S S S S S SW SW N NW NW NW N N NW N
T Wind Spd 11 10 16 23 23 21 20 20 16 14 17 18 17 13 13 11 14 14 19 19 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 Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24
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 85 56 82 50 71 50 84
Temp 56 50 79 80 62 57 80 69 57 51 66 70 56 51 77 82
DewPt 45 46 45 43 48 48 51 53 53 51 49 44 45 45 43 38
Max/Min RH 86 24 72 36 100 39 80 20
RH 66 86 30 27 60 72 36 57 86100 54 39 66 80 30 21
PWind Dir E S S S NE N W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 40 50 20 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-112100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 63 51 78 46 78
Temp 51 50 59 61 62 61 55 53 54 53 60 70 76 74 58 53 50 47 62 73 77 75
DewPt 41 42 46 48 51 50 53 53 54 53 56 51 43 39 47 47 46 45 46 43 40 38
Min/Max RH 59 100 28 99 25
RH 69 75 63 62 67 67 94 99100 99 86 50 31 29 68 81 87 93 56 34 26 26
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W W N N NW NW N N N NW
Wind Spd 4 4 10 13 16 16 11 9 8 6 8 11 12 13 9 8 9 9 11 12 12 12
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 29 65 79 78 86 83 97 96 90 86 81 27 16 20 17 17 9 9 5 10 13 24
PoP 12HR 80 80 40 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.14 0.08 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC O NM SC SC SC O O SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9
Vent Rate 6 4 37 65 57 51 27 25 20 11 21 73140 97 12 6 10 7 45124148113
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S W W W N N N NW N N NW NW
T Wind Spd 13 11 19 24 20 20 21 19 16 13 14 14 17 17 20 10 14 14 17 18 17 14
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 Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24
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 86 53 83 48 72 48 83
Temp 55 49 80 82 61 54 81 69 55 49 67 70 53 49 78 81
DewPt 45 44 42 35 43 47 48 50 53 49 47 40 45 44 39 32
Max/Min RH 87 18 77 31 100 33 85 16
RH 69 85 26 18 51 77 31 50 93100 49 34 74 85 25 17
PWind Dir E SW S SW NE N W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 40 50 20 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-112100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 55 77 50 81
Temp 55 52 65 72 72 68 60 58 56 56 62 70 75 71 60 56 53 51 63 74 80 78
DewPt 43 44 46 46 50 51 53 54 55 55 56 56 56 55 55 52 51 50 50 48 46 46
Min/Max RH 38 98 51 100 30
RH 64 73 50 39 45 56 77 87 95 95 79 62 51 57 82 85 93 94 62 40 30 32
Wind Dir E SW SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE NW NW NW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 3 2 4 12 12 11 10 9 9 4 8 9 9 9 5 5 6 6 10 13 13 11
Clouds SC SC FW B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 37 28 23 78 79 93 67 71 77 81 70 64 40 57 57 24 25 17 20 18 18 23
PoP 12HR 50 80 90 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.17 0.47 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC NM O NM NM O O SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8
Vent Rate 3 3 25123 94 52 24 15 20 14 22 50 38 33 10 5 11 7 48122167132
T Wind Dir SE SW SE S S S S S S S S SW S SE N W NW NW N NW N N
T Wind Spd 8 8 10 19 20 19 17 14 16 11 14 17 12 18 11 8 13 13 18 19 20 17
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 Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24
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 89 59 85 53 76 53 88
Temp 59 52 82 84 66 59 82 73 60 54 70 74 59 53 80 85
DewPt 48 48 47 47 51 50 53 55 55 53 50 46 47 47 45 41
Max/Min RH 85 22 73 36 96 37 80 20
RH 67 85 30 28 57 73 37 53 84 96 48 37 64 80 29 21
PWind Dir SE S S S NE N SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 40 50 20 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-112100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 55 76 51 79
Temp 55 52 64 70 69 65 60 57 56 56 62 69 74 70 60 57 54 52 63 73 77 77
DewPt 44 44 47 46 50 51 53 54 55 55 56 56 54 53 53 51 51 49 50 48 45 44
Min/Max RH 42 98 49 97 30
RH 66 72 53 42 51 61 78 89 96 97 81 62 49 56 80 81 89 91 63 41 33 31
Wind Dir SE SW SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE N NW NW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 6 16 13 13 11 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 6 8 9 9 13 14 13 12
Clouds SC SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 41 28 39 68 90 94 70 69 80 78 66 60 37 57 57 24 19 24 21 16 17 22
PoP 12HR 60 80 80 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.18 0.38 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM NM SC SC NM O SC SC O O SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8
Vent Rate 4 3 27120 99 57 26 16 21 16 26 56 67 37 11 5 9 7 57129178132
T Wind Dir S SW SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SE N W NW NW N N N N
T Wind Spd 9 8 10 20 20 20 18 14 17 13 14 16 14 19 12 9 12 13 18 20 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 Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24
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 87 59 84 53 74 54 86
Temp 60 52 80 83 66 59 79 72 60 54 68 73 59 54 78 84
DewPt 48 48 46 45 50 50 52 55 55 53 50 45 47 46 45 40
Max/Min RH 85 23 71 39 95 37 77 21
RH 65 85 31 27 55 71 39 55 84 95 53 37 64 75 31 21
PWind Dir SE S S SW NE N SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 40 50 20 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-112100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 63 47 73 43 76
Temp 49 46 59 62 63 60 52 51 50 48 57 68 72 66 53 48 46 44 60 71 76 73
DewPt 40 42 45 47 51 52 52 51 50 48 55 53 48 47 49 48 46 44 47 45 42 41
Min/Max RH 55 100 42 100 28
RH 72 85 61 58 66 75 99100100100 92 58 42 50 88 98 99 98 62 39 30 32
Wind Dir E NE SE S S S S S S S S SW W NW N NW NW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 4 3 4 11 12 12 9 9 9 5 9 9 10 11 9 9 9 9 12 13 12 10
Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 64 44 60 81 81 87 94 74 89 67 72 30 37 56 37 31 14 16 7 9 14 26
PoP 12HR 80 80 70 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.28 0.13 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC O NM NM O NM SC SC SC NM NM IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 3 3 1 1 1 <1 2 5 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 8
Vent Rate 4 4 27 85 47 41 23 18 14 8 27 65 93 31 11 7 6 7 58164186112
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW NW N NW NW N N N N N
T Wind Spd 9 9 12 20 17 18 18 17 14 10 16 14 16 14 14 12 12 16 20 23 20 16
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 Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24
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 44 83 50 78 45 71 45 82
Temp 52 45 78 81 57 50 74 71 52 46 66 69 51 45 77 80
DewPt 45 44 45 40 47 47 50 51 52 46 47 42 45 42 40 36
Max/Min RH 99 22 88 38 100 37 90 19
RH 78 98 31 23 68 88 42 49 99100 50 37 80 88 26 20
PWind Dir S SW S NE NE N W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 40 40 20 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-112100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 50 73 46 76
Temp 52 51 63 70 70 63 55 54 52 51 61 70 72 66 54 51 49 47 60 71 76 74
DewPt 42 43 47 46 49 51 54 54 52 51 55 54 53 53 54 51 49 47 51 48 45 44
Min/Max RH 43 100 50 100 32
RH 71 75 55 43 47 63 96100100100 82 57 51 63 99100100100 72 43 33 34
Wind Dir NW NW SW S S S S S S S S S S E NW NW NW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 3 3 4 10 12 10 8 6 8 6 9 9 10 9 6 9 9 9 13 16 13 12
Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 59 58 32 66 86 90 68 70 78 57 59 49 45 60 67 46 28 23 22 21 25 27
PoP 12HR 60 80 90 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.13 0.61 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC NM O NM SC SC O O SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8
Vent Rate 3 2 25110108 33 11 9 10 8 28 63 41 28 6 6 5 7 46117157110
T Wind Dir E N S S S S S S S S S SW SW E NW NW NW N N N N N
T Wind Spd 8 5 10 17 19 14 12 12 11 12 16 16 12 17 9 10 12 13 18 19 19 16
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 Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24
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 47 86 53 80 49 73 48 84
Temp 53 47 80 82 60 53 77 72 55 49 68 71 53 48 78 82
DewPt 48 46 47 44 50 49 52 51 53 49 49 44 47 44 43 38
Max/Min RH 97 25 87 37 100 37 89 20
RH 83 95 31 26 70 87 42 47 93100 50 37 80 86 29 21
PWind Dir SE S S N NE N W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 30 50 20 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC 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