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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

TXZ012-292100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

Date             Fri 03/29/24            Sat 03/30/24            Sun 03/31/24
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          43          82          51          80
Temp          55 49 60 75 80 78 61 52 49 45 58 75 82 79 64 59 56 52 64 76 79 76
DewPt         23 30 31 27 23 18 22 23 23 24 29 28 22 19 22 23 22 23 27 25 24 22
Min/Max RH                    9          47          10          31          12
RH            29 48 33 17 12 10 22 32 36 43 33 17 11 10 20 25 26 31 24 15 13 13
Wind Dir      SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  W NW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd      17 14 14 17 20 17  9  6  9  8  8  9 16 17 13 14 13 13 16 23 26 24
Clouds        SC FW SC B2 B1 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%)     48 19 38 80 53  4  2  3  2  3  3  5 25 42 58 58 63 72 69 74 79 65
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              5     4     5     5     5     5     5     5     4     4
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  6 10  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5 10  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  8  3
Vent Rate     13 11 24130254 79  5  5  8  5 11 77228 34 10 10 10 11 47204244 66
T Wind Dir    SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    27 24 23 25 29 23 12 13 19 13 11 17 27 23 20 24 21 21 27 35 36 27
RFTI           0  0  0  0  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  0  0  0  0  0  3  4  4
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL
Red Flag                W  W  W


Date          Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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      71      34      57      32      68      39      74
Temp          59 50 67 64 43 35 50 56 39 33 62 66 46 40 70 71
DewPt         28 30 28 29 35 30 25 19 24 24 25 23 26 25 26 22
Max/Min RH         46      21      85      22      70      18      56      15
RH            30 46 23 27 73 83 37 23 54 69 24 19 45 55 19 16
PWind Dir          SW       W       N       N      NW      NW       S      SW
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0      30      50      20       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs             SC SC SC IS

$$

TXZ016-292100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

Date             Fri 03/29/24            Sat 03/30/24            Sun 03/31/24
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          42          80          50          77
Temp          43 43 58 72 78 77 58 51 47 43 60 75 79 77 61 56 54 51 61 72 77 74
DewPt         18 20 24 24 20 18 21 21 21 22 27 21 18 16 19 19 19 20 26 23 23 23
Min/Max RH                   10          42           9          30          13
RH            37 40 27 16 11 11 24 30 36 42 28 13 10 10 19 23 26 30 26 16 13 15
Wind Dir      SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd      12 12 13 20 21 19  8  9  9  8  8 12 18 16 10 11 11  9 13 23 27 26
Clouds        FW FW B1 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%)     25 22 59 83 26  6  3  2  4  5  8 20 34 52 65 67 74 80 79 81 63 67
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              5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     4     3
Mix Hgt       <1 <1 <1  5 10  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  8  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  9  9
Vent Rate      9  8 14127276166  5  8  8  6  9123188 84  9  9  9  9 56223340251
T Wind Dir     S SW SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    21 19 20 27 32 25 12 19 19 17 13 21 27 25 20 21 18 17 27 35 41 33
RFTI           0  0  0  1  3  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  3  4  4
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL
Red Flag                W  W  W


Date          Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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       43      68      32      57      31      67      37      73
Temp          55 44 63 62 40 33 52 56 37 32 62 65 44 38 69 71
DewPt         27 30 27 27 34 31 25 19 23 23 24 21 24 23 24 19
Max/Min RH         56      21      95      23      70      17      56      13
RH            33 56 25 27 79 95 36 24 56 70 23 18 44 55 18 14
PWind Dir          SW       W       N       N      NW      NW      SW      SW
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     15>
Avg Clouds    B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0      20      40      20       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs             IS SC SC IS

$$

TXZ008-292100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

Date             Fri 03/29/24            Sat 03/30/24            Sun 03/31/24
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                 84          43          85          54          83
Temp          56 51 61 76 83 81 64 56 49 44 52 70 83 83 67 61 58 55 66 78 82 79
DewPt         22 25 26 25 20 21 23 24 27 29 36 35 28 25 27 27 24 23 27 27 26 26
Min/Max RH                    9          64          12          29          13
RH            26 37 26 14 10 11 21 30 42 54 54 27 14 12 23 27 27 29 24 15 13 14
Wind Dir      SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  W  W NW NE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd      14 11 12 13 16 13  6  4  4  4  4  5 11 11 11 11 10  9 13 21 23 19
Clouds        B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%)     58 40 64 84 45  7  3  2  2 12 26  8  8 28 22 51 57 67 65 74 73 64
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              5     5     4     5     5     5     5     5     4     4
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  5  9  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  7  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  8  1
Vent Rate     11  9 19 96253 50  6  4  5  4  8 27102 22  8  9  8  7 37160249 24
T Wind Dir    SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NE  W SW SW  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    23 19 19 24 31 21 14 10 11  9  8  9 16 14 18 18 18 13 21 31 36 21
RFTI           0  0  0  1  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  4  1
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL
Red Flag                W  W  W


Date          Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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      35      60      34      71      41      77
Temp          63 51 70 65 44 35 52 59 42 35 64 69 49 42 72 75
DewPt         28 31 32 33 35 30 27 22 26 26 28 26 29 27 29 26
Max/Min RH         45      22      84      23      72      18      57      15
RH            26 45 25 29 70 81 37 23 53 71 25 20 46 55 20 16
PWind Dir          SW       W       N       N      NW      NW       S      SW
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0      30      50      20       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs             SC SC SC IS
Tstms                     IS IS

$$

TXZ008-292100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

Date             Fri 03/29/24            Sat 03/30/24            Sun 03/31/24
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                 83          44          83          55          81
Temp          57 52 60 74 81 80 64 56 51 46 53 69 81 81 67 62 58 56 65 76 80 78
DewPt         22 26 27 26 21 21 24 25 26 28 35 33 28 24 27 26 24 24 27 26 25 26
Min/Max RH                   10          58          12          29          13
RH            25 36 28 17 11 11 22 30 39 50 50 27 15 12 22 25 27 29 24 16 14 14
Wind Dir      SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W NE SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd      17 12 13 14 17 14  9  6  6  4  5  6 12 13 12 13 12 12 16 23 23 20
Clouds        B1 FW B1 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL SC FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%)     56 25 54 83 37  8  3  3  3  4 31  7  9 31 25 53 61 67 65 70 74 61
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              5     5     4     5     5     5     5     5     4     4
Mix Hgt       <1 <1 <1  5 10  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  7  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  8  2
Vent Rate     10  9 14 99261 52  6  4  5  4  7 39108 23  8  9  9  8 40193257 33
T Wind Dir    SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW  W NE SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    24 19 19 24 31 21 14 10 11  9  6 10 17 16 18 20 19 18 24 34 36 24
RFTI           0  0  0  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  4  2
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL
Red Flag                W  W  W


Date          Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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      72      36      58      35      69      41      76
Temp          63 52 68 64 44 36 52 57 42 36 63 67 49 42 70 74
DewPt         28 31 31 32 35 31 26 21 25 26 27 25 28 27 29 25
Max/Min RH         45      23      84      23      69      19      55      15
RH            27 45 25 30 70 82 37 25 51 68 25 20 45 54 21 17
PWind Dir          SW       W       N       N      NW      NW       S      SW
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0      30      50      20       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs             SC SC SC IS
Tstms                     IS IS

$$

TXZ006-292100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

Date             Fri 03/29/24            Sat 03/30/24            Sun 03/31/24
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          34          79          46          77
Temp          42 42 57 74 78 74 55 46 40 35 49 69 78 76 59 53 50 47 59 72 77 74
DewPt         23 23 28 24 23 21 23 24 24 25 34 31 24 21 21 22 20 20 25 24 23 24
Min/Max RH                   12          71          12          34          14
RH            47 47 32 15 13 13 28 42 53 67 55 24 13 13 23 29 31 34 27 17 14 16
Wind Dir      SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NE SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd       9 11 11 18 20 20  8  4  4  5  5 10 18 17 12 12 13 13 19 27 31 26
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 B2 CL FW CL FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%)     62 53 60 72  5  9  3  7  3  3 26  8  8 10  8 24 51 47 55 66 47 48
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              5     5     4     5     5     5     5     5     4     3
Mix Hgt       <1 <1 <1  6 12  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  8  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7 10  9
Vent Rate      8  6 10127326155  6  4  4  4  9 52184 93 11 10 10 13 62235326241
T Wind Dir    SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    19 14 16 25 32 25 13  9 10  9  9 16 26 26 20 21 21 25 28 37 39 32
RFTI           0  0  0  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  1  5  6  5
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CH CH
Red Flag                W  W  W


Date          Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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       41      65      29      57      29      68      34      72
Temp          54 42 62 57 37 30 51 55 36 30 62 65 42 35 68 70
DewPt         26 28 30 32 32 27 25 20 23 23 26 23 26 23 27 22
Max/Min RH         57      27      94      24      78      18      64      15
RH            33 57 30 37 83 89 36 25 59 76 25 20 52 62 21 17
PWind Dir          SW       W       N       N       N      NW      SW      SW
Wind Char         15>     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     15>
Avg Clouds    SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0      30      50      10       5       5       5       5
Rain Shwrs             SC SC SC
Tstms                     IS IS

$$

OKZ002-292100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
238 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

Date             Fri 03/29/24            Sat 03/30/24            Sun 03/31/24
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          35          77          46          81
Temp          46 45 58 76 80 77 58 48 41 37 45 63 75 75 59 54 50 47 64 77 80 76
DewPt         20 20 25 24 20 24 25 28 32 36 37 38 33 29 29 30 24 22 26 25 23 26
Min/Max RH                   11         100          18          40          12
RH            35 36 28 14 11 14 28 45 70 97 73 39 21 19 32 40 36 38 24 14 12 16
Wind Dir      SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd      14 10 11 12 14 14  8  5  4  4  6  5 12 12 11 11 11  9 16 25 26 24
Clouds        SC B1 B2 B1 CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%)     35 67 72 68  3 10  9 17  4 14 20  7  6 11  6 10 48 48 59 67 63 59
PoP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines 6HR              5     5     4     5     5     5     5     5     4     3
Mix Hgt       <1 <1 <1  6 12  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  9  3
Vent Rate     11  7 12107255 26  6  4  5  5 12 18 84 36  9  9 10  6 53210269 60
T Wind Dir    SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NE NE NE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    24 18 18 19 24 17 14 10 11 10  8  8 17 19 19 19 21 16 24 33 34 27
RFTI           0  0  0  1  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  5  5
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH


Date          Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24
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       43      66      30      58      29      68      36      75
Temp          58 44 63 57 37 30 53 56 37 30 63 65 44 37 72 71
DewPt         26 29 31 32 30 27 25 20 24 24 26 25 26 26 28 25
Max/Min RH         55      29      88      22      79      19      66      15
RH            29 55 30 39 75 88 33 24 58 78 24 22 49 64 20 18
PWind Dir          SW      NW       N       N       N      NW       S      SW
Wind Char         15>     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     15>
Avg Clouds    SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0      30      40      10       0       5       0       5
Rain Shwrs             SC SC SC
Tstms                     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


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