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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 Thu Apr 25 2024
TXZ012-252100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 85 52 82 51 79
Temp 60 60 67 76 83 82 69 64 57 53 66 77 81 79 65 59 56 52 66 76 78 74
DewPt 60 60 62 58 49 34 28 24 26 32 34 30 27 25 25 23 24 26 29 27 23 23
Min/Max RH 18 45 13 36 13
RH 100100 84 54 31 18 21 22 30 45 31 18 14 14 22 25 29 36 25 16 13 15
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 10 13 19 24 24 18 14 14 17 21 23 26 23 13 13 12 12 16 23 33 31
Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 FW FW CL SC CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 80 80 90 72 6 23 5 39 2 2 3 1 2 6 3 5 5 10 10 24 34 34
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 9
Vent Rate 10 9 35 63178123 12 13 11 15 77203257243 9 10 9 8 58286421310
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 19 21 21 28 31 21 20 20 25 28 28 29 29 19 23 20 18 21 33 39 37
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO EL EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH
Red Flag W W W
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 73 45 80 52 86 57 83
Temp 56 47 68 71 53 45 72 78 59 52 83 84 65 58 80 77
DewPt 26 33 36 31 36 38 36 29 40 44 37 35 47 51 50 47
Max/Min RH 57 22 75 16 75 16 78 30
RH 32 57 31 23 52 75 26 17 49 73 20 17 52 78 35 35
PWind Dir SW NW E S S SW S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0 5 10 40
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ016-252100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 50 79 47 75
Temp 59 59 68 81 85 83 66 60 53 50 64 74 78 76 62 57 52 48 64 72 74 71
DewPt 59 59 61 44 23 17 18 20 26 32 34 29 25 20 22 21 23 23 29 26 22 20
Min/Max RH 9 50 12 38 13
RH 100 99 77 27 10 9 16 22 36 50 34 19 14 12 21 25 33 38 27 18 14 14
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 12 11 13 17 24 27 17 16 13 16 21 27 27 21 9 12 9 9 14 23 31 28
Clouds B1 B2 B2 FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 54 74 71 11 2 14 7 5 2 4 2 3 2 2 3 4 7 15 23 34 36 24
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 13 11
Vent Rate 13 20 33133402445 14 14 12 15 74210263252 7 11 8 8107315508325
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 23 23 24 35 43 27 25 21 24 26 31 31 29 16 23 18 18 26 34 43 33
RFTI 0 0 0 0 6 7 1 0 0 0 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO CH EX EL NO NO NO EL CL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH
Red Flag W W W
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 44 74 42 81 48 87 56 83
Temp 52 44 66 73 52 42 73 79 56 49 83 85 63 57 81 74
DewPt 27 32 34 27 32 36 31 22 29 36 33 30 42 51 48 47
Max/Min RH 61 18 78 11 62 12 84 30
RH 38 61 30 18 47 78 21 12 36 62 17 14 46 83 31 38
PWind Dir W NW E SW S SW S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 85 55 86 54 85
Temp 62 61 70 78 82 79 69 66 58 55 67 80 85 83 70 64 58 54 68 80 85 79
DewPt 61 60 61 58 55 47 40 27 26 32 35 33 27 27 27 25 25 26 30 30 25 24
Min/Max RH 31 41 12 33 11
RH 97 96 74 51 39 31 34 23 29 41 30 18 12 13 20 22 28 33 24 16 11 13
Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 5 10 16 19 19 16 12 12 16 16 16 17 16 13 11 10 6 9 19 26 25
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 90 87 75 69 11 24 11 59 3 1 2 2 2 5 3 4 6 8 13 29 35 39
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 13 10
Vent Rate 7 6 47 79135101 14 11 11 13 55166262253 10 8 10 7 47292455329
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 12 21 23 27 33 26 20 20 23 23 23 27 28 19 18 19 14 19 32 40 39
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 76 46 84 54 92 60 89
Temp 61 50 69 73 55 46 74 82 62 55 87 90 68 60 84 82
DewPt 28 36 39 34 38 40 39 32 44 47 38 37 50 54 50 49
Max/Min RH 58 22 80 16 77 13 79 25
RH 28 58 32 23 53 78 28 16 52 75 17 16 52 78 31 32
PWind Dir SW NW NE SE S SW S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 10 10 40
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 56 84 55 83
Temp 61 61 69 78 82 80 70 66 59 56 66 77 83 82 70 64 58 55 67 78 82 78
DewPt 61 61 63 59 52 43 36 24 27 32 34 32 27 26 27 24 26 26 30 30 25 24
Min/Max RH 27 41 13 33 12
RH 98 99 79 54 35 27 29 21 30 41 30 20 14 13 20 22 28 33 25 17 12 14
Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 10 16 18 21 20 16 14 16 16 19 18 20 19 13 12 12 10 12 19 27 26
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 FW SC CL SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 88 86 72 65 10 29 5 48 2 1 2 2 2 5 3 3 5 10 15 31 37 36
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 13 11
Vent Rate 7 6 44 79167114 14 12 12 14 54163260254 11 9 10 7 53293468371
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 12 21 23 29 33 25 19 21 23 24 23 27 29 21 19 20 16 20 32 41 40
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 75 47 82 55 90 60 87
Temp 61 50 67 73 55 47 72 81 62 56 85 88 68 61 82 80
DewPt 28 36 38 34 38 40 38 30 43 47 38 35 49 54 50 49
Max/Min RH 59 23 78 15 74 14 79 27
RH 29 57 35 23 52 76 30 16 50 72 19 16 50 78 34 34
PWind Dir SW NW NE SE S SW S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 10 10 40
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ006-252100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 86 45 80 43 75
Temp 56 55 68 81 86 82 65 56 50 46 63 75 80 77 62 54 48 43 61 72 75 70
DewPt 56 54 56 42 28 21 20 24 28 29 33 30 25 24 24 23 24 27 32 29 25 23
Min/Max RH 10 52 13 59 16
RH 99 94 64 25 12 10 18 28 41 52 32 19 13 14 23 30 39 52 34 20 16 17
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 11 6 12 17 24 24 19 13 17 11 16 14 18 20 12 9 9 6 11 19 27 24
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 78 57 32 8 2 19 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 9 6 6 7 19 29 22 38 24
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 13 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 13 11
Vent Rate 7 6 43201453513 18 13 13 9 46186264243 11 9 8 7 65284419340
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 12 23 28 39 42 29 24 24 19 20 20 25 28 20 19 19 16 21 29 36 34
RFTI 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO CH EX NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL
Red Flag W W W
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 39 69 37 79 44 88 51 83
Temp 49 39 63 67 47 37 70 76 54 44 82 85 60 52 82 76
DewPt 29 35 36 33 36 36 37 27 34 34 32 26 38 46 50 47
Max/Min RH 84 26 97 16 71 11 81 31
RH 46 84 37 29 65 94 29 16 46 67 17 12 44 81 33 36
PWind Dir W N NE S S SW S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 5 10 30
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
OKZ002-252100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 50 84 46 81
Temp 58 58 69 83 85 79 66 60 53 50 65 79 84 81 65 59 50 46 64 77 81 75
DewPt 58 58 61 54 49 41 41 26 27 29 34 31 27 26 28 28 29 33 35 33 27 25
Min/Max RH 27 44 12 62 14
RH 100100 77 37 29 27 40 27 36 44 30 17 13 13 25 31 44 59 34 20 14 15
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW S SW SW
Wind Spd 9 6 12 18 21 20 16 12 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 10 8 5 10 16 23 26
Clouds B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 78 79 73 23 6 6 6 20 3 4 6 9 11 15 10 5 12 17 26 35 36 35
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Sprinkles SC
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 14 10
Vent Rate 6 7 44111201133 15 9 11 11 41188222227 12 9 7 6 32284450329
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 23 25 31 34 27 19 23 21 17 21 19 24 23 20 17 13 16 29 36 36
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL
Red Flag W W W
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 42 70 38 80 48 89 55 87
Temp 51 43 63 67 47 38 71 79 55 48 83 86 63 55 84 81
DewPt 34 38 39 34 38 38 39 32 40 43 37 30 45 49 49 46
Max/Min RH 83 27 100 18 86 12 81 25
RH 51 83 40 29 72 99 31 18 57 84 19 13 53 80 30 30
PWind Dir W NW NE S S SW S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 0 5 10 30
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
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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