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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
305 AM CDT Wed Apr 25 2018
TXZ012-252200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
305 AM CDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Date Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18
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 62 40 68 38 70
Temp 40 38 41 52 60 61 50 46 43 41 60 67 68 63 53 47 42 39 52 62 69 69
DewPt 34 33 34 33 30 28 31 31 31 30 33 35 34 33 33 33 32 31 30 28 27 26
Min/Max RH 28 67 28 76 19
RH 79 82 76 48 32 29 48 55 62 64 36 31 28 33 46 58 68 74 43 27 21 20
Wind Dir N N N N N N W S S SW W N N N N N N N NW NW SW S
Wind Spd 0 17 16 16 13 12 9 4 6 9 13 17 19 20 13 6 8 8 6 5 6 8
Clouds OV OV B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 99 98 59 20 10 0 0 0 1 2 13 24 18 12 12 12 10 7 5 3 3 2
PoP 12HR 30 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 6 5
Vent Rate 38 42 36 72 85 65 <1 <1 <1 <1 38135150135 6 <1 <1 <1 25 10 17 40
T Wind Dir N N N N N N E SW SW SW SW NW N N N N NW W N N SW S
T Wind Spd 28 32 20 20 19 14 3 5 6 8 21 20 34 34 13 8 5 5 8 2 3 9
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 Sat 04/28/18 Sun 04/29/18 Mon 04/30/18 Tue 05/01/18
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 76 50 77 53 80 54 79
Temp 49 45 71 73 56 52 73 75 61 54 75 78 62 55 76 75
DewPt 28 29 33 32 35 41 44 42 46 49 48 35 41 47 41 28
Max/Min RH 55 20 68 29 86 21 74 17
RH 43 54 25 22 44 67 36 31 58 83 38 21 46 74 29 17
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 20 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-252200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
305 AM CDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Date Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 62 40 68 38 70
Temp 39 38 41 52 60 61 51 46 43 41 59 67 68 63 52 45 41 39 53 61 68 68
DewPt 34 30 32 30 27 27 29 30 30 30 32 33 33 32 32 32 31 30 29 28 27 26
Min/Max RH 26 67 27 73 19
RH 82 73 70 43 28 27 42 54 60 64 35 28 27 31 46 59 66 71 40 28 21 20
Wind Dir N N N N N N W S SW SW NW N N NE NE NE N N W SW S S
Wind Spd 0 17 14 13 12 9 6 4 6 8 13 17 18 19 13 6 6 6 5 4 6 9
Clouds OV OV B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 94 96 62 27 14 1 2 2 4 6 10 13 13 12 13 13 11 9 7 5 6 6
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 5 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 5 5
Vent Rate 50 50 34 39 60 41 1 <1 <1 <1 30153182145 5 <1 <1 <1 18 5 30 50
T Wind Dir N N N N N N SE SW SW SW SW NW N N NE NE N NW NE SE S S
T Wind Spd 28 28 19 14 13 10 2 5 6 6 23 19 32 33 11 6 5 5 5 1 6 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 04/28/18 Sun 04/29/18 Mon 04/30/18 Tue 05/01/18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 44 76 49 77 50 79 50 78
Temp 48 45 71 72 56 50 73 74 59 51 76 75 59 51 74 74
DewPt 26 28 33 31 35 41 45 43 45 46 40 29 35 40 31 23
Max/Min RH 52 20 71 31 86 19 66 15
RH 41 50 24 22 45 70 37 33 60 82 28 19 40 66 21 15
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-252200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
305 AM CDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Date Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18
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 41 69 40 72
Temp 41 41 46 54 61 63 55 48 44 42 59 68 69 66 56 49 44 40 54 64 70 71
DewPt 34 34 35 34 30 29 30 31 32 32 34 35 35 34 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27
Min/Max RH 27 71 28 73 19
RH 76 77 66 46 31 28 38 52 62 68 39 30 29 30 42 55 65 70 40 27 21 19
Wind Dir N N N N N N W S SW SW W N N N N N N NW NW W SW S
Wind Spd 0 11 13 13 13 11 8 4 5 5 11 16 18 19 13 5 6 6 5 4 5 5
Clouds OV OV B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 100100 55 9 5 0 0 0 2 4 12 20 18 15 14 12 10 7 5 3 3 2
PoP 12HR 30 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 6 5
Vent Rate 35 32 30 81102 63 <1 <1 <1 <1 15107171135 5 <1 <1 <1 18 10 22 40
T Wind Dir N N N N N N SE SW SW SW SW NW N N N N NW W N W SW S
T Wind Spd 26 21 17 20 19 13 1 5 5 6 13 20 35 34 11 4 5 5 5 2 4 9
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 Sat 04/28/18 Sun 04/29/18 Mon 04/30/18 Tue 05/01/18
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 80 53 80 57 81 57 80
Temp 53 47 74 77 61 54 75 78 65 58 77 79 66 58 76 77
DewPt 29 31 34 33 35 41 43 41 46 50 49 40 45 48 43 33
Max/Min RH 55 18 61 25 75 25 71 19
RH 40 54 23 20 38 61 32 26 51 75 37 25 48 69 30 19
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-252200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
305 AM CDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Date Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 62 41 63 40 70
Temp 40 40 45 53 60 61 54 48 44 42 55 61 63 60 53 47 42 40 52 62 68 69
DewPt 34 34 34 33 30 29 30 31 31 31 33 35 35 34 34 33 32 31 30 29 29 28
Min/Max RH 28 68 35 72 21
RH 79 81 66 47 32 28 41 52 61 66 45 38 36 38 49 58 67 71 44 29 23 22
Wind Dir N N N N N N W S SW SW W N N N N N N NW NW W SW S
Wind Spd 0 12 13 13 13 10 8 4 5 6 12 17 18 19 13 5 6 6 5 4 5 5
Clouds OV OV B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 100 99 55 10 5 0 0 0 2 3 11 18 16 13 12 11 9 7 5 3 3 2
PoP 12HR 30 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 3 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 6 5
Vent Rate 35 33 45 77102 55 1 <1 <1 <1 17110176135 5 <1 <1 <1 20 10 22 45
T Wind Dir N N N N N N E SW SW SW SW NW N N N N NW W N W SW S
T Wind Spd 26 25 20 19 19 12 2 5 5 6 14 23 36 34 10 4 5 5 5 2 4 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 04/28/18 Sun 04/29/18 Mon 04/30/18 Tue 05/01/18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 46 78 53 78 56 80 57 79
Temp 52 47 72 75 60 54 74 76 63 57 76 78 64 58 76 76
DewPt 29 30 35 33 36 41 44 41 46 50 48 38 43 47 42 32
Max/Min RH 53 20 61 28 78 24 68 20
RH 42 52 25 22 40 61 34 29 53 78 38 24 46 67 30 20
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 20 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-252200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
305 AM CDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Date Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18
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 38 65 36 70
Temp 38 38 44 53 61 62 50 44 41 40 58 63 65 62 51 45 40 36 51 62 69 68
DewPt 33 31 32 29 26 25 29 30 30 30 32 33 32 31 31 30 30 29 29 29 29 28
Min/Max RH 24 73 29 75 21
RH 82 76 62 39 26 24 45 57 66 68 37 32 29 31 47 57 67 74 42 28 23 22
Wind Dir N N N N N N W S SW SW NW N N N N N N NW W S S S
Wind Spd 0 13 16 13 13 9 8 5 6 8 16 24 21 19 13 6 6 5 6 6 9 10
Clouds OV OV B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 98 96 51 6 3 0 1 1 3 5 10 15 15 14 17 19 13 7 5 3 3 2
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 2 4 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 5 4
Vent Rate 14 40 74 63 83 40 <1 <1 <1 <1 23151210189 <1 <1 <1 <1 11 19 45 52
T Wind Dir N N N N N N SE S SW SW W N N N NE N NW NW NW SW S S
T Wind Spd 16 21 23 16 17 9 4 5 6 8 16 37 40 33 8 4 6 6 3 4 10 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 Sat 04/28/18 Sun 04/29/18 Mon 04/30/18 Tue 05/01/18
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 77 49 77 50 78 49 77
Temp 48 42 71 74 56 50 72 75 58 52 74 75 58 50 72 74
DewPt 29 30 35 33 35 40 44 42 46 45 39 31 30 37 32 24
Max/Min RH 62 21 67 29 83 20 63 15
RH 47 60 27 22 45 66 37 31 65 78 27 20 34 62 22 16
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-252200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
305 AM CDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Date Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 62 38 66 37 71
Temp 37 39 44 54 60 61 51 44 40 40 57 64 66 63 52 46 40 38 53 63 69 70
DewPt 34 32 34 32 30 29 30 32 32 31 34 35 34 32 32 32 31 30 30 29 29 29
Min/Max RH 27 77 29 76 21
RH 88 76 68 44 32 29 46 62 71 72 41 35 30 31 46 58 69 73 40 27 22 22
Wind Dir N N N N N N W S SW SW W N N N N N NW W W SW S S
Wind Spd 0 12 14 16 14 10 8 5 6 6 14 23 21 19 13 5 6 6 6 5 6 8
Clouds OV OV SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 97 93 50 6 3 0 1 1 5 9 21 32 24 16 14 11 9 6 4 2 2 1
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 6 5
Vent Rate 9 36 66 99117 61 <1 <1 <1 <1 8109187169 <1 <1 <1 <1 16 15 39 45
T Wind Dir NW N N N N N S SW SW SW W N N N N NW W W NW SW S S
T Wind Spd 9 20 25 20 20 12 3 6 5 5 9 35 39 29 6 6 6 6 4 3 8 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 04/28/18 Sun 04/29/18 Mon 04/30/18 Tue 05/01/18
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 43 79 52 81 54 82 53 80
Temp 49 43 72 77 60 53 76 79 64 55 78 78 63 54 76 77
DewPt 30 31 35 35 36 40 44 42 47 48 43 37 43 44 39 32
Max/Min RH 62 20 61 26 80 23 71 19
RH 47 62 25 22 40 60 31 27 53 77 29 23 48 69 26 20
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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
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