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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

TXZ012-110900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

Date           04/10/24      Thu 04/11/24            Fri 04/12/24            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

Min/Max Temp                 37          67          43          81          51
Temp          64 62 49 45 42 39 48 58 65 65 52 49 46 44 58 74 80 77 63 59 55 52
DewPt         35 34 35 34 31 29 28 28 30 32 37 36 34 33 36 36 34 32 34 34 34 36
Max/Min RH                   70          27          68          18          54
RH            34 35 58 65 65 67 46 32 27 29 56 61 63 65 44 25 19 19 34 39 45 54
Wind Dir      NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd      14 13  8  8  9  9 12  8  9  9 10 13 12 11 16 19 23 19 16 20 18 16
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     20 22  3  5  3  5  3  3  3  6  3  3  1  1  3  4  5  8 11 11  7  8
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              3     2     3     3     4     4     4     5     5     5
Mix Hgt        7  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  8  1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate    148 31  7  7  8  7 37 44 66 59  8  9  9 10 35 89187 29 12 13 11 10
T Wind Dir     N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW
T Wind Spd    23 17 16 17 17 16 19 12 12 13 18 21 23 21 27 23 26 23 25 27 25 21
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  1  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO EL NO NO


Date           04/13Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Max/Min Temp       84      52      85      53      80      47      79      50      82
Temp          77 80 61 53 81 81 61 53 74 73 55 47 72 77 59 51 78 79
DewPt         38 29 29 31 29 26 26 25 27 25 28 29 29 25 27 28 27 27
Min/Max RH         15      43      12      33      15      49      14      41      13
RH            24 15 29 43 15 13 26 33 17 17 35 49 20 14 29 41 15 15
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW      SW       W      SW      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         15>     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      10       0       0       5

$$

TXZ016-110900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

Date           04/10/24      Thu 04/11/24            Fri 04/12/24            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

Min/Max Temp                 34          68          40          80          47
Temp          61 61 47 42 39 35 47 57 65 65 51 47 44 41 57 74 79 76 61 56 51 48
DewPt         36 37 37 35 31 31 32 32 34 35 36 35 32 32 36 36 32 32 31 32 33 35
Max/Min RH                   87          29          73          18          62
RH            40 42 67 76 75 86 55 38 31 33 56 62 64 72 46 26 18 20 33 40 50 62
Wind Dir      NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd      14 13  9  8  6  6  9  5 10  9  9 10 10  9 12 16 19 17 13 16 13 14
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     15 16  3  3  4  5  3  4  4  6  3  3  3  3  5  7  6 10 12  9  8  7
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              3     2     3     4     4     4     4     4     5     5
Mix Hgt        6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  9  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate     83 38  4  6  6  6 27 35 78 59  7 10  9  9 30102196 45 11 11 10  9
T Wind Dir     N  N  N NE  N NE NE  W SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW
T Wind Spd    17 13 10 12 16 14 16 10 14 16 17 23 21 19 24 21 25 24 24 25 21 19
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           04/13Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Max/Min Temp       82      49      82      49      77      44      78      47      83
Temp          77 79 56 50 78 79 57 50 72 71 52 44 71 75 55 48 77 80
DewPt         35 26 25 29 24 24 21 22 25 23 23 25 28 22 23 23 25 22
Min/Max RH         13      45      12      34      15      47      13      38      11
RH            22 14 30 45 13 13 24 34 17 16 32 47 20 14 28 38 14 12
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW      SW       W      SW       W      SW      SW
Wind Char         15>     <15     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       0       0       0

$$

TXZ008-110900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

Date           04/10/24      Thu 04/11/24            Fri 04/12/24            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

Min/Max Temp                 41          70          45          86          53
Temp          70 68 55 50 45 41 51 61 68 69 56 52 48 45 59 78 85 83 68 63 58 54
DewPt         31 31 34 34 31 29 26 25 27 29 35 37 36 36 36 36 33 33 34 35 35 37
Max/Min RH                   62          20          72          15          52
RH            23 26 44 53 57 62 37 25 21 22 44 55 64 70 42 22 15 16 28 34 42 52
Wind Dir       N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW
Wind Spd      14 12  6  8  9  8  9  9  9  8  6 10  8  6 11 13 16 14 17 17 12 13
Clouds        FW SC CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     16 31  4  4  6 13  4  2  3  8  3  3  2  1  1  3  3  7 11 11 10  6
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              3     2     2     3     4     4     4     5     5     5
Mix Hgt       11  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4 10  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate    259162  6  8  9  7 41 64 87 74  6  9  7  7 32 87227 32 11 12  9  8
T Wind Dir     N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  W  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
T Wind Spd    26 26 14 17 18 14 19 14 13 12 13 20 17 17 25 24 26 23 23 24 19 16
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO


Date           04/13Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Max/Min Temp       89      54      90      57      84      50      83      52      86
Temp          81 85 66 55 85 86 66 57 77 77 58 50 75 81 62 53 80 83
DewPt         39 29 30 32 27 24 27 25 28 26 32 32 30 25 29 30 28 28
Min/Max RH         13      41       9      30      13      50      12      41      12
RH            22 13 26 41 12 10 23 29 16 15 37 50 19 13 28 41 15 13
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         15>     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      10       0       0       5

$$

TXZ008-110900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

Date           04/10/24      Thu 04/11/24            Fri 04/12/24            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

Min/Max Temp                 41          69          46          85          54
Temp          68 66 55 49 46 42 50 60 67 68 57 53 49 46 59 76 84 81 68 63 59 55
DewPt         30 31 34 33 31 29 27 25 27 30 35 36 37 35 36 36 33 33 34 35 35 36
Max/Min RH                   62          22          68          16          50
RH            25 27 45 55 56 59 41 27 22 24 45 53 63 66 41 24 16 17 28 34 41 50
Wind Dir       N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW
Wind Spd      13 12  6  6 10  9 11  8  9  8  9 12 11  9 13 14 19 17 18 19 14 13
Clouds        FW SC CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%)     20 32  3  5  6 14  4  2  3  8  3  3  1  0  2  3  4  8 10 10  9  5
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              3     2     2     3     4     4     4     5     5     5
Mix Hgt       11  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4 10  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate    245130  6  7  8  7 37 63 74 68  7  9  8  8 34 86230 32 12 12  9  8
T Wind Dir     N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
T Wind Spd    25 25 14 17 17 13 17 14 12 12 16 20 19 18 26 24 26 23 23 25 19 17
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO


Date           04/13Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Max/Min Temp       88      55      88      57      82      51      82      53      84
Temp          80 84 65 56 83 84 66 57 76 75 58 51 73 79 62 54 78 82
DewPt         38 28 30 30 27 24 26 25 27 26 31 31 29 25 29 29 28 28
Min/Max RH         13      38      10      29      15      47      13      39      13
RH            23 13 26 38 13 12 23 28 17 16 36 47 20 14 28 39 16 14
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         15>     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      10       0       0       5

$$

TXZ006-110900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

Date           04/10/24      Thu 04/11/24            Fri 04/12/24            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

Min/Max Temp                 33          67          36          83          45
Temp          63 60 47 41 37 33 46 57 65 65 51 46 41 37 57 75 82 79 62 56 50 46
DewPt         28 29 32 32 29 27 26 26 28 29 33 35 33 32 33 31 25 26 30 30 31 31
Max/Min RH                   77          24          84          12          55
RH            26 30 55 69 73 77 45 29 25 26 51 66 74 81 40 20 12 15 30 37 48 55
Wind Dir       N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
Wind Spd      19 16 10 11  9  8  9  6  9 11  9 10  9  6 10 14 19 19 13 14 12 10
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%)     34 21 12 11 10 18  4  3  4  9  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  9 12 14  7  4
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              3     2     2     3     4     4     4     5     5     5
Mix Hgt       12  9 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  7 12  7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate    271194  5  7  8  7 31 51102 84  7  8  9  7 28164284182 11 10  8  7
T Wind Dir     N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  W SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
T Wind Spd    26 25 12 17 17 14 14 11 16 16 16 19 19 17 21 26 26 29 23 23 18 17
RFTI           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather                                                A  A  A


Date           04/13Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Max/Min Temp       83      45      84      47      76      41      78      44      79
Temp          79 80 56 46 80 81 57 47 72 70 50 42 71 75 55 44 73 76
DewPt         31 21 21 22 21 17 17 20 22 23 27 28 26 21 24 24 27 25
Min/Max RH         10      40       9      34      14      60      12      45      14
RH            17 11 25 38 11  9 21 34 15 17 41 58 18 13 30 45 18 15
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       5       0       0       0

$$

OKZ002-110900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

Date           04/10/24      Thu 04/11/24            Fri 04/12/24            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

Min/Max Temp                 36          67          36          84          50
Temp          70 64 49 45 40 36 48 58 65 65 50 44 40 37 56 74 83 81 65 60 55 51
DewPt         28 28 33 33 28 24 24 23 24 26 30 32 33 33 36 35 29 29 32 33 32 32
Max/Min RH                   63          20          88          14          49
RH            21 26 54 62 62 61 39 26 21 23 45 62 77 85 48 24 14 15 30 36 42 49
Wind Dir       N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N NW SW SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
Wind Spd      19 16 10 11 10  9 12  9  9  5  6  6  6  6 10 12 14 14 16 17 16 16
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     19 17 10 23 15  3  3  2  2  5  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  4  9 12 15  9
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              3     2     3     3     4     4     4     6     6     6
Mix Hgt       12  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  7 12  3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate    270133  7  9 10  9 55 64 75 61  7  6  7  7 27138292 70 13 12 11  9
T Wind Dir     N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
T Wind Spd    26 24 14 20 19 17 21 14 12 11 16 16 17 17 21 21 27 24 26 24 21 19
RFTI           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO


Date           04/13Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Max/Min Temp       87      49      87      50      81      45      80      46      80
Temp          82 83 60 50 84 83 60 50 76 72 52 46 73 77 57 46 75 77
DewPt         34 24 25 25 25 21 23 22 23 25 32 31 30 24 28 27 29 27
Min/Max RH         10      38       8      33      12      59      13      46      14
RH            18 11 27 38 11 10 24 33 14 17 46 57 20 14 33 46 18 16
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW       W      SW      SW
Wind Char         15>     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
Avg Clouds    FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      10       5       0       0

$$

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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