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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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603 FOUS54 KAMA 051854 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 154 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024 TXZ012-060900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 154 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024 Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 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 58 81 45 85 47 Temp 71 73 63 61 60 61 69 78 80 78 66 58 50 46 64 78 84 82 68 61 53 48 DewPt 54 54 56 57 60 59 51 33 23 17 14 15 17 18 22 21 21 20 21 22 23 25 Max/Min RH 100 10 33 9 40 RH 55 51 78 87100 93 53 19 12 10 13 18 27 32 20 12 10 10 17 22 31 40 Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W NW N Wind Spd 13 20 21 23 21 21 21 24 27 26 16 14 11 9 11 16 24 23 12 10 10 11 Clouds B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL SC CL CL CL CL FW CL CL Clouds(%) 57 6 14 57 62 61 31 13 2 5 2 21 5 5 31 3 2 3 4 7 3 3 PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 4 4 <1 1 1 <1 4 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 63 72 21 32 30 18 84188267292 14 12 7 4 27187301265 9 8 6 7 T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW SW W W W NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW W N N T Wind Spd 17 23 28 32 28 25 27 29 32 37 26 24 17 11 12 25 31 31 18 17 14 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CH NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Date 05/08Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24 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 77 46 73 44 72 47 74 49 76 Temp 70 76 56 47 67 70 52 44 66 70 55 47 69 71 56 50 71 73 DewPt 26 25 29 30 30 31 33 37 36 35 36 38 40 40 42 44 44 42 Min/Max RH 14 52 22 76 27 72 29 81 30 RH 19 15 35 51 25 23 48 76 33 27 49 71 35 32 59 80 38 33 PWind Dir N E NE NE NE SE SE S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ016-060900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 154 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024 Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 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 58 79 43 85 47 Temp 76 77 64 61 61 59 69 73 77 76 61 55 49 44 66 77 82 84 67 60 53 48 DewPt 52 46 52 57 60 58 40 25 13 9 12 13 14 15 18 17 16 14 16 16 17 20 Max/Min RH 100 7 32 7 33 RH 43 33 65 86 99 96 35 17 9 7 14 18 25 31 16 11 8 7 14 18 24 33 Wind Dir S S S S S S W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W NW Wind Spd 13 21 18 21 21 18 19 26 29 24 12 10 9 8 12 18 25 21 10 9 9 9 Clouds FW CL FW B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL Clouds(%) 11 5 8 57 60 57 7 2 2 3 2 13 2 8 2 2 2 2 3 6 3 4 PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 2 1 <1 4 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 95108 12 42 38 19 99173301310 10 10 6 4 76201308293 8 9 8 7 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW W W W W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW T Wind Spd 20 24 25 32 29 23 25 29 35 36 21 20 14 11 21 27 32 32 18 19 17 17 RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 5 1 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO CL EX EX EL NO NO NO NO CL EX CH EL NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Date 05/08Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24 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 81 44 73 42 72 45 73 46 77 Temp 74 79 56 45 68 71 52 43 65 71 53 46 67 71 52 47 72 75 DewPt 21 14 27 29 30 28 33 36 36 33 37 38 40 37 44 43 43 39 Min/Max RH 8 53 19 76 24 74 29 88 26 RH 13 8 33 53 24 20 49 76 34 25 54 73 38 29 74 86 35 27 PWind Dir W NE NE NE E SE SE S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-060900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 154 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024 Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 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 60 85 50 89 50 Temp 75 76 65 63 62 63 72 80 83 80 67 61 54 50 67 80 87 87 71 63 55 50 DewPt 56 57 59 59 60 61 54 35 23 20 17 17 19 21 25 24 23 24 24 25 27 28 Max/Min RH 99 9 31 9 43 RH 51 53 80 88 95 95 52 20 11 11 14 18 24 31 20 13 10 10 17 23 34 43 Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W N N Wind Spd 11 16 20 23 24 25 19 21 23 20 16 12 9 5 8 12 19 17 11 9 8 10 Clouds B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL Clouds(%) 57 10 12 57 57 57 50 15 1 4 3 7 4 7 3 4 2 3 4 8 3 3 PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 1 1 <1 4 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 77 83 19 25 33 19101202282287 17 12 9 4 16158339294 9 6 5 7 T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW W W SW SW SW SW NW N N T Wind Spd 17 21 23 27 27 28 28 31 32 35 25 21 17 11 9 23 32 33 18 13 12 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO Date 05/08Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24 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 79 49 77 46 76 48 77 52 80 Temp 71 78 59 49 70 73 55 47 69 74 57 49 71 74 58 52 74 78 DewPt 28 29 29 30 32 33 34 39 37 37 37 40 41 43 44 45 46 45 Min/Max RH 15 49 20 73 24 72 28 78 30 RH 20 16 32 49 24 23 46 73 32 26 47 71 33 33 58 77 37 32 PWind Dir N NE NE N N E SE S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS IS $$ TXZ008-060900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 154 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024 Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 61 83 51 87 50 Temp 74 74 65 63 63 63 72 78 81 79 68 61 54 51 65 78 85 85 71 63 55 50 DewPt 55 55 57 58 61 60 52 32 22 19 16 17 19 21 24 24 23 23 23 24 27 28 Max/Min RH 99 10 31 10 42 RH 52 51 76 84 93 90 50 19 11 11 14 18 25 31 21 13 10 11 17 22 34 42 Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W N N Wind Spd 12 19 21 23 25 24 23 24 26 23 16 13 11 8 10 13 21 20 12 9 9 11 Clouds B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL Clouds(%) 57 7 10 32 57 57 39 10 1 5 2 20 3 6 3 4 1 3 4 7 3 3 PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 5 4 1 1 1 <1 4 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 78 82 24 27 30 19107203284306 17 12 9 4 19171374312 9 7 5 7 T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW SW SW W W W NW W W SW SW SW SW W N N T Wind Spd 17 21 25 28 28 27 29 31 32 35 26 23 17 11 11 24 34 32 18 14 12 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO Date 05/08Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 78 49 75 47 74 48 76 52 78 Temp 70 76 59 49 68 72 55 47 66 72 57 49 69 73 58 52 72 76 DewPt 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 38 37 36 38 39 40 42 44 46 45 45 Min/Max RH 16 49 22 70 25 71 30 78 31 RH 20 17 32 48 26 24 45 70 35 27 48 68 34 32 58 78 38 34 PWind Dir N NE NE NE N E SE S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-060900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 154 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024 Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 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 55 78 38 84 40 Temp 75 74 62 57 57 56 66 73 77 75 58 52 44 39 62 76 83 81 63 54 45 41 DewPt 52 48 53 55 57 54 35 20 13 12 13 14 15 16 20 18 16 14 17 17 21 22 Max/Min RH 100 8 40 8 47 RH 45 40 73 93100 92 32 13 9 9 16 22 31 39 20 11 8 8 17 24 38 47 Wind Dir S S S S S S SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W NW N N Wind Spd 16 21 20 25 31 24 24 23 23 21 16 12 9 6 10 16 25 24 11 10 8 10 Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW CL CL SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL Clouds(%) 8 8 12 41 57 49 18 11 2 18 2 4 27 10 4 2 3 4 4 6 3 3 PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 1 <1 5 8 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 110125 17 19 37 23143184306347 14 10 7 4 56193397412 8 8 6 7 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W NW N N T Wind Spd 21 26 26 31 34 29 33 26 28 33 26 21 16 11 18 25 35 36 18 17 13 17 RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CH CH EL NO NO NO NO EL EX EX NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Wind Y Y Date 05/08Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24 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 75 41 70 38 70 40 71 43 76 Temp 67 73 51 41 64 67 47 39 64 67 50 41 66 68 50 44 71 73 DewPt 23 20 23 26 29 29 33 34 36 34 36 36 40 39 43 43 43 40 Min/Max RH 13 54 22 85 27 83 32 99 28 RH 19 13 33 54 27 25 58 81 35 29 59 81 38 34 78 98 37 30 PWind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 10 10 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS IS $$ OKZ002-060900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 154 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024 Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 57 81 43 86 43 Temp 74 74 61 58 59 59 70 78 80 77 60 53 48 44 64 76 83 84 65 56 48 44 DewPt 54 52 56 57 59 59 50 28 17 15 18 20 20 19 23 22 19 19 22 25 27 24 Max/Min RH 100 9 37 9 48 RH 49 46 83 96100100 49 16 9 9 19 27 33 37 21 13 9 9 19 30 44 46 Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW W N N N Wind Spd 14 20 19 21 26 21 20 21 20 16 10 9 9 8 9 13 19 19 11 12 10 12 Clouds B1 FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 57 15 13 61 61 73 62 11 2 7 25 2 2 6 9 8 3 5 11 9 8 6 PoP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 5 5 6 6 6 4 6 6 6 5 Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 1 1 <1 4 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 98 92 15 36 37 20123194226239 8 8 7 4 35198362262 9 10 8 8 T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW W SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W N N N T Wind Spd 21 24 25 32 29 25 32 25 23 23 17 16 16 11 11 25 31 31 18 20 19 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO Fire Weather A A A Wind Y Y Date 05/08Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 74 44 72 41 73 43 75 46 77 Temp 68 71 51 44 66 68 49 42 67 70 50 43 69 71 52 46 72 74 DewPt 22 21 26 28 33 31 35 36 36 34 37 38 39 38 42 42 44 41 Min/Max RH 14 53 23 82 25 83 27 88 29 RH 17 15 37 53 29 25 59 80 32 26 61 82 33 30 69 87 36 30 PWind Dir N NE N N N NE SE S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ 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