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National Weather Service Amarillo TX
236 AM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
TXZ012-242200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
236 AM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
Date Fri 01/24/20 Sat 01/25/20 Sun 01/26/20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 57 32 55 32 57
Temp 30 26 34 50 57 49 40 38 35 34 36 49 55 49 40 36 34 32 36 50 57 51
DewPt 18 17 18 21 27 30 29 31 32 31 31 30 30 31 32 32 30 29 29 29 28 28
Min/Max RH 31 92 38 88 33
RH 60 68 52 32 31 47 65 77 87 88 81 48 38 50 73 85 85 88 75 44 33 41
Wind Dir W W SW SW SW S S S S S SW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW S
Wind Spd 5 4 5 10 11 6 6 9 9 6 4 10 11 8 4 5 6 5 4 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC FW SC CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 8 1 5 1 5 20 34 51 40 12 27 3 7 2 3 2 3 1 6 24 23
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 5 5 3 2 4 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate <1 <1 <1 14 41 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 20 56 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 20 21 <1
T Wind Dir NW W W SW W S S S S S SW NW NW N NW N NW NW NW N W W
T Wind Spd 5 4 2 8 10 5 6 9 10 10 8 14 18 10 6 8 6 8 6 9 6 2
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 Mon 01/27/20 Tue 01/28/20 Wed 01/29/20 Thu 01/30/20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 34 58 33 50 30 53 30 49
Temp 38 34 52 50 37 33 44 44 32 30 48 47 34 30 45 44
DewPt 28 27 29 31 33 31 30 28 27 25 26 26 27 25 27 28
Max/Min RH 75 33 94 44 83 33 84 42
RH 67 75 41 47 84 92 57 52 81 81 43 44 75 81 50 52
PWind Dir S SW N N S NW NE W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 10 10 10 20 20
Rain S S
Snow S S
$$
TXZ016-242200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
236 AM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
Date Fri 01/24/20 Sat 01/25/20 Sun 01/26/20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 56 31 57 27 58
Temp 29 25 31 49 55 49 38 35 32 32 35 52 57 50 36 31 29 27 32 52 58 51
DewPt 18 19 22 27 29 31 31 31 30 29 29 28 28 30 31 31 28 27 30 29 28 28
Min/Max RH 37 94 33 100 31
RH 65 77 70 42 37 50 78 87 92 90 77 40 33 47 81 99 97100 93 42 31 41
Wind Dir NW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W NW NW N N N NW NW NW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 12 11 8 6 8 9 8 8 13 12 6 4 4 4 4 3 6 8 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 4 1 3 2 14 17 34 41 38 9 14 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 6 7 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate <1 <1 <1 20 32 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 36 86 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 25 <1
T Wind Dir W SW SE SW SW S S S SW SW W N N N N NE N NW NW W SW S
T Wind Spd 3 1 1 9 9 5 5 6 9 10 9 20 21 9 5 5 5 6 3 1 8 4
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 01/27/20 Tue 01/28/20 Wed 01/29/20 Thu 01/30/20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 32 58 30 50 27 53 26 46
Temp 36 32 53 49 34 30 44 44 30 27 48 46 32 26 42 41
DewPt 26 25 28 30 33 30 30 28 27 24 26 27 27 25 27 28
Max/Min RH 77 31 100 41 93 33 99 47
RH 67 75 38 47 99 98 56 52 89 90 42 47 85 98 55 59
PWind Dir SW W N N W N NE W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 10 20 20
Rain S S
Snow S S
$$
TXZ008-242200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
236 AM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
Date Fri 01/24/20 Sat 01/25/20 Sun 01/26/20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 59 34 58 32 61
Temp 33 26 30 49 58 53 43 39 38 35 37 50 58 53 42 36 34 32 35 52 61 55
DewPt 19 19 20 20 25 28 29 30 31 30 31 33 32 33 33 33 31 29 30 30 27 28
Min/Max RH 28 81 37 91 28
RH 55 74 65 33 28 38 56 70 77 80 80 51 37 47 72 86 89 90 80 43 28 35
Wind Dir W W W SW SW S S S S SE S N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 8 9 4 5 5 5 3 2 4 8 4 4 3 4 3 2 4 4 2
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 15 3 7 1 7 17 36 48 46 26 28 25 20 10 5 2 2 1 10 16 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 4 4 4 2 2 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate <1 <1 <1 10 30 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 12 53 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 24 27 <1
T Wind Dir W W W SW SW S S S S S SW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW N W W
T Wind Spd 5 5 3 5 11 4 6 6 8 6 4 8 17 9 6 6 6 6 5 9 6 2
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 Mon 01/27/20 Tue 01/28/20 Wed 01/29/20 Thu 01/30/20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 34 61 33 53 30 55 30 51
Temp 39 34 52 54 38 34 45 48 34 30 47 49 36 30 44 47
DewPt 29 28 31 32 35 32 31 29 28 27 28 27 28 27 29 28
Max/Min RH 83 32 99 40 88 33 93 40
RH 69 80 43 43 89 96 58 47 80 85 46 41 73 88 55 48
PWind Dir S S NE N N NW NE W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 10 10 10 20 20
Rain S S S S
Snow S S S
$$
TXZ008-242200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
236 AM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
Date Fri 01/24/20 Sat 01/25/20 Sun 01/26/20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 58 34 57 35 60
Temp 33 28 33 49 57 53 44 40 39 35 37 49 57 52 43 39 36 35 37 50 60 56
DewPt 19 19 21 22 26 29 29 31 32 31 33 32 32 32 34 33 31 30 30 30 28 28
Min/Max RH 30 86 39 83 30
RH 56 69 62 34 30 39 55 68 76 84 85 52 39 46 69 79 81 81 74 45 30 35
Wind Dir W W SW SW SW S S S S S SW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW S
Wind Spd 5 4 4 9 8 5 6 5 5 4 3 5 9 6 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 15 3 6 1 7 18 38 49 44 25 27 20 16 7 4 2 2 2 14 18 22
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 4 4 4 2 2 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate <1 <1 <1 10 30 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 14 60 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 21 20 <1
T Wind Dir W W W SW SW S S S S S SW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW N W SW
T Wind Spd 5 5 3 5 11 4 6 6 8 6 5 10 17 10 6 6 6 6 5 8 5 2
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 01/27/20 Tue 01/28/20 Wed 01/29/20 Thu 01/30/20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 36 60 35 51 33 54 32 50
Temp 42 36 52 54 40 36 44 48 36 33 47 50 37 32 43 47
DewPt 29 29 30 32 35 33 31 29 28 27 28 27 28 27 28 29
Max/Min RH 77 33 92 43 80 34 84 43
RH 61 75 43 43 83 89 61 47 72 77 47 41 69 81 56 49
PWind Dir S S N N NW NW NE W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 10 10 10 20 20
Rain S S
Snow S S
$$
TXZ006-242200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
236 AM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
Date Fri 01/24/20 Sat 01/25/20 Sun 01/26/20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 56 26 55 24 57
Temp 27 20 29 48 55 47 38 34 31 26 32 49 55 47 34 29 26 24 31 50 57 49
DewPt 16 16 18 22 24 27 27 27 27 26 26 29 29 28 28 27 26 24 27 28 27 28
Min/Max RH 31 99 37 100 31
RH 63 85 65 36 31 45 65 78 85 99 79 46 37 49 78 93100100 87 42 31 44
Wind Dir NW W W SW SW S S S W NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 5 4 11 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 13 13 8 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 3 5 3 2 1 18 28 55 40 22 16 23 9 7 2 7 1 2 1 10 28 20
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 2 3 5 5 4 2 2 3 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate <1 <1 <1 20 20 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 57125 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 15 25 <1
T Wind Dir NW NW W SW SW S S S SW W NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W SW
T Wind Spd 5 4 2 11 9 6 5 5 4 3 8 25 28 9 5 6 6 6 4 5 8 4
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 Mon 01/27/20 Tue 01/28/20 Wed 01/29/20 Thu 01/30/20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 25 55 26 50 22 51 22 46
Temp 32 25 50 46 29 26 44 44 28 22 45 43 27 22 41 40
DewPt 26 24 29 29 29 26 28 25 24 22 24 23 24 22 26 25
Max/Min RH 97 35 100 38 99 34 100 43
RH 78 97 44 51100 100 52 47 86 99 43 44 88 100 55 55
PWind Dir S NW N N SW N N W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 10 10 10 20 20
Rain S S
Snow S S
$$
OKZ002-242200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
236 AM CST Fri Jan 24 2020
Date Fri 01/24/20 Sat 01/25/20 Sun 01/26/20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 57 28 53 27 59
Temp 31 21 29 49 56 49 40 35 33 30 32 47 53 45 37 32 30 27 33 52 59 50
DewPt 15 15 16 18 22 24 24 25 26 24 25 31 31 30 31 29 28 26 28 28 26 27
Min/Max RH 25 86 42 98 28
RH 52 78 59 28 25 37 53 67 78 79 74 55 42 55 81 90 94 96 81 40 28 40
Wind Dir W W W SW SW SE S S SE E N N N NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW S
Wind Spd 5 5 4 9 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 11 12 4 7 2 8 34 51 51 26 31 36 35 24 6 4 2 2 1 10 19 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate <1 <1 <1 20 36 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 18 34 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 27 24 <1
T Wind Dir NW W W W W S S SW SW SW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
T Wind Spd 6 6 4 9 10 5 5 4 3 2 2 13 19 8 8 8 9 8 8 10 6 2
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 01/27/20 Tue 01/28/20 Wed 01/29/20 Thu 01/30/20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 26 57 27 51 25 53 25 49
Temp 33 26 50 47 33 27 45 43 29 25 47 44 29 25 42 41
DewPt 26 26 30 31 33 27 30 27 26 24 27 26 26 24 27 26
Max/Min RH 100 36 100 39 99 34 97 42
RH 77 99 46 53 99 99 55 52 88 97 44 49 87 97 53 55
PWind Dir S E N N NW NW N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 10 10 10 10 20
Rain S S S
Snow S
$$
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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