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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
449 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
TXZ012-270900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Date 07/26/24 Sat 07/27/24 Sun 07/28/24 Mon
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 67 96 71 101 73
Temp 90 80 75 69 67 79 91 94 93 83 77 73 72 84 95100 97 88 81 77 74
DewPt 55 55 55 56 57 60 57 56 54 56 57 56 55 57 55 55 53 54 55 56 57
Max/Min RH 70 26 57 22 55
RH 31 42 50 63 70 52 32 28 27 40 50 55 55 40 26 23 23 31 41 48 55
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 13 13 12 10 12 13 13 16 13 13 12 13 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 18
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 23 15 37 37 31 22 25 29 28 28 28 14 10 7 2 6 11 13 12 16 18
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 123 11 11 9 8 36115152124 13 12 11 11 52132175160 14 15 12 9
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 21 21 23 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 21 26 24 23 23 20 23 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 07/29Tue 07/30/24Wed 07/31/24Thu 08/01/24Fri 08/02/24
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 104 75 104 75 106 75 103 73 100
Temp 99100 84 76100 99 83 76101101 84 76 99 98 80 73 96 95
DewPt 56 52 57 59 57 52 56 59 57 52 57 57 56 53 57 56 54 52
Min/Max RH 19 58 20 56 19 54 20 55 21
RH 24 20 40 56 24 21 40 56 24 20 40 52 24 22 45 55 25 23
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ016-270900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Date 07/26/24 Sat 07/27/24 Sun 07/28/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 94 67 100 69
Temp 92 79 72 67 64 78 87 92 92 80 75 70 68 81 92 99 97 84 78 73 69
DewPt 51 55 55 55 56 57 54 53 51 53 54 54 56 57 56 54 52 54 55 56 57
Max/Min RH 75 24 65 21 67
RH 25 45 55 65 75 48 32 27 25 39 48 57 65 44 30 22 22 36 45 56 66
Wind Dir S SE S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 14 12 9 5 4 12 14 14 16 10 11 11 10 17 17 16 17 14 13 13 13
Clouds SC SC B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 26 34 77 38 27 20 20 25 23 28 26 9 9 1 1 4 12 12 14 10 13
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 141 11 15 9 7 36118175146 10 11 14 13 50 93157162 11 13 13 11
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 21 18 14 13 19 20 20 21 18 19 23 21 25 19 18 19 20 23 21 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/29Tue 07/30/24Wed 07/31/24Thu 08/01/24Fri 08/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 102 70 101 70 102 70 101 67 97
Temp 96 99 79 71 97 99 80 71 97 99 80 71 95 96 75 68 92 94
DewPt 55 50 57 59 55 50 56 60 56 50 56 57 55 51 57 57 54 49
Min/Max RH 18 66 19 68 18 61 20 70 21
RH 25 19 47 66 25 19 44 68 26 19 44 61 26 22 54 68 28 22
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-270900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Date 07/26/24 Sat 07/27/24 Sun 07/28/24 Mon
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 70 100 74 105 77
Temp 94 84 77 72 70 81 91 97 96 85 80 76 74 85 97103102 91 85 80 77
DewPt 55 57 57 58 61 62 58 57 55 58 59 58 56 58 56 54 53 55 56 56 58
Max/Min RH 73 23 56 19 51
RH 27 40 50 62 73 53 33 26 26 41 49 53 54 40 26 20 20 30 36 44 51
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 14 13 12 9 9 12 13 13 13 13 13 8 9 16 17 17 18 16 14 14 13
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 10 33 40 42 32 20 22 28 28 25 14 10 4 1 1 8 10 10 14 14
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 8 1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 139 15 14 12 13 42130151143 26 17 15 15 77155203181 16 15 15 15
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 19 19 16 16 19 18 19 20 25 23 19 18 28 24 23 21 21 20 20 19
RFTI 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
Date 07/29Tue 07/30/24Wed 07/31/24Thu 08/01/24Fri 08/02/24
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 109 78 109 78 110 78 108 75 105
Temp 101106 86 78103104 87 78102105 87 78102104 83 75 98101
DewPt 55 52 58 59 57 52 57 60 58 53 57 58 57 52 57 58 55 51
Min/Max RH 15 53 17 54 17 50 17 55 18
RH 22 17 39 53 22 18 36 54 24 18 37 50 23 18 41 55 24 19
PWind Dir SW S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-270900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Date 07/26/24 Sat 07/27/24 Sun 07/28/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 69 97 74 102 77
Temp 91 81 76 71 69 78 89 95 93 83 79 76 74 83 94101 99 88 84 80 77
DewPt 55 56 56 58 59 61 58 55 54 57 58 57 56 58 56 54 53 55 56 56 58
Max/Min RH 71 26 55 21 52
RH 30 43 52 62 70 55 35 27 28 42 48 54 53 42 28 22 22 32 38 44 52
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 14 13 13 10 10 12 13 13 13 14 13 12 12 18 19 18 18 18 18 17 16
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 15 33 33 25 38 15 15 28 28 24 11 6 3 2 1 8 10 12 13 14
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 132 14 13 10 11 38128167132 18 15 13 13 76147184177 16 14 12 12
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 20 21 16 16 18 18 19 20 24 24 20 18 28 24 21 21 23 20 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/29Tue 07/30/24Wed 07/31/24Thu 08/01/24Fri 08/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 106 78 105 78 106 78 105 74 101
Temp 98103 85 78100101 85 78 99102 85 78 99101 82 74 95 98
DewPt 54 50 58 60 57 52 57 60 57 52 57 58 56 52 58 58 55 51
Min/Max RH 17 54 18 54 18 50 18 57 20
RH 24 18 40 54 24 20 38 54 25 19 38 50 24 20 43 57 27 21
PWind Dir SW S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ006-270900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Date 07/26/24 Sat 07/27/24 Sun 07/28/24 Mon
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 64 95 67 102 68
Temp 93 79 72 67 64 78 90 95 93 81 75 70 68 81 95101 99 85 78 72 68
DewPt 52 55 55 56 56 56 54 54 53 55 54 54 53 55 55 53 50 54 55 54 53
Max/Min RH 75 25 61 19 60
RH 25 43 55 66 75 47 30 25 27 40 48 57 60 41 26 20 19 35 45 53 60
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 14 13 12 10 8 12 14 14 14 9 12 10 9 17 16 16 13 14 13 14 12
Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 23 32 68 28 35 23 15 25 27 33 25 9 13 3 2 4 20 22 16 16 24
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 134 14 10 9 8 41115187167 10 12 12 12 50 89189159 10 11 10 8
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 21 18 18 16 20 19 20 21 19 19 20 19 20 18 18 18 17 21 19 13
RFTI 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
Date 07/29Tue 07/30/24Wed 07/31/24Thu 08/01/24Fri 08/02/24
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 104 70 103 70 103 69 101 66 97
Temp 99101 78 71100101 80 71 99100 79 70 98 98 75 67 94 94
DewPt 43 44 54 54 53 49 54 56 55 50 55 56 55 51 57 56 55 53
Min/Max RH 13 57 17 60 18 63 20 70 23
RH 15 14 43 56 21 18 40 59 23 19 45 61 24 21 54 68 27 25
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10
$$
OKZ002-270900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 PM CDT Fri Jul 26 2024
Date 07/26/24 Sat 07/27/24 Sun 07/28/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 66 95 68 101 70
Temp 90 76 72 68 66 77 89 93 92 78 75 71 69 82 95101 97 82 78 74 71
DewPt 57 58 57 57 58 60 59 57 57 59 59 57 56 57 58 56 56 58 56 55 55
Max/Min RH 77 28 66 23 58
RH 33 53 60 69 76 56 37 30 31 52 58 62 63 42 29 23 26 45 47 52 57
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 14 12 11 9 9 13 14 14 14 13 13 11 11 17 18 18 16 17 16 14 13
Clouds CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 10 35 30 27 11 8 15 29 29 21 20 9 2 1 6 19 20 11 14 15
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 6
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 150 11 9 9 8 46127164121 14 13 12 11 66110177107 10 11 11 9
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 19 19 19 16 21 20 20 20 24 24 20 20 25 20 20 18 19 23 23 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/29Tue 07/30/24Wed 07/31/24Thu 08/01/24Fri 08/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 104 71 105 72 105 71 102 68 98
Temp 98102 79 72101101 80 73100100 80 72 98 98 77 69 94 95
DewPt 50 46 57 57 56 52 56 57 57 54 57 58 58 55 59 59 58 54
Min/Max RH 14 61 18 58 19 63 21 73 24
RH 20 15 46 59 23 20 43 57 25 22 46 61 27 24 53 70 30 26
PWind Dir SW S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 10 5 10 5
$$
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