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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
509 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
TXZ012-260900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
509 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun
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 51 81 51 79 46
Temp 75 63 59 54 52 66 75 80 78 64 61 56 52 67 77 79 75 62 56 51 47
DewPt 39 35 31 31 32 35 31 28 26 27 24 23 25 29 27 23 21 23 24 28 32
Max/Min RH 50 13 35 12 56
RH 27 35 34 41 46 32 19 15 15 24 24 28 35 24 16 13 13 23 28 41 56
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 21 13 13 12 16 20 20 24 21 12 13 12 11 16 21 31 27 14 13 12 12
Clouds FW FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 12 6 43 2 2 3 1 2 5 4 5 5 3 10 20 32 29 27 33 8 5
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 10 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 122 12 11 10 13 73185257245 8 11 9 8 69258422400 8 9 9 7
T Wind Dir S SW SW W W W W W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W
T Wind Spd 32 24 21 21 24 26 25 27 28 18 24 20 18 21 31 37 36 17 19 19 16
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO EL EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 04/28Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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 75 46 82 51 89 57 81 53 77
Temp 68 73 55 46 72 81 59 51 84 86 65 58 78 75 60 54 73 75
DewPt 36 32 36 38 36 27 36 37 33 32 45 52 50 48 51 50 48 45
Min/Max RH 21 73 14 59 13 81 34 87 33
RH 30 22 49 72 26 14 42 58 16 14 48 81 38 38 72 87 41 35
PWind Dir NW E W S SW S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 40 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-260900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
509 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 49 79 47 76 45
Temp 82 66 58 52 50 63 73 78 77 60 55 51 48 64 72 75 71 58 53 48 46
DewPt 20 22 24 29 33 35 30 26 22 23 21 22 24 29 26 20 18 21 26 30 33
Max/Min RH 52 13 39 12 62
RH 10 19 27 41 52 36 20 15 13 24 27 32 39 26 18 13 13 24 36 50 62
Wind Dir SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
Wind Spd 21 11 10 8 16 20 24 26 21 9 11 9 9 16 21 31 25 12 12 11 11
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 11 6 6 3 4 2 4 2 3 4 3 8 9 15 23 27 29 14 8 5 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 15 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 485 12 14 11 13 66217266244 7 10 9 7105250508378 9 11 11 9
T Wind Dir SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 41 25 26 20 23 25 28 29 28 16 21 20 18 26 29 40 34 20 21 20 18
RFTI 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 04/28Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 75 44 82 48 89 54 81 51 77
Temp 68 74 53 44 73 81 56 48 83 86 62 55 79 73 57 52 73 75
DewPt 35 27 33 36 31 22 27 32 31 25 40 51 49 47 51 52 50 45
Min/Max RH 17 74 11 54 10 88 33 100 34
RH 30 17 47 74 21 11 33 54 15 11 44 88 34 39 80100 44 35
PWind Dir W SW W SW SW S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 10 40 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-260900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
509 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun
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 86 54 85 49
Temp 77 68 64 58 55 67 79 84 83 70 64 58 55 69 81 84 79 67 60 53 49
DewPt 52 47 36 31 32 35 33 28 28 28 27 25 26 30 30 24 24 24 25 29 34
Max/Min RH 53 12 33 11 55
RH 41 46 35 36 41 31 19 13 13 21 24 28 32 23 15 11 13 20 26 40 55
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 16 13 10 10 16 14 14 16 16 12 11 9 6 11 19 24 21 13 11 9 9
Clouds FW FW SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 24 7 47 2 1 1 2 1 6 7 5 6 3 6 20 32 34 26 30 10 11
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 10 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 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 108 12 10 11 12 53167261266 10 9 9 7 46266453438 9 8 7 6
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW
T Wind Spd 33 25 20 21 24 21 21 26 28 20 19 19 14 19 29 36 36 17 17 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO
Tornado A A
Date 04/28Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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 78 47 84 54 93 59 86 55 82
Temp 71 76 56 47 73 83 61 54 87 90 69 60 83 80 63 56 77 79
DewPt 39 35 38 41 40 33 41 42 36 33 47 54 50 49 54 53 51 48
Min/Max RH 21 78 17 65 11 81 27 90 31
RH 31 23 51 78 29 17 48 63 16 13 46 81 32 34 72 90 40 35
PWind Dir NW NE SE S SW S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 40 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-260900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
509 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun
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 84 55 83 50
Temp 78 69 65 58 56 67 76 82 81 69 63 58 55 68 78 82 77 66 60 53 50
DewPt 46 42 33 31 32 36 33 28 28 27 26 26 27 30 30 24 23 24 25 30 34
Max/Min RH 48 13 33 12 55
RH 33 38 30 36 41 32 21 14 14 21 24 28 33 24 17 12 13 20 26 40 54
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 18 13 12 13 16 19 16 19 19 13 13 12 10 13 19 26 23 14 13 10 10
Clouds FW FW B1 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 14 8 55 2 1 2 1 1 7 7 5 5 3 9 19 35 32 23 26 9 9
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 114 12 10 10 13 52165266269 10 9 10 7 45268459446 10 8 7 6
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW
T Wind Spd 33 25 20 21 23 23 21 27 28 20 20 20 16 19 29 37 37 18 17 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO
Tornado A A
Date 04/28Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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 76 48 83 54 91 60 85 56 80
Temp 69 74 56 48 72 82 62 54 85 89 69 60 80 79 63 57 75 78
DewPt 38 34 38 40 40 31 41 41 35 32 47 54 50 49 54 54 50 48
Min/Max RH 23 75 16 62 12 79 30 90 33
RH 33 23 50 75 31 16 45 59 17 13 46 79 35 35 72 90 43 35
PWind Dir NW NE SE S SW S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 40 30 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-260900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
509 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun
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 46 79 45 74 39
Temp 79 64 56 50 46 61 74 78 77 61 55 49 45 62 72 73 69 54 49 43 40
DewPt 22 22 29 31 30 32 28 25 24 25 23 24 25 30 27 23 21 24 28 32 36
Max/Min RH 53 13 46 15 85
RH 12 21 36 49 53 33 18 14 14 25 30 38 46 30 19 15 16 31 45 65 85
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
Wind Spd 20 14 10 9 10 14 13 17 20 11 10 9 8 11 21 27 24 11 12 9 11
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 2 4 2 3 3 2 4 8 8 8 7 9 14 21 26 26 16 16 22 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 515 16 12 10 9 41194274273 9 9 9 7 95275391332 9 8 6 8
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N
T Wind Spd 41 28 21 21 18 19 20 25 27 18 20 19 16 24 32 35 34 18 18 13 17
RFTI 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 04/28Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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 72 38 79 42 87 49 81 47 78
Temp 66 68 47 38 68 78 53 43 82 84 59 49 77 75 54 48 73 75
DewPt 36 33 38 38 39 28 32 33 31 26 37 43 47 45 50 48 49 46
Min/Max RH 25 99 16 70 11 80 28 100 33
RH 33 27 69 98 34 16 44 67 16 12 44 79 35 35 85100 44 36
PWind Dir N NE SE S SW S SW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0 5 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-260900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
509 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun
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 49 83 48 81 43
Temp 76 64 59 53 50 66 77 82 81 64 59 52 48 66 78 80 75 60 52 46 44
DewPt 52 49 38 33 32 36 32 26 25 28 27 28 29 34 30 25 23 26 30 36 39
Max/Min RH 61 13 49 13 83
RH 42 59 45 46 50 33 19 13 13 25 29 39 48 30 18 13 14 27 42 67 83
Wind Dir S S S SW W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW
Wind Spd 18 14 8 11 11 12 13 13 13 12 10 9 6 11 19 23 21 12 10 8 10
Clouds FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 15 30 26 3 3 3 3 4 7 11 8 9 10 17 26 38 32 19 13 18 27
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 14 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 10 14 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 134 21 9 11 10 52186255217 11 10 9 7 67292459263 12 6 6 15
T Wind Dir S S SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW
T Wind Spd 35 29 20 23 20 18 20 20 24 21 23 20 17 21 32 37 33 21 13 13 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Tornado A A
Date 04/28Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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 72 39 79 46 88 52 83 50 79
Temp 67 69 48 39 70 78 56 46 83 85 60 53 80 77 56 50 74 76
DewPt 39 35 38 39 41 35 41 41 37 31 43 46 48 46 51 50 50 47
Min/Max RH 26 100 21 84 13 79 28 99 33
RH 36 28 68100 35 21 58 81 19 14 53 78 33 34 84 98 42 36
PWind Dir NW NE SE S SW SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 0 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS 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
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