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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

TXZ012-282100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

Date             Thu 03/28/24            Fri 03/29/24            Sat 03/30/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

Max/Min Temp                 74          44          80          44          81
Temp          35 33 46 65 73 71 57 52 49 45 58 74 80 77 60 53 48 45 59 75 81 77
DewPt         32 31 33 25 21 19 21 20 25 28 30 24 20 19 22 24 23 24 29 26 21 19
Min/Max RH                   13          51          10          43          10
RH            89 90 60 22 14 14 24 28 39 51 34 15 11 11 23 32 37 43 32 16 11 11
Wind Dir       S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W SW SW
Wind Spd       9 11 17 21 24 19 16 17 17 13 13 16 19 16  9  6  9  9  9 11 16 18
Clouds        CL CL FW CL FW SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%)      3  3  6  3 10 35 13 45 33 18 47 53 32 20  5  5  4  4  8 21 43 56
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              4     4     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  5  7  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  9  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  7  9  4
Vent Rate      7  8 28116175 70 12 13 13 12 25 91225 43  5  4  7  7 14150199 85
T Wind Dir     S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W SW SW
T Wind Spd    17 19 24 25 27 25 23 26 27 24 21 20 28 20 11  9 16 17 16 24 25 23
RFTI           0  0  0  2  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Fire Weather                                    A  A  A


Date          Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Min/Max Temp       51      81      50      72      34      54      32      68
Temp          59 52 76 76 60 51 69 66 45 35 49 52 39 33 61 65
DewPt         25 25 26 23 28 29 28 26 32 29 27 23 27 26 24 22
Max/Min RH         35      13      42      18      79      31      77      18
RH            27 35 16 14 29 42 21 22 60 78 42 32 62 75 24 19
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW       W       N       N       N      NW
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0      20      20      20       5       5
Rain Shwrs                         IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ016-282100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

Date             Thu 03/28/24            Fri 03/29/24            Sat 03/30/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

Max/Min Temp                 73          41          79          44          78
Temp          32 30 45 63 71 70 53 48 45 42 58 73 78 76 57 51 48 44 60 74 77 73
DewPt         30 29 28 20 17 18 19 17 20 22 25 23 18 17 20 21 21 22 27 22 18 18
Min/Max RH                   12          45          10          41          11
RH            92 98 50 19 13 14 26 29 36 45 28 15 10 11 24 31 35 41 28 14 11 12
Wind Dir      SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW
Wind Spd       8  6 12 19 20 17 10 13 12  9 12 19 20 14  6  9  9  9  9 14 19 17
Clouds        CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2
Clouds(%)      3  8  9  4 14 16 26 22 33 17 54 54 34 20  7  7  7 13 15 45 61 70
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              4     4     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  5  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  9  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  8  3
Vent Rate      7  8 27115165111  8 11 11  9 27127241119  5  8  8  6 32161210 69
T Wind Dir     S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
T Wind Spd    17 19 24 26 27 25 19 24 23 20 24 27 31 24 11 18 19 16 21 27 29 24
RFTI           0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  4  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Fire Weather                                    A  A  A


Date          Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Min/Max Temp       49      77      45      69      33      54      31      67
Temp          57 50 73 74 56 46 66 64 43 34 48 54 37 32 61 65
DewPt         21 23 26 23 28 29 27 24 33 30 27 23 26 25 26 22
Max/Min RH         34      14      51      19      88      30      77      18
RH            24 34 17 15 34 51 23 22 67 87 44 30 64 75 27 19
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW       W      NW       N       N      NW
Wind Char         <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0      10      20      20       5       5
Rain Shwrs                            IS IS IS

$$

TXZ008-282100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

Date             Thu 03/28/24            Fri 03/29/24            Sat 03/30/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

Max/Min Temp                 77          48          84          44          84
Temp          35 34 48 66 76 75 61 56 52 49 59 75 83 80 63 55 48 44 54 74 83 80
DewPt         32 31 33 28 22 23 24 21 25 28 30 28 21 22 23 26 27 31 35 33 25 24
Min/Max RH                   13          47          10          60          12
RH            88 88 57 24 13 14 23 25 35 44 33 17 10 11 21 32 44 60 47 23 12 13
Wind Dir      SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW  W  W  W NW  N SW SW SW
Wind Spd       5  2  9 13 20 16 14 16 14  8 10 12 16 12  8  5  4  4  4  6 13 13
Clouds        CL CL CL CL FW SC CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%)      3  1  2  3 11 48  5 21 41 45 37 50 21 15  5  4  3  3  6 11 40 51
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              4     4     5     5     5     5     4     5     5     5
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  5  8  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  9  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  9 <1
Vent Rate      6  6 31117194 46 11 11 13  7 21 70215 26  8  4  4  3 10 53221 18
T Wind Dir    SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    13 14 24 26 28 23 23 24 23 16 18 19 28 19 17 11  9  9  8 13 27 20
RFTI           0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Fire Weather                                    A  A  A


Date          Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Min/Max Temp       55      83      53      76      37      56      35      71
Temp          63 55 79 79 63 53 72 69 47 37 51 55 41 35 64 68
DewPt         28 27 29 28 30 31 30 30 34 30 28 24 28 27 26 26
Max/Min RH         33      13      43      17      78      29      74      18
RH            26 33 16 15 29 43 22 22 61 75 41 30 59 71 24 20
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW       W       N       N       N      NW
Wind Char         <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       5      20      20      20       5       5
Rain Shwrs                         IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ008-282100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

Date             Thu 03/28/24            Fri 03/29/24            Sat 03/30/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

Max/Min Temp                 76          48          81          45          83
Temp          37 36 47 64 74 74 61 57 52 49 58 73 80 79 63 56 49 45 55 72 81 79
DewPt         32 31 32 25 21 23 23 21 24 27 29 27 22 22 24 26 27 29 33 32 25 23
Min/Max RH                   14          44          11          54          12
RH            84 85 55 23 14 15 23 25 33 42 33 18 11 12 22 31 43 54 45 22 13 13
Wind Dir      SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW SW SW SW
Wind Spd       9  9 13 18 20 16 16 16 17 10 12 13 17 13  9  5  6  5  6  9 13 16
Clouds        CL CL CL CL FW SC CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%)      4  1  2  2 15 49  5 24 42 38 33 49 19 15  4  4  3  3  6  9 40 52
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              4     4     5     5     5     5     4     5     5     5
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  5  8  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  9  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  9 <1
Vent Rate      6  6 30109192 69 10 12 13  7 19 70230 24  8  4  4  4 12 84226 18
T Wind Dir    SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
T Wind Spd    14 16 24 26 28 24 23 24 23 16 18 20 28 19 17  9 10 10 10 17 28 19
RFTI           0  0  0  0  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Fire Weather                                    A  A  A


Date          Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Min/Max Temp       56      82      53      74      37      55      35      69
Temp          63 56 77 77 63 53 69 68 47 38 50 55 41 35 61 67
DewPt         27 26 28 26 29 31 29 29 33 31 28 24 28 27 26 25
Max/Min RH         31      14      43      19      78      30      73      19
RH            26 31 17 15 28 43 23 24 59 76 43 31 59 71 26 20
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW       W       N       N       N      NW
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       5      20      20      20       5       5
Rain Shwrs                         IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ006-282100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

Date             Thu 03/28/24            Fri 03/29/24            Sat 03/30/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

Max/Min Temp                 72          35          77          35          78
Temp          28 27 41 62 71 69 53 46 40 36 53 72 77 73 54 46 39 35 52 72 78 73
DewPt         27 26 29 23 19 22 22 20 19 19 25 22 19 20 22 24 25 26 30 28 22 20
Min/Max RH                   14          50          11          68          12
RH            98 97 63 22 14 17 30 35 43 50 33 15 11 13 28 42 57 68 43 19 12 13
Wind Dir      SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W SW SW SW
Wind Spd       6  5  9 13 20 18 12 11  9  6  8 13 16 14  8  5  4  5  5 11 19 19
Clouds        FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%)      6  2  3  3 13 19  4 24 25 10 28 23 12 11  4  5  3  3  7 12 33 39
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              5     4     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt       <1 <1 <1  4  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6 11  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  7  9  3
Vent Rate      7  7 13 71186108 10 10  7  6  7130286158  5  3  3  4  9142239 85
T Wind Dir    SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd    16 17 17 23 29 28 21 21 17 13 12 24 29 24 12  8  8 10 11 24 29 27
RFTI           0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Fire Weather                                    A  A  A


Date          Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Min/Max Temp       49      75      42      68      29      54      28      68
Temp          54 49 72 72 54 42 65 61 38 30 49 52 35 29 61 65
DewPt         22 22 25 25 26 28 26 28 31 27 25 22 25 23 26 23
Max/Min RH         35      15      56      19      90      29      83      18
RH            28 34 17 17 34 56 23 27 77 88 39 32 65 78 26 20
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW       W       N       N       N      NW
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0      20      30      10       5       5
Rain Shwrs                         IS SC IS

$$

OKZ002-282100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

Date             Thu 03/28/24            Fri 03/29/24            Sat 03/30/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

Max/Min Temp                 72          40          77          35          77
Temp          33 31 45 62 71 69 54 49 46 42 55 73 77 74 55 47 40 36 47 65 75 73
DewPt         30 30 32 29 23 25 25 24 22 22 28 28 24 26 28 32 34 35 38 37 33 30
Min/Max RH                   15          48          13          97          20
RH            89 94 61 29 16 19 31 37 38 44 35 18 13 17 36 56 79 97 71 35 21 20
Wind Dir      SW SW SW  S SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW NW  N  N  N  E SE  S  S
Wind Spd       8  9 13 14 16 13 13 13 12 10 11 11 13  6  5  5  6  4  5  8 12 16
Clouds        FW FW CL CL FW SC CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%)     15  6  2  5 11 32  4 15 31 24 31 19  8 18 21  9  3 12 21 20 15 32
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              4     4     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5
Mix Hgt       <1 <1  1  3  7  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5 10  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5 <1
Vent Rate      7  8 28 66152 34 11 11 12  9  9 74173 10  4  4  5  4 10 26 84 16
T Wind Dir    SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NE NE NE  E  S SW  S
T Wind Spd    18 19 24 21 25 23 21 25 23 19 16 17 20  8 11 11 12 10  9 11 19 19
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date          Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

Min/Max Temp       49      80      46      70      29      54      30      68
Temp          55 50 77 74 56 47 67 60 39 30 50 52 36 31 62 65
DewPt         27 25 26 27 27 30 28 31 30 28 27 23 26 25 27 27
Max/Min RH         38      13      52      20      94      29      82      20
RH            34 38 16 17 33 52 23 33 72 92 41 32 67 79 26 24
PWind Dir          SW      SW      SW       W       N       N      NW      NW
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       5      20      20      10       5       0
Rain Shwrs                         IS IS IS
Tstms                                 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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