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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
349 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
TXZ012-122100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 78 50 78 48 86
Temp 52 54 60 67 73 72 59 55 52 50 62 71 75 76 62 56 51 49 65 78 85 83
DewPt 52 54 57 55 51 47 52 50 48 47 47 46 44 43 45 45 46 45 47 45 43 42
Min/Max RH 40 89 30 90 22
RH 100100 90 65 46 41 78 83 86 89 58 41 33 31 54 66 83 86 52 31 23 24
Wind Dir S S S SW W SW SE W NW NW NW N N N NE E S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 11 10 13 12 14 14 10 9 11 12 18 21 20 16 8 5 4 4 9 10 12 14
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 86 77 62 57 39 30 49 34 16 11 11 11 14 19 9 4 4 3 5 5 15 32
PoP 12HR 60 20 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O NM SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 7
Vent Rate 13 7 23 61 96 81 9 6 7 11 85163198110 5 4 4 4 23103197126
T Wind Dir S S S SW W SW SW NW NW NW N N N N NE E SE S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 16 17 17 12 10 16 18 26 27 25 20 12 10 10 9 11 16 18 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
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 84 52 70 48 83 55 88
Temp 64 57 82 70 58 53 66 67 54 49 75 80 61 56 81 85
DewPt 48 49 50 52 53 53 52 49 47 47 45 40 43 43 45 42
Max/Min RH 77 33 100 51 96 23 64 20
RH 56 75 33 53 83100 61 52 77 93 34 24 51 62 28 22
PWind Dir S S SE N NW W SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 50 60 50 20 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-122100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 48 80 46 87
Temp 55 54 61 70 76 74 59 53 50 48 63 74 79 77 62 56 49 47 65 80 86 84
DewPt 55 54 56 49 37 34 42 44 44 44 44 42 38 36 41 42 44 44 46 42 36 33
Min/Max RH 21 86 23 93 15
RH 98100 86 47 24 23 52 71 80 86 50 32 23 23 47 60 82 89 49 26 17 16
Wind Dir S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N E SE S S S SW S
Wind Spd 5 3 5 10 13 16 10 9 9 9 16 17 16 12 5 5 5 5 9 12 12 13
Clouds OV B2 B1 FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 92 81 68 7 14 24 44 11 3 4 3 6 11 19 9 6 3 3 4 6 12 25
PoP 12HR 40 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O SC
Tstms SC SC
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 6 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 15 13
Vent Rate 15 7 18 87203155 7 7 7 8 87159209142 4 4 5 5 39134205197
T Wind Dir S S SW W W W NW N NW NW N N N N N E S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 12 17 21 23 16 14 17 16 24 23 21 18 9 10 12 12 16 17 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 85 49 70 47 84 53 88
Temp 62 54 83 72 56 50 66 67 51 48 76 80 59 54 82 86
DewPt 41 45 48 49 53 50 51 46 48 47 42 35 40 40 40 35
Max/Min RH 72 29 100 45 100 19 62 16
RH 46 70 30 43 92100 57 47 89 96 31 20 50 60 22 16
PWind Dir S S E N NW W SW SW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 50 60 40 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 81 53 81 49 90
Temp 56 57 64 71 76 75 62 58 55 53 64 73 78 78 65 58 52 50 66 81 88 86
DewPt 54 55 56 57 52 52 54 53 51 49 49 48 46 46 48 48 48 48 49 48 45 45
Min/Max RH 38 90 30 96 22
RH 91 92 76 61 43 46 75 83 87 86 59 40 32 32 53 69 87 92 53 31 22 24
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SE NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE W W SW S S S
Wind Spd 6 4 6 8 9 10 9 5 8 10 13 18 16 11 5 4 4 4 5 8 10 12
Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 89 70 57 57 28 26 54 49 33 35 22 22 17 15 10 3 5 3 4 5 13 28
PoP 12HR 70 40 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.11 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O NM SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 6 3 1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 12 8
Vent Rate 14 13 32 55 86 52 19 5 9 10 79161174 99 5 3 3 3 27 91176137
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S W NW NW NW N N N N NE E S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 11 17 16 16 17 14 9 14 16 23 25 23 19 12 8 6 6 11 13 17 20
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 Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
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 59 88 55 74 51 87 56 91
Temp 67 60 82 77 61 55 69 70 57 52 77 84 64 57 83 87
DewPt 50 50 52 53 55 55 53 50 50 49 47 41 44 44 46 45
Max/Min RH 73 30 100 46 92 21 64 20
RH 55 70 34 42 82100 56 49 77 89 34 22 49 63 27 22
PWind Dir S S SE N NW W S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 50 60 50 20 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-122100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 80 53 79 50 88
Temp 56 56 63 69 75 74 62 58 55 53 63 73 78 76 65 58 53 51 66 80 87 86
DewPt 53 53 55 54 49 48 52 52 51 49 49 47 46 45 47 48 48 47 48 46 44 44
Min/Max RH 35 86 31 91 22
RH 89 90 76 59 39 40 71 81 85 85 59 40 32 34 52 68 85 87 53 31 23 23
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE W W SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 3 5 4 6 11 9 8 10 11 16 19 17 12 6 4 4 4 8 9 11 13
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 82 71 57 39 23 31 42 39 27 35 21 17 15 18 8 3 5 3 5 4 12 29
PoP 12HR 60 30 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O NM SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 7 6 1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 8
Vent Rate 14 14 29 59109 91 14 5 10 12 82163185 98 6 3 3 3 28 99180137
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE E S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 11 16 17 17 17 13 9 14 16 23 25 23 19 13 8 6 6 11 14 17 20
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 Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
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 59 86 55 72 52 85 57 89
Temp 67 60 80 75 61 56 67 70 57 52 76 82 64 58 81 87
DewPt 49 50 51 53 55 54 52 50 50 48 46 41 44 44 46 44
Max/Min RH 71 31 96 48 89 22 62 21
RH 52 69 36 46 83 94 59 49 77 85 35 23 50 61 29 22
PWind Dir S S SE N NW W S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 50 60 50 20 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-122100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 75 45 77 43 85
Temp 53 51 58 69 73 69 54 49 47 45 61 72 76 74 58 51 46 44 63 78 84 82
DewPt 51 50 53 49 41 43 48 47 47 44 47 45 41 40 44 45 45 43 46 45 41 38
Min/Max RH 32 99 29 99 20
RH 93 96 82 50 32 39 79 93 99 96 59 38 29 29 61 82 97 99 55 31 22 21
Wind Dir S S S SW W NW N NW NW NW N N N N NE E SW W SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 3 2 4 5 6 13 9 9 12 10 17 18 16 12 5 5 4 4 9 12 10 11
Clouds B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 81 63 64 9 15 49 39 49 31 6 5 9 12 13 7 6 7 4 3 4 19 40
PoP 12HR 50 30 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 6 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 11
Vent Rate 17 8 29 95167 67 13 6 10 11102198199157 5 5 4 5 42 99137167
T Wind Dir SW S SW W W NW NW NW N NW N N N N NE E S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 16 17 18 19 16 13 17 19 28 27 21 19 12 11 10 11 17 14 12 17
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 Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
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 81 47 69 44 82 48 86
Temp 59 49 77 71 53 48 65 66 50 45 75 79 56 49 79 83
DewPt 45 46 48 52 52 48 50 45 47 44 43 38 41 39 43 39
Max/Min RH 88 33 100 44 100 22 72 19
RH 61 87 36 51 95100 59 47 91 98 32 23 56 68 28 21
PWind Dir S SW NE N NW W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 50 60 40 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-122100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 49 76 44 86
Temp 55 54 63 69 72 68 54 52 51 49 61 72 75 73 58 52 47 45 64 79 85 83
DewPt 52 51 55 53 50 50 52 52 51 49 51 49 46 45 49 48 47 45 49 48 45 45
Min/Max RH 43 100 34 100 24
RH 90 90 76 57 45 53 93100100100 70 45 36 37 72 86100100 58 33 25 26
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW N N NW NW NW N N N N NE N W W S S S S
Wind Spd 3 4 5 4 4 9 6 8 9 11 17 19 17 12 5 4 4 4 8 10 10 12
Clouds OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 91 62 57 59 29 41 63 62 53 29 31 31 16 17 8 6 5 6 4 3 12 29
PoP 12HR 70 60 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.14 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM IS IS NM NM NM SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC NM NM IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 5 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 11
Vent Rate 12 12 40 55 52 35 7 7 8 12 79160184117 4 3 3 3 35 93143169
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW N N NW NW NW N N N N NE E SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 16 19 13 10 13 10 11 13 18 26 25 24 19 11 8 8 8 13 14 14 17
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 Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
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 53 82 49 70 46 84 51 87
Temp 61 54 78 74 56 50 66 68 51 47 76 80 58 52 81 84
DewPt 51 49 52 52 55 50 51 47 49 47 45 41 44 43 45 43
Max/Min RH 88 34 100 45 100 23 74 22
RH 70 84 40 45 96100 57 46 94100 33 25 60 71 28 24
PWind Dir S SW NE N NW W S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 20 40 60 40 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
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