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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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748 FOUS54 KAMA 021049 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 549 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 TXZ012-022100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 549 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 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 101 72 93 72 97 Temp 76 86 95100 95 82 78 74 72 81 86 91 87 81 77 74 73 84 92 94 88 DewPt 58 59 59 59 59 62 62 62 60 61 62 63 62 62 62 61 60 60 59 58 59 Min/Max RH 26 69 40 67 30 RH 54 40 30 26 30 51 58 66 66 51 45 40 43 53 60 64 64 44 33 30 38 Wind Dir SW SW SW S S NE SE S S SW S SE SE SE S S SW SW W N NE Wind Spd 18 18 16 14 12 9 8 9 9 9 6 9 10 9 9 11 12 13 12 12 13 Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC Clouds(%) 36 15 19 32 56 64 51 47 74 49 58 59 59 57 44 49 42 30 23 37 28 PoP 12HR 30 60 30 20 5 QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.03 0.01 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 2 8 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 2 Vent Rate 14 52146176 67 4 5 8 6 28 33 34 17 5 5 6 11 42 74117 36 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW NE SE S SW SW S S SE SE SE S SW SW W N NE T Wind Spd 24 25 21 18 13 11 9 11 13 14 12 12 12 16 12 13 20 23 13 13 23 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 Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24 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 65 84 62 89 65 93 65 89 Temp 73 65 77 81 68 62 84 84 70 66 88 88 71 65 84 85 DewPt 60 57 53 53 55 55 56 57 59 59 58 57 59 59 60 59 Max/Min RH 76 36 78 35 81 32 81 37 RH 64 74 43 38 63 77 38 40 68 79 36 35 66 80 44 41 PWind Dir NE NE SE S S SW SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12HR 50 20 30 20 20 10 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ016-022100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 549 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 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 98 69 91 67 97 Temp 70 82 91 96 94 79 75 71 69 78 83 88 89 77 72 70 68 82 92 94 90 DewPt 61 60 59 57 56 62 64 64 62 62 63 62 62 63 64 63 61 61 57 53 53 Min/Max RH 27 79 39 87 25 RH 73 47 34 27 28 56 68 79 78 58 50 42 40 62 75 78 78 49 32 25 28 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW W NE E Wind Spd 13 14 13 13 12 6 5 6 8 8 8 9 9 8 6 9 10 11 10 11 12 Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC Clouds(%) 34 15 19 16 50 47 59 75 70 59 58 47 69 52 52 43 38 27 25 34 27 PoP 12HR 20 50 30 20 5 QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.09 0.01 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 3 8 10 8 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 5 Vent Rate 10 45120166108 7 6 16 9 31 46 56 27 10 6 9 12 33 82124 74 T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW W S S SW SW W S S S S S SW SW W NW E T Wind Spd 18 19 18 18 16 12 11 16 13 16 12 11 13 20 11 17 19 19 11 12 16 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 Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24 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 62 83 59 87 61 95 61 89 Temp 71 63 75 81 66 59 81 82 68 62 87 90 70 62 83 85 DewPt 62 57 55 54 58 58 59 57 60 59 58 51 59 60 60 57 Max/Min RH 85 37 98 37 93 24 94 35 RH 73 81 50 38 75 96 46 42 77 89 37 26 68 93 46 39 PWind Dir NE E SE S S SW SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 40 20 30 20 30 10 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS $$ TXZ008-022100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 549 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 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 105 73 94 72 99 Temp 78 89 99103 97 83 79 75 73 80 84 88 91 81 76 74 73 86 94 96 90 DewPt 61 61 60 60 61 67 67 67 66 66 66 67 65 66 65 64 63 63 62 60 61 Min/Max RH 25 80 43 72 31 RH 54 39 28 25 30 58 68 75 77 61 55 50 43 61 70 70 72 46 35 31 38 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S E E NE NE SE S S S S S S SW SW NW N NE Wind Spd 13 14 13 12 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 5 5 6 8 10 10 11 11 Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) 18 8 13 25 55 76 66 59 77 76 76 55 73 54 48 35 35 23 13 20 26 PoP 12HR 40 60 30 20 5 QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.10 0.01 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 3 8 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 7 5 Vent Rate 19 75168188100 12 11 10 9 29 20 26 25 9 8 7 11 52 77 96 71 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SE E E SE S S S S SE SE S SW W NW N NE T Wind Spd 23 26 23 18 12 16 12 11 10 14 11 12 13 13 12 10 14 23 11 16 16 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 Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24 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 65 88 64 94 67 100 66 93 Temp 75 65 80 84 70 64 88 88 73 68 92 93 73 67 87 88 DewPt 60 59 53 53 58 57 56 58 61 61 59 57 62 62 61 61 Max/Min RH 81 32 78 30 81 27 84 34 RH 61 81 40 34 66 77 34 37 67 80 34 30 69 84 42 40 PWind Dir NE NE SE S S SW SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW SC B1 FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12HR 50 20 20 20 20 10 30 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS IS SC IS Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS SC IS $$ TXZ008-022100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 549 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 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 102 72 92 70 96 Temp 77 86 96100 94 82 77 74 72 78 82 85 89 80 75 73 71 84 91 93 88 DewPt 60 61 60 59 60 66 66 66 65 65 65 65 64 66 64 63 63 63 61 59 60 Min/Max RH 26 81 44 77 32 RH 56 42 31 26 33 58 68 77 78 63 57 52 44 62 70 71 75 50 36 32 40 Wind Dir SW SW SW W SW SE E NE E S S S S S S S SW SW NW N NE Wind Spd 17 17 14 12 9 8 6 5 6 6 5 8 9 8 8 9 10 12 11 12 12 Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 19 8 14 30 63 60 69 52 79 72 82 54 65 55 47 37 34 25 18 19 21 PoP 12HR 40 60 30 20 5 QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.10 0.01 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 Mix Hgt <1 3 8 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 6 4 Vent Rate 16 65155190 73 9 9 8 7 26 22 22 19 7 6 6 10 48 78 89 59 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SE E E SE S S S S S SE S SW W NW N NE T Wind Spd 23 25 23 19 13 14 11 10 9 14 10 12 13 13 11 10 16 23 12 16 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 Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24 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 64 85 64 91 66 96 66 90 Temp 74 65 77 81 69 64 85 85 72 67 88 90 73 66 84 85 DewPt 60 59 53 52 56 57 56 58 60 61 59 57 61 61 60 60 Max/Min RH 81 34 78 32 82 28 85 37 RH 64 81 43 36 64 76 38 41 68 81 37 33 68 84 45 42 PWind Dir NE NE SE S S SW SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW SC B1 FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12HR 50 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-022100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 549 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 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 96 65 88 61 92 Temp 70 82 92 95 89 77 72 67 65 73 80 87 84 74 69 65 62 80 87 91 84 DewPt 60 61 59 59 60 64 65 66 65 67 66 64 62 64 63 62 61 61 57 54 54 Min/Max RH 30 99 45 97 29 RH 71 48 33 30 38 63 80 96 99 80 62 47 48 73 81 91 95 52 35 29 36 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW N E NE NE NE NE SE S S S S S SW W N NE NE Wind Spd 13 16 13 12 9 8 6 6 5 5 4 9 10 8 6 5 6 11 13 13 13 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL Clouds(%) 48 28 32 44 39 59 53 63 84 85 73 53 48 41 25 8 22 7 4 5 5 PoP 12HR 30 50 30 20 0 QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0.02 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 2 7 10 6 <1 1 1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 5 Vent Rate 10 36110122 83 11 14 10 6 15 24 61 49 8 7 6 8 33 73 83 84 T Wind Dir SW SW W W NW E NE E N NE S S S S S S SW W N NE NE T Wind Spd 18 21 17 13 14 17 16 9 6 9 10 18 20 16 14 13 16 18 17 18 20 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 Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24 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 58 81 57 88 59 92 59 87 Temp 68 58 75 79 64 58 83 83 65 60 87 87 68 59 82 83 DewPt 55 55 52 52 53 56 57 56 58 58 56 54 58 59 59 57 Max/Min RH 89 36 95 35 95 28 99 36 RH 63 89 45 40 67 93 42 40 77 93 35 32 70 97 46 41 PWind Dir NE E S SW S NW E E Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 40 20 30 20 20 10 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-022100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 549 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Date Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 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 96 66 86 63 89 Temp 73 84 90 93 89 75 70 68 67 72 78 85 83 73 69 66 64 79 85 88 83 DewPt 61 63 63 64 65 68 67 68 67 69 68 68 67 66 64 64 63 65 62 59 56 Min/Max RH 36 100 55 100 36 RH 67 50 41 39 45 79 90100100 89 71 57 59 79 83 93 98 62 46 37 40 Wind Dir SW SW W NW NE E NE NE NE NE SE S S S S S SW NW N N NE Wind Spd 13 14 12 11 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 9 9 6 6 6 6 11 13 13 13 Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL Clouds(%) 61 28 47 41 52 42 54 70 88 81 80 53 44 46 25 16 21 8 7 2 3 PoP 12HR 30 60 30 20 0 QPF 12HR 0.12 0.16 0.02 0.03 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 Mix Hgt <1 2 6 7 3 <1 1 <1 1 2 2 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 Vent Rate 10 49 72 74 45 8 16 7 9 19 24 53 42 7 5 6 8 46 85 96 90 T Wind Dir SW W W W N E NE E E E SE S S SW S S SW NW N N NE T Wind Spd 21 23 13 12 13 13 17 11 9 10 11 17 20 16 12 13 17 21 23 20 20 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 Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24 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 60 84 59 89 62 93 61 88 Temp 66 60 77 82 64 60 84 85 68 63 86 88 68 62 83 85 DewPt 55 57 53 52 54 57 58 56 59 60 60 57 60 61 61 59 Max/Min RH 90 34 90 33 94 31 100 38 RH 69 90 43 36 70 89 40 38 75 92 41 35 77 98 47 41 PWind Dir NE NE S SW S W E E Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12HR 40 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS SC IS IS 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