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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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520 FOUS54 KAMA 041059 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 559 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 TXZ012-042100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 559 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 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 92 63 85 62 90 Temp 72 83 86 90 86 76 72 68 63 70 75 80 79 72 67 65 62 74 84 89 86 DewPt 59 60 61 61 60 59 57 57 54 54 54 55 55 55 55 56 56 58 61 61 61 Min/Max RH 37 74 41 81 39 RH 64 46 43 38 41 56 59 68 71 57 48 42 43 56 64 74 80 57 46 39 43 Wind Dir SW W N NE NE E NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S Wind Spd 12 13 14 14 17 13 12 11 10 9 10 10 11 9 9 8 8 11 13 13 13 Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW Clouds(%) 50 10 17 20 32 19 22 59 74 72 40 28 14 17 26 35 57 36 8 18 21 PoP 12HR 0 50 30 30 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.05 0 0.05 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 Vent Rate 9 47 57 79 73 12 16 15 9 31 53 44 50 4 4 7 5 19 61 97 81 T Wind Dir SW W N N E NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S T Wind Spd 21 21 18 18 19 16 20 19 16 18 17 12 12 11 11 11 10 12 14 16 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 Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24 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 66 92 63 83 62 86 65 88 Temp 71 67 87 86 68 63 77 79 66 62 80 84 70 65 84 85 DewPt 61 60 60 60 62 59 60 59 60 59 60 59 60 60 59 58 Max/Min RH 81 34 91 48 90 41 84 38 RH 71 79 41 41 81 86 55 50 81 89 50 43 71 83 43 40 PWind Dir S S NE NE SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 30 20 50 30 30 20 30 20 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS Tstms SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS $$ TXZ016-042100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 559 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 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 92 60 81 58 90 Temp 68 83 87 90 88 75 72 65 61 68 73 78 78 69 64 62 59 73 83 89 86 DewPt 61 61 58 57 57 62 61 59 57 54 54 56 56 59 60 60 59 61 63 61 58 Min/Max RH 32 87 45 100 37 RH 77 47 38 32 35 63 70 81 87 62 50 46 46 71 86 93100 65 50 39 38 Wind Dir SW W N NE E E NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S Wind Spd 9 10 14 16 17 12 10 10 9 10 10 10 11 9 8 6 6 10 12 13 12 Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW Clouds(%) 56 11 10 11 21 17 38 63 64 77 43 35 25 30 37 43 51 27 8 11 23 PoP 12HR 0 50 30 40 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.01 0.11 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 Haines 6HR 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 5 <1 2 1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 Vent Rate 10 36 50 75 76 8 23 21 15 35 50 55 49 8 7 4 4 26 55109102 T Wind Dir SW W N NE E E E E E E E E SE SE S SE S S SW SW SW T Wind Spd 19 18 17 18 19 13 17 19 18 19 14 12 12 11 10 8 8 12 13 17 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 Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24 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 61 93 59 82 58 86 60 88 Temp 69 62 86 89 67 60 74 80 64 59 78 84 67 61 82 84 DewPt 62 60 60 54 63 60 61 59 63 59 60 56 61 60 59 56 Max/Min RH 94 27 100 47 100 37 100 34 RH 78 93 41 30 87100 64 50 95100 53 39 81 97 45 38 PWind Dir S S NE E SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 20 10 40 30 30 20 30 20 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS $$ TXZ008-042100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 559 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 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 94 65 89 64 94 Temp 72 83 87 92 88 78 73 68 65 71 78 85 84 76 69 67 64 77 87 92 88 DewPt 62 63 63 63 60 59 58 56 56 56 54 54 54 54 57 56 58 60 61 61 63 Min/Max RH 35 73 33 81 35 RH 69 51 45 39 38 51 58 65 73 58 44 35 35 48 64 71 80 56 41 35 44 Wind Dir SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S Wind Spd 6 11 13 16 13 10 8 5 4 4 6 8 8 5 4 4 4 9 11 12 11 Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC Clouds(%) 10 3 10 7 18 2 43 56 75 71 40 20 17 10 19 30 47 33 10 15 38 PoP 12HR 5 40 20 20 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0 0.01 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 3 4 6 5 1 1 1 1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 8 5 Vent Rate 11 56 72 89 84 17 24 16 10 30 35 42 52 8 7 7 12 31 74109 96 T Wind Dir SW NW N NE NE NE NE E NE E E SE SE SE S S S SW S S S T Wind Spd 16 23 19 18 18 18 20 16 11 13 9 9 9 11 11 11 12 13 13 14 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 Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24 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 67 96 64 87 63 93 66 94 Temp 71 67 89 88 70 64 80 82 69 63 85 87 72 66 87 89 DewPt 65 63 63 63 64 62 60 59 62 61 60 59 62 62 60 58 Max/Min RH 88 34 94 40 94 35 86 31 RH 80 87 41 44 81 93 50 45 79 92 44 39 71 84 40 35 PWind Dir S S NE NE SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 40 30 50 20 30 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-042100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 559 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 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 91 64 86 64 92 Temp 72 80 84 89 86 77 72 68 65 69 74 82 81 74 69 66 64 74 84 90 86 DewPt 62 63 62 61 59 59 57 56 56 56 54 54 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 60 62 Min/Max RH 37 77 37 82 37 RH 71 56 49 40 41 55 59 65 75 64 49 39 39 51 64 72 81 59 45 37 45 Wind Dir SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S Wind Spd 9 12 16 16 16 12 10 9 5 6 8 9 9 8 6 6 6 10 12 13 12 Clouds FW CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC Clouds(%) 11 2 10 5 14 6 39 59 69 73 41 23 14 12 21 34 50 30 11 13 35 PoP 12HR 0 40 20 20 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.03 0 0.01 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 Haines 6HR 6 5 5 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 5 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 5 Vent Rate 9 48 69 87 80 19 18 12 10 27 39 45 44 7 6 6 10 25 80102 95 T Wind Dir SW NW N NE NE NE NE E NE E E SE SE SE S S S SW S SW S T Wind Spd 16 23 19 18 18 19 20 14 10 13 11 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 14 14 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 Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24 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 66 93 63 85 63 90 65 92 Temp 71 67 87 86 68 63 77 80 67 63 82 85 71 65 84 87 DewPt 64 63 61 62 63 62 59 58 61 61 60 58 61 61 60 57 Max/Min RH 89 35 96 43 96 37 87 33 RH 78 88 43 45 84 95 54 47 81 95 47 41 73 86 44 37 PWind Dir S S NE NE SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 30 30 50 20 30 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-042100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 559 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 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 86 57 83 58 90 Temp 63 73 81 86 82 71 66 60 58 68 74 80 79 70 65 60 59 73 84 90 86 DewPt 60 59 58 55 54 55 54 54 55 55 53 54 53 55 55 56 57 59 61 59 58 Min/Max RH 34 89 39 99 34 RH 89 63 45 36 38 57 65 78 89 64 48 40 41 59 70 84 94 61 46 36 39 Wind Dir W N N NE E E NE E NE SE SE SE S SE S S S SW SW SW S Wind Spd 5 16 19 17 16 12 9 6 4 4 8 9 10 9 6 6 6 12 14 13 12 Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 4 8 4 3 4 5 28 45 61 47 18 14 21 28 28 37 44 14 7 25 16 PoP 12HR 0 30 10 30 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS Tstms SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 2 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6 Vent Rate 5 52 71 84 81 11 12 8 7 22 39 59 73 9 6 7 5 43 94131101 T Wind Dir W N N NE E E E E E E SE S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 11 27 24 19 18 18 18 14 10 10 10 11 12 12 11 9 10 16 18 18 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 Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24 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 90 57 83 56 88 59 90 Temp 66 60 85 82 64 58 77 79 63 57 80 82 66 59 86 84 DewPt 60 60 59 56 60 58 57 55 57 57 59 56 59 59 59 55 Max/Min RH 99 34 100 39 100 36 99 32 RH 80 99 41 41 86 99 49 44 83100 48 40 79 98 40 37 PWind Dir S W NE NE S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 20 20 30 20 20 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-042100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 559 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 85 60 85 58 90 Temp 64 72 79 83 82 69 65 61 60 69 76 83 81 69 64 61 59 73 85 90 83 DewPt 63 64 61 58 54 57 55 55 56 56 54 54 53 56 54 55 57 59 61 60 61 Min/Max RH 36 85 35 95 37 RH 97 76 55 43 38 66 69 81 85 63 46 37 38 63 70 81 92 61 45 37 47 Wind Dir NW N N NE NE NE NE NE S SW S SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S Wind Spd 6 13 18 17 13 9 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 5 5 6 8 12 13 13 12 Clouds FW SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 10 39 20 5 4 7 29 63 68 48 15 6 7 17 17 33 45 18 11 11 25 PoP 12HR 0 30 5 20 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.01 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 4 2 3 3 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 3 Vent Rate 6 55 86 89 79 7 7 5 3 14 40 48 53 5 7 5 6 45 92145 54 T Wind Dir W N N NE NE E E E SE S SE SE SE SE S S SW S S SW S T Wind Spd 14 27 26 19 18 13 14 10 8 9 9 8 9 11 13 12 12 16 17 18 23 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 63 87 58 83 58 88 61 90 Temp 67 63 82 81 62 59 77 80 63 59 83 84 67 61 85 86 DewPt 63 62 63 61 62 59 57 55 58 59 60 58 61 61 61 58 Max/Min RH 99 45 100 39 100 37 100 35 RH 87 97 52 51 99100 49 42 85100 45 41 81 99 45 39 PWind Dir S S NE NE S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12HR 30 30 40 20 20 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS $$ 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