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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 Mon Jul 8 2024
TXZ012-082100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 61 85 63 90
Temp 65 62 65 71 77 77 70 66 63 61 73 80 84 83 74 69 66 64 76 85 89 87
DewPt 63 59 59 61 61 59 59 59 60 57 58 56 54 53 55 55 57 55 58 58 57 56
Min/Max RH 52 90 35 77 33
RH 93 90 81 71 58 54 68 78 90 87 59 44 36 36 51 61 73 73 54 40 34 35
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW W NW N N E SE S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 11 12 12 12 12 10 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 6 8 6 5 6
Clouds B2 OV OV B1 B1 FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 86 95 93 64 54 16 24 26 7 12 5 8 7 4 11 13 20 40 24 16 25 30
PoP 12HR 70 10 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O NM SC IS
Tstms NM NM SC IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 4 5 5 <1 <1 2 4 5 8 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 10
Vent Rate 22 9 6 42 65 55 <1 <1 5 18 30 22 30 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 30 88 84126
T Wind Dir NE N E NE NE NE E S SE NE N NW NW NW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 25 20 13 13 14 12 3 1 2 5 6 3 4 2 4 8 8 8 23 9 8 13
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 Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
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 93 66 94 68 95 69 95
Temp 69 64 87 89 73 66 90 91 75 69 90 92 77 70 91 92
DewPt 59 58 59 56 56 56 56 55 56 56 57 55 57 58 58 56
Max/Min RH 84 31 72 27 66 27 67 29
RH 70 81 39 33 55 70 32 30 52 63 33 29 50 66 33 30
PWind Dir S SW S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ016-082100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 57 85 60 89
Temp 65 62 64 68 73 75 66 63 60 58 70 77 83 84 72 67 62 61 74 83 88 83
DewPt 63 61 61 61 61 59 61 61 60 58 60 57 53 52 55 57 58 58 58 58 56 57
Min/Max RH 58 100 33 93 34
RH 95 97 90 80 66 58 84 95100100 70 49 36 33 55 70 86 90 58 43 34 41
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW SW S SE SE S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 10 11 12 12 12 10 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 5 6
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 75 93 95 74 61 31 19 25 8 11 7 8 4 13 24 32 31 40 24 22 18 49
PoP 12HR 70 20 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.31 0 0 0.20 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 4 4 <1 <1 2 2 4 7 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 9
Vent Rate 6 11 21 30 48 35 <1 <1 4 6 7 7 21 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 27 74 88 99
T Wind Dir NE NE E NE NE NE NE NW N N N S W S SE S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 12 25 24 13 13 11 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 6 6 8 9 20 8 9 12
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 Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
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 91 63 92 65 93 65 92
Temp 66 61 85 89 70 64 88 90 72 66 87 91 73 66 87 90
DewPt 61 60 59 54 58 57 56 52 56 58 57 52 57 59 57 53
Max/Min RH 100 29 81 27 77 26 79 27
RH 84 97 41 30 65 78 34 27 57 75 36 27 57 78 36 28
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 5 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-082100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 84 62 90 64 96
Temp 67 65 68 75 81 81 73 68 64 62 75 83 88 88 77 70 67 65 77 89 94 90
DewPt 63 61 62 61 61 60 61 62 61 60 61 55 54 53 57 58 57 58 59 58 56 56
Min/Max RH 46 94 30 79 28
RH 87 89 79 63 51 49 66 80 90 94 61 38 31 30 49 65 70 78 53 35 28 33
Wind Dir N NE N NE NE NE NE N W W W N SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW S SE
Wind Spd 6 6 8 9 9 8 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 89 94 88 62 37 29 21 21 6 8 4 12 6 13 6 12 18 18 19 16 14 42
PoP 12HR 50 10 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O SC SC
Tstms NM SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 1 <1 4 6 6 <1 <1 2 3 4 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 13 <1
Vent Rate 7 13 7 56 65 54 <1 <1 2 9 17 26 35 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 28108 78 3
T Wind Dir NE N SE E NE NE E SE E NE N N NW NW SE S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 13 13 16 11 10 4 1 1 3 4 3 4 1 5 5 5 5 21 10 6 6
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 Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
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 98 68 100 71 100 72 100
Temp 72 66 90 93 76 69 93 95 78 71 94 96 80 73 94 96
DewPt 62 61 59 56 59 58 59 55 58 58 58 56 59 60 58 56
Max/Min RH 86 27 70 24 64 24 65 25
RH 71 84 36 29 56 68 31 26 51 62 30 26 49 65 30 26
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-082100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 80 62 87 64 93
Temp 66 64 67 72 78 79 71 67 64 62 72 80 85 85 75 69 66 65 75 86 91 87
DewPt 63 61 61 61 60 59 60 61 61 60 60 54 53 53 57 57 58 58 59 58 56 56
Min/Max RH 50 96 33 81 31
RH 90 92 83 69 53 52 69 82 92 95 66 42 34 34 52 67 74 80 56 40 31 35
Wind Dir NE NE N NE NE NE E NE W W W NW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW S SE
Wind Spd 9 9 9 11 9 9 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Clouds OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 89 94 88 64 39 21 23 27 10 9 5 14 9 7 11 15 25 25 22 18 14 39
PoP 12HR 50 10 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs O SC SC IS
Tstms NM SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 1 <1 4 6 6 <1 <1 2 3 4 8 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 12 <1
Vent Rate 8 12 6 56 66 54 <1 <1 1 6 12 16 34 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 27 92 88 <1
T Wind Dir NE N SE E NE NE E SE E NE N NW NW NW SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 13 13 16 12 10 4 1 1 2 3 2 4 1 5 5 5 6 20 9 8 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 95 67 97 71 97 72 97
Temp 71 65 87 90 74 68 90 92 76 71 91 92 77 72 91 93
DewPt 61 61 59 56 58 58 58 55 58 58 58 56 58 59 58 56
Max/Min RH 90 29 73 26 65 27 66 27
RH 73 87 39 33 57 72 35 29 53 64 33 29 52 66 34 29
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ006-082100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 55 86 58 90
Temp 60 59 64 71 75 74 67 62 57 55 72 80 85 83 71 65 61 59 74 85 89 85
DewPt 60 59 59 60 59 58 59 58 57 55 58 55 53 53 56 55 56 55 58 58 54 55
Min/Max RH 55 100 33 90 31
RH 99100 83 67 58 56 76 87 99100 62 42 33 36 59 72 84 87 56 39 31 37
Wind Dir NE N NE NE NE NE NE E NW W W SW S S SE S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 11 10 11 12 9 8 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 6
Clouds B2 OV B2 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 78 91 75 48 54 41 24 7 6 11 1 3 6 22 24 25 25 30 11 9 31 32
PoP 12HR 50 10 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 6 7 6 2 <1 2 4 6 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 12 <1
Vent Rate 29 10 19 66 63 39 13 <1 <1 <1 6 26 38 27 <1 <1 <1 <1 24100 75 4
T Wind Dir E SE E E E E E NE N NW NW W W W S S SW SW SW W SW W
T Wind Spd 23 21 10 13 10 6 6 1 0 0 1 3 4 3 6 5 5 6 18 9 6 8
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 Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
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 92 61 94 63 95 64 95
Temp 66 59 87 89 70 62 90 91 72 64 90 91 73 65 90 92
DewPt 58 58 57 53 56 57 56 52 54 56 57 52 55 57 57 53
Max/Min RH 99 27 84 25 76 25 76 25
RH 75 95 36 29 62 82 32 27 53 75 32 27 53 75 33 27
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5 0 5 0
$$
OKZ002-082100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 57 86 60 91
Temp 60 59 65 72 77 77 66 62 58 57 73 81 85 84 70 65 61 61 75 86 91 88
DewPt 60 59 61 60 58 57 59 58 58 57 59 54 52 51 55 55 56 56 59 57 54 55
Min/Max RH 46 100 31 88 29
RH 100100 88 65 53 50 77 87 99 99 63 39 32 32 59 71 83 84 56 37 29 33
Wind Dir NE N N NE NE NE E NW W W W SE SE E SE S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 6 8 9 8 6 4 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6
Clouds B2 OV B2 SC FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 81 94 81 45 22 18 5 7 2 13 5 4 1 1 5 10 11 25 15 13 11 8
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 5 6 6 <1 <1 2 2 4 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 14 14 10
Vent Rate <1 2 7 60 59 42 <1 <1 2 2 4 9 38 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 27 94 54 60
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE E S SW W W NW W W SE S SW SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 1 4 13 10 8 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 6 5 5 5 20 8 4 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 94 65 96 66 97 67 98
Temp 67 61 89 91 71 66 91 93 73 67 93 93 75 68 93 95
DewPt 60 58 57 53 58 57 58 54 57 57 57 54 58 58 57 53
Max/Min RH 96 26 76 25 73 24 73 23
RH 78 91 34 28 64 73 32 27 57 71 30 27 55 71 30 24
PWind Dir S SW S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
$$
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