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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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724 FOUS54 KAMA 181004 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 504 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 TXZ012-182100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 504 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Date Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 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 90 66 93 67 91 Temp 66 77 84 86 85 76 72 68 66 77 85 90 89 79 74 70 67 77 86 89 86 DewPt 61 61 61 60 57 58 58 57 56 57 58 59 58 58 59 59 58 60 59 59 59 Min/Max RH 36 70 34 74 37 RH 84 58 46 42 39 54 61 68 70 50 40 35 35 49 59 68 73 56 40 37 40 Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W W N NE Wind Spd 4 8 9 9 11 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 13 12 10 9 9 10 9 9 9 Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC Clouds(%) 14 32 41 62 52 51 73 63 54 28 35 41 45 54 69 65 64 49 46 57 46 PoP 12HR 20 20 10 30 40 QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0.02 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 3 6 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 6 Vent Rate 4 23 58 53 45 5 9 12 11 45 78 81 85 13 7 6 4 36 77 85 73 T Wind Dir SE S SE S SE S SE S S S S S S S S W W NW NW N N T Wind Spd 9 10 10 11 12 12 14 17 16 20 14 16 17 17 16 13 10 16 12 12 13 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 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24 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 88 63 83 61 88 63 92 Temp 71 66 82 83 69 63 76 81 68 62 82 84 70 64 86 88 DewPt 61 59 57 57 59 58 58 56 59 57 56 55 58 58 57 56 Max/Min RH 80 37 86 41 86 35 83 32 RH 71 78 43 41 70 84 54 42 73 84 41 37 66 81 37 34 PWind Dir NE NE NE NE S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 50 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ016-182100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 504 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Date Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 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 87 63 92 63 88 Temp 64 75 82 84 86 75 69 65 63 75 84 90 89 77 70 66 64 75 83 87 85 DewPt 63 63 61 60 58 60 61 60 59 59 60 59 56 59 62 61 60 61 59 58 57 Min/Max RH 38 86 32 91 37 RH 97 66 50 44 38 60 75 84 86 58 44 35 33 54 76 84 89 62 45 37 40 Wind Dir NE SE S S S SE SE S S S SW S S S SW SW SW W W E SE Wind Spd 4 5 9 9 9 6 4 5 8 12 13 12 12 8 6 5 6 9 9 8 9 Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 47 28 59 52 50 79 83 59 50 24 20 23 48 67 85 63 59 41 36 39 46 PoP 12HR 20 40 10 40 40 QPF 12HR 0.14 0.09 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 3 6 5 5 <1 <1 1 <1 3 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 5 Vent Rate 3 33 57 55 61 9 6 15 7 51 78105 84 8 12 8 5 35 52 77 44 T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S W N W W NW N E T Wind Spd 6 12 10 11 14 14 11 12 14 20 14 14 16 16 16 17 10 13 10 10 10 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 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24 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 85 59 80 57 85 58 89 Temp 68 63 79 81 65 60 73 78 63 58 77 83 65 59 81 87 DewPt 63 61 59 55 60 60 60 56 60 58 58 54 60 59 58 55 Max/Min RH 95 39 100 46 100 36 100 34 RH 84 93 50 41 84100 63 47 89100 51 37 83 98 46 34 PWind Dir SW NE NE E S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 50 50 40 40 30 20 20 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-182100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 504 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Date Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 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 93 68 96 69 94 Temp 68 78 84 88 87 79 74 70 68 77 87 94 93 82 77 72 69 79 87 92 89 DewPt 63 63 61 60 60 61 61 59 59 60 59 59 58 60 61 61 61 62 61 59 60 Min/Max RH 35 73 30 76 33 RH 85 60 46 39 41 54 63 69 73 55 39 31 31 47 58 69 76 55 42 33 38 Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W NW N NE Wind Spd 2 4 6 9 9 6 5 6 6 10 12 12 12 9 8 6 6 8 9 9 8 Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 21 38 50 42 69 52 46 43 57 34 32 23 38 54 70 64 57 40 37 43 46 PoP 12HR 20 20 10 40 30 QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 3 7 7 4 1 <1 <1 1 3 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 6 7 Vent Rate 6 21 47 66 52 11 10 10 14 56105112107 12 7 9 6 41 75 95 97 T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W NW N N NE T Wind Spd 8 6 8 10 13 12 13 14 13 21 18 17 19 14 9 12 9 14 14 17 14 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 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24 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 92 64 87 62 92 65 96 Temp 74 67 84 87 72 64 78 84 70 63 83 89 71 66 88 91 DewPt 64 63 59 56 61 61 58 56 60 59 57 55 60 60 57 56 Max/Min RH 88 32 91 38 89 30 82 27 RH 70 86 43 35 70 90 51 39 69 87 41 32 68 81 35 31 PWind Dir NE NE NE NE SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 40 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-182100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 504 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Date Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 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 90 68 94 69 92 Temp 68 76 81 86 85 77 74 70 68 76 84 91 90 80 75 71 69 77 84 90 86 DewPt 63 62 61 59 58 60 59 59 58 58 59 58 57 59 61 60 61 62 60 58 60 Min/Max RH 37 70 32 76 35 RH 86 64 50 41 41 55 60 68 70 55 42 33 34 49 62 70 76 60 45 35 41 Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W NW N NE Wind Spd 4 5 8 9 9 8 8 9 9 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Clouds FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 22 37 45 44 70 63 54 50 48 28 31 22 33 52 68 68 57 48 40 42 43 PoP 12HR 20 20 10 40 30 QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0.01 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 3 7 7 3 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7 Vent Rate 6 23 51 67 39 9 10 11 13 54 91110100 12 6 7 6 40 75 98 94 T Wind Dir SE S SE S S SE SE S S S S S SW S S SW W NW N N N T Wind Spd 8 9 9 11 12 12 16 14 14 21 17 16 18 17 11 12 11 14 14 17 14 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 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24 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 89 64 84 63 89 65 93 Temp 73 67 81 83 70 64 75 80 68 63 81 85 71 65 85 88 DewPt 63 63 58 55 61 61 58 55 59 60 56 54 59 59 56 55 Max/Min RH 88 34 90 41 91 33 84 30 RH 70 87 46 38 73 89 57 43 73 90 44 36 67 83 38 34 PWind Dir NE NE NE NE SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 40 20 30 20 20 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-182100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 504 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Date Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 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 88 62 93 61 89 Temp 62 75 84 87 83 72 68 64 62 75 85 91 89 75 69 64 61 74 84 88 86 DewPt 62 62 61 61 60 62 61 60 59 60 60 59 59 62 62 61 61 61 59 58 56 Min/Max RH 41 90 34 99 35 RH 99 65 46 41 46 70 78 87 90 59 44 35 37 64 77 90 98 63 44 37 36 Wind Dir SE S S S S SE S S S S SW S S SW SW SW W N N NE NE Wind Spd 4 6 10 11 11 8 6 6 9 13 13 12 11 8 6 5 5 8 9 9 10 Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC Clouds(%) 31 19 30 43 64 55 46 49 29 20 19 27 49 67 68 48 44 37 51 30 37 PoP 12HR 30 20 10 40 30 QPF 12HR 0.08 0.05 0 0.02 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 3 6 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 4 <1 1 <1 <1 3 7 7 8 Vent Rate 7 30 66 77 57 9 9 9 8 51 81102 58 8 18 5 6 47101105104 T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S W NW W W N N N NE T Wind Spd 10 11 12 12 16 14 13 13 14 21 16 14 16 14 17 10 12 18 17 16 14 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 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24 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 85 57 81 56 85 57 90 Temp 68 61 82 81 64 58 76 78 63 56 80 82 65 58 84 87 DewPt 60 59 56 54 58 58 57 56 59 56 56 54 58 58 57 54 Max/Min RH 97 35 100 45 100 36 100 31 RH 76 93 41 40 80100 53 47 86100 44 39 80 99 40 32 PWind Dir NE NE NE NE SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 30 30 30 30 10 20 20 10 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-182100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 504 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Date Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 86 63 91 62 88 Temp 63 73 80 85 83 71 68 65 63 74 85 90 89 74 69 65 63 74 83 88 85 DewPt 63 63 63 61 61 62 62 61 60 60 61 60 61 63 62 62 62 64 62 59 59 Min/Max RH 43 90 36 99 38 RH 98 71 57 45 47 74 82 87 90 62 45 37 39 70 78 90 98 70 48 39 41 Wind Dir E S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW N N NE Wind Spd 4 8 10 11 11 8 8 9 9 13 13 13 12 10 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 46 44 36 43 53 51 65 55 63 33 20 13 27 67 67 55 45 35 43 29 27 PoP 12HR 10 20 10 40 20 QPF 12HR 0.12 0.02 0 0.04 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt <1 2 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 9 Vent Rate 4 21 50 75 52 9 11 12 10 57 96114 89 8 5 5 4 44112127125 T Wind Dir E S S S SE S SE S S S S S S S SW SW NW N N N N T Wind Spd 9 10 11 12 16 13 17 16 18 25 18 17 17 16 11 12 10 18 18 17 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 61 85 59 82 57 86 59 91 Temp 66 61 80 81 64 59 75 79 63 58 80 82 64 60 85 87 DewPt 63 61 59 58 61 59 59 57 59 58 59 56 59 60 59 56 Max/Min RH 100 39 100 45 100 38 100 31 RH 89100 50 45 90100 57 47 87100 49 42 84 99 41 35 PWind Dir NE NE NE NE SE S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 30 20 30 20 10 10 10 5 Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS Tstms SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS $$ 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