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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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435 FOUS54 KAMA 200728 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 228 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 TXZ012-202100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 228 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 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 67 85 63 82 Temp 71 68 79 88 92 90 79 73 69 67 75 82 84 80 73 69 65 63 71 76 80 79 DewPt 60 60 60 59 58 56 60 62 62 61 62 60 59 59 60 61 61 60 59 58 58 57 Min/Max RH 31 81 43 92 46 RH 68 76 52 38 32 32 52 68 78 81 64 47 43 49 64 76 87 90 66 54 47 47 Wind Dir N SW W NW NE NE NE NE E NE N NE NE NE NE N N N NE E E E Wind Spd 8 5 8 6 8 11 10 6 5 4 6 9 9 10 8 4 4 6 6 8 8 6 Clouds B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC Clouds(%) 75 45 27 15 23 27 36 58 43 66 59 74 70 76 78 87 77 76 68 65 56 50 PoP 12HR 20 30 50 50 40 QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.09 0.15 0.05 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 1 2 6 6 5 <1 <1 <1 1 2 6 5 6 Vent Rate 6 4 20 59 76 79 8 11 10 10 22 59 70 61 8 8 12 13 21 50 47 50 T Wind Dir S W W N N NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE T Wind Spd 13 11 11 11 10 12 16 13 12 11 13 11 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 10 10 9 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 Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24 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 88 64 92 65 94 67 94 Temp 68 63 83 87 71 64 88 89 73 66 90 91 75 67 89 90 DewPt 59 58 56 55 59 57 57 55 58 58 56 54 58 58 57 56 Max/Min RH 87 33 80 30 77 27 74 29 RH 73 84 40 34 66 78 35 32 59 75 32 29 55 73 34 32 PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12HR 20 10 20 10 10 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ TXZ016-202100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 228 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 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 64 82 59 78 Temp 67 64 77 85 90 88 76 70 66 64 72 77 80 76 68 64 61 60 68 72 76 76 DewPt 61 61 60 59 57 56 60 61 62 62 62 61 60 60 62 63 61 60 61 60 58 56 Min/Max RH 31 93 50 100 50 RH 81 90 56 41 33 35 59 73 89 93 71 58 50 57 81 97100100 80 65 54 50 Wind Dir NW W W N NE E N NE NE NE NE NE E NE N N N NE NE E E E Wind Spd 4 4 5 5 6 9 8 5 6 4 8 6 10 10 4 4 4 5 6 8 8 9 Clouds B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC Clouds(%) 71 43 23 19 19 37 61 68 50 68 62 74 62 83 85 93 79 81 70 62 57 50 PoP 12HR 30 50 70 60 60 QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.10 0.61 0.11 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 1 <1 1 2 5 7 2 <1 1 <1 <1 3 5 6 6 Vent Rate 6 4 22 59 77 58 15 18 9 9 24 47 68 33 12 14 8 8 29 44 52 53 T Wind Dir S SW W N NE NE N N N N NE NE E E NE N NE N NE NE NE NE T Wind Spd 12 9 11 10 10 10 18 16 11 9 13 10 11 18 16 12 13 10 12 9 10 10 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 Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24 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 86 60 90 61 91 62 91 Temp 64 59 80 84 67 61 84 86 68 62 85 90 70 63 85 90 DewPt 61 59 57 54 59 57 57 55 60 59 57 53 59 59 57 54 Max/Min RH 100 35 92 32 94 28 88 29 RH 90100 46 36 75 89 40 35 76 90 38 28 68 86 40 29 PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 20 20 30 10 10 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS Tstms IS IS SC IS $$ TXZ008-202100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 228 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 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 68 89 65 88 Temp 72 70 78 88 95 94 82 74 70 68 75 84 88 85 77 72 68 65 73 80 85 83 DewPt 63 64 63 61 59 57 62 64 64 64 64 61 59 58 61 62 61 62 61 58 56 57 Min/Max RH 27 86 38 89 38 RH 73 81 59 41 30 29 52 70 81 86 68 46 38 41 59 71 80 89 66 47 38 42 Wind Dir SE NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE N NE N NW NW N E E E Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 9 10 10 5 4 4 8 11 9 8 4 3 2 3 4 6 6 6 Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 Clouds(%) 71 59 27 6 9 17 33 46 38 58 52 52 47 73 78 84 75 76 66 55 45 57 PoP 12HR 20 20 30 40 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.08 0.03 0.07 Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 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 9 8 1 1 1 1 3 6 7 5 <1 <1 1 <1 2 7 7 4 Vent Rate 9 5 18 46 77 83 13 12 12 8 32 57 62 77 6 9 11 9 25 54 56 25 T Wind Dir S NW NW N NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE E N NW NW N NE NE NE T Wind Spd 13 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 11 9 13 12 10 17 9 11 10 10 12 9 9 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 Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24 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 97 68 98 69 99 Temp 70 64 87 90 73 66 90 93 76 68 92 95 77 69 92 94 DewPt 61 60 56 55 61 60 57 55 60 60 57 54 60 60 57 55 Max/Min RH 90 28 82 25 77 24 74 24 RH 73 87 35 31 66 81 33 28 59 76 30 25 55 73 31 27 PWind Dir S S SE S S S S S 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 20 10 20 10 10 5 10 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-202100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 228 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 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 95 67 86 64 84 Temp 72 69 77 85 92 91 80 73 69 67 73 80 85 82 74 71 67 65 70 77 81 80 DewPt 63 63 62 61 58 56 62 63 63 63 64 60 58 57 61 62 62 61 60 57 56 57 Min/Max RH 30 88 41 90 41 RH 75 82 62 45 33 31 54 72 81 87 74 51 41 44 64 73 84 89 71 52 42 45 Wind Dir SE W W N NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE N NE N N NW NE E E E Wind Spd 5 5 4 6 9 10 10 6 4 4 8 11 10 8 4 4 3 4 5 6 6 6 Clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC Clouds(%) 69 59 24 9 8 20 30 44 36 58 64 60 47 70 80 88 75 74 67 60 46 49 PoP 12HR 20 30 40 40 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.11 0.05 0.07 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 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 8 8 <1 <1 1 <1 3 6 7 5 <1 <1 1 <1 2 6 6 5 Vent Rate 8 5 18 43 72 80 12 10 10 8 27 58 79 72 5 7 11 8 18 56 52 39 T Wind Dir S NW W N N NE NE NE N N NE NE NE N NE N N N N NE NE N T Wind Spd 13 9 9 9 10 11 14 13 11 10 12 12 13 16 9 11 10 10 11 9 9 9 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 Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24 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 90 65 94 67 95 69 95 Temp 69 64 83 87 72 66 87 90 75 68 89 92 76 69 89 90 DewPt 61 60 55 54 60 60 57 54 59 60 56 54 59 60 56 55 Max/Min RH 91 31 84 28 78 26 74 26 RH 74 89 39 32 67 83 37 31 59 77 34 28 57 74 34 30 PWind Dir S SW SE S S S S S 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 20 10 20 10 10 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-202100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 228 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 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 61 81 57 80 Temp 65 62 75 85 89 88 73 68 63 62 72 78 80 75 67 64 60 58 70 75 79 77 DewPt 62 61 62 59 58 56 60 60 61 61 62 60 60 60 61 60 60 58 59 57 56 56 Min/Max RH 32 98 50 100 45 RH 90 97 63 41 34 34 64 76 92 98 71 56 51 60 82 88 99100 69 54 45 48 Wind Dir W NW NW NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE N N N N NE E E NE Wind Spd 4 4 5 10 11 11 9 5 4 6 6 9 6 5 3 4 4 4 4 8 6 6 Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC Clouds(%) 47 30 20 17 9 46 48 38 43 63 60 56 77 82 82 78 65 64 51 55 52 42 PoP 12HR 20 30 60 50 40 QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.27 0.11 0.04 Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC IS LAL 6HR 1 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 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 5 3 <1 <1 1 <1 4 6 6 4 Vent Rate 6 3 20 68 91 78 8 11 8 8 26 56 76 47 5 5 9 6 37 53 53 41 T Wind Dir SW NW N NE NE NE N N N N NE NE NE E N N N N N N N N T Wind Spd 12 8 12 13 12 14 14 14 14 11 13 11 16 18 10 11 9 8 11 10 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 Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24 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 88 58 90 60 93 62 92 Temp 64 57 83 85 66 59 87 88 69 61 89 91 70 63 88 90 DewPt 58 57 56 54 59 58 56 53 57 58 56 52 57 58 56 54 Max/Min RH 100 33 99 29 92 26 86 27 RH 81 98 39 35 78 96 35 30 67 90 32 27 64 85 34 29 PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S 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 20 20 20 10 5 5 5 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-202100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 228 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 Date Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 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 62 83 59 83 Temp 64 62 74 84 88 87 73 68 64 62 71 78 82 79 68 64 61 60 71 78 81 80 DewPt 63 62 65 63 60 59 62 63 64 62 64 61 59 58 60 60 61 60 61 58 58 57 Min/Max RH 36 100 45 100 44 RH 97100 73 49 39 40 69 84 99100 79 55 46 49 77 87 98100 71 51 45 46 Wind Dir SW W N N NE NE NE N N N N N NE NE N NW NW NW N NE E E Wind Spd 8 4 5 9 10 11 9 4 4 4 6 9 6 5 4 4 3 4 4 6 6 6 Clouds B1 FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC Clouds(%) 63 16 10 1 2 18 46 36 50 70 48 58 54 71 75 74 57 56 42 48 54 43 PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 20 QPF 12HR 0 0.28 0.02 0.01 0.02 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 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 7 7 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 6 5 Vent Rate 5 4 17 50 74 75 6 6 10 10 29 50 94 41 5 9 6 5 37 65 53 40 T Wind Dir W W N N N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE NW NW W NW N N NE E T Wind Spd 11 9 10 11 11 12 11 11 11 12 13 12 16 11 11 11 13 12 12 9 10 9 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 Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24 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 88 59 91 62 94 63 94 Temp 64 59 83 85 66 60 86 89 69 63 90 91 70 64 89 91 DewPt 59 59 58 56 60 60 59 55 59 59 58 54 58 60 58 55 Max/Min RH 100 34 100 30 89 27 88 28 RH 85100 42 38 82100 40 32 69 87 35 29 66 87 35 30 PWind Dir S S S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 5 0 5 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms 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