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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
149 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
TXZ012-080900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Date 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 62 77 58 85 62
Temp 91 87 72 68 65 63 65 70 75 75 68 64 61 59 71 79 84 83 74 68 65 63
DewPt 61 61 61 63 63 60 60 60 60 59 59 59 59 57 58 55 54 53 54 54 56 55
Max/Min RH 95 57 98 34 77
RH 37 42 68 84 93 91 84 72 60 58 73 84 94 92 63 44 36 36 50 61 73 75
Wind Dir E NE E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW W NW SE SE SE S S SW
Wind Spd 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 19 21 34 62 72 90 85 67 48 25 6 15 16 25 9 5 7 5 9 16 25 29
PoP 12HR 60 60 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.36 0.22 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 9 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 111 53 20 29 21 20 29 58 52 43 3 4 4 3 23 31 36 41 5 6 5 6
T Wind Dir S E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW NW N N NE SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 20 21 18 18 19 18 14 11 8 10 10 10 9 5 5 6 11 13 13 14
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 07/10Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 63 92 66 94 69 94 70 94
Temp 85 86 70 64 88 88 73 67 90 91 76 70 91 91 76 70 91 92
DewPt 57 57 59 56 58 56 56 56 56 54 56 57 57 55 57 58 58 56
Min/Max RH 34 80 30 70 27 64 28 67 29
RH 39 37 68 75 36 34 55 68 32 29 50 63 32 30 52 66 33 30
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-080900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Date 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 74 56 85 60
Temp 93 91 75 68 64 61 64 68 72 73 66 61 59 57 70 76 83 84 72 66 62 61
DewPt 54 53 61 62 63 60 61 60 60 59 61 60 58 57 59 55 53 51 55 57 57 57
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 32 91
RH 27 28 61 81 98 98 89 78 68 60 85 96 99100 67 48 35 33 55 73 84 89
Wind Dir N NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NW W W S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 13 12 11 12 12 13 12 10 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds CL FW FW B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 11 14 60 68 91 84 87 75 32 7 20 12 21 9 7 7 18 24 36 30 31
PoP 12HR 50 60 20 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.19 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 11 7 <1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 124 83 15 22 18 29 38 52 49 39 4 6 5 5 21 38 59 55 6 6 6 6
T Wind Dir NW NE E NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE N NW W NW N NW S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 13 23 23 19 20 21 18 14 11 6 9 10 10 8 6 9 9 12 12 11 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 07/10Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 89 60 91 63 92 65 93 65 92
Temp 84 84 67 61 85 87 70 64 88 90 72 65 88 91 73 66 87 90
DewPt 58 56 61 59 58 54 58 58 56 52 56 58 56 52 57 59 58 53
Min/Max RH 37 95 29 85 26 78 25 79 27
RH 42 39 80 93 40 32 66 83 34 27 57 77 34 27 57 78 37 28
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-080900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Date 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 82 58 91 64
Temp 91 87 74 69 67 65 68 74 79 80 72 66 62 59 74 82 89 88 78 71 67 64
DewPt 63 65 66 65 63 62 62 60 60 59 61 60 59 58 58 55 53 53 56 57 57 57
Max/Min RH 97 47 99 29 80
RH 41 49 75 87 89 93 80 64 52 49 69 82 92 95 59 39 29 30 47 61 70 79
Wind Dir NE NE E NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE W W W W SE SE SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 11 12 11 9 9 9 9 10 9 8 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 22 15 37 78 84 84 84 54 29 28 5 11 7 16 5 4 5 12 8 19 16 20
PoP 12HR 60 60 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.33 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM NM SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 7 4 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 81 71 35 30 22 24 35 63 57 55 5 6 5 5 20 37 59 53 8 8 9 8
T Wind Dir NE NE E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW N NW SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 19 20 19 16 17 16 14 11 9 8 9 8 8 8 5 8 8 11 12 13 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 07/10Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 96 65 97 68 100 72 100 73 100
Temp 89 89 71 65 90 92 75 68 94 95 78 72 95 96 79 73 94 96
DewPt 57 58 61 60 59 57 59 59 57 55 58 59 57 55 59 60 58 56
Min/Max RH 29 84 27 74 23 64 23 65 25
RH 34 35 69 81 36 30 59 73 29 26 50 63 29 25 51 65 30 26
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ008-080900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Date 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 63 80 59 87 64
Temp 89 85 73 68 66 64 67 72 76 77 70 66 62 59 71 79 85 85 76 70 66 64
DewPt 62 64 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 59 60 60 59 58 59 54 52 52 55 56 57 58
Max/Min RH 95 51 99 31 81
RH 41 49 78 88 93 93 82 67 56 54 72 82 93 96 65 42 33 32 48 61 71 79
Wind Dir NE NE E NE N N NE NE NE NE E E W W W SW SE SE SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 12 13 13 12 11 11 10 11 10 9 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 9 39 84 87 85 79 63 27 26 13 13 8 18 7 6 5 9 11 22 18 19
PoP 12HR 60 60 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.33 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM NM SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 8 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 90 72 38 29 23 25 36 64 52 47 4 5 4 4 18 36 48 51 6 7 8 7
T Wind Dir NE NE E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW NW N SW SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 17 23 20 17 18 17 16 11 10 6 9 6 8 8 5 6 8 12 12 13 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 07/10Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 93 64 95 67 97 71 97 72 98
Temp 87 86 71 64 87 90 73 67 91 92 77 71 92 93 78 72 91 93
DewPt 57 58 60 59 59 55 59 58 57 54 58 58 57 54 59 60 58 55
Min/Max RH 31 85 28 73 25 66 25 65 26
RH 37 40 70 84 39 31 60 73 33 28 51 65 31 28 53 65 33 29
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5 5 0 5 0
$$
TXZ006-080900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Date 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 77 52 86 58
Temp 84 81 70 64 60 58 65 71 77 75 66 60 55 53 70 79 86 83 72 65 61 59
DewPt 60 60 63 62 60 58 59 57 56 55 57 56 55 53 57 54 52 52 57 54 55 55
Max/Min RH 99 49 100 31 88
RH 45 50 78 95 99 98 80 61 50 50 75 87 99100 62 42 31 34 59 68 80 86
Wind Dir NE E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE E SE W W W SW S S SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 13 16 13 12 12 12 12 11 9 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 23 7 84 78 74 83 75 45 32 15 6 11 6 20 4 4 10 27 30 35 17 32
PoP 12HR 50 40 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5 4 2 2 1 1 2 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 61 60 43 31 27 26 38 69 69 57 6 4 4 3 24 56 75 73 5 7 6 6
T Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE W W W W SW SW SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 16 24 23 21 20 18 17 12 10 11 10 9 8 8 8 10 10 11 16 13 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 07/10Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 59 92 61 94 64 95 63 95
Temp 85 84 66 60 88 89 70 62 90 91 72 64 90 91 73 64 90 92
DewPt 57 53 59 58 57 53 56 56 56 51 54 55 55 52 55 57 57 53
Min/Max RH 30 96 26 83 24 74 24 79 24
RH 39 34 77 92 35 29 62 81 32 26 54 73 31 27 53 77 33 27
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-080900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024
Date 07/07/24 Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 79 53 86 58
Temp 79 77 65 63 61 61 66 72 77 77 64 59 55 54 71 80 85 84 70 65 62 59
DewPt 63 63 64 62 61 59 61 58 57 56 58 57 55 54 58 53 52 51 54 55 56 56
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 30 90
RH 59 62 96 98100 97 84 61 49 48 80 91100100 63 38 31 32 56 70 81 89
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N NW N NE NE NE E S W W W S SE SE SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 14 12 9 8 8 9 11 9 8 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 49 36 65 86 70 81 74 37 12 5 3 6 3 16 7 3 1 3 10 15 18 29
PoP 12HR 50 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 59 54 22 19 16 14 31 51 60 53 4 3 3 4 24 48 74 62 5 5 6 6
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE E S W W W W W E SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 18 18 16 14 14 14 12 11 9 8 8 6 9 8 6 9 9 11 11 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 07/10Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 91 61 94 64 96 67 96 67 97
Temp 86 85 66 62 88 91 70 64 91 93 74 68 93 94 74 68 91 94
DewPt 57 56 60 59 57 53 58 58 57 53 56 57 56 53 58 59 57 55
Min/Max RH 30 93 25 82 24 70 23 74 25
RH 38 37 81 90 35 28 65 80 31 26 53 68 29 25 57 72 32 27
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
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