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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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526 FOUS54 KAMA 131850 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 149 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024 TXZ012-140900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 149 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024 Date 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 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 69 99 70 100 72 Temp 97 96 84 77 72 70 84 94 98 97 85 79 74 71 85 96100 97 86 81 75 72 DewPt 49 47 49 52 55 56 59 55 53 51 53 55 57 57 58 54 52 50 52 54 56 56 Max/Min RH 64 21 63 19 57 RH 20 19 30 42 55 61 43 27 22 21 33 44 55 61 40 25 20 21 31 39 52 57 Wind Dir S S SE S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind Spd 13 13 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 10 Clouds CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) 4 2 6 4 16 9 6 2 5 6 6 6 7 12 7 7 8 6 12 22 24 30 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 Mix Hgt 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 130117 9 8 9 7 31 83111115 7 8 10 8 33 97131128 9 11 11 7 T Wind Dir S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W T Wind Spd 14 16 19 18 19 17 17 13 13 14 17 19 21 18 19 13 14 14 18 17 23 17 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 07/16Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 98 68 88 65 87 65 88 66 89 Temp 95 94 77 68 84 83 70 65 81 83 72 65 82 85 72 66 84 85 DewPt 57 56 59 61 61 61 62 60 60 58 60 59 60 60 60 59 60 60 Min/Max RH 26 78 43 87 40 81 42 78 40 RH 28 28 54 78 46 47 76 84 49 43 66 81 47 43 66 78 44 43 PWind Dir SW S N NE NE SE SE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 10 30 40 50 30 30 20 40 30 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC $$ TXZ016-140900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 149 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024 Date 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 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 65 97 65 99 67 Temp 96 95 80 74 68 66 80 91 96 95 82 75 70 66 81 91 97 98 83 77 71 68 DewPt 42 45 49 51 55 59 61 56 51 49 52 55 57 58 58 54 50 48 51 54 56 57 Max/Min RH 81 21 78 18 70 RH 16 18 34 44 63 80 52 32 22 21 36 50 65 77 46 29 21 18 33 44 59 68 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind Spd 12 12 10 9 9 9 12 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 12 11 11 9 6 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC Clouds(%) 2 3 7 9 12 9 4 1 3 7 10 10 6 11 7 5 5 8 23 28 20 30 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 118 98 8 9 10 9 31 74104 84 9 10 10 9 32 97122133 9 9 7 7 T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW T Wind Spd 13 13 16 17 18 17 17 12 12 12 17 19 20 17 18 13 13 14 17 16 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 07/16Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 97 65 89 62 86 62 88 63 88 Temp 91 93 73 65 83 84 68 62 80 84 69 63 81 85 69 63 81 87 DewPt 57 55 59 63 62 60 63 62 61 57 60 60 61 58 60 60 60 58 Min/Max RH 25 93 40 100 40 95 38 92 37 RH 32 28 62 93 48 44 84100 53 41 75 92 52 40 73 92 49 37 PWind Dir S S NE NE E SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC PoP 12HR 10 40 40 50 30 30 20 40 30 Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC $$ TXZ008-140900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 149 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024 Date 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 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 71 105 71 106 75 Temp 102100 88 80 74 71 85 98103102 89 82 75 71 87 99105102 91 85 78 75 DewPt 46 46 50 55 55 57 58 55 52 51 54 56 57 58 58 54 51 50 53 56 57 59 Max/Min RH 58 17 64 17 57 RH 15 16 27 42 51 61 39 24 18 18 30 42 54 64 39 22 17 18 28 37 48 57 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind Spd 12 12 11 9 9 8 10 10 10 11 10 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 11 10 9 6 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC Clouds(%) 1 2 5 11 15 8 5 2 2 6 4 7 10 14 9 8 3 13 18 34 37 37 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 165134 14 15 11 8 33 74117 95 13 13 13 11 42107144137 14 13 12 10 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W T Wind Spd 17 17 18 20 14 12 17 11 12 12 17 18 18 16 19 13 14 14 19 17 16 13 RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 07/16Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 104 70 90 66 90 65 92 67 93 Temp 97 98 78 70 84 87 71 66 82 86 72 65 83 88 74 67 86 88 DewPt 57 56 64 65 63 63 64 62 60 58 60 60 60 59 60 61 61 60 Min/Max RH 23 84 42 88 36 84 36 81 34 RH 27 25 62 84 51 45 78 88 47 39 67 84 46 38 63 81 44 38 PWind Dir SW SE NE NE NE SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 5 30 40 50 30 30 20 40 30 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC $$ TXZ008-140900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 149 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024 Date 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 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 71 102 72 102 74 Temp 99 97 85 79 74 71 83 94100 98 87 80 75 72 84 96101 99 88 83 77 74 DewPt 46 47 50 54 55 57 58 55 52 51 54 56 57 59 58 53 51 50 53 55 56 58 Max/Min RH 59 20 62 18 59 RH 18 18 30 42 52 61 42 27 21 20 32 43 54 62 42 24 19 20 29 38 50 59 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind Spd 13 13 12 12 10 10 12 11 11 11 12 11 10 10 12 11 12 12 12 12 10 9 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC Clouds(%) 1 2 6 11 19 8 6 2 2 6 5 8 9 14 10 10 3 10 19 35 37 38 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 146126 13 13 9 8 29 77105103 10 12 11 10 41106141138 13 12 9 8 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W T Wind Spd 16 17 20 21 16 14 18 12 12 12 17 19 18 17 19 13 14 14 19 17 14 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 07/16Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 101 69 87 65 87 65 89 67 90 Temp 93 94 75 69 81 83 70 65 79 83 72 65 80 86 73 67 83 86 DewPt 57 56 63 65 63 62 63 62 59 57 59 60 60 59 60 61 61 58 Min/Max RH 25 87 46 91 39 85 39 83 37 RH 30 27 66 87 55 49 79 91 52 41 66 85 50 41 64 83 46 40 PWind Dir SW E NE NE NE SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 5 30 40 50 30 30 20 40 30 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC $$ TXZ006-140900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 149 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024 Date 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 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 65 101 65 101 67 Temp 101 96 82 74 69 66 84 96101 98 84 76 69 66 84 96101 99 85 77 71 68 DewPt 48 46 49 48 49 50 53 51 49 48 51 52 53 53 55 52 49 47 51 54 56 57 Max/Min RH 54 17 66 17 70 RH 17 18 32 40 50 57 35 22 18 18 33 44 56 64 37 23 18 17 31 45 59 69 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S W W W Wind Spd 16 13 11 10 9 9 12 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 12 13 12 10 9 9 8 6 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC Clouds(%) 0 5 11 20 19 11 3 2 5 10 14 11 16 21 10 14 12 19 43 47 51 42 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 151136 9 8 7 6 26 98145110 7 9 8 7 34105123126 8 9 8 7 T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW NW N NW T Wind Spd 18 17 18 18 16 13 19 14 13 12 16 18 17 14 18 14 13 12 16 16 16 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 07/16Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 62 85 59 85 59 88 61 88 Temp 91 92 71 62 80 81 65 59 79 82 67 59 81 84 69 62 83 84 DewPt 58 58 62 62 62 61 62 59 60 57 58 58 60 58 60 60 60 59 Min/Max RH 28 99 47 100 40 96 39 97 39 RH 33 32 74 99 55 51 91100 52 42 73 96 49 41 73 94 46 43 PWind Dir NW NE NE NE E SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12HR 10 40 40 50 20 30 20 30 20 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS $$ OKZ002-140900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 149 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024 Date 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 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 68 103 67 103 69 Temp 100 98 81 76 71 69 87 98102100 82 76 70 67 84 98103101 85 78 72 70 DewPt 50 47 51 52 53 51 54 52 49 49 54 54 55 55 56 53 50 50 53 55 58 59 Max/Min RH 52 17 65 17 69 RH 19 18 35 43 53 54 32 21 17 18 37 46 58 65 39 22 17 18 33 45 62 68 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW W W Wind Spd 16 16 13 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 8 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 Clouds(%) 1 3 24 24 11 9 4 1 2 3 8 13 25 27 14 10 4 14 32 45 63 54 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 Mix Hgt 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 186145 10 12 9 8 26100140138 9 10 7 7 31109140155 8 6 9 13 T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW NW NW T Wind Spd 20 19 19 21 19 17 18 14 13 14 18 19 16 16 17 13 13 13 14 11 16 16 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 07/16Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 97 64 83 60 84 59 86 62 87 Temp 91 94 71 64 78 80 64 61 78 82 66 60 80 84 68 62 82 84 DewPt 60 59 65 64 64 63 63 60 60 58 60 59 61 59 61 61 62 60 Min/Max RH 29 100 52 100 41 100 41 97 41 RH 36 31 81100 62 55 97 98 53 44 82 96 52 42 77 97 51 45 PWind Dir N N NE E E SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 5 40 30 50 20 30 20 40 20 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC 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