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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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697 FOUS54 KAMA 121909 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 209 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 TXZ012-130900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 209 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 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 70 98 70 98 70 Temp 97 96 84 79 73 70 85 94 97 96 83 77 73 70 83 94 98 96 84 78 73 70 DewPt 47 45 48 51 53 53 53 49 48 46 49 53 56 58 59 55 53 51 53 55 57 57 Max/Min RH 55 18 66 21 63 RH 18 18 29 38 49 55 33 22 19 18 31 43 55 66 44 27 22 22 34 45 57 63 Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW Wind Spd 13 14 13 13 12 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Clouds FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 16 3 9 3 4 10 3 3 7 2 5 2 12 10 4 2 5 4 3 3 5 9 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 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 184161 11 13 10 9 31110133110 10 7 9 8 41 95113116 7 11 9 8 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S SE S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW T Wind Spd 16 17 21 23 21 20 17 14 14 14 19 17 19 19 18 13 13 14 16 19 20 18 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 07/15Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24 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 71 97 69 90 66 87 65 90 Temp 95 96 79 71 93 93 77 69 86 85 72 66 83 85 71 66 85 87 DewPt 54 51 55 58 57 56 60 61 61 61 63 62 61 60 62 61 61 60 Min/Max RH 21 63 26 76 39 87 40 87 38 RH 25 22 44 63 30 29 56 76 43 45 73 87 47 43 73 84 45 40 PWind Dir S S S S N NE NE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 10 30 30 50 30 30 20 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS $$ TXZ016-130900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 209 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 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 96 65 96 65 Temp 94 94 80 74 68 65 81 90 94 94 81 74 68 66 80 89 94 95 81 74 69 66 DewPt 45 44 48 50 51 51 54 51 48 46 49 51 56 59 61 56 51 49 52 55 58 58 Max/Min RH 60 19 78 21 75 RH 19 18 33 43 54 60 39 26 21 19 33 45 65 78 52 33 23 21 37 51 68 75 Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind Spd 13 13 11 11 9 9 12 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW Clouds(%) 2 4 3 7 4 3 4 1 2 6 11 9 9 7 3 2 2 6 7 8 4 8 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 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 158151 10 12 11 9 29103121104 8 8 11 10 40 95110105 8 11 11 9 T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW T Wind Spd 14 16 18 19 20 17 17 13 13 13 16 16 20 18 18 13 12 13 16 19 19 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 07/15Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24 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 66 96 65 89 62 87 63 90 Temp 90 97 76 67 89 93 74 66 83 85 70 63 79 86 70 64 83 89 DewPt 54 49 56 60 58 53 61 63 62 60 64 63 62 59 61 61 61 57 Min/Max RH 20 78 25 90 40 100 39 90 34 RH 30 20 50 78 35 27 64 90 49 43 81100 56 40 73 90 47 34 PWind Dir S S S SE E E E SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 30 50 30 30 20 Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-130900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 209 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 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 73 103 71 104 72 Temp 102100 89 82 77 73 87 97101100 88 82 75 72 86 98103101 89 82 76 73 DewPt 47 46 51 53 54 54 54 49 47 47 50 54 55 58 59 56 52 51 54 56 58 59 Max/Min RH 52 15 60 18 63 RH 15 16 27 37 45 52 33 20 16 17 27 38 51 60 41 25 18 19 30 42 53 62 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind Spd 12 13 12 12 10 9 11 12 12 12 11 10 8 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW Clouds(%) 7 7 6 13 11 6 6 3 1 5 3 5 5 6 5 1 2 10 2 4 6 7 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 Haines 6HR 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 170196 20 20 16 11 40126145138 14 14 10 11 41106123129 13 12 13 11 T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW T Wind Spd 13 18 25 25 20 16 20 14 14 17 19 19 14 16 18 13 13 14 18 17 18 16 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 07/15Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24 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 74 104 71 94 67 90 66 94 Temp 99101 83 74 97 98 80 71 87 88 73 67 82 88 74 66 86 91 DewPt 54 51 57 60 58 56 63 64 63 63 65 64 61 60 63 63 62 60 Min/Max RH 18 60 21 78 38 91 37 90 33 RH 22 18 41 60 28 25 56 78 44 43 76 91 48 39 70 90 43 36 PWind Dir SW S S S N NE NE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 30 50 20 30 20 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS $$ TXZ008-130900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 209 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 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 73 101 71 101 73 Temp 99 97 86 81 76 73 85 94 99 97 85 79 74 71 83 95100 98 87 81 75 73 DewPt 47 46 50 53 54 55 54 50 47 47 50 53 56 58 59 55 52 50 54 55 57 59 Max/Min RH 53 17 62 20 63 RH 18 17 29 38 46 53 36 22 18 19 30 41 53 62 44 27 20 20 32 42 54 63 Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind Spd 13 13 14 13 12 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 10 10 12 12 11 12 12 11 11 10 Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW Clouds(%) 7 5 10 8 11 12 6 3 1 3 1 5 5 7 5 3 2 7 4 5 5 8 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 Haines 6HR 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 180163 17 18 13 10 34118135131 13 12 9 9 38102120117 11 11 12 10 T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW T Wind Spd 14 17 24 27 20 17 19 14 14 17 19 19 16 16 18 13 13 13 18 18 19 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 07/15Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24 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 102 73 101 70 91 66 88 66 91 Temp 95 98 81 73 93 95 78 70 84 85 72 66 80 85 72 66 84 88 DewPt 53 50 56 59 58 54 62 64 62 62 64 64 60 60 63 63 61 59 Min/Max RH 19 63 23 81 40 95 41 92 36 RH 25 20 42 63 30 26 57 81 48 45 78 95 52 43 72 92 47 38 PWind Dir SW S S S N NE NE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 30 50 20 30 20 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS $$ TXZ006-130900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 209 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 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 66 98 64 100 65 Temp 97 95 81 75 69 66 83 93 98 96 82 74 68 65 82 94 99 97 83 76 69 66 DewPt 45 45 48 47 50 50 51 50 48 47 49 49 50 51 55 53 50 48 51 51 53 54 Max/Min RH 57 18 60 18 68 RH 17 18 32 38 50 57 34 23 19 19 32 41 52 59 40 25 19 19 33 42 57 65 Wind Dir S S S S SW S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW Wind Spd 16 13 12 12 12 11 16 16 16 13 11 10 9 9 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW Clouds(%) 1 9 9 14 12 9 1 2 3 11 15 6 6 13 3 2 6 11 8 4 7 15 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 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 170141 11 11 11 9 50121150138 9 9 8 7 31104149121 8 10 9 8 T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW T Wind Spd 18 18 19 20 20 18 25 20 18 17 18 17 18 14 18 16 14 13 16 19 17 16 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 07/15Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24 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 99 66 97 63 87 60 86 61 90 Temp 95 97 76 66 92 92 72 64 82 82 68 61 80 83 68 61 84 87 DewPt 53 48 54 57 57 54 61 62 62 61 63 61 60 59 59 60 60 58 Min/Max RH 19 72 25 94 45 100 41 99 35 RH 24 19 46 72 31 28 69 94 50 49 85100 51 43 73 97 44 38 PWind Dir SW S SW NE NE NE E SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 40 50 20 30 20 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS $$ OKZ002-130900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 209 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 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 70 101 67 102 68 Temp 99 98 81 77 72 70 85 96 99 98 81 76 70 68 84 96101 99 83 77 71 69 DewPt 46 46 51 52 52 52 54 51 49 48 51 51 52 53 55 53 51 49 53 54 55 56 Max/Min RH 54 17 60 18 65 RH 17 17 35 42 50 54 34 22 19 19 35 42 54 58 37 24 19 19 36 44 57 63 Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind Spd 14 13 13 13 13 12 16 16 16 16 13 12 10 9 12 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW Clouds(%) 1 11 4 11 14 9 3 2 1 5 7 17 8 15 8 2 1 7 5 7 8 17 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 Haines 6HR 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 Mix Hgt 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 193144 10 15 13 12 54152168151 10 10 9 7 31121152131 9 9 8 10 T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW T Wind Spd 17 17 20 26 23 21 27 23 18 19 20 19 19 16 18 16 16 14 18 19 17 18 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 07/15Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24 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 99 65 85 61 86 62 89 Temp 97 99 78 70 93 95 72 66 81 81 66 61 79 83 67 62 84 87 DewPt 54 49 55 58 58 55 64 64 64 63 64 61 62 59 61 62 62 60 Min/Max RH 18 67 24 96 51 100 41 100 37 RH 24 19 46 65 30 26 75 94 57 55 96100 55 44 81100 47 40 PWind Dir SW S S NW N NE E SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 30 50 20 30 10 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC 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