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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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453 FOUS54 KAMA 101939 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 239 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024 TXZ012-110900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 239 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024 Date 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 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 96 67 96 68 Temp 93 90 79 74 69 66 83 92 95 91 80 75 70 67 81 92 95 93 81 76 71 69 DewPt 53 53 56 57 56 56 55 53 52 53 55 55 55 53 54 53 53 51 53 53 54 54 Max/Min RH 70 23 66 23 60 RH 26 28 45 55 63 70 38 27 23 28 42 50 59 61 39 27 24 24 38 45 55 59 Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 12 12 13 14 13 12 11 11 Clouds SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 40 34 26 15 5 7 6 15 34 28 28 13 10 11 8 6 16 13 14 10 8 13 PoP 12HR 10 10 10 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 107 62 7 8 6 5 37105108 73 8 6 7 7 44132162138 9 8 8 7 T Wind Dir W S S SW SW SW W SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 10 10 13 18 16 14 18 10 10 11 16 17 19 19 19 13 16 17 18 19 18 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 07/13Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24 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 70 95 70 97 71 96 70 91 Temp 92 93 77 70 91 92 78 71 92 93 78 71 91 91 77 70 87 86 DewPt 55 52 55 58 57 55 58 59 57 55 58 59 60 59 61 61 61 62 Min/Max RH 24 66 26 67 26 66 30 74 38 RH 29 25 47 66 32 29 50 66 31 28 50 66 36 34 58 73 42 45 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 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 30 30 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC Tstms SC IS SC $$ TXZ016-110900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 239 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024 Date 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 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 92 64 93 65 Temp 88 88 75 69 65 63 78 87 90 90 77 72 66 65 80 87 91 92 78 73 68 65 DewPt 54 53 59 59 58 57 58 55 52 52 55 56 55 55 56 54 52 51 53 54 54 55 Max/Min RH 81 26 77 24 71 RH 31 30 59 70 78 81 49 33 27 27 47 58 68 72 45 32 27 25 41 51 62 70 Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW Wind Spd 9 9 6 5 4 5 9 9 9 9 8 6 8 9 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 9 Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 40 43 37 23 8 8 3 10 32 27 27 29 6 9 8 4 15 17 19 15 10 15 PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 86 72 8 9 7 5 29 95110 80 8 7 8 8 40140153122 9 9 9 9 T Wind Dir SW S S S SW W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 10 10 13 17 13 12 16 10 11 11 13 14 18 18 19 14 14 14 17 17 17 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 07/13Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24 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 65 93 66 95 67 94 65 90 Temp 88 92 73 66 87 92 75 67 88 92 75 67 88 91 73 66 84 87 DewPt 55 51 56 61 58 54 58 61 58 53 59 61 60 56 62 62 62 59 Min/Max RH 25 84 27 82 26 81 30 89 37 RH 34 26 55 84 39 28 56 81 36 27 58 81 39 31 68 87 47 39 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 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 30 30 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC Tstms IS SC IS SC $$ TXZ008-110900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 239 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024 Date 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 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 68 101 69 101 71 Temp 96 93 82 77 71 68 83 94 99 97 85 78 72 69 84 96100 97 86 80 74 72 DewPt 51 51 56 58 58 58 58 54 51 51 56 58 56 56 56 53 52 53 55 56 55 56 Max/Min RH 69 19 66 20 58 RH 22 24 41 54 63 69 42 26 20 22 37 49 57 62 38 24 20 23 35 43 52 57 Wind Dir SW SE S S SW SW W SW SW SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S Wind Spd 8 8 4 4 4 4 8 6 6 8 6 6 6 6 10 11 12 12 12 10 9 8 Clouds SC B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 31 54 20 15 9 6 5 12 26 34 28 12 10 10 7 4 10 11 13 9 8 11 PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 13 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 13 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 103 56 9 11 9 7 27 83119 76 11 9 10 9 52136175156 15 15 13 10 T Wind Dir W NW S SW SW SW W SW W S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 9 9 12 16 14 11 16 8 10 9 14 12 14 14 21 13 14 16 20 20 18 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 07/13Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24 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 72 101 73 102 74 101 72 96 Temp 96 98 80 72 95 97 81 73 96 97 81 74 94 95 80 72 90 89 DewPt 55 53 56 59 58 55 60 61 58 56 59 60 60 59 62 63 61 62 Min/Max RH 21 64 23 65 23 63 27 73 35 RH 25 22 44 64 29 25 49 65 28 26 47 63 31 30 55 73 38 42 PWind Dir S S SW 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 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC Tstms SC IS SC $$ TXZ008-110900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 239 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024 Date 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 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 98 69 99 71 Temp 93 90 80 74 71 68 80 91 95 93 82 77 72 69 81 93 97 94 84 78 74 71 DewPt 51 51 56 58 58 58 57 54 50 51 56 57 56 56 55 53 52 52 55 55 55 56 Max/Min RH 70 21 66 22 59 RH 25 27 45 57 65 70 46 29 22 24 41 51 58 63 41 27 22 25 37 45 52 59 Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW W S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S Wind Spd 8 8 6 6 6 6 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 31 46 20 15 6 8 5 13 25 33 27 12 10 10 7 4 10 12 14 10 8 12 PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 98 62 8 10 8 7 24 87127 68 12 8 9 8 43134181130 14 13 11 8 T Wind Dir W S S SW SW SW W SW W S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 9 9 13 18 16 12 17 9 11 10 17 14 17 14 21 14 14 14 20 21 18 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 07/13Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24 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 72 99 72 99 73 99 72 94 Temp 92 94 78 72 91 94 79 72 92 94 80 73 91 93 78 72 87 87 DewPt 54 53 56 59 57 55 59 61 57 55 59 61 60 59 62 63 62 62 Min/Max RH 23 65 24 68 25 66 28 74 36 RH 28 25 47 65 32 27 50 68 31 28 50 66 35 33 58 73 43 43 PWind Dir S S SW 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 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC Tstms SC IS SC $$ TXZ006-110900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 239 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024 Date 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat 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 61 95 61 95 64 Temp 91 85 74 69 63 61 80 91 94 92 78 72 65 62 79 91 95 93 80 74 68 65 DewPt 51 52 56 55 56 56 57 52 49 48 53 54 54 54 55 53 50 48 52 52 53 52 Max/Min RH 84 21 79 21 65 RH 25 32 52 61 77 84 46 27 22 22 41 53 68 74 43 27 22 22 38 46 59 63 Wind Dir W SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW Wind Spd 8 8 5 4 4 4 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 13 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 Clouds SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 30 26 10 5 4 10 7 10 25 12 15 11 10 14 6 2 7 13 22 17 9 14 PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 Mix Hgt 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 93 28 5 6 5 3 19 96113 83 6 7 7 6 39156172136 10 10 8 7 T Wind Dir NW S S SW W W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW T Wind Spd 9 9 11 12 11 8 12 10 10 10 12 17 16 13 21 17 16 14 19 19 17 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 07/13Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24 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 95 65 95 66 96 66 95 65 89 Temp 91 93 75 66 91 93 75 67 91 94 75 66 90 91 73 65 85 83 DewPt 55 51 53 56 57 52 55 57 58 52 56 59 59 56 61 60 61 61 Min/Max RH 23 71 24 72 24 77 29 85 39 RH 30 24 47 70 32 25 51 70 33 25 52 77 35 31 65 84 45 46 PWind Dir SW S SW 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 FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC Tstms IS SC IS SC $$ OKZ002-110900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 239 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024 Date 07/10/24 Thu 07/11/24 Fri 07/12/24 Sat UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 63 97 64 99 67 Temp 94 91 75 70 65 63 80 92 96 94 78 72 67 65 81 93 98 96 81 76 70 68 DewPt 50 51 56 56 56 57 58 55 50 50 55 55 55 56 57 54 51 51 54 54 54 55 Max/Min RH 81 21 76 20 64 RH 23 26 52 62 74 81 48 29 21 23 45 56 65 73 44 26 21 22 39 46 57 63 Wind Dir NE E SE S SW SW W SE E SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S Wind Spd 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 8 8 9 9 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 15 27 20 15 10 15 10 8 20 20 17 12 14 15 9 3 3 9 17 19 11 15 PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 92 57 4 5 5 4 9 64 77 99 7 7 7 7 35144186142 11 11 9 8 T Wind Dir N E SE S SW W SW SW S SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S T Wind Spd 8 10 10 11 11 9 8 6 8 10 14 14 14 16 19 14 16 14 19 21 18 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 07/13Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 98 68 99 69 98 68 97 67 90 Temp 94 95 76 69 94 96 76 70 93 95 76 69 92 93 75 68 86 85 DewPt 53 51 54 56 57 52 57 59 57 54 59 59 59 57 62 63 62 62 Min/Max RH 21 65 22 70 23 72 28 84 40 RH 26 22 46 64 29 23 52 69 30 25 56 70 33 31 64 83 44 47 PWind Dir S S SW S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 20 Rain Shwrs SC IS IS Tstms SC IS IS $$ 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