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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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761 FOUS54 KAMA 140814 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 314 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 TXZ012-142100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 314 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 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 102 72 102 72 99 Temp 73 70 85 95100 99 87 81 75 72 87 98102100 87 82 75 72 84 92 98 95 DewPt 55 55 59 55 52 50 51 53 54 56 56 51 50 48 50 52 54 56 57 56 55 54 Min/Max RH 19 57 17 58 24 RH 53 59 41 26 20 19 29 38 48 57 35 21 18 17 28 35 48 57 40 29 24 25 Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S Wind Spd 12 12 13 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 12 12 13 12 12 11 10 10 8 9 11 Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 11 9 2 1 9 13 2 3 5 15 11 10 19 10 19 29 44 52 37 46 45 38 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC Tstms SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 10 Vent Rate 9 8 33 66 96 93 6 7 10 8 24105142122 7 9 7 5 32 52111106 T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW W S S S S SW W W NW W SW S T Wind Spd 20 18 19 13 13 14 16 17 23 20 18 14 14 16 17 18 14 11 13 9 11 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 Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 70 91 65 86 65 88 65 88 Temp 78 70 86 85 71 65 80 84 71 65 83 84 71 65 82 84 DewPt 59 60 61 63 63 62 61 59 59 57 59 59 59 58 60 60 Max/Min RH 70 38 89 42 77 39 78 41 RH 52 70 43 48 76 89 52 43 66 75 44 43 66 77 47 44 PWind Dir SW N NE E SE SE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12HR 30 40 60 30 30 30 40 40 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC NM SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC $$ TXZ016-142100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 314 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 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 66 100 68 98 Temp 69 66 81 91 97 98 83 75 69 66 83 95 99 98 84 77 72 69 81 91 97 95 DewPt 55 56 61 55 52 48 51 52 55 56 57 52 48 46 49 51 54 56 58 55 53 50 Min/Max RH 18 70 17 68 21 RH 62 72 52 30 22 18 33 45 60 70 41 23 18 17 30 40 54 64 47 29 23 22 Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S Wind Spd 9 9 12 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 8 6 6 8 9 10 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 10 5 1 1 1 15 5 8 6 10 4 5 6 9 19 37 37 43 31 34 32 35 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC Tstms SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 10 Vent Rate 10 9 32 64 82 80 7 8 9 8 26 88119 98 8 8 6 7 29 66104 95 T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W SW S S S T Wind Spd 19 17 18 12 12 12 14 16 18 16 17 12 12 12 14 16 11 12 13 9 10 11 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 Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 66 91 62 85 61 87 62 87 Temp 75 67 86 86 69 63 78 83 69 62 79 86 69 63 81 83 DewPt 58 61 60 60 64 63 62 58 62 59 60 57 61 60 61 59 Max/Min RH 82 37 100 42 94 36 92 40 RH 55 82 42 41 84100 57 43 77 91 51 37 76 91 50 44 PWind Dir SE NE NE E SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 30 40 60 30 40 30 40 40 Rain Shwrs SC IS SC NM SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC $$ TXZ008-142100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 314 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 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 107 75 108 75 103 Temp 75 72 86 99105104 92 83 78 75 89102107105 92 85 78 75 85 95101 99 DewPt 55 54 57 55 52 51 53 54 55 56 56 50 48 49 51 54 55 57 59 58 57 56 Min/Max RH 16 52 14 56 23 RH 50 54 38 23 17 17 27 38 45 52 33 18 15 16 25 34 46 53 41 29 23 25 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W S SE Wind Spd 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 9 10 11 12 12 10 9 6 6 8 6 8 9 Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 16 5 2 2 9 16 5 12 12 19 12 6 12 22 21 43 55 58 40 38 28 41 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC Tstms SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 8 Vent Rate 12 10 43 87118118 13 13 12 12 34126154147 13 12 9 6 31 44 62 72 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW SW S S SW W W N NW N E T Wind Spd 17 16 21 14 12 16 18 18 17 18 20 16 13 16 18 17 13 9 12 8 9 10 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Heat Y Y Y Date Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 71 92 66 89 65 92 66 92 Temp 80 71 86 86 73 66 81 87 73 65 85 88 74 66 84 87 DewPt 63 64 63 63 66 64 61 58 60 59 59 58 60 59 60 60 Max/Min RH 79 39 93 37 79 33 79 35 RH 57 79 47 46 78 93 52 39 64 79 41 36 61 78 43 40 PWind Dir NE NE NE E SE SE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 40 40 60 20 30 30 40 40 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC $$ TXZ008-142100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 314 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 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 103 74 104 73 100 Temp 74 72 83 95101101 89 82 77 74 86 98103101 90 83 76 74 83 91 97 96 DewPt 55 55 57 55 51 50 53 54 55 56 55 51 48 48 51 54 55 57 59 58 57 56 Min/Max RH 18 53 16 59 24 RH 51 55 41 26 20 19 29 38 45 53 35 20 16 17 27 37 48 55 45 32 26 26 Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W S SE Wind Spd 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 9 6 8 9 Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 10 4 3 4 9 6 5 11 15 16 14 7 11 17 23 42 55 56 46 44 27 35 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC Tstms SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 8 Vent Rate 11 10 38 76111101 10 11 11 10 29107159139 11 10 8 6 27 42 68 76 T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW SW S S SW W NW N N NW E T Wind Spd 19 18 21 14 13 14 18 19 19 18 20 14 14 16 18 18 13 10 10 8 9 10 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Heat Y Y Y Date Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 70 89 66 87 65 89 66 90 Temp 78 70 83 84 71 66 78 84 72 65 82 85 72 66 81 85 DewPt 62 64 63 62 65 64 61 58 59 58 58 58 59 59 59 59 Max/Min RH 81 42 95 40 78 36 79 39 RH 58 81 50 49 80 95 55 42 64 78 45 40 64 79 47 42 PWind Dir NE NE NE E SE S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 40 40 60 20 30 30 40 40 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC $$ TXZ006-142100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 314 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 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 102 66 102 67 96 Temp 69 66 85 97101 99 85 77 70 67 86 99102100 84 77 70 68 80 91 96 92 DewPt 48 48 51 50 47 47 51 50 50 50 52 47 46 46 51 53 55 56 58 58 57 57 Min/Max RH 16 54 15 70 27 RH 47 52 31 21 16 17 31 40 48 54 30 17 15 16 32 44 59 65 48 33 28 30 Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW NW N E SE SE Wind Spd 9 9 12 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 12 13 12 11 9 8 6 6 8 6 8 9 Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 8 20 0 0 7 10 13 7 23 28 15 11 20 32 55 65 64 61 44 30 29 52 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC Tstms SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 5 Vent Rate 8 7 23 72147108 9 9 7 6 26142153154 6 5 6 5 23 52 65 45 T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW NW NW NW N E SE SE T Wind Spd 18 14 16 13 14 13 18 19 17 14 19 14 13 14 12 11 12 11 11 10 9 10 RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 87 60 84 60 87 60 87 Temp 71 64 84 82 67 61 79 82 68 60 81 84 68 61 82 81 DewPt 61 62 62 62 63 61 61 58 60 59 59 57 60 60 60 60 Max/Min RH 95 42 100 42 96 38 98 41 RH 70 93 47 51 87100 54 45 77 95 47 40 76 97 47 49 PWind Dir NE NE NE E SE S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC PoP 12HR 50 50 60 30 30 30 40 40 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC Tstms SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC $$ OKZ002-142100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 314 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Date Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue 07/16/24 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 105 71 105 70 95 Temp 71 69 87100103102 85 79 74 71 87101105102 85 78 73 70 80 90 94 93 DewPt 51 50 52 51 49 49 53 53 52 51 53 50 48 49 53 55 57 59 63 63 61 60 Min/Max RH 15 50 15 68 32 RH 50 51 31 19 16 17 33 41 47 50 31 18 15 17 33 45 58 68 56 41 33 34 Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N NE E SE Wind Spd 11 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 9 9 11 12 12 12 10 9 8 8 9 8 8 9 Clouds FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC Clouds(%) 7 8 4 7 4 1 14 8 21 25 16 9 15 24 45 62 72 64 61 32 22 28 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs NM Tstms SC LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 7 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 7 Vent Rate 9 8 21 87162121 9 9 9 8 25173224164 7 7 6 5 41 55 50 74 T Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W NW NW N NE NE E T Wind Spd 19 18 17 13 13 13 18 19 19 19 21 18 18 18 14 13 12 12 17 11 9 11 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Heat Y Y Y Date Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24 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 65 85 61 83 60 85 61 86 Temp 71 65 82 81 66 62 77 81 67 61 80 84 66 61 81 83 DewPt 65 65 65 64 65 62 62 59 59 59 61 59 60 60 62 59 Max/Min RH 100 51 100 44 96 41 99 42 RH 82100 56 55 97100 60 46 76 94 51 43 81 96 53 45 PWind Dir N NE NE E SE S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12HR 60 40 50 20 30 30 40 30 Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC Tstms NM SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC $$ 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