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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
238 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
TXZ012-142100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
238 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
Date Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24
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 100 70 99 70 102
Temp 77 74 85 97 98 89 81 77 73 71 83 93 98 95 82 77 73 70 85 96101 99
DewPt 55 57 59 59 58 60 61 61 61 61 62 61 59 59 61 62 62 60 61 58 54 53
Min/Max RH 25 71 28 73 20
RH 47 55 41 29 27 38 51 58 66 71 49 35 28 30 49 60 68 71 45 28 21 22
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W NW E E SE SE S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 13 13 17 13 13 12 10 10 10 9 10 6 6 9 8 8 6 5 9 9 10 11
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 16 13 34 56 68 33 20 20 15 3 15 16 27 27 15 15 8 5 10 10 25
PoP 12HR 40 30 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
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 <1 <1 2 8 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 13 11
Vent Rate 11 10 48124100 37 6 7 6 6 24 33 72 46 5 5 5 5 27104145107
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W SW SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 21 24 17 14 16 16 18 17 14 16 8 9 11 13 13 12 13 16 12 12 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 Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24
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 72 104 72 104 73 104 72 103
Temp 81 72 98100 81 73 99101 81 73 98100 81 72 96 98
DewPt 56 56 55 50 54 55 52 47 50 52 50 49 53 53 53 51
Max/Min RH 58 18 54 15 48 16 51 18
RH 42 57 24 19 39 53 21 16 34 48 20 18 38 51 24 21
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
$$
TXZ016-142100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
238 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
Date Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 97 65 96 65 99
Temp 72 68 81 91 95 91 78 72 68 66 79 90 95 93 79 73 69 66 80 93 98 95
DewPt 57 58 61 59 57 59 62 62 61 60 61 60 56 55 60 62 61 59 61 58 53 52
Min/Max RH 27 81 26 81 22
RH 59 69 50 34 29 34 58 70 78 81 53 36 27 28 51 67 75 78 52 31 23 24
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S S SW W N N E E SE S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 11 10 13 12 11 11 9 8 8 6 9 8 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 10
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 27 28 23 30 46 29 23 15 13 13 6 15 15 20 20 7 5 5 5 8 6 20
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 14 9
Vent Rate 12 11 39 95118 12 8 9 9 8 20 36 92 70 6 6 6 7 28 84145 94
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SE S S SW SW W NW W E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 19 20 13 13 12 16 17 18 16 12 9 9 11 11 11 12 13 16 12 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 100 68 100 68 100 68 100
Temp 76 69 95 96 76 69 95 97 76 69 96 97 76 69 94 96
DewPt 56 56 55 49 54 55 52 45 50 50 48 45 49 50 51 49
Max/Min RH 66 20 62 17 52 16 52 19
RH 50 63 26 21 46 60 24 17 40 51 20 17 39 51 23 20
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 0 10 5
$$
TXZ008-142100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
238 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
Date Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24
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 70 99 69 103
Temp 77 75 86 96100 93 82 77 73 70 82 91 98 95 82 77 72 69 83 96102 99
DewPt 58 59 62 61 59 62 63 63 64 64 65 63 61 61 64 66 65 65 65 62 57 57
Min/Max RH 25 81 30 89 23
RH 51 56 44 31 26 36 52 62 73 81 57 40 31 33 55 68 80 87 56 34 23 25
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW NW W N NE NE E SE SE S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 10 11 13 13 12 12 9 6 5 4 6 6 6 8 6 4 4 3 4 8 8 9
Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 5 8 9 30 58 67 39 30 25 18 2 18 18 27 27 27 27 10 10 16 16 28
PoP 12HR 40 30 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
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 <1 <1 3 9 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 14 8
Vent Rate 12 14 61160119 35 10 10 7 6 22 30 62 48 10 8 6 6 22116154107
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W NE SE E E SE SE S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 18 25 20 14 20 13 16 11 9 11 8 8 9 14 11 8 9 13 13 12 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 Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24
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 73 106 74 107 73 106 74 105
Temp 81 73 99101 82 74100102 83 73 98101 82 74 97 99
DewPt 59 60 58 53 57 59 55 49 53 55 54 51 55 56 56 54
Max/Min RH 64 19 59 15 52 17 54 20
RH 47 63 27 20 42 58 23 17 36 52 23 19 40 54 26 23
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-142100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
238 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
Date Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 100 70 96 68 101
Temp 77 75 83 94 97 90 80 77 73 71 79 89 95 93 81 76 71 69 80 93 99 97
DewPt 58 59 62 60 58 62 63 63 64 64 64 63 61 61 64 65 65 65 64 62 57 55
Min/Max RH 28 80 32 87 24
RH 52 56 48 32 28 39 55 61 72 78 61 42 32 34 57 68 81 85 58 36 25 25
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S S W W N NE NE E SE SE S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 12 12 14 13 12 11 9 9 6 5 6 6 6 8 6 5 4 4 5 8 8 9
Clouds CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 4 9 8 32 57 53 42 30 26 13 1 13 13 26 26 25 25 10 10 15 15 27
PoP 12HR 40 30 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 14 9
Vent Rate 12 11 54146131 35 9 8 6 5 21 27 52 46 8 7 5 4 24120153100
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W E SE E E S SE S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 19 25 20 14 20 16 16 11 10 12 8 8 9 14 11 10 8 16 14 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 103 74 103 74 103 74 102
Temp 80 73 96 98 81 74 96 99 81 74 95 98 81 74 94 96
DewPt 58 60 58 52 56 58 55 49 52 55 53 50 54 56 56 54
Max/Min RH 63 20 57 17 51 18 53 21
RH 47 63 29 21 42 56 25 18 37 51 24 20 40 53 28 24
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-142100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
238 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
Date Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24
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 95 63 92 62 97
Temp 69 66 78 90 94 92 78 71 66 63 76 88 92 90 76 71 66 63 78 91 96 95
DewPt 58 59 61 61 57 56 60 62 62 62 63 61 60 59 62 62 62 62 64 62 56 53
Min/Max RH 27 94 33 98 24
RH 69 77 57 38 29 30 54 73 87 94 63 41 34 35 61 74 89 97 63 37 26 24
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S SE S W N N NE NE E E E SE S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 10 13 12 11 9 6 5 4 5 10 9 9 8 8 4 4 4 5 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 25 19 26 25 34 36 42 27 20 6 4 5 5 10 10 15 15 14 10 15 15 26
PoP 12HR 10 20 0 5 5
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 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 11 10
Vent Rate 6 7 26 70 99 62 6 5 4 5 24 41 55 65 7 6 5 4 19101147123
T Wind Dir S SW SW W SW SW S S SW N N NE E E E E SE S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 16 18 17 13 13 12 12 10 11 14 11 10 11 14 13 10 8 14 17 14 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 Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24
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 99 67 99 67 99 66 98
Temp 74 67 94 96 76 68 96 96 75 67 94 96 75 67 93 94
DewPt 56 57 57 52 54 56 54 49 51 52 52 48 54 54 55 53
Max/Min RH 71 22 67 19 59 19 65 23
RH 53 69 29 23 46 65 25 20 42 59 24 20 48 64 28 25
PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-142100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
238 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
Date Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 64 91 61 94
Temp 70 68 80 90 94 90 75 69 66 64 75 86 90 88 72 68 64 62 75 87 94 90
DewPt 59 59 63 63 62 63 65 65 65 64 65 64 63 63 66 65 64 62 67 66 62 63
Min/Max RH 34 100 40 100 35
RH 68 72 55 40 35 41 72 86 96100 70 48 41 44 81 89100100 75 49 36 40
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S S W N N NE NE E E SE SE S S S SW SE
Wind Spd 10 10 13 13 11 9 6 5 4 4 8 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 10 10 18 32 37 36 38 33 28 10 5 10 10 5 5 25 25 15 15 26 26 29
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 13 4
Vent Rate 8 9 41 98161 81 14 6 4 4 27 45 51 55 5 5 5 5 15 62180 55
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW W N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 19 24 18 18 13 14 13 10 10 16 11 9 11 12 11 12 11 11 14 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 97 66 99 66 97 65 95
Temp 71 65 92 92 73 67 93 94 73 66 91 93 72 66 89 90
DewPt 62 60 63 61 60 60 61 57 55 56 59 58 57 56 61 61
Max/Min RH 87 32 80 26 70 27 72 32
RH 73 84 39 36 64 78 34 29 54 69 35 31 60 70 39 38
PWind Dir SE SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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