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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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866 FOUS54 KAMA 160849 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 349 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 TXZ012-162100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 349 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 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 104 73 105 73 104 Temp 73 70 86 99103 98 84 80 75 73 88100104100 87 82 77 73 89 99103100 DewPt 63 62 61 58 55 55 57 58 58 57 58 55 53 52 54 54 55 55 56 52 48 46 Min/Max RH 21 57 18 54 15 RH 71 76 43 26 21 24 40 47 55 57 36 23 19 20 32 38 47 53 33 21 16 16 Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S Wind Spd 6 8 10 11 10 11 11 11 10 9 10 8 9 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 10 12 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 2 3 0 5 25 33 36 28 19 14 3 31 31 31 31 16 11 10 7 10 10 22 PoP 12HR 5 20 10 10 0 QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.01 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 14 12 Vent Rate 6 5 25 86124 62 8 8 8 7 27103112 81 8 7 8 7 37124137148 T Wind Dir S S SW SW W S S S S SW W SW S S S S SW W W S S S T Wind Spd 14 13 18 12 11 17 20 19 19 18 19 11 10 12 19 18 19 18 17 12 11 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 Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 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 71 103 71 102 71 102 70 100 Temp 81 71 97100 81 71 96 99 79 71 95 99 80 70 95 97 DewPt 50 52 52 47 53 55 53 49 53 53 54 52 56 57 56 52 Max/Min RH 52 16 57 18 53 20 64 21 RH 34 51 22 17 38 57 24 19 41 53 25 21 44 63 27 22 PWind Dir S SW S SW S S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 5 $$ TXZ016-162100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 349 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 100 67 101 67 99 Temp 68 65 81 95 99 94 80 74 70 68 84 96100 96 82 76 70 68 84 95 99 96 DewPt 62 61 60 56 52 52 57 57 57 56 59 55 51 51 53 54 54 54 57 51 47 45 Min/Max RH 21 64 20 63 17 RH 81 86 48 28 21 24 46 55 63 64 42 25 20 22 37 46 57 61 39 23 18 18 Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S Wind Spd 5 5 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 9 8 6 6 8 8 10 12 Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW Clouds(%) 0 2 1 20 36 37 31 20 9 15 5 28 28 28 28 17 9 8 7 5 5 10 PoP 12HR 20 10 10 10 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 13 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 14 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 14 12 Vent Rate 7 7 24112114 52 9 10 8 9 28 97125102 10 10 9 8 31103150141 T Wind Dir S SW SW W W S S S SW SW W SW S S S S SW W SW S S S T Wind Spd 13 13 17 12 10 14 17 18 16 18 19 11 10 12 18 18 17 16 17 12 12 13 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 66 99 67 100 66 101 67 99 Temp 75 67 93 96 76 68 94 98 77 67 95 97 76 67 93 94 DewPt 50 52 52 46 50 51 50 46 50 52 51 48 54 54 53 50 Max/Min RH 59 18 55 17 58 18 65 20 RH 41 58 25 18 40 53 23 17 40 58 23 19 47 63 26 23 PWind Dir S SW S SW S SW SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 0 10 5 $$ TXZ008-162100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 349 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 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 106 72 107 74 107 Temp 73 71 85 97104100 85 81 76 72 87100106102 88 83 77 75 88100106102 DewPt 65 66 65 60 55 56 59 60 61 61 61 58 53 54 56 57 58 57 59 54 50 49 Min/Max RH 19 67 18 57 16 RH 76 84 51 30 20 23 41 50 59 67 42 25 18 20 35 42 52 55 38 22 16 17 Wind Dir SE S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S Wind Spd 4 4 6 10 9 9 8 6 5 4 6 6 5 9 8 6 5 4 6 8 8 10 Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 6 3 0 6 21 34 36 20 23 9 12 30 30 30 30 18 16 12 6 10 10 24 PoP 12HR 5 20 10 10 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 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 14 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 14 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 10 Vent Rate 7 7 30 92176 70 15 13 9 9 35 84129 79 13 14 10 11 34138130108 T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S SW SW W W SW SW S S S SW W W SW S S T Wind Spd 10 10 16 14 14 14 20 18 13 13 20 12 10 13 19 20 14 16 18 13 10 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 Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 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 71 103 70 104 70 103 Temp 82 72 97100 81 72 95100 79 71 96100 80 71 95 98 DewPt 52 57 56 52 56 58 56 52 57 57 58 55 59 60 59 54 Max/Min RH 60 19 62 19 62 21 70 22 RH 35 60 26 20 43 61 27 21 46 61 28 23 48 69 30 23 PWind Dir S SW SE S SE S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 10 5 10 5 $$ TXZ008-162100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 349 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 103 73 104 74 103 Temp 73 70 83 94100 97 84 79 76 73 84 97103 99 86 81 77 75 86 97102 99 DewPt 65 65 64 60 54 55 59 59 61 60 60 58 53 54 57 57 58 58 59 54 49 48 Min/Max RH 21 65 19 56 17 RH 76 83 52 33 22 24 42 50 60 65 44 28 19 23 37 44 52 56 40 24 17 18 Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW S S Wind Spd 4 4 8 10 9 9 9 9 8 6 9 8 5 9 9 8 8 6 8 8 8 10 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 5 3 0 10 20 37 36 24 17 8 11 30 30 30 30 20 13 10 6 10 10 23 PoP 12HR 5 20 10 10 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 13 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 13 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 14 11 Vent Rate 6 6 28 90146 82 13 11 8 8 29 79119 67 10 11 10 9 32136142120 T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW W W SW S S T Wind Spd 11 11 18 14 12 16 20 19 14 14 20 12 10 13 19 20 18 17 18 13 11 12 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 72 101 72 101 70 101 71 99 Temp 81 72 94 98 79 72 93 97 79 71 93 97 79 71 92 95 DewPt 52 57 56 50 55 57 56 52 56 57 57 54 58 60 58 53 Max/Min RH 58 19 59 21 63 23 70 23 RH 36 58 28 20 43 58 29 22 45 62 30 24 48 70 32 25 PWind Dir S SW S SW SE S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 10 0 10 5 $$ TXZ006-162100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 349 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 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 99 65 101 67 99 Temp 66 64 78 93 98 94 79 73 68 65 81 96100 98 82 76 70 68 84 96 99 97 DewPt 62 62 64 61 54 54 59 58 58 58 59 57 52 51 55 56 56 55 57 53 49 47 Min/Max RH 22 78 20 66 18 RH 85 94 61 35 23 25 50 59 70 78 47 27 20 21 39 49 60 63 40 24 19 19 Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S Wind Spd 4 4 8 12 10 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 9 8 6 6 9 11 10 10 Clouds CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 2 3 3 1 31 41 41 36 19 6 5 10 10 26 26 18 16 17 15 10 10 19 PoP 12HR 10 20 0 5 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 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 12 10 Vent Rate 6 5 16 45150 48 6 8 8 6 21 48113 66 8 9 8 7 30140133112 T Wind Dir S S SW SW W NW S SW SW SW W SW SW S SE S SW SW SW SW SW S T Wind Spd 12 11 14 16 17 14 12 17 17 14 18 11 10 11 16 18 18 16 20 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 Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 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 97 65 98 65 98 64 98 Temp 76 66 93 95 75 65 92 95 74 66 92 95 75 65 92 94 DewPt 50 54 55 49 54 56 55 53 58 58 57 53 57 58 56 51 Max/Min RH 66 20 73 22 78 23 80 22 RH 41 65 28 22 48 73 29 24 57 76 31 24 54 79 30 23 PWind Dir SW SW S SW SE S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 10 5 10 5 $$ OKZ002-162100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 349 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Date Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 99 65 100 67 99 Temp 67 65 78 92 98 93 76 71 67 65 79 93 99 96 78 73 70 68 82 96 99 95 DewPt 61 62 65 65 60 60 62 62 62 61 63 63 61 59 63 62 61 60 61 59 55 55 Min/Max RH 30 87 28 78 22 RH 81 91 64 41 30 33 61 73 84 87 57 38 29 29 59 67 73 76 50 30 23 26 Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S SE S W W NE SE E E SE S SW SW SW SW S Wind Spd 4 4 5 9 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 6 6 5 4 6 10 10 10 Clouds FW CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) 15 3 2 5 29 34 26 23 15 6 5 10 10 26 26 18 21 25 18 22 15 27 PoP 12HR 10 10 0 5 5 QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 12 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 10 15 7 Vent Rate 5 4 19 47165 28 7 7 7 7 17 27 92 38 8 7 6 6 26135177 79 T Wind Dir S SW SW SW W SW S SW SW SW W SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 11 10 14 12 17 11 13 16 16 18 14 6 9 9 17 17 14 14 19 14 13 12 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 65 94 65 94 63 95 64 94 Temp 73 66 88 91 71 65 86 91 71 64 87 91 72 64 89 91 DewPt 59 60 61 59 59 61 61 60 60 60 63 59 59 60 61 57 Max/Min RH 81 31 88 33 89 31 88 30 RH 62 81 40 34 67 87 43 36 69 88 44 34 65 87 39 32 PWind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 5 5 20 5 10 5 10 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS IS $$ 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