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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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376 FOUS54 KAMA 151849 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 149 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 TXZ012-160900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 149 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 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 71 103 74 104 72 Temp 98 95 82 78 74 71 86 98101 99 86 81 78 75 88 99103100 86 81 76 72 DewPt 60 59 61 62 62 60 60 57 52 52 55 57 57 56 58 55 52 51 53 54 56 56 Max/Min RH 67 19 53 18 58 RH 29 31 49 59 66 67 41 26 20 21 35 44 49 52 36 23 18 19 32 39 50 57 Wind Dir NE SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE S S SW Wind Spd 6 9 9 6 6 8 11 10 10 12 12 12 11 10 11 9 11 12 12 11 10 10 Clouds FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 18 35 26 9 5 5 1 2 20 18 12 7 4 7 2 5 10 23 16 11 6 7 PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 Mix Hgt 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 10 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 15 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 71 46 6 6 6 6 23113113 86 8 9 9 7 32115137139 10 10 7 7 T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W SW S S SE S SW SW T Wind Spd 8 10 16 16 16 14 18 12 11 13 19 20 19 17 18 11 12 13 23 20 17 17 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 08/18Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 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 72 103 70 102 71 101 71 101 Temp 99100 82 72 98100 80 71 96 98 79 71 95 98 79 71 95 97 DewPt 52 47 51 52 52 47 52 53 52 51 53 56 56 52 54 56 55 51 Min/Max RH 16 49 16 55 19 59 20 60 21 RH 21 17 34 49 21 17 38 53 23 21 41 59 27 21 42 59 26 21 PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS $$ TXZ016-160900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 149 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 65 100 68 100 67 Temp 95 94 80 74 68 66 82 94 97 96 82 76 71 69 83 95 99 95 81 75 70 68 DewPt 55 53 59 62 61 59 60 57 51 51 56 57 57 56 59 55 52 51 53 55 56 55 Max/Min RH 79 20 67 20 66 RH 26 26 48 66 77 79 46 29 22 22 42 52 60 64 44 26 21 23 39 50 60 63 Wind Dir NE E E SE S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S SE SE S SW SW Wind Spd 6 8 8 5 5 6 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 12 10 10 9 8 Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL Clouds(%) 4 10 17 13 4 4 3 3 24 12 17 17 6 4 3 10 10 15 17 15 5 4 PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 14 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 16 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 79 60 8 8 7 7 20103122 84 9 10 11 9 30105140133 9 10 8 7 T Wind Dir W SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S SW SW T Wind Spd 8 10 14 16 14 13 16 12 10 11 18 19 20 17 17 11 11 14 17 18 14 14 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 08/18Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 99 68 99 67 100 67 99 67 99 Temp 94 96 75 69 94 97 76 68 95 96 76 67 92 96 75 67 92 94 DewPt 52 46 51 52 52 45 50 50 50 49 53 53 54 50 55 55 54 50 Min/Max RH 18 56 17 53 19 63 21 66 21 RH 24 19 43 55 24 17 40 52 22 20 46 61 28 21 51 64 28 23 PWind Dir SW S SW S SW S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 10 5 $$ TXZ008-160900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 149 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 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 71 106 74 106 73 Temp 97 96 83 79 73 71 85 98104102 88 83 78 74 87100105101 88 83 77 73 DewPt 61 61 63 64 64 64 64 60 55 54 58 59 59 59 61 58 53 54 56 56 58 59 Max/Min RH 78 19 59 19 61 RH 31 31 50 61 72 78 49 29 20 21 36 44 52 59 42 26 18 21 35 41 51 61 Wind Dir NE NE SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S SE S S S SW Wind Spd 5 8 5 4 4 4 5 8 8 9 9 9 8 5 9 9 8 10 10 9 6 5 Clouds FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 7 29 14 4 3 4 1 1 15 24 15 7 5 6 2 5 5 20 20 10 8 8 PoP 12HR 10 10 20 0 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 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 Mix Hgt 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 69 42 8 9 8 7 24105162102 12 13 10 9 37106119 86 15 14 11 9 T Wind Dir E E SE S S SW W SW SW S S S SW W W SW SW S S S SW SW T Wind Spd 8 10 11 13 11 11 14 13 13 11 17 18 14 13 19 10 9 12 20 19 16 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 08/18Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 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 106 73 105 71 104 72 103 71 103 Temp 100102 82 73 98100 80 71 96 99 80 72 95 99 80 71 95 98 DewPt 55 50 53 55 56 52 58 59 56 54 56 59 59 55 58 60 58 54 Min/Max RH 16 52 18 66 20 64 21 68 22 RH 23 18 36 52 25 20 46 65 26 22 43 64 29 23 46 68 29 24 PWind Dir SW S SW SE S S S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5 20 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-160900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 149 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 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 71 102 73 103 73 Temp 94 93 81 78 74 71 83 94 99 98 85 81 77 73 85 96102 98 85 81 77 73 DewPt 61 61 62 64 64 64 63 60 54 53 57 58 59 59 60 58 53 53 56 56 57 59 Max/Min RH 77 21 60 21 60 RH 33 34 53 63 72 77 50 32 22 22 38 47 54 60 44 28 20 22 37 42 52 60 Wind Dir NE E SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S SE S S S SW Wind Spd 5 8 6 4 4 5 6 9 8 9 10 10 10 8 10 9 8 11 11 10 9 8 Clouds FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW Clouds(%) 7 28 11 4 3 4 1 2 18 22 15 7 4 8 2 5 5 22 18 8 5 7 PoP 12HR 10 10 20 0 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 1 Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 Mix Hgt 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 13 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 54 53 7 9 6 7 21 97143 92 11 11 9 8 35120123103 13 12 9 8 T Wind Dir E SE SE S S SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW S S S S SW SW T Wind Spd 6 11 12 14 11 12 16 14 12 10 19 19 16 14 19 12 9 12 21 20 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 08/18Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 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 103 73 101 71 101 72 101 71 100 Temp 96 99 81 73 94 98 80 71 93 97 79 72 93 96 79 71 92 95 DewPt 54 49 52 55 56 51 56 58 55 53 55 58 58 54 57 60 58 54 Min/Max RH 17 52 20 64 22 61 23 67 23 RH 25 19 36 52 27 21 44 63 28 23 43 61 31 25 46 67 32 25 PWind Dir SW S SW SE SW S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5 20 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS Tstms IS IS $$ TXZ006-160900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 149 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 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 64 99 65 100 67 Temp 91 89 77 72 67 65 80 94 99 96 80 74 69 65 82 95100 97 82 76 71 68 DewPt 59 58 60 62 62 62 63 60 52 52 55 57 57 57 59 57 52 51 54 54 55 55 Max/Min RH 91 21 75 20 65 RH 35 35 57 70 84 91 56 32 21 22 43 55 66 74 46 28 20 21 38 46 58 63 Wind Dir NE E E SE SE SW SW SW SW S SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW Wind Spd 8 9 6 4 4 4 8 11 10 10 8 8 8 6 10 11 10 12 10 10 10 8 Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 1 2 4 7 3 4 4 1 12 36 16 12 9 5 7 5 5 12 20 8 9 11 PoP 12HR 10 20 20 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 14 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 53 50 5 6 6 6 18 85153 81 6 8 7 7 28 79125 92 7 8 8 8 T Wind Dir E E E SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW T Wind Spd 10 11 12 12 12 13 16 16 14 12 12 16 16 14 18 12 11 13 14 16 16 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 08/18Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 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 98 65 97 65 98 65 97 Temp 96 97 76 67 93 95 74 65 92 94 74 65 91 95 74 65 92 94 DewPt 53 48 50 54 55 50 57 58 55 54 56 57 58 53 56 57 57 53 Min/Max RH 19 64 22 78 24 77 23 75 24 RH 24 20 41 64 28 23 55 78 29 26 54 75 33 25 53 73 31 26 PWind Dir SW SW SW S SW 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 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5 20 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-160900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 149 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 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 98 65 98 67 Temp 90 88 75 70 67 65 80 92 96 93 78 72 67 65 79 91 97 94 78 74 70 68 DewPt 58 59 60 64 65 65 66 65 60 60 64 64 63 62 63 64 62 61 61 59 59 58 Max/Min RH 97 31 91 31 72 RH 35 37 61 82 93 97 61 41 31 33 62 76 87 89 59 41 32 34 55 60 67 69 Wind Dir NE E E SE SE S S S S NE E SE S SW SW SW S SE SE S S SW Wind Spd 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 8 9 8 8 6 6 5 8 8 9 11 9 8 8 8 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 2 1 4 2 13 10 3 3 23 29 18 6 8 9 6 5 5 15 15 14 19 14 PoP 12HR 5 20 20 0 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 15 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 48 40 5 4 3 6 22 75153 46 5 6 6 4 22 42116 60 7 7 6 6 T Wind Dir E E E SE S S SW SW W SW E SE SW SW W W SW S S S S SW T Wind Spd 9 10 12 11 8 12 16 14 14 10 10 12 12 9 17 9 10 12 16 13 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 08/18Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 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 92 65 94 63 94 65 94 Temp 95 94 73 67 88 90 71 65 86 91 71 64 87 90 71 65 88 90 DewPt 60 57 56 58 62 61 61 61 64 61 61 62 63 62 60 60 62 59 Min/Max RH 26 73 35 88 34 95 35 84 34 RH 32 29 54 73 41 39 69 87 47 37 71 93 45 39 68 83 41 36 PWind Dir SW S S SE S SE S SE S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 10 5 20 10 20 5 20 5 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS 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