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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
349 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
TXZ012-152200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 72 48 75 45 61
Temp 40 49 66 71 64 56 54 53 50 55 70 74 66 56 53 49 46 52 58 60 56
DewPt 29 32 36 39 40 43 46 47 47 48 41 34 35 39 40 39 37 38 38 40 44
Min/Max RH 30 93 23 73 46
RH 64 52 33 31 41 62 74 80 89 77 35 23 32 53 61 68 71 59 47 47 64
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S W N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 9 12 16 18 16 17 17 17 13 13 14 13 8 10 10 10 12 9 10 11 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 23 58 60 20 29 37 27 57 64 70 74 62 75 87
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.09
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC O
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1
Vent Rate 6 8 27 51 12 10 12 13 9 10 36 91 3 5 5 4 3 4 26 39 10
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW W N N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 17 18 21 24 23 25 26 24 21 19 21 25 11 14 13 11 13 10 11 12 12
RFTI 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
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 42 60 34 56 28 48 26 53
Temp 50 45 52 54 43 35 52 48 36 29 44 42 32 27 47 47
DewPt 48 45 42 37 32 28 30 30 29 23 22 22 21 18 21 24
Max/Min RH 100 50 77 38 80 35 69 31
RH 93 100 69 52 65 75 43 49 75 78 41 45 63 68 35 40
PWind Dir NE NW W NW N NW NW NW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV B2 SC CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 90 60 0 5 20 10 5 0
Rain Shwrs O O NM IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-152200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 71 45 72 43 60
Temp 37 45 62 69 63 54 51 49 47 51 67 72 64 53 49 46 44 49 57 59 54
DewPt 27 31 35 39 41 42 45 48 47 46 35 29 32 31 32 35 37 41 41 41 43
Min/Max RH 32 100 20 77 52
RH 67 58 36 33 44 64 80 96100 83 30 20 30 44 52 64 76 73 56 52 68
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 8 9 13 16 12 13 13 13 11 12 13 14 6 5 6 6 9 6 10 12 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 2 1 2 1 2 9 7 25 57 43 17 20 28 46 63 68 67 52 53 79 85
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC O
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 2
Vent Rate 7 6 29 57 10 12 13 11 9 9 60103 4 6 7 5 5 7 38 45 17
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW N N E E
T Wind Spd 16 13 19 23 18 25 24 20 18 16 24 25 10 12 14 11 11 11 11 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 40 59 33 55 24 46 22 52
Temp 47 43 52 52 40 34 50 47 33 25 41 40 29 23 46 44
DewPt 47 43 42 35 29 28 29 31 28 23 20 23 20 19 22 27
Max/Min RH 100 47 80 38 98 36 84 33
RH 100 100 69 52 64 80 43 53 82 92 43 49 69 83 38 50
PWind Dir NE NW W NW N N NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV B2 SC CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 90 50 0 5 20 10 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O SC IS
Snow Shwrs IS IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ008-152200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 73 49 76 46 64
Temp 40 46 66 72 65 57 55 52 51 56 70 75 68 57 54 49 47 51 59 63 58
DewPt 32 34 37 39 42 44 47 48 49 50 45 36 37 43 45 42 39 38 39 41 44
Min/Max RH 30 98 23 77 44
RH 73 64 35 30 42 61 75 86 92 81 41 23 33 59 71 77 73 61 47 45 61
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW N N NE NE
Wind Spd 4 6 12 16 13 14 12 10 8 10 12 11 6 6 5 5 6 4 6 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 8 28 41 39 42 43 27 52 64 59 66 58 71 86
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 1
Vent Rate 8 8 36 65 21 18 15 13 11 22 44 72 7 8 11 6 6 6 17 31 13
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW N NE E E
T Wind Spd 12 11 19 24 20 25 23 19 17 18 20 18 11 12 11 10 9 8 8 9 11
RFTI 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
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 43 60 35 57 28 51 27 56
Temp 50 47 52 54 43 36 53 50 37 29 46 45 34 28 48 49
DewPt 50 47 45 40 36 31 32 32 31 25 23 22 22 20 23 24
Max/Min RH 100 55 86 39 86 30 72 29
RH 100 100 74 59 75 83 45 49 78 84 40 39 61 71 36 38
PWind Dir NE NW W N N NW NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 90 60 0 5 20 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs NM O NM IS IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-152200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 72 51 74 46 62
Temp 42 47 64 72 65 58 56 54 53 56 67 73 67 57 54 50 47 49 57 61 57
DewPt 32 34 36 39 42 44 48 49 50 50 43 34 36 41 44 41 38 38 39 40 43
Min/Max RH 31 95 24 75 47
RH 68 61 36 31 43 60 75 84 89 80 42 24 32 56 67 72 73 65 52 47 61
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW N N NE NE
Wind Spd 8 10 13 17 14 18 16 16 13 13 13 12 6 8 8 8 10 5 8 8 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 11 22 42 32 34 39 27 51 60 61 66 59 69 85
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 1
Vent Rate 7 7 30 65 18 16 13 14 11 22 43 77 5 6 6 5 5 5 18 27 12
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W N N NE E E
T Wind Spd 13 13 19 24 20 26 24 21 19 21 20 19 11 12 11 9 11 9 9 9 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 44 58 36 56 29 50 28 54
Temp 51 47 50 53 44 37 51 50 38 30 44 44 34 29 46 47
DewPt 50 47 45 40 35 31 32 32 31 25 22 22 22 20 22 25
Max/Min RH 100 57 84 42 83 33 69 31
RH 98 100 81 61 72 81 49 51 76 81 43 42 62 69 39 42
PWind Dir NE NW W N N NW NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 90 60 0 10 20 10 5 0
Rain Shwrs NM O NM IS IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-152200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 65 39 68 39 55
Temp 29 38 59 65 58 50 47 44 41 49 65 67 59 47 43 41 39 44 52 55 51
DewPt 27 31 32 33 40 42 42 41 40 39 29 25 27 28 29 31 34 37 36 36 37
Min/Max RH 30 95 20 82 49
RH 91 74 36 31 50 74 85 90 95 69 26 20 29 46 57 67 82 75 54 49 60
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N NE NE
Wind Spd 5 8 14 16 13 14 12 12 11 12 18 18 9 6 8 11 14 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 9 7 1 1 0 8 2 1 5 8 22 36 34 44 58 77 85 84 61 59 80
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 4 5 23 45 10 11 10 9 9 13 67102 4 5 4 6 4 6 24 40 5
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N N NW NE E
T Wind Spd 9 11 19 23 19 23 20 20 18 19 28 29 12 12 10 13 17 11 11 11 10
RFTI 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
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 38 56 28 49 22 45 22 50
Temp 42 40 49 49 35 28 47 43 30 23 42 39 27 23 46 44
DewPt 42 40 43 35 30 26 29 29 26 20 20 22 19 17 22 25
Max/Min RH 100 52 95 42 93 36 79 33
RH 99 100 79 59 81 91 48 57 85 88 41 50 70 77 38 47
PWind Dir NE NW NW N N N NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 80 60 0 20 20 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC O NM IS IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-152200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 69 42 74 39 58
Temp 29 38 61 69 60 51 49 46 44 50 68 73 62 48 44 42 39 46 54 57 52
DewPt 29 32 34 37 40 43 45 45 44 45 37 28 29 31 31 33 32 34 35 36 37
Min/Max RH 30 100 19 75 44
RH 99 80 36 31 48 73 86 97100 83 32 19 28 50 61 68 75 63 48 44 56
Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N NE E
Wind Spd 4 6 13 14 13 14 13 11 9 9 13 13 8 6 6 10 11 6 8 6 5
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 8 5 1 2 2 11 10 2 36 51 41 45 37 41 58 73 77 77 67 59 78
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 3 3 25 51 15 11 11 8 7 9 61 87 5 5 5 6 5 7 22 38 5
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE S SE
T Wind Spd 6 8 19 24 21 25 23 18 14 13 23 25 14 11 11 14 12 10 10 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 38 54 30 51 24 47 24 51
Temp 43 42 48 48 36 31 48 44 31 25 43 41 29 24 45 43
DewPt 43 42 44 39 32 29 31 30 27 23 21 21 19 17 22 24
Max/Min RH 100 65 97 44 97 34 75 34
RH 99 100 86 70 86 92 52 57 85 92 40 44 67 74 39 46
PWind Dir NE NW NW N N NW NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV OV B1 FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 80 70 0 10 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC O NM SC IS
Snow Shwrs IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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