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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
359 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
TXZ012-092200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
359 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24
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 59 34 69 36 68
Temp 34 41 53 58 52 43 39 37 35 44 61 67 59 49 45 41 37 46 60 66 58
DewPt 28 31 35 36 36 34 33 32 32 34 38 39 39 39 38 36 33 36 38 39 38
Min/Max RH 44 90 35 88 37
RH 79 68 49 44 55 70 79 81 90 68 43 35 47 68 76 82 85 68 44 37 47
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW W S S S SW SW W NW NW N
Wind Spd 12 12 16 13 9 8 5 6 8 6 6 4 2 4 4 4 5 6 9 6 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 4 9 0 3 5 2 6 11 13 13 9 15 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 5 15 45 60 6 5 4 3 3 3 6 11 1 4 5 5 3 3 20 29 4
T Wind Dir W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W S S S SW SW W NW N E
T Wind Spd 14 19 23 23 14 14 11 11 10 9 8 5 6 11 13 13 8 9 11 10 9
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 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24
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 71 39 63 36 69 43 73
Temp 45 41 64 63 50 40 58 54 41 37 62 61 49 44 67 65
DewPt 38 36 42 41 36 30 28 28 29 30 36 38 39 38 41 41
Max/Min RH 85 36 68 26 75 32 80 31
RH 76 82 45 44 58 67 32 36 62 75 38 42 68 79 39 41
PWind Dir S SW W N S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-092200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
359 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 56 31 66 33 64
Temp 31 40 49 54 49 40 36 33 32 42 59 65 57 46 41 36 34 43 58 63 55
DewPt 29 32 35 35 35 34 34 33 31 35 39 39 41 39 37 34 32 34 37 38 40
Min/Max RH 47 100 38 95 39
RH 93 75 57 48 58 79 92100 98 75 46 38 55 78 86 92 91 70 46 39 57
Wind Dir SW W W W W W W NW NW NW W SW S SW SW SW W W NW NW N
Wind Spd 10 13 18 18 12 9 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 10 9 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 2 2 3 4 2 9 22 9 2 2 4 11 12 19 32 20 14 16 23
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 9 21 54 69 18 9 7 5 5 3 10 21 2 6 7 6 5 7 26 25 4
T Wind Dir W W W W W W W NW NW NW W SW S SW W SW W W N N NE
T Wind Spd 18 23 27 26 18 17 13 11 10 8 6 8 8 12 14 12 12 12 14 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 37 69 34 59 34 65 40 71
Temp 40 38 62 60 46 35 54 52 39 35 58 58 45 41 64 62
DewPt 37 35 41 40 33 29 29 32 30 31 38 41 39 39 43 42
Max/Min RH 94 37 79 33 89 39 96 36
RH 89 89 46 47 60 78 37 46 72 87 46 52 79 95 46 48
PWind Dir W SW W NE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-092200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
359 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24
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 60 33 69 36 67
Temp 35 40 51 58 54 44 40 37 34 42 61 67 60 49 44 41 37 44 59 65 59
DewPt 32 34 36 38 38 37 37 35 33 36 41 42 42 42 40 38 37 38 41 42 43
Min/Max RH 46 95 39 98 42
RH 87 77 56 47 56 76 88 92 94 79 47 39 51 77 84 90 97 79 50 42 53
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W SW W W W W W SW S SW SW SW SW W NW N NE
Wind Spd 8 9 11 9 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 5 1 3 2 1 0 9 26 14 0 2 3 1 3 15 17 13 7 12 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1
Vent Rate 9 15 34 52 5 6 5 4 5 5 9 14 4 6 7 7 5 5 21 33 5
T Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NE
T Wind Spd 14 16 17 18 9 9 8 6 8 8 6 5 8 10 10 11 8 6 11 10 8
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 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24
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 73 40 64 37 71 45 77
Temp 45 41 65 64 50 41 58 56 41 37 63 63 50 46 69 68
DewPt 42 39 45 44 39 31 29 32 32 32 38 42 43 41 44 45
Max/Min RH 95 38 70 28 82 34 86 33
RH 90 93 47 47 66 68 33 39 69 81 39 45 75 85 41 45
PWind Dir S SW W N S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-092200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
359 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 59 35 67 37 65
Temp 36 40 50 56 53 45 40 37 36 42 59 66 59 50 45 41 38 43 57 63 58
DewPt 33 34 36 37 38 37 37 35 34 36 40 41 42 41 40 38 37 38 40 41 41
Min/Max RH 48 94 40 95 44
RH 87 77 58 49 58 73 88 90 93 80 50 40 52 70 83 88 94 81 53 44 54
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W SW W W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW W NW N NE
Wind Spd 11 10 11 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 6 1 2 1 1 1 11 24 17 1 2 3 1 5 17 16 12 8 12 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 8 13 35 47 7 5 4 4 4 4 8 11 4 6 6 6 4 4 20 31 5
T Wind Dir W W W W W SW W W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW NW NW NW NE
T Wind Spd 14 17 18 18 10 9 8 8 8 6 6 5 8 11 11 11 8 8 11 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 41 71 40 61 38 69 46 74
Temp 45 42 64 63 50 41 56 54 42 39 61 62 51 46 66 66
DewPt 41 38 44 43 39 32 29 32 32 32 37 41 43 41 44 45
Max/Min RH 90 41 69 30 77 36 83 36
RH 84 87 49 48 66 68 36 42 67 77 41 48 74 81 45 47
PWind Dir S SW W N S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-092200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
359 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24
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 51 26 64 27 60
Temp 28 35 48 51 45 34 31 28 27 38 58 63 54 41 36 32 28 39 56 59 51
DewPt 28 32 36 37 37 34 31 28 27 33 40 41 42 38 35 32 28 35 38 38 39
Min/Max RH 58 100 44 100 45
RH 99 87 65 59 74 99 99 98100 82 51 44 63 89 96100100 84 51 45 63
Wind Dir W SW SW SW S NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW W W NW N N N NE
Wind Spd 8 6 9 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 4
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 9 2 2 0 7 11 26 15 10 1 2 2 7 12 21 20 16 5 9 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 6 5 18 25 4 4 3 3 3 2 6 15 2 5 4 3 4 5 21 23 3
T Wind Dir W W SW SW SW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N
T Wind Spd 13 11 12 11 9 9 8 5 6 6 6 8 9 11 10 6 9 13 13 10 9
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 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24
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 31 65 32 56 30 63 37 68
Temp 36 33 59 58 41 33 53 49 36 31 57 56 43 37 62 60
DewPt 35 33 39 37 33 28 28 30 30 29 37 41 39 36 40 40
Max/Min RH 100 37 83 33 96 41 99 35
RH 98 99 46 45 74 82 38 47 81 93 47 56 86 95 44 47
PWind Dir W SW NW NE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-092200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
359 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 56 30 66 30 61
Temp 33 41 52 55 48 37 34 32 30 41 60 66 56 43 38 34 31 40 56 60 52
DewPt 32 35 38 38 38 36 34 32 30 35 40 41 42 42 38 34 31 36 40 40 41
Min/Max RH 51 100 40 100 47
RH 96 81 58 51 68 96100 98 99 79 47 40 58 96100100100 85 54 47 65
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W NW NW N N NE
Wind Spd 13 12 12 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 9 0 1 2 2 2 5 5 11 6 2 1 2 4 11 14 18 18 8 7 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 8 15 46 42 3 4 4 4 5 4 10 19 2 5 5 4 3 7 18 25 3
T Wind Dir W W W W W W NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W NW N NE SE
T Wind Spd 19 19 20 16 9 9 9 9 10 10 8 8 8 11 11 10 6 14 11 10 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 34 67 34 59 32 66 39 70
Temp 38 36 60 58 43 35 54 49 36 33 58 57 44 39 62 60
DewPt 38 36 42 42 34 29 29 30 30 30 37 41 42 38 41 42
Max/Min RH 100 41 79 31 92 40 99 37
RH 100 100 50 54 70 78 37 47 79 90 45 55 92 97 46 51
PWind Dir SW SW W N S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
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