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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
148 PM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
TXZ012-020900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 PM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24 Fri
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 53 90 59 94 55
Temp 72 69 60 58 55 54 68 85 90 84 72 67 63 60 74 88 92 86 72 66 61 56
DewPt 36 38 40 40 41 43 46 45 40 38 40 42 43 43 45 43 39 39 39 42 43 43
Max/Min RH 66 17 54 16 62
RH 27 32 47 51 59 66 45 25 17 19 31 40 48 53 35 21 16 19 30 42 51 62
Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W
Wind Spd 8 4 6 9 10 11 17 19 19 13 13 13 13 14 16 17 14 10 10 8 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 5 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 6 5 2 1 1 1 0 3 5 5 1 1 1 1
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 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 32 12 4 5 6 7 26 67103 14 9 12 12 10 37 84109 9 6 6 5 5
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW NW
T Wind Spd 11 5 11 14 16 18 25 21 21 16 23 24 23 24 26 19 17 12 14 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 10/04Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24Tue 10/08/24
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 89 58 92 56 88 52 87 54 90
Temp 82 83 66 59 87 85 66 57 83 80 61 53 81 80 63 55 84 82
DewPt 44 42 44 45 42 37 39 39 38 35 36 35 36 36 37 38 38 36
Min/Max RH 19 60 15 52 16 52 16 53 15
RH 26 24 45 60 21 18 37 51 20 20 39 50 20 20 38 53 19 19
PWind Dir N S SW S N E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-020900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 PM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 50 88 55 90 51
Temp 71 70 58 53 51 51 67 81 87 82 66 62 58 56 71 85 89 84 68 61 56 52
DewPt 38 41 42 42 43 44 47 45 38 35 37 39 41 43 44 41 38 39 39 40 41 41
Max/Min RH 77 17 62 17 66
RH 30 34 55 66 74 76 48 28 18 19 34 43 53 62 38 21 17 20 34 46 57 66
Wind Dir E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW NW
Wind Spd 8 5 4 5 8 9 16 18 18 14 12 12 12 12 13 14 13 9 8 5 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 4 3 3 2 4 1 5 3 5 4 3 2 5 1 3 4 5 2 2 2 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 31 8 5 7 8 9 34 74117 22 11 13 13 13 33 87110 9 7 6 6 7
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW NW
T Wind Spd 11 6 10 13 17 18 26 20 21 17 21 24 24 23 24 17 14 12 12 12 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/04Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24Tue 10/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 86 53 88 52 85 48 86 52 88
Temp 79 81 61 54 84 82 61 53 80 79 57 49 79 80 58 53 82 81
DewPt 43 41 43 44 40 38 38 37 37 36 37 36 37 36 37 37 36 35
Min/Max RH 21 70 17 55 18 62 18 56 16
RH 28 24 50 69 22 21 42 54 21 21 46 60 23 21 45 54 19 19
PWind Dir N S SW SW N SE SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-020900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 PM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24 Fri
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 55 95 61 96 57
Temp 71 71 61 57 55 55 69 85 92 89 75 69 64 62 74 89 95 90 76 69 61 57
DewPt 35 38 39 41 41 43 47 47 41 39 41 43 45 45 47 44 41 40 40 43 45 44
Max/Min RH 66 15 54 15 62
RH 27 30 44 54 59 65 45 26 16 17 29 39 49 53 38 22 15 18 27 40 56 62
Wind Dir E E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S W NW
Wind Spd 8 4 4 4 6 9 13 18 18 13 12 11 11 11 12 13 13 8 6 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 4 0 1 1 2 0 2 6 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 4 1 1 1 1
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 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 37 9 6 8 9 9 38 90121 20 13 15 13 12 44 74127 12 12 10 7 7
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE S NW N
T Wind Spd 10 5 9 12 13 13 24 26 24 17 19 21 18 18 26 18 14 12 17 14 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/04Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24Tue 10/08/24
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 91 60 95 59 90 52 90 55 93
Temp 82 85 69 61 89 89 69 59 82 83 61 52 81 83 64 56 85 86
DewPt 46 44 47 48 45 39 41 41 39 36 37 37 36 36 38 39 39 37
Min/Max RH 21 64 15 52 16 57 15 53 15
RH 28 23 45 63 22 17 36 52 22 19 41 55 20 18 38 52 20 18
PWind Dir NE S SW S N E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-020900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 PM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 56 92 63 93 57
Temp 70 71 62 59 57 56 67 83 90 86 74 69 65 63 72 86 91 87 74 67 62 58
DewPt 35 38 39 41 42 44 47 47 41 39 41 43 44 45 47 45 42 41 41 43 45 45
Max/Min RH 65 18 52 18 62
RH 27 31 43 52 58 65 50 29 18 20 31 39 47 52 41 23 18 21 30 41 53 62
Wind Dir E E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW NW
Wind Spd 8 4 4 6 9 10 16 19 19 13 12 12 13 13 13 14 13 8 9 6 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 36 11 5 7 8 9 36 89112 21 13 13 12 11 40 70121 13 9 8 6 5
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE S NW N
T Wind Spd 9 5 9 12 14 16 27 26 24 18 21 23 20 20 25 19 14 14 16 14 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/04Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24Tue 10/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 87 60 92 59 87 52 87 56 89
Temp 79 83 68 61 86 86 68 59 79 80 60 53 79 81 64 57 81 82
DewPt 45 44 46 48 45 39 41 42 39 36 38 37 37 36 37 39 39 39
Min/Max RH 23 63 17 52 18 57 17 51 17
RH 31 25 46 62 24 20 37 52 23 21 44 55 22 20 37 51 22 21
PWind Dir NE S SW S N E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-020900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 PM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24 Fri
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 50 88 53 86 49
Temp 71 69 56 53 51 51 67 82 88 83 67 62 57 53 68 82 86 81 66 59 53 49
DewPt 35 38 39 40 41 42 46 45 42 40 37 36 38 39 43 41 41 44 44 42 41 41
Max/Min RH 73 19 59 21 74
RH 27 32 53 62 67 71 47 28 21 22 33 38 48 59 41 23 21 27 45 53 64 74
Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SE NE NE N N N
Wind Spd 8 8 5 8 11 13 20 21 21 16 13 12 12 11 9 13 12 6 9 6 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 0 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 4 3 2 5 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 3
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 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 33 20 5 6 9 10 35 61102 13 10 11 11 7 14 28 46 4 7 7 8 7
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W NE NE NE N N N
T Wind Spd 10 10 10 13 20 21 27 26 24 18 20 23 23 17 13 14 13 11 14 14 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/04Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24Tue 10/08/24
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 81 52 87 51 80 44 82 47 85
Temp 74 78 60 53 84 82 61 52 76 75 52 45 77 77 56 48 80 79
DewPt 45 44 43 42 44 40 38 37 37 36 36 35 38 37 36 37 39 37
Min/Max RH 27 69 19 58 21 70 21 66 19
RH 35 30 54 66 25 22 43 57 24 25 53 68 24 24 47 65 23 22
PWind Dir NE S SW SW NE NE SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-020900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 PM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 50 92 57 89 50
Temp 70 68 56 52 50 51 68 85 92 86 70 64 60 57 69 82 88 82 66 59 53 50
DewPt 32 33 36 37 40 43 46 46 43 41 40 38 38 40 44 43 44 45 45 44 43 41
Max/Min RH 75 18 54 22 74
RH 24 27 47 57 67 74 45 26 18 21 34 38 44 54 40 25 22 27 47 57 69 71
Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 6 5 4 6 9 12 17 19 18 13 11 11 12 10 9 11 10 5 6 5 6 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 4 2 2 4 3 1 2 3 5 4 1 3 3 1 1 2 4 2 1 2 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 11 5 6 8 9 38 66102 18 10 10 11 9 21 29 52 4 8 7 6 6
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE N
T Wind Spd 9 8 11 13 18 19 28 26 25 18 21 21 21 19 16 12 11 11 18 14 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 10/04Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24Tue 10/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 83 55 91 52 82 44 84 47 86
Temp 75 78 61 56 87 85 63 52 76 76 52 45 77 78 56 48 80 79
DewPt 46 46 45 44 45 40 40 38 36 35 36 34 36 37 37 38 41 39
Min/Max RH 28 67 18 59 20 68 19 69 19
RH 35 32 57 64 23 20 43 58 23 22 54 65 23 23 49 67 25 24
PWind Dir NE S SW SW NE E S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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