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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 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
TXZ012-101000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 34 66 37 70 39
Temp 51 42 40 37 35 44 59 65 58 48 45 41 39 47 62 69 60 49 45 43 40
DewPt 35 35 34 33 32 35 38 39 40 39 38 36 33 36 38 39 39 39 38 37 36
Max/Min RH 90 38 83 33 85
RH 54 76 79 85 90 69 45 38 51 70 76 82 78 64 41 33 45 68 76 79 85
Wind Dir SW SW W NW NW NW W W S S S SW SW W W W NE SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 8 6 6 8 8 6 4 3 4 4 5 5 6 9 8 4 4 4 6 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 1 1 0 3 7 0 5 7 2 17 17 17 17 9 17 26 31 34 39 45
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 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 5 5 4 3 3 3 8 11 2 5 5 4 4 5 16 18 2 4 4 6 5
T Wind Dir W W W NW NW W NW W S S S SW SW W W W SE S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 14 11 11 9 10 8 5 6 13 13 13 12 12 10 9 6 10 9 14 14
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 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 72 39 62 35 68 44 73 45 74
Temp 65 64 50 40 58 53 41 36 61 60 49 45 67 64 53 46 67 64
DewPt 43 42 36 30 29 29 29 30 36 38 39 39 42 43 42 38 39 37
Min/Max RH 38 68 28 78 34 80 34 75 27
RH 44 45 58 67 33 39 62 78 39 44 68 80 40 46 66 73 35 36
PWind Dir S W N S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-101000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 31 66 34 66 37
Temp 48 39 35 32 31 42 58 65 57 46 41 37 36 44 60 65 56 44 40 39 37
DewPt 35 35 34 32 31 35 39 40 41 40 37 35 32 35 36 37 39 38 36 35 35
Max/Min RH 100 40 93 36 94
RH 60 85 96100 98 76 48 40 55 80 88 93 85 68 41 36 52 79 85 87 92
Wind Dir W W W NW NW NW NW SW S SW SW SW W W W NW N W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 10 9 4 4 4 4 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 4 1 3 4 6 2 3 3 15 19 30 27 16 15 20 30 35 41 39 48
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 17 8 6 5 4 4 9 17 3 6 8 7 6 7 21 23 3 5 5 9 7
T Wind Dir W W W NW NW NW W S S SW SW W W W NW W NW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 17 13 12 10 9 5 6 9 12 16 14 13 12 11 10 8 11 9 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 69 35 59 34 66 41 71 42 71
Temp 63 61 46 36 54 51 38 35 59 57 45 42 64 62 50 43 64 61
DewPt 41 39 32 29 29 33 31 31 38 41 39 39 43 44 39 37 37 36
Min/Max RH 38 77 33 87 40 92 38 81 29
RH 44 44 58 77 37 50 75 85 45 55 79 90 46 51 66 80 36 40
PWind Dir SW W NE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-101000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 34 68 37 68 39
Temp 52 43 39 37 35 42 60 67 60 49 45 40 39 44 60 67 60 49 45 42 40
DewPt 39 38 37 35 34 36 41 42 43 42 41 38 37 38 41 42 42 42 42 40 39
Max/Min RH 95 40 94 40 97
RH 60 82 91 93 95 79 49 40 53 74 84 90 92 78 49 40 52 77 88 91 97
Wind Dir W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NE S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 0 0 13 17 11 1 4 3 3 10 23 28 20 8 17 19 26 28 37 45
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 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 5 6 6 5 4 4 13 17 4 6 8 7 6 6 16 19 4 7 4 8 8
T Wind Dir W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NE S S S SW
T Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 6 6 9 8 6 10 12 11 10 9 8 6 5 11 5 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 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 72 40 63 36 71 46 76 47 76
Temp 65 65 50 41 58 55 41 37 63 63 50 46 68 67 54 47 68 66
DewPt 45 45 38 31 30 32 32 32 39 42 42 42 44 46 46 40 41 39
Min/Max RH 42 70 30 81 34 85 34 79 28
RH 47 49 63 69 35 41 70 81 41 45 73 84 42 46 73 75 38 37
PWind Dir S W N S SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-101000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 34 67 37 66 40
Temp 52 43 40 37 35 41 58 66 59 50 45 41 39 44 58 65 59 50 45 43 41
DewPt 38 39 38 36 34 37 40 41 42 42 41 39 36 39 39 41 42 42 41 39 38
Max/Min RH 97 41 95 41 92
RH 58 83 92 96 96 85 52 41 53 74 84 91 91 82 50 41 53 74 84 87 91
Wind Dir W SW W W W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W NW NE S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 8
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 0 1 13 15 12 2 4 2 3 13 27 29 21 8 15 20 27 30 41 45
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 7 6 5 4 4 3 10 13 4 5 7 6 5 4 14 19 3 5 3 7 7
T Wind Dir W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 11 9 9 6 6 9 6 6 11 12 11 10 8 8 6 6 10 5 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 71 40 61 38 69 46 74 48 74
Temp 63 64 51 41 55 54 42 38 61 62 51 47 66 66 54 48 65 64
DewPt 44 44 38 31 30 32 31 32 38 42 42 42 44 46 46 40 40 38
Min/Max RH 42 69 32 80 37 83 36 75 29
RH 50 49 62 68 38 43 66 78 43 49 71 82 44 50 75 74 41 38
PWind Dir S W N S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-101000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 27 60 30 61 31
Temp 45 35 32 29 27 37 56 60 52 39 38 33 32 40 57 61 53 40 36 33 32
DewPt 37 34 31 29 27 33 40 41 42 38 36 33 28 34 39 39 39 38 36 33 32
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 44 100
RH 74 98 97100 99 87 55 50 70 96 93 99 88 80 50 45 60 92 97100100
Wind Dir SW NW NW NW W W W SW S SW W W NW NW N N NE NW W SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 8
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 0 6 8 11 2 2 0 2 1 2 19 22 20 22 10 14 23 29 34 39 40
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 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 4 3 3 2 7 17 3 5 4 3 4 5 23 17 3 4 4 5 7
T Wind Dir SW W NW NW NW W W SW S SW SW W NW N N N NE W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 9 8 8 6 8 9 9 11 9 6 9 12 12 8 8 8 9 11 14
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 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 65 32 56 31 64 36 67 39 67
Temp 59 59 40 33 53 49 35 31 57 57 43 37 61 59 45 40 61 58
DewPt 39 37 32 27 28 31 30 30 37 39 39 35 40 41 40 34 37 34
Min/Max RH 38 79 34 94 41 93 37 83 32
RH 46 45 72 79 38 50 82 94 46 52 86 92 45 52 81 80 40 40
PWind Dir SW NW NE S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-101000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024
Date 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 30 68 31 63 32
Temp 48 38 35 33 30 42 61 67 58 44 38 34 33 41 57 62 53 42 38 35 33
DewPt 39 37 35 33 30 35 40 41 43 41 38 34 31 37 40 41 42 41 38 35 33
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 45 100
RH 70 96 99100100 76 46 38 56 89 97 99 93 84 52 46 64 96 97100100
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W NW N N E W SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 1 5 5 6 1 2 2 2 12 13 18 21 13 9 8 17 22 34 40 45
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 4 4 4 3 13 20 2 5 5 4 3 4 19 21 3 3 3 5 6
T Wind Dir SW W NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W NW N NE SE SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 8 11 12 9 8 11 12 9 8 8 6 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 67 34 58 32 66 38 69 40 69
Temp 61 59 43 35 54 49 36 33 58 56 45 39 63 59 45 41 62 59
DewPt 41 41 34 28 29 31 30 30 38 40 41 38 41 42 42 37 39 37
Min/Max RH 42 78 32 93 38 96 37 92 34
RH 48 52 70 76 38 49 79 90 45 54 87 96 44 53 88 87 42 43
PWind Dir S NW N SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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