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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 22 2024
TXZ012-222200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
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 64 33 73 45 76
Temp 36 43 57 64 55 45 42 39 36 43 65 72 63 54 52 49 46 55 70 75 66
DewPt 33 34 36 35 37 37 36 33 30 30 29 32 32 32 29 27 27 28 28 28 29
Min/Max RH 34 85 22 47 18
RH 89 70 45 34 51 73 79 79 79 60 26 23 31 43 41 42 47 35 21 18 25
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W W
Wind Spd 5 5 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 9 12 13 12 13 13 16 16 16 18 16 11
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 22 3 5 1 1 2 6 1 1 3 8 5 5 5 4 8 19 19 30 38
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 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vent Rate <1 <1 15 30 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 27 34 40 46 68 74 78 80 82 82
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW
T Wind Spd 5 4 11 13 8 9 9 9 8 8 14 20 26 31 35 39 42 44 46 47 47
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 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
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 35 53 32 64 41 62 32 50
Temp 51 37 47 47 38 33 56 58 49 42 57 54 41 33 45 44
DewPt 30 29 27 28 29 28 33 35 36 35 35 34 33 29 28 26
Max/Min RH 72 38 82 34 76 36 85 40
RH 44 72 45 47 70 82 42 42 61 76 43 47 73 85 51 49
PWind Dir W N SE S SW NW N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-222200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 64 31 71 44 72
Temp 32 38 57 63 55 43 39 35 33 42 65 70 60 51 49 47 45 53 67 71 64
DewPt 30 31 32 32 34 32 31 29 25 24 28 30 31 28 27 27 26 26 26 26 28
Min/Max RH 31 81 21 47 18
RH 92 76 38 31 45 66 75 80 74 48 25 22 33 41 42 45 47 35 21 18 26
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW
Wind Spd 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 13 16 13 13 12 12 12 13 18 17 12
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 25 24 12 1 2 4 1 2 2 0 4 5 5 9 3 6 14 24 29 27 36
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vent Rate <1 <1 5 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 24 22 22 22 24 26 28 30 33 46
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW
T Wind Spd 5 2 5 8 5 5 6 8 8 9 20 18 17 17 17 18 19 21 23 25 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 36 55 31 63 41 62 32 49
Temp 50 38 48 48 36 32 55 57 47 42 59 55 41 33 46 44
DewPt 27 31 30 31 31 30 35 36 36 35 36 36 35 30 28 27
Max/Min RH 76 40 94 36 76 37 89 40
RH 41 76 48 51 82 92 46 45 65 76 41 49 78 89 49 51
PWind Dir W N SE SW SW W NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-222200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
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 34 73 47 75
Temp 35 40 56 64 57 47 43 40 36 41 61 72 63 55 52 50 47 53 67 74 65
DewPt 34 35 39 37 39 40 40 38 35 34 33 32 36 34 32 28 29 28 30 30 33
Min/Max RH 36 96 23 49 20
RH 95 82 53 37 52 77 90 92 94 75 35 23 37 46 45 42 49 39 24 20 29
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW
Wind Spd 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 10 9 11 10 11 11 10 12 10 8
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 16 18 2 3 2 0 0 19 25 7 6 8 11 7 3 5 8 14 15 26 35
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 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vent Rate <1 <1 6 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 23 32 37 42 47 70 73 76 78 79
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW
T Wind Spd 3 2 6 9 6 8 8 6 6 8 12 17 23 27 31 34 37 41 42 43 44
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 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
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 35 53 31 65 39 62 32 51
Temp 50 36 47 47 37 32 56 59 49 40 56 54 41 32 45 45
DewPt 34 32 27 28 29 29 33 37 39 37 37 36 35 32 29 27
Max/Min RH 88 38 88 33 89 39 99 41
RH 54 88 45 48 73 88 41 43 67 89 49 50 82 99 52 50
PWind Dir W N SE SW SW NW N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-222200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 64 35 71 48 73
Temp 37 41 55 62 56 47 43 41 37 41 58 70 63 55 53 51 49 52 66 72 64
DewPt 35 37 38 36 40 40 40 37 33 34 32 32 36 34 31 28 30 29 30 30 32
Min/Max RH 38 91 25 48 21
RH 92 85 53 38 54 77 88 87 85 75 37 25 37 45 43 41 47 40 26 21 30
Wind Dir S SW S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W SW
Wind Spd 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 10 12 13 16 14 12 12 12 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 9 14 2 1 1 0 0 13 13 9 6 6 7 6 3 6 8 19 16 25 36
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vent Rate <1 <1 5 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 15 25 34 39 44 48 70 72 74 76
T Wind Dir S SW S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW
T Wind Spd 3 2 5 9 6 8 8 6 6 8 12 17 20 25 28 32 35 39 40 41 42
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 36 52 33 64 41 61 33 49
Temp 51 37 46 47 37 34 55 59 50 42 55 54 41 34 44 44
DewPt 33 33 27 29 30 30 33 37 39 38 37 36 36 32 29 27
Max/Min RH 85 40 86 35 86 42 95 44
RH 49 85 48 50 73 86 43 45 67 86 52 51 81 93 56 52
PWind Dir W N SE SW SW NW N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ006-222200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
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 61 28 67 37 70
Temp 29 36 55 61 52 39 34 31 29 37 60 67 58 47 44 41 38 46 65 69 60
DewPt 29 32 35 35 36 34 32 30 26 28 29 30 30 27 24 22 22 26 28 29 31
Min/Max RH 37 95 24 52 22
RH 100 86 48 39 53 84 92 95 88 69 31 24 34 45 45 47 52 45 25 22 34
Wind Dir W W S S S S W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 4 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 10 13 11 12 12 12 11 9 11 11 10
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 9 8 3 1 2 5 7 2 3 7 15 12 10 7 10 23 44 30 36 31
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 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Vent Rate <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 18 22 27 31 51 56 58 80 82
T Wind Dir W NW E SE SE SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW
T Wind Spd 4 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 5 10 14 20 25 29 34 37 41 43 44 46
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 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
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 29 48 27 61 34 56 25 44
Temp 43 30 44 43 31 28 53 56 43 35 53 50 34 26 41 39
DewPt 31 29 27 29 28 28 34 36 36 34 35 35 32 26 28 27
Max/Min RH 95 44 100 37 95 44 100 48
RH 62 95 51 55 85 98 47 48 76 95 51 56 92 100 58 61
PWind Dir NW NE SE SW SW N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-222200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 59 27 65 37 68
Temp 28 35 51 58 51 39 34 32 29 35 57 65 55 44 42 41 38 47 63 68 58
DewPt 28 32 35 37 37 36 34 32 29 31 33 35 34 33 29 25 23 28 29 30 33
Min/Max RH 43 100 31 65 24
RH 100 90 53 45 60 89100100100 84 40 32 45 65 60 54 54 46 28 24 39
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW E
Wind Spd 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 8 9 9 10 9 6 8 6 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 6 13 13 19 2 1 4 24 14 9 13 14 22 13 12 6 8 13 13 24 49
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vent Rate <1 <1 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 17 23 39 45 53 59 79 84 87
T Wind Dir W W SW SE SE SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W
T Wind Spd 3 2 1 4 4 4 6 4 3 3 4 8 12 17 20 25 28 32 34 36 39
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 27 48 27 60 31 52 25 45
Temp 41 28 43 42 30 27 53 53 40 32 47 45 32 26 41 39
DewPt 32 27 25 25 26 27 32 35 36 32 34 33 32 26 28 26
Max/Min RH 96 38 100 37 100 49 100 46
RH 71 96 48 51 84 100 44 50 86 100 59 63100 100 58 58
PWind Dir NE N SE S W N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
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