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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
549 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
TXZ012-241000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
Date 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 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 45 75 35 52 32
Temp 64 53 51 49 47 54 71 75 66 58 54 45 36 38 47 51 46 39 37 34 34
DewPt 33 30 28 25 25 26 27 27 29 29 29 29 30 28 27 27 27 28 28 28 29
Max/Min RH 43 17 79 39 85
RH 31 41 41 39 42 34 19 17 25 33 38 53 79 67 45 39 47 64 70 78 82
Wind Dir S SW SW W W W W W SW W W NW N N N N NE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 13 14 16 16 18 17 12 13 12 13 16 13 13 9 4 4 5 8 10
Clouds CL FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 6 2 1 13 44 45 39 20 15 52 29 36 28 26 32 46 39 32 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 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 8 9 9 8 9 34 61 8 11 9 8 18 32 48 35 3 4 5 7 7
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW N N N NE E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 16 21 24 23 21 20 26 28 19 26 23 19 23 25 19 13 8 11 14 18 19
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 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
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 47 65 31 49 27 53 31 54
Temp 57 59 53 48 61 55 41 33 46 44 33 28 46 47 36 32 48 46
DewPt 33 36 35 35 36 34 34 29 27 26 26 24 26 28 28 26 27 27
Min/Max RH 34 60 35 85 40 85 36 82 35
RH 40 42 50 60 39 45 76 85 47 49 75 85 45 47 72 78 44 47
PWind Dir SW SW NW N NW SE S S NW
Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-241000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
Date 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 42 72 35 51 31
Temp 61 50 48 46 45 52 68 72 64 53 51 45 37 39 47 50 46 37 34 33 33
DewPt 30 28 25 24 25 26 25 27 28 28 26 29 31 30 28 28 30 30 30 31 31
Max/Min RH 47 19 79 42 96
RH 31 42 41 42 46 36 20 19 25 38 37 53 79 70 46 42 53 77 85 92 94
Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W W SW W W W N N NE NE E SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 12 12 12 13 18 18 12 10 9 9 10 10 10 8 5 4 4 8 9
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 17 3 1 21 17 3 20 13 29 36 39 52 54 29 38 49 50 41 33 36 44
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 2 3 3 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 8 12 12 11 10 11 48 96 10 10 10 9 9 29 43 28 5 6 7 8 10
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W W W W W W N NE NE NE E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 17 23 23 21 20 20 26 29 19 19 20 18 18 23 14 10 10 11 14 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 64 46 69 30 49 26 53 31 55
Temp 57 59 50 47 64 59 42 32 46 45 32 27 45 47 36 32 50 49
DewPt 34 36 35 34 36 37 35 30 29 29 27 25 27 31 29 27 28 30
Min/Max RH 36 62 31 96 41 94 39 85 36
RH 42 43 55 62 36 44 75 92 50 52 82 92 49 52 75 82 42 49
PWind Dir SW SW W N NW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-241000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
Date 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 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 46 76 35 53 33
Temp 62 53 49 48 47 52 68 75 67 58 53 42 36 38 47 52 47 40 37 35 34
DewPt 36 33 32 27 27 28 30 30 33 32 33 33 30 28 28 26 28 28 29 29 30
Max/Min RH 51 19 79 36 85
RH 38 46 51 44 45 40 24 19 28 37 45 71 78 68 47 36 47 63 72 78 85
Wind Dir S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W N N N N N NE SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 10 10 11 11 11 13 12 8 9 6 9 9 9 9 6 4 3 4 4 5
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL SC SC CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 12 13 0 2 3 31 30 5 17 32 40 22 22 18 16 27 34 33 31 41 32
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 3 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 8 12 14 15 13 15 29 46 11 14 11 13 22 37 55 41 5 6 7 9 10
T Wind Dir S SW SW W W W W W W W NW N N N N N NE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 18 20 21 20 20 21 21 16 20 16 19 19 24 19 13 8 9 11 13 16
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 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
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 68 44 66 31 51 27 54 31 55
Temp 58 61 51 45 59 56 40 33 47 46 33 28 46 48 36 32 47 47
DewPt 34 38 38 36 38 36 36 31 29 28 28 25 27 29 29 27 28 29
Min/Max RH 33 73 36 95 39 90 38 85 36
RH 40 41 61 72 45 47 84 95 48 48 80 90 47 48 76 83 46 48
PWind Dir SW SW N N NW SE S S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-241000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
Date 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 48 74 36 52 34
Temp 62 55 53 51 49 52 65 73 67 59 55 44 37 38 46 51 46 41 38 36 36
DewPt 36 33 31 27 27 29 29 30 33 32 33 33 31 29 28 26 28 29 30 30 31
Max/Min RH 46 21 79 39 84
RH 37 43 43 39 42 40 26 22 28 37 43 66 78 69 49 39 49 63 72 78 82
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W N N N N N NE SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 12 13 14 14 13 14 13 9 10 9 11 12 11 10 6 4 4 4 6 9
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 10 0 2 5 26 38 7 17 27 43 24 21 19 19 27 33 34 31 44 32
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 6 11 12 13 11 14 28 49 10 13 9 10 20 35 52 38 4 5 7 8 9
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W N N N N N E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 20 21 24 20 20 23 25 18 24 17 18 19 24 19 13 8 10 12 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 66 46 64 32 49 29 53 33 54
Temp 57 60 52 47 57 56 41 34 46 45 34 30 45 47 37 33 46 47
DewPt 34 39 38 37 37 36 36 32 29 28 28 26 28 30 30 28 28 29
Min/Max RH 36 70 38 93 43 88 40 83 39
RH 42 45 60 68 47 47 82 93 52 51 77 86 51 50 74 82 49 50
PWind Dir SW SW NW N NW SE S S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-241000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
Date 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 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 35 71 30 49 28
Temp 58 46 42 41 37 45 64 71 62 50 45 36 31 35 45 49 44 34 32 30 30
DewPt 28 25 23 20 20 24 27 28 31 31 29 29 27 28 28 27 28 28 28 29 29
Max/Min RH 52 20 85 42 99
RH 31 43 45 43 49 44 24 21 31 47 53 74 85 75 50 42 54 77 84 95 95
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N NE E S S S SW
Wind Spd 10 12 11 11 10 9 12 12 9 9 9 11 11 10 9 6 4 4 5 9 11
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 25 9 1 1 25 55 46 19 24 49 37 17 21 14 15 30 40 41 39 41 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 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 5 7 8 9 8 6 18 49 7 7 7 10 20 33 45 30 3 5 7 8 9
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W SW SW W NW N N N NE NE SE S S S SW
T Wind Spd 12 16 19 19 17 16 17 19 14 16 14 19 19 23 17 10 9 12 16 18 19
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 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
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 63 38 59 25 46 21 50 25 50
Temp 55 58 46 39 54 51 36 27 43 41 28 22 43 44 31 26 45 43
DewPt 34 37 36 34 35 35 32 27 28 27 26 22 27 29 28 25 26 27
Min/Max RH 37 83 40 100 45 100 44 99 40
RH 44 45 68 83 48 53 86 100 55 58 92 100 54 55 90 96 47 53
PWind Dir SW W N N NW S SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-241000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 PM CST Sat Nov 23 2024
Date 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 35 70 29 49 28
Temp 55 43 40 40 37 45 66 70 60 47 43 35 30 35 45 49 42 33 31 30 30
DewPt 36 31 28 24 22 26 29 30 33 33 32 29 26 27 26 24 26 27 26 28 29
Max/Min RH 65 22 87 37 99
RH 48 63 63 53 53 48 25 22 36 59 65 79 87 72 46 37 52 78 84 91 95
Wind Dir S SW SW W W W W W NW N N N N N N N E S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 9 9 9 5 8 5 4 6 9 9 9 9 9 5 4 4 4 8 9
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 18 14 5 1 2 6 4 8 22 41 31 14 11 11 6 10 24 33 36 38 38
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 3 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 5 6 7 7 6 4 14 23 2 3 8 16 14 26 41 34 2 4 7 7 8
T Wind Dir S SW SW W W W W W N NW N N N N N N E S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 13 16 16 14 12 13 11 6 8 18 20 18 20 17 11 6 10 16 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 63 33 54 25 46 21 49 25 49
Temp 55 55 41 34 50 46 33 27 43 40 27 22 43 42 29 25 44 40
DewPt 33 37 35 34 34 34 32 27 27 26 25 22 27 28 28 25 26 25
Min/Max RH 36 100 46 100 45 100 43 100 40
RH 43 51 80 100 53 62 96 100 52 57 93 100 53 58 97 100 49 55
PWind Dir SW W N N NW SW SW S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
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