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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
518 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024
TXZ012-221000-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
518 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024
Date 11/21/24 Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun
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 33 65 34 73 45
Temp 53 43 40 37 35 42 58 64 56 45 42 39 35 44 64 72 63 53 51 49 46
DewPt 32 33 32 33 31 34 35 34 36 37 36 34 31 31 30 31 32 32 29 27 26
Max/Min RH 89 33 87 22 45
RH 45 67 73 85 85 73 42 33 47 73 79 82 85 60 28 22 31 45 42 42 45
Wind Dir SE S S SW S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W
Wind Spd 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 9 6 6 6 8 9 9 13 13 12 13 13 14 16
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 1 5 9 2 4 18 8 5 2 1 5 3 5 11 4 7 10 12 7 3 6
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 5 5 5 5 5 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 3 4 4 5 4 6 24 36 3 5 6 5 7 8 31 54 10 9 9 10 9
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 9 11 11 14 13 16 16 16 11 14 18 17 19 19 20 23 18 21 21 23 21
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 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
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 74 36 54 34 64 39 62 33 52
Temp 70 64 51 38 49 48 39 35 57 58 47 40 57 54 39 34 48 46
DewPt 28 31 31 29 28 28 29 30 34 36 37 35 35 34 33 30 29 28
Min/Max RH 19 70 36 83 35 82 36 87 39
RH 21 29 46 70 44 46 67 82 42 44 68 82 43 47 79 85 47 49
PWind Dir W W NE SE SW SW W N N
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-221000-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
518 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024
Date 11/21/24 Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 30 64 32 71 44
Temp 52 41 37 35 32 39 56 63 54 43 37 34 33 43 64 70 60 51 49 47 45
DewPt 36 36 34 32 30 31 32 32 34 33 32 29 25 25 28 30 31 29 26 27 26
Max/Min RH 96 31 83 22 48
RH 54 82 89 91 92 73 39 31 47 69 82 82 74 49 25 22 33 43 40 46 47
Wind Dir SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 9 13 16 13 13 12 12 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 18 15 21 21 18 11 2 2 3 2 2 2 7 8 10 12 14 7 7 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 3 4 5 5 5 4 20 25 4 6 7 7 8 10 30 38 14 13 14 13 12
T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 8 10 11 11 11 11 14 13 11 12 16 16 18 18 21 21 18 24 26 26 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 72 37 55 34 64 40 62 31 52
Temp 67 63 51 39 48 49 38 35 57 58 45 41 58 56 37 32 47 46
DewPt 27 30 28 32 30 32 31 32 35 37 37 35 36 37 36 32 29 29
Min/Max RH 20 78 39 92 36 80 38 100 39
RH 22 29 41 78 49 52 76 91 43 45 73 79 44 48 94 100 49 51
PWind Dir W W NE S SW SW W N N
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-221000-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
518 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024
Date 11/21/24 Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun
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 33 65 34 71 46
Temp 53 44 40 37 35 39 55 64 57 47 42 39 35 40 59 70 62 54 51 48 46
DewPt 33 34 35 33 32 35 38 36 40 40 40 37 34 34 32 33 37 34 31 28 28
Max/Min RH 99 36 97 25 50
RH 45 68 82 86 90 83 51 36 54 78 91 92 95 79 36 25 39 47 46 46 50
Wind Dir E S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 10 9 9 9 11 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 1 1 1 5 10 23 8 9 7 0 4 11 17 12 8 12 11 13 7 4 6
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 5 5 5 5 5 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 4 6 6 7 7 6 22 32 7 10 10 7 8 9 28 42 10 13 14 15 13
T Wind Dir E S SW SW S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 6 9 10 11 11 10 12 12 11 16 14 11 12 13 17 18 13 19 20 21 18
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 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
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 75 34 54 34 65 38 61 32 55
Temp 67 65 51 35 48 48 38 35 56 58 44 39 55 53 39 33 48 49
DewPt 30 34 34 31 28 29 31 31 35 39 39 36 37 35 36 32 30 30
Min/Max RH 21 85 36 87 35 92 40 100 38
RH 26 30 52 85 45 47 75 86 44 48 84 89 51 51 89 96 49 48
PWind Dir W NW NE SE SW SW NW N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-221000-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
518 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024
Date 11/21/24 Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 35 64 35 70 48
Temp 53 45 41 39 37 41 54 62 56 47 43 40 36 40 57 68 62 54 52 50 48
DewPt 33 34 35 34 34 35 37 36 39 40 39 37 34 33 31 32 36 34 30 28 29
Max/Min RH 94 38 95 26 48
RH 47 66 80 84 89 80 52 38 52 77 86 91 92 77 37 26 38 46 44 43 47
Wind Dir E S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 10 10 9 12 12 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 1 1 2 5 10 21 10 9 4 0 5 10 14 13 8 10 10 13 7 5 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 3 5 5 6 6 6 19 26 6 8 8 6 7 7 27 39 8 11 11 13 12
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 6 9 11 12 11 11 13 11 11 17 16 12 13 13 17 18 14 20 20 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 73 35 53 35 64 40 59 33 53
Temp 66 65 52 37 47 48 39 36 55 58 46 41 54 53 40 34 47 47
DewPt 30 33 34 32 28 29 31 32 35 38 39 37 37 36 36 33 30 30
Min/Max RH 22 82 38 85 38 87 43 97 41
RH 27 31 51 82 48 49 72 84 47 48 79 86 53 53 86 94 52 51
PWind Dir W NW NE SE SW SW NW N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-221000-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
518 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024
Date 11/21/24 Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun
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 28 61 27 67 36
Temp 49 38 34 31 28 36 55 61 51 39 35 30 28 37 59 66 57 46 43 39 37
DewPt 33 32 32 30 28 31 34 35 36 34 32 30 27 29 29 29 30 28 25 23 21
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 25 53
RH 54 81 92 96 99 82 45 38 54 81 89 99 96 72 32 25 35 48 49 51 52
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W SW S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 12 10 11 11 12 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 0 1 4 2 8 14 11 6 1 1 8 5 10 19 12 17 15 18 13 13 20
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 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 5 5 3 2 7 10 3 3 4 3 3 5 11 24 9 9 9 10 9
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 10 10 11 11 8 6 6 6 8 6 9 8 8 11 11 16 14 18 20 21 20
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 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
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 29 49 30 61 33 55 27 48
Temp 64 60 43 30 45 44 33 31 54 55 39 34 52 48 34 28 44 42
DewPt 29 31 30 28 27 30 29 30 35 37 36 33 34 33 33 28 29 29
Min/Max RH 23 93 41 97 39 96 43 100 46
RH 26 33 59 93 48 56 84 97 49 51 87 96 50 57 97 100 55 59
PWind Dir W NW NE S SW W NW N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-221000-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
518 PM CST Thu Nov 21 2024
Date 11/21/24 Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max Temp 26 59 27 65 37
Temp 47 36 33 30 28 35 52 59 50 39 35 31 28 35 56 64 54 43 41 39 38
DewPt 29 31 30 30 28 32 35 36 38 36 34 31 28 32 33 33 34 32 29 25 23
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 31 67
RH 50 82 90100100 88 51 43 62 90 99100100 88 42 31 46 66 62 58 55
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW S SE S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 5 2 5 3 31 22 16 4 2 24 21 17 22 13 18 23 20 14 8 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 3 4 5 4 4 3 9 13 3 4 4 4 4 3 11 18 5 6 6 6 5
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W W NW
T Wind Spd 8 10 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 11 9 9 8 9 11 12 14 14 14 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min Temp 69 28 48 28 59 31 52 26 49
Temp 63 58 41 29 44 42 32 29 51 50 36 31 48 44 32 27 43 42
DewPt 30 33 32 27 25 27 28 28 33 35 35 31 34 33 32 27 29 28
Min/Max RH 25 94 39 99 39 100 47 100 45
RH 29 39 71 93 47 54 86 97 49 56 97 100 57 66100 100 57 59
PWind Dir NW N NE S SW NE N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
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