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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
549 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
TXZ012-082200-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24
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 48 33 60 33 68
Temp 42 44 44 46 42 38 37 37 34 42 54 59 53 43 40 37 34 44 60 67 60
DewPt 41 41 42 40 37 36 33 32 30 32 35 35 35 34 33 32 32 34 38 37 38
Min/Max RH 76 92 40 92 33
RH 96 89 93 79 82 92 85 82 85 67 48 40 50 70 76 82 92 68 44 33 44
Wind Dir N N N W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W SW
Wind Spd 17 16 16 18 17 16 13 13 12 12 13 13 8 6 6 8 9 8 9 6 4
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 93 96 96 72 56 21 6 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 3 7 8 1 2 2
PoP 12HR 90 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.59 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O NM
Tstms SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1
Vent Rate 28 24 21 31 36 17 9 11 7 10 51 79 2 4 5 4 4 4 17 23 3
T Wind Dir N N NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 24 20 18 20 24 23 20 20 16 18 23 23 9 10 13 11 10 10 11 12 10
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 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24
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 67 39 73 40 62 34 66
Temp 44 37 60 59 45 40 66 64 50 41 57 55 41 35 60 59
DewPt 36 33 37 36 36 34 39 36 36 32 29 27 27 26 29 30
Max/Min RH 88 32 80 28 70 28 71 26
RH 73 85 42 42 70 79 37 35 58 70 34 34 57 69 31 33
PWind Dir W NW SW SW W N NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ016-082200-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 43 29 57 30 65
Temp 37 39 40 43 41 36 33 32 31 39 52 56 49 39 35 33 31 40 58 64 55
DewPt 37 38 38 37 36 36 33 31 30 33 34 34 34 34 33 32 31 34 37 37 37
Min/Max RH 79 100 43 100 37
RH 100 98 94 79 84 98100 96 98 79 50 43 56 82 92 98100 78 46 37 52
Wind Dir N N NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 13 14 14 17 16 12 9 9 9 12 16 17 11 9 5 5 5 5 9 9 5
Clouds OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 97 95 95 88 64 18 7 13 17 3 1 3 3 3 3 9 14 9 2 3 3
PoP 12HR 90 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.24 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O NM SC
Tstms SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 1 1 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 35 29 27 46 24 10 10 9 8 15 60 80 11 7 7 5 4 5 26 45 5
T Wind Dir N N NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 27 24 21 24 20 19 19 19 17 20 26 26 14 13 14 11 9 11 16 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 34 64 37 69 35 61 31 63
Temp 39 35 57 56 41 38 64 61 47 36 56 52 37 32 58 56
DewPt 35 31 36 36 34 32 36 33 32 28 28 29 26 25 29 32
Max/Min RH 91 35 82 29 74 29 80 30
RH 84 87 45 48 76 79 35 35 57 72 34 41 64 77 33 40
PWind Dir W NW SW SW W N NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ008-082200-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24
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 50 35 61 33 68
Temp 42 43 46 48 46 41 38 38 36 42 53 60 54 45 40 36 34 42 60 67 60
DewPt 42 43 46 46 41 38 37 35 34 35 37 38 39 38 37 35 34 35 40 40 42
Min/Max RH 76 96 44 100 37
RH 100100 99 92 82 91 94 91 90 77 54 44 56 77 87 95100 76 47 37 50
Wind Dir NE NE NE N SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 12 13 13 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 11 9 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3
Clouds OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 93 95 97 83 50 40 12 5 7 3 2 2 3 1 1 7 15 6 1 2 2
PoP 12HR 100 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 1.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 2 1 1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1
Vent Rate 33 31 22 26 27 24 14 13 11 23 40 54 4 5 6 6 6 5 16 25 6
T Wind Dir N NE NE W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 21 16 17 20 21 20 19 17 18 18 16 8 6 9 10 9 8 10 11 10
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 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24
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 67 39 73 40 64 34 68
Temp 44 37 59 59 44 40 65 64 50 41 57 56 41 35 60 60
DewPt 39 36 39 39 39 36 39 39 37 33 30 28 29 28 30 32
Max/Min RH 99 35 87 29 72 27 75 26
RH 82 96 46 47 82 85 39 38 60 72 35 34 62 74 32 35
PWind Dir W NW SW SW W N NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 0
$$
TXZ008-082200-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 49 36 59 34 66
Temp 42 43 45 47 45 41 39 39 37 41 51 58 53 45 41 37 35 41 57 65 59
DewPt 42 43 43 44 40 38 37 35 34 35 36 37 38 37 37 35 34 35 39 39 41
Min/Max RH 79 94 47 97 40
RH 100100 95 88 85 92 91 86 87 79 56 47 57 74 84 91 95 81 50 40 53
Wind Dir NE NE NE N SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 16 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 9 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 3
Clouds OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 93 95 98 82 50 41 11 6 7 3 3 3 3 1 1 8 14 8 2 2 2
PoP 12HR 100 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.92 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O SC
Tstms SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 2 1 1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 <1
Vent Rate 30 29 24 23 29 25 13 13 9 21 38 54 7 5 5 5 5 4 15 23 5
T Wind Dir N NE N W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 23 21 17 17 23 23 20 20 17 18 18 16 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 37 65 40 71 41 61 35 66
Temp 44 38 57 58 45 41 64 64 50 42 56 54 42 36 58 59
DewPt 39 36 38 38 38 36 39 39 37 33 30 28 29 28 30 32
Max/Min RH 95 38 85 31 70 30 73 29
RH 82 92 50 48 76 82 40 40 61 70 37 37 60 72 34 37
PWind Dir W NW SW SW W N NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 0
$$
TXZ006-082200-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24
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 38 27 52 25 61
Temp 30 33 36 38 37 34 33 31 29 35 47 51 45 34 30 28 26 37 56 61 52
DewPt 30 33 36 37 37 34 33 31 29 33 37 37 37 34 30 28 26 33 40 39 40
Min/Max RH 91 100 59 100 44
RH 100100100 97100100100100100 91 68 59 72 99100100100 84 54 45 64
Wind Dir N N N N NW NW W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 17 19 19 18 14 14 12 11 9 8 9 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 95 95 97 96 92 72 33 10 7 6 3 2 1 5 16 17 16 11 2 2 2
PoP 12HR 100 30 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.76 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O NM SC
Snow Shwrs O IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 1 1 1 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 <1
Vent Rate 21 22 28 23 12 17 9 9 8 7 14 20 2 4 4 3 3 3 10 17 3
T Wind Dir N N N N NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 24 21 25 20 18 19 19 19 17 11 11 10 8 9 9 8 6 9 9 10 9
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
Winter Storm W W W W
Date Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24
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 28 59 30 65 32 55 27 59
Temp 33 29 55 51 36 31 61 56 41 33 52 48 33 28 54 53
DewPt 33 29 37 37 34 30 36 36 33 28 29 29 28 25 30 34
Max/Min RH 100 41 99 32 84 35 92 35
RH 98 100 51 60 92 96 39 46 73 81 41 47 81 89 40 48
PWind Dir NW NW SW SW NW N NW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 0
$$
OKZ002-082200-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min Temp 43 31 56 28 66
Temp 33 37 40 42 42 38 35 34 32 40 52 55 48 37 34 30 29 40 58 65 56
DewPt 33 37 40 42 42 38 35 34 32 37 39 37 38 37 34 30 29 34 40 41 42
Min/Max RH 84 100 52 100 41
RH 100100100100100100100100100 88 61 52 67100100100100 80 50 41 58
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S
Wind Spd 13 14 17 16 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 10 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 96 95 97 98 94 67 51 27 17 4 5 4 2 2 6 12 15 10 2 2 2
PoP 12HR 100 40 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 1.44 0.07 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O O O SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 <1
Vent Rate 28 30 30 19 15 19 22 24 12 26 49 40 4 4 4 4 4 4 14 24 4
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE E SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW S SW
T Wind Spd 23 25 21 18 16 16 19 19 19 20 18 11 9 10 10 9 9 11 10 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max Temp 31 61 33 66 34 57 29 62
Temp 37 32 56 52 38 34 61 57 42 35 54 49 34 29 56 53
DewPt 37 32 38 39 37 34 38 37 36 30 30 28 28 26 31 33
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 35 86 33 92 32
RH 100 100 52 60 99 100 42 47 79 82 40 43 81 88 38 45
PWind Dir W N S SW W N W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 0
$$
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