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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