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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
320 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
TXZ012-032200-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
320 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
DATE THU 10/03/13 FRI 10/04/13 SAT 10/05/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 56 84 37 61
TEMP 58 52 67 84 90 81 68 63 59 56 67 79 84 71 54 46 42 37 46 57 61 55
DEWPT 42 35 34 33 31 30 35 39 43 43 42 40 35 30 29 28 28 27 26 25 24 23
MIN/MAX RH 12 65 17 66 24
RH 53 52 29 16 12 15 29 42 55 62 40 25 17 22 38 49 57 66 45 29 24 29
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 12 6 12 21 23 16 11 14 13 12 21 21 23 21 21 21 20 19 21 17 13 10
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 7 4 0 2 4 6 7 13 18 17 16 8 0 0 0
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 10 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 2 3 2 3 3 5 7 6
VENT RATE <1 <1 4181250200 <1 <1 <1 <1 21187170 63 48 65 42 60 69 77 85 72
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W W W NE NE N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 6 5 9 21 28 28 8 11 13 12 16 25 19 8 27 29 24 27 26 19 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL EL EL EL NO EL NO NO NO
DATE SUN 10/06/13 MON 10/07/13 TUE 10/08/13 WED 10/09/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 72 45 81 47 81 50 79
TEMP 43 39 66 64 50 45 75 71 54 47 75 72 56 50 74 71
DEWPT 24 23 26 25 22 26 29 27 25 27 30 32 36 39 42 37
MAX/MIN RH 54 18 48 14 45 16 67 24
RH 46 52 22 22 33 46 18 19 32 45 19 23 47 66 32 29
PWIND DIR NW W SW SW S S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-032200-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
320 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
DATE THU 10/03/13 FRI 10/04/13 SAT 10/05/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 51 79 34 60
TEMP 57 51 65 80 86 77 64 58 55 51 62 74 79 67 50 43 39 34 44 56 60 53
DEWPT 31 30 30 31 30 29 28 28 32 38 38 38 33 28 27 26 26 26 26 25 24 23
MIN/MAX RH 13 61 18 72 25
RH 38 45 27 17 13 17 26 31 41 61 41 27 19 23 41 51 59 72 48 30 25 31
WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 9 5 10 21 23 16 9 10 11 8 17 24 25 24 21 23 21 18 21 13 11 8
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 7 4 0 2 4 6 7 12 18 15 11 6 0 0 0
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 4 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 9 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 3 2 2 4 6 8 7
VENT RATE <1 <1 5207234192 <1 <1 <1 <1 36158171 99 <1 65 30 34 70 77 60 56
T WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W N NE NE NE NE N N N
T WIND SPD 8 5 10 26 29 27 9 10 11 8 20 24 20 12 9 29 23 19 23 16 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL EL EL EL NO EL NO NO NO
DATE SUN 10/06/13 MON 10/07/13 TUE 10/08/13 WED 10/09/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 71 40 81 44 83 47 80
TEMP 40 35 65 62 46 40 74 70 51 44 76 73 54 47 74 71
DEWPT 22 22 27 25 20 25 30 25 20 21 26 31 31 32 34 35
MAX/MIN RH 61 18 57 14 42 14 57 19
RH 48 59 23 23 35 55 20 18 29 40 16 21 41 56 23 27
PWIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-032200-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
320 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
DATE THU 10/03/13 FRI 10/04/13 SAT 10/05/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 63 82 39 61
TEMP 64 57 70 84 90 83 73 68 66 63 70 79 82 70 54 48 43 39 47 57 61 56
DEWPT 52 46 40 34 33 31 34 37 41 46 45 43 40 37 34 30 29 28 27 26 25 24
MIN/MAX RH 13 54 22 64 24
RH 67 67 34 17 13 15 24 32 41 54 40 28 23 29 45 50 57 64 45 30 25 29
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 11 5 8 12 14 13 9 11 13 9 19 21 21 20 20 21 18 17 21 18 14 9
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 7 4 0 2 4 6 7 12 17 19 22 11 0 0 0
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 10 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 11 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6
VENT RATE <1 <1 5180251208 <1 <1 <1 <1 15165179 56 81 60 45 61 88 95 90 71
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W W W NE N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 9 8 11 20 26 29 9 9 11 12 17 23 19 18 31 27 20 27 28 21 17 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL EL NO NO EL NO NO NO
DATE SUN 10/06/13 MON 10/07/13 TUE 10/08/13 WED 10/09/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 72 49 82 51 81 55 80
TEMP 47 44 67 66 54 49 76 73 57 51 76 74 60 55 76 73
DEWPT 24 23 25 24 24 27 31 30 28 31 33 34 38 40 42 39
MAX/MIN RH 43 16 44 15 46 18 59 24
RH 40 43 20 20 30 42 19 20 32 46 21 23 44 58 30 29
PWIND DIR NW W SW S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-032200-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
320 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
DATE THU 10/03/13 FRI 10/04/13 SAT 10/05/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 61 82 38 61
TEMP 63 56 69 83 89 81 71 67 64 61 69 78 82 70 54 47 43 38 47 57 61 56
DEWPT 49 42 38 33 31 30 33 37 40 44 43 42 39 35 33 30 29 28 27 26 24 23
MIN/MAX RH 13 53 21 66 24
RH 61 60 32 16 13 15 24 33 41 53 39 27 21 27 44 50 57 66 45 30 24 28
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW W N N N NW N N N N
WIND SPD 11 5 8 13 17 14 9 12 13 9 19 21 21 20 21 21 19 17 21 18 13 9
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 7 4 0 2 4 6 7 12 17 19 21 11 0 0 0
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 9 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 11 4 3 3 2 3 4 5 6 6
VENT RATE <1 <1 5171252208 <1 <1 <1 <1 15176179 60 78 60 36 60 88 90 84 72
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W W W NE NE N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 8 6 10 21 27 29 9 9 11 12 17 25 19 17 29 27 20 27 28 20 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL EL NO NO EL NO NO NO
DATE SUN 10/06/13 MON 10/07/13 TUE 10/08/13 WED 10/09/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 72 49 82 51 81 54 80
TEMP 47 43 67 66 54 49 76 73 57 51 76 73 59 54 76 72
DEWPT 23 23 25 23 23 27 30 28 26 29 31 33 36 39 42 38
MAX/MIN RH 44 16 43 15 43 17 57 24
RH 38 44 20 20 29 42 18 19 30 43 20 23 42 56 30 29
PWIND DIR NW W SW S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ006-032200-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
320 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
DATE THU 10/03/13 FRI 10/04/13 SAT 10/05/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 48 76 33 60
TEMP 50 45 61 80 87 76 62 56 52 48 59 71 76 64 48 42 37 33 43 55 60 52
DEWPT 30 29 28 28 26 24 26 27 29 34 33 31 29 26 26 26 26 26 25 23 22 21
MIN/MAX RH 11 58 17 74 23
RH 44 52 28 15 11 14 25 33 41 58 38 23 18 23 41 53 63 74 47 28 23 29
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW NW N N N NW N N NW N
WIND SPD 9 5 6 17 21 18 6 10 11 10 17 25 25 25 25 25 21 14 18 13 12 9
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 9 5 0 2 4 6 7 12 17 13 8 4 0 4 9
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 10 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 11 10 3 2 2 2 4 5 7 7
VENT RATE <1 <1 2228238182 <1 <1 <1 <1 14184116 30 78 30 34 36 96 79 76 59
T WIND DIR SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SE NE N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 8 6 4 27 29 32 9 8 10 9 16 24 12 3 29 23 19 20 27 18 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SUN 10/06/13 MON 10/07/13 TUE 10/08/13 WED 10/09/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 71 37 79 39 78 45 77
TEMP 37 31 64 61 44 37 72 68 47 39 71 68 52 45 72 67
DEWPT 22 22 22 19 21 23 26 26 26 27 28 28 26 29 32 34
MAX/MIN RH 68 15 58 14 60 16 55 20
RH 53 68 20 19 39 56 17 20 43 60 20 22 37 54 23 29
PWIND DIR NW W SW S S SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-032200-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
320 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
DATE THU 10/03/13 FRI 10/04/13 SAT 10/05/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 92 53 78 35 61
TEMP 59 51 67 85 92 81 67 61 57 53 63 74 78 66 50 44 39 35 45 57 61 54
DEWPT 48 39 35 31 30 29 30 31 33 37 36 35 33 31 30 29 29 28 27 26 24 23
MIN/MAX RH 11 54 19 76 23
RH 67 63 30 14 11 15 25 32 39 54 37 24 19 27 46 56 67 76 49 30 24 30
WIND DIR S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N NW NW NW N NW NW N
WIND SPD 9 6 8 16 20 14 11 9 10 13 19 25 23 27 25 20 18 14 21 20 16 11
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 9 5 0 2 4 9 14 16 17 13 8 4 0 5 9
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 11 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 7 3 3 3 2 4 5 7 6
VENT RATE <1 <1 <1242273174 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 81102112 65 52 50 27 94110117 84
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W NW NW N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 10 9 5 26 28 29 11 8 8 11 18 17 13 18 29 23 23 18 29 25 20 16
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL CL CL EL NO NO EL EL NO NO
DATE SUN 10/06/13 MON 10/07/13 TUE 10/08/13 WED 10/09/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 71 42 78 45 78 48 77
TEMP 42 37 65 63 48 42 72 69 52 45 72 69 54 48 72 69
DEWPT 24 23 24 23 24 25 29 30 32 31 33 34 35 37 40 38
MAX/MIN RH 55 17 52 17 57 19 67 25
RH 47 55 21 22 39 50 20 24 46 57 24 27 49 66 30 32
PWIND DIR NW W SW NE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. 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
SNOWSHWRS......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 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
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS