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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
421 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008
TXZ012-022215-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
421 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008
DATE TUE 12/02/08 WED 12/03/08 THU 12/04/08
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 75 38 43 22 39
TEMP 32 41 66 75 61 51 46 42 38 39 42 43 35 29 26 24 22 26 35 39 32
DEWPT 26 28 26 25 25 25 26 27 26 26 25 25 24 22 20 20 19 19 18 18 17
MIN/MAX RH 15 62 49 88 42
RH 78 59 22 15 25 36 45 55 62 59 51 49 64 75 78 84 88 74 49 42 53
WIND DIR SW W W SW SW SW W NW N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 6 8 12 12 12 13 14 14 25 21 18 12 5 6 10 8 5 8 11 11 8
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 25 29 34 42 49 49 48 48 49 53 57 44 32 35 38 40 42 43 44 44 44
POP 12HR 0 5 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
RAIN S S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 4
VENT RATE <1 <1 9 38 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 58 75 60 18 3 2 2 3 9 27 36 39
T WIND DIR SW SW W W SW SW W W NW N N N N N E E SE SE E E E
T WIND SPD 9 8 10 17 8 12 12 13 14 33 28 19 10 5 3 4 5 10 10 10 12
DATE FRI 12/05/08 SAT 12/06/08 SUN 12/07/08 MON 12/08/08
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 20 51 31 58 31 60 33 56
TEMP 24 20 44 43 35 31 52 48 37 31 54 50 39 33 51 46
DEWPT 14 14 19 19 21 21 20 21 20 21 22 22 23 23 25 25
MAX/MIN RH 81 28 66 23 66 23 66 30
RH 65 77 36 38 56 66 28 34 50 66 28 33 52 66 36 43
PWIND DIR SE S W NE S S SW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
TXZ016-022215-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
421 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008
DATE TUE 12/02/08 WED 12/03/08 THU 12/04/08
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 72 37 47 22 45
TEMP 34 42 64 72 58 49 44 41 37 39 45 47 37 31 27 25 22 27 40 45 35
DEWPT 29 29 24 22 22 22 23 24 24 24 23 24 25 23 23 22 21 23 22 21 21
MIN/MAX RH 15 59 40 100 38
RH 82 60 22 15 25 34 43 50 59 54 41 40 61 72 85 88 96 85 48 38 56
WIND DIR W W W W SW W W W N N NE E E SE S S SE SE SE SE E
WIND SPD 8 10 17 17 14 14 13 12 17 19 16 11 5 6 8 5 5 10 12 11 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 29 31 33 38 43 44 44 47 50 52 54 43 31 36 41 40 38 38 38 37 35
POP 12HR 0 5 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
RAIN S S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1
VENT RATE <1 <1 15 75 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 65 75 48 11 3 1 2 2 9 21 25 4
T WIND DIR W W W W SW SW W W W N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE E
T WIND SPD 8 9 17 28 10 13 13 14 13 29 28 18 8 5 2 4 4 10 8 8 8
DATE FRI 12/05/08 SAT 12/06/08 SUN 12/07/08 MON 12/08/08
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 20 52 29 57 31 62 34 56
TEMP 25 20 45 43 34 29 51 47 36 31 55 51 40 34 51 46
DEWPT 17 16 17 17 20 19 17 19 19 20 20 20 21 22 23 25
MAX/MIN RH 84 25 66 21 63 20 61 29
RH 71 84 32 35 56 66 26 32 50 63 25 29 46 61 33 43
PWIND DIR SE SW W NE S SW SW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
TXZ008-022215-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
421 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008
DATE TUE 12/02/08 WED 12/03/08 THU 12/04/08
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 78 40 45 22 45
TEMP 38 47 69 78 63 53 48 44 40 41 44 45 36 30 27 24 22 27 40 45 36
DEWPT 26 29 25 24 24 24 26 26 26 26 24 24 24 21 18 18 17 18 18 17 17
MIN/MAX RH 13 57 43 81 32
RH 62 49 19 13 22 32 42 49 57 55 45 43 61 69 68 77 81 68 41 32 45
WIND DIR SW W SW SW S SW W NW N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND SPD 6 8 9 11 9 11 13 16 25 19 17 11 5 5 5 5 3 4 9 10 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 26 31 35 42 48 47 47 49 51 56 61 47 33 37 41 42 44 49 54 51 49
POP 12HR 0 5 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0
RAIN S S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 4
VENT RATE <1 <1 11 26 <1 <1 <1 <1 23 80 91 42 20 3 1 3 2 9 32 36 35
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW W W N N N N N NE SE E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 8 9 12 14 6 9 13 11 26 36 29 16 9 5 2 5 4 6 10 10 11
DATE FRI 12/05/08 SAT 12/06/08 SUN 12/07/08 MON 12/08/08
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 23 50 32 58 34 58 35 59
TEMP 28 23 44 43 36 32 52 49 39 34 53 49 40 35 54 49
DEWPT 15 15 17 18 20 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 27 26 25 24
MAX/MIN RH 71 28 61 23 61 25 69 27
RH 58 71 33 36 52 61 28 33 48 61 29 34 59 69 32 37
PWIND DIR SE S W NE S S SW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
TXZ008-022215-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
421 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008
DATE TUE 12/02/08 WED 12/03/08 THU 12/04/08
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 77 39 44 22 44
TEMP 38 47 69 77 62 52 47 43 39 40 43 44 36 30 27 24 22 27 39 44 35
DEWPT 26 29 26 24 24 24 26 27 26 26 24 25 24 21 18 19 18 18 18 17 17
MIN/MAX RH 14 59 47 84 33
RH 62 49 20 14 23 33 44 53 59 57 47 47 61 69 68 81 84 68 42 33 47
WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND SPD 8 9 9 12 9 12 14 14 25 19 17 12 5 5 5 5 3 4 9 10 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 26 30 35 41 48 48 47 49 51 55 59 46 33 37 41 42 43 47 52 50 48
POP 12HR 0 5 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0
RAIN S S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 4 4
VENT RATE <1 <1 12 28 <1 <1 <1 <1 22 83 91 35 20 4 <1 2 2 6 28 36 35
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N N N N NE NE S E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 9 9 13 16 6 9 13 11 25 37 29 16 9 4 1 3 4 6 9 10 11
DATE FRI 12/05/08 SAT 12/06/08 SUN 12/07/08 MON 12/08/08
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 22 50 32 56 33 58 34 58
TEMP 27 22 44 43 36 32 51 47 38 33 52 49 39 34 53 48
DEWPT 15 15 17 19 20 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 26 25 25 24
MAX/MIN RH 74 28 61 25 63 25 69 28
RH 60 74 33 38 52 61 29 35 50 63 31 34 59 69 33 39
PWIND DIR SE S W NE S S SW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
TXZ006-022215-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
421 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008
DATE TUE 12/02/08 WED 12/03/08 THU 12/04/08
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 75 34 48 22 40
TEMP 31 41 65 75 59 48 42 38 34 37 45 48 38 31 27 25 22 26 36 40 33
DEWPT 28 28 25 24 24 24 26 26 26 25 24 24 23 22 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
MIN/MAX RH 15 72 39 92 44
RH 88 59 22 15 26 39 53 62 72 61 43 39 54 69 74 81 92 78 52 44 58
WIND DIR W W W SW SW W W N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 5 12 12 12 11 9 16 23 16 13 10 5 6 5 5 5 6 11 9 5
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 23 27 31 40 48 47 46 49 52 53 54 45 35 41 47 44 41 45 50 53 57
POP 12HR 0 10 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0
RAIN S S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 3
VENT RATE <1 <1 11 34 <1 <1 <1 <1 23 83 63 25 5 2 3 <1 3 14 23 24 20
T WIND DIR W W SW W SW W W W N N N N SE S SW S SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 6 4 12 19 9 8 10 9 26 37 24 11 3 4 5 1 6 10 10 9 9
DATE FRI 12/05/08 SAT 12/06/08 SUN 12/07/08 MON 12/08/08
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 21 50 26 55 26 59 28 55
TEMP 25 21 44 41 31 26 49 44 32 26 52 47 34 28 49 44
DEWPT 19 17 18 19 19 19 20 21 20 20 23 23 22 21 24 24
MAX/MIN RH 84 29 74 26 81 25 78 30
RH 78 84 35 41 61 74 31 40 61 78 32 38 61 75 37 45
PWIND DIR S SW NW E SW SW SW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
OKZ002-022215-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
421 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008
DATE TUE 12/02/08 WED 12/03/08 THU 12/04/08
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 76 32 39 23 42
TEMP 28 39 66 76 59 47 41 37 32 34 37 39 33 28 26 25 23 27 38 42 34
DEWPT 28 29 27 25 26 25 26 25 25 24 22 21 19 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 16
MIN/MAX RH 15 75 46 77 36
RH 100 67 23 15 28 42 55 61 75 66 54 48 56 63 65 71 77 65 42 36 47
WIND DIR W W S S S SW NW N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE S SE SE E
WIND SPD 5 4 5 10 9 12 14 25 21 16 16 11 5 5 5 4 2 2 6 9 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 29 32 35 41 47 47 47 60 74 69 63 50 37 43 48 51 53 60 67 62 57
POP 12HR 0 10 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0 0
RAIN S S
SNOW S
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4
VENT RATE <1 <1 9 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 60 87 66 42 13 2 2 2 3 9 32 36 32
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW W NW N N N N NE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 8 5 10 10 6 5 9 11 34 33 25 13 5 4 3 3 5 6 10 9 10
DATE FRI 12/05/08 SAT 12/06/08 SUN 12/07/08 MON 12/08/08
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 21 53 24 57 30 61 29 54
TEMP 25 21 46 42 30 24 50 47 36 30 54 49 36 29 48 45
DEWPT 16 16 19 19 19 19 21 22 21 21 23 23 24 23 25 23
MAX/MIN RH 84 26 81 25 69 23 78 31
RH 68 81 34 39 63 81 32 37 54 69 30 36 61 78 40 41
PWIND DIR SE S W NE S S SW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
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
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
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