Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
149 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
TXZ012-022100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 62 96 62 99
Temp 65 63 75 84 90 86 73 69 65 63 76 88 95 90 77 71 65 63 81 94 99 95
DewPt 61 61 63 61 58 57 59 61 60 56 54 50 43 43 50 52 51 45 42 42 40 42
Min/Max RH 31 84 16 60 13
RH 87 93 66 46 34 37 62 76 84 78 46 27 17 19 39 51 60 51 25 17 13 16
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S SW W W SW SE SE SE S SW W NW NW N
Wind Spd 14 12 14 16 18 17 17 16 13 11 11 8 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 11
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 26 43 29 16 9 54 21 16 6 13 15 6 14 14 17 19 10 17 25 37 29 44
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 12 4 1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 13 4
Vent Rate 8 17 50 74155 67 9 12 10 8 20 25146 60 18 7 7 6 21111146 63
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW E SE S S W NW NW NW N
T Wind Spd 19 20 24 21 24 23 21 25 21 19 13 9 13 16 19 17 16 16 18 14 12 18
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
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 63 93 65 93 63 91 63 91
Temp 73 64 88 90 72 66 90 87 71 64 84 86 70 64 87 88
DewPt 54 57 58 55 59 61 59 56 57 56 56 54 55 56 55 52
Max/Min RH 79 28 86 30 77 31 77 28
RH 52 79 36 31 64 85 36 34 61 76 38 33 59 76 34 29
PWind Dir NE E SE E SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-022100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 59 97 60 99
Temp 63 60 74 86 92 89 74 67 62 59 75 88 94 95 77 68 63 61 83 94 98 96
DewPt 61 60 62 58 46 40 50 53 52 48 43 40 30 26 32 37 33 29 33 33 30 31
Min/Max RH 18 72 8 33 9
RH 93100 67 38 21 18 44 61 70 66 31 18 10 8 20 32 33 30 16 12 9 10
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S SW W NW NW W SW S S SW W W NW NW N
Wind Spd 13 12 14 14 16 16 12 12 10 9 8 8 8 9 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 10 17 32 5 12 16 22 8 12 9 3 11 6 9 8 18 9 22 23 35 31 46
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 13 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 14 15 15
Vent Rate 12 16 53 92275209 10 9 9 8 15 69179195 7 7 7 7 15179184174
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S S SW NW W W SW S S SW W NW W NW NW
T Wind Spd 20 18 25 23 24 26 18 18 18 12 10 10 13 14 12 13 14 13 13 14 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 94 62 95 63 92 61 93
Temp 72 61 89 91 71 63 90 89 70 63 86 87 70 62 88 91
DewPt 49 56 55 51 58 61 55 52 59 59 56 52 56 58 53 47
Max/Min RH 83 24 96 26 88 27 88 21
RH 43 82 31 26 63 94 31 29 68 87 37 30 61 86 31 23
PWind Dir NE E SE E SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-022100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 95 65 98 64 101
Temp 68 66 78 88 93 89 77 72 68 66 76 89 96 93 81 74 67 65 80 94100 96
DewPt 63 64 65 63 60 60 63 65 64 61 58 57 51 49 56 60 58 54 52 50 48 48
Min/Max RH 31 86 20 75 17
RH 85 93 65 42 33 38 63 79 86 84 54 33 22 22 43 62 73 68 38 22 17 20
Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S SW W NW SW S SE SE S SW W N N N
Wind Spd 10 9 12 13 16 14 14 12 10 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 5 8 9
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 19 30 28 6 7 36 25 6 3 13 14 6 8 23 16 16 19 21 25 34 31 44
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 7 6 1 1 <1 <1 2 4 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 4
Vent Rate 14 15 59 91146132 26 25 15 12 26 30 91 65 10 11 8 7 20 92156 69
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW W SW S SE SE S SW NW NW NW N
T Wind Spd 19 17 24 23 23 25 25 25 20 14 11 9 10 13 13 14 11 10 13 14 17 18
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
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 66 96 67 96 66 93 66 94
Temp 74 66 90 94 76 68 91 91 74 66 85 90 73 67 90 91
DewPt 60 61 59 55 62 64 60 56 57 57 59 56 57 59 58 56
Max/Min RH 83 25 89 28 73 30 77 28
RH 61 82 34 27 62 88 36 30 56 72 40 32 58 76 34 30
PWind Dir NE E S NE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-022100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 65 96 65 99
Temp 67 66 77 86 91 87 76 72 68 65 76 88 94 91 80 74 68 65 79 92 98 95
DewPt 63 63 65 62 58 58 61 64 63 60 57 56 49 47 54 59 57 53 50 48 46 47
Min/Max RH 31 84 20 71 17
RH 86 92 67 45 33 37 60 76 84 82 53 34 22 22 41 59 69 64 36 22 17 20
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S SW W NW SW S SE SE S SW W N N N
Wind Spd 13 11 13 16 17 17 18 16 13 9 9 6 6 6 9 9 8 6 6 8 9 9
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 19 30 34 6 6 41 19 9 4 13 15 4 9 20 15 14 15 19 28 33 28 45
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 4
Vent Rate 12 13 55 90155120 18 19 16 12 23 27105 75 8 9 7 6 18100185 59
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW W SW S SE SE S SW NW NW NW N
T Wind Spd 19 17 23 24 23 25 21 24 21 16 12 9 11 11 13 16 13 12 13 14 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 94 67 94 66 92 66 93
Temp 74 66 88 92 76 68 89 89 74 66 84 88 73 67 88 89
DewPt 59 61 58 55 61 64 60 56 57 58 58 55 58 59 57 55
Max/Min RH 83 28 87 30 75 31 76 29
RH 59 82 37 29 62 86 39 32 55 74 41 33 59 74 36 32
PWind Dir NE E SE NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-022100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 94 57 92 55 95
Temp 61 59 74 85 92 89 72 65 60 57 76 88 92 88 72 66 59 56 79 92 95 91
DewPt 58 59 61 59 47 40 48 53 54 52 53 51 43 40 46 51 52 48 44 45 43 44
Min/Max RH 16 86 17 81 17
RH 89 99 64 41 21 18 42 65 80 85 45 28 19 19 39 58 75 71 29 20 17 20
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S S SW NW N N SE SE SE SE SW W NW N N NE
Wind Spd 12 10 14 16 16 14 12 11 9 6 8 5 6 8 6 6 4 4 6 9 10 10
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 10 8 19 4 5 14 7 2 6 14 8 8 7 21 10 10 13 24 32 23 39 51
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 5
Vent Rate 9 10 60 83242278 9 9 6 12 23 47132 93 7 9 6 7 35115136 75
T Wind Dir S S SW S SW SW S S SW NW N NW W S SE S SW NW NW N NW NE
T Wind Spd 18 19 26 23 24 27 18 18 13 14 12 9 11 14 14 18 12 14 17 17 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
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 59 92 60 91 60 90 59 89
Temp 67 60 88 89 68 61 88 85 67 60 84 86 67 60 86 87
DewPt 57 57 55 51 58 58 57 54 56 56 58 54 57 57 56 54
Max/Min RH 93 24 93 30 87 30 91 30
RH 70 91 33 27 70 90 35 34 67 86 40 34 69 88 36 33
PWind Dir NE E S NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-022100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 59 92 60 94
Temp 63 63 75 86 92 87 71 67 63 59 73 86 92 89 74 68 63 61 78 90 94 89
DewPt 60 62 65 62 58 57 60 61 62 59 61 59 56 52 57 61 61 59 57 55 54 55
Min/Max RH 29 100 27 100 26
RH 90 97 70 45 32 35 69 82 98100 65 40 30 28 56 79 93 95 50 31 26 31
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW W NW N NE SE SE SE S SW NW N N NE
Wind Spd 12 12 16 17 18 16 14 13 10 8 9 8 6 6 6 8 5 4 5 9 10 11
Clouds SC SC SC CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 28 42 28 3 3 32 33 23 7 22 17 5 5 16 14 26 44 29 32 32 26 36
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 6 5 1 <1 <1 1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 1 <1 2 5 7 4
Vent Rate 10 10 57 96144110 25 18 9 12 25 32 55 56 7 8 15 3 17 61101 59
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW W NW N W S SE SE S SW NW N N N
T Wind Spd 20 18 25 25 26 25 27 23 12 12 12 9 8 11 14 17 17 8 12 14 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 92 61 91 60 90 60 89
Temp 67 60 88 90 70 62 87 87 67 60 83 85 67 61 85 86
DewPt 59 59 55 52 58 60 56 53 55 56 59 57 57 58 59 57
Max/Min RH 97 26 94 28 86 35 93 34
RH 77 95 33 27 66 93 35 32 65 86 44 38 70 91 41 37
PWind Dir NE E S NE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 20 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS
$$
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