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
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
TXZ012-132100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
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 99 68 96 68 93
Temp 69 67 81 93 98 96 81 75 71 68 82 92 95 90 78 73 70 68 78 88 92 89
DewPt 62 63 63 62 59 59 62 62 62 61 62 58 57 56 60 60 61 60 61 59 59 58
Min/Max RH 26 77 28 79 33
RH 77 86 54 36 27 30 53 64 73 77 51 32 28 31 54 64 74 75 56 38 33 35
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 11 10 12 12 12 13 13 12 10 8 9 12 16 16 13 12 11 10 13 14 16 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC CL FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 1 3 0 0 3 6 42 32 20 30 26 5 17 45 78 69 66 50 31 17 29 22
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0.11 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 7 4
Vent Rate 8 7 25 44 96100 8 11 8 5 19 94145123 10 10 6 7 64105139 80
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SE S S SW SW S S S SE S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 17 19 13 13 19 20 24 19 13 11 18 21 23 20 21 13 18 20 18 21 24
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 Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 68 96 69 97 70 97 70 93
Temp 74 68 90 91 76 69 91 92 78 70 91 91 77 70 87 88
DewPt 58 59 60 58 57 59 59 55 57 60 58 57 59 62 62 58
Max/Min RH 73 31 70 27 71 27 76 33
RH 57 73 37 33 52 70 34 29 48 71 33 32 54 76 43 36
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-132100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 66 94 62 94
Temp 66 64 79 91 97 97 80 75 69 66 80 91 93 89 73 69 65 63 76 87 93 91
DewPt 62 61 62 59 55 52 59 59 59 58 60 56 53 53 59 61 61 60 60 59 55 52
Min/Max RH 22 77 26 96 26
RH 86 88 57 34 25 22 48 58 70 74 50 31 26 29 62 75 86 91 57 39 28 27
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 10 9 10 12 11 11 9 8 10 12 16 13 10 9 8 9 12 13 13 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 3 0 0 2 7 16 11 11 16 10 7 27 58 71 82 46 27 11 11 14 25
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0.16 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 8
Vent Rate 9 8 24 45110106 12 12 11 7 25102176133 10 7 7 8 65121210133
T Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 16 17 11 12 13 20 21 20 16 13 18 21 20 12 12 14 17 21 18 19 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 97 66 98 66 98 66 91
Temp 72 65 90 93 75 66 91 96 75 66 91 94 74 66 86 86
DewPt 58 56 58 52 57 58 55 44 54 59 54 49 55 62 61 56
Max/Min RH 76 24 76 17 78 20 87 34
RH 61 73 34 25 55 75 30 17 48 78 29 22 51 87 43 36
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-132100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
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 105 71 101 68 97
Temp 71 69 84 98104 99 84 78 73 71 83 95100 95 80 75 71 68 80 90 95 93
DewPt 65 64 64 62 57 60 63 65 65 64 64 60 56 57 61 63 62 62 62 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 22 78 24 83 30
RH 81 84 51 30 22 27 50 65 76 78 53 30 24 29 52 67 74 79 54 38 30 32
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S SE S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 10 10 10 11 10 9 5 4 5 9 13 13 11 9 8 8 11 12 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 3 2 0 0 0 41 25 27 14 29 19 14 16 50 58 64 74 54 29 21 19 30
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.02 0.10 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 7
Vent Rate 11 9 38 58116 88 13 16 9 5 19 98151128 12 11 9 9 62112161142
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S S SE SW S S S SE S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 19 13 12 17 17 20 12 8 10 16 19 20 17 16 12 11 19 19 23 24
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 Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 69 100 73 100 73 101 73 96
Temp 77 70 93 94 79 73 93 95 80 73 94 95 79 73 91 91
DewPt 62 60 61 61 60 60 62 60 60 62 60 59 63 64 64 61
Max/Min RH 73 30 65 28 69 27 73 34
RH 59 72 35 33 52 64 36 31 51 68 32 30 58 73 41 38
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-132100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 103 70 98 68 96
Temp 71 70 82 95101 97 83 77 72 70 82 93 97 93 79 74 71 69 80 89 94 90
DewPt 64 63 63 61 57 59 62 65 64 63 63 59 55 57 61 63 62 62 62 60 59 58
Min/Max RH 23 79 25 81 32
RH 80 80 53 33 24 28 50 66 75 79 54 32 25 30 54 67 75 79 54 38 32 34
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S SE E S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 9 11 11 11 12 12 12 9 5 8 11 13 14 12 11 10 9 12 13 16 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 0 0 2 34 34 27 15 28 29 15 16 51 69 71 77 52 30 18 22 25
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.02 0.11 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 9 6
Vent Rate 9 9 31 53112 89 12 13 8 4 17 99150133 10 9 10 7 66130177119
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S SE S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 14 14 19 13 12 17 19 21 13 9 11 16 19 21 17 18 13 12 20 20 23 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 70 98 73 98 72 99 73 94
Temp 76 70 90 92 78 73 91 94 79 72 92 93 78 73 88 88
DewPt 62 60 61 59 60 60 61 58 59 61 59 58 62 64 63 60
Max/Min RH 71 30 65 28 67 29 73 35
RH 61 69 37 33 53 65 37 30 49 67 34 32 57 73 44 39
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-132100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
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 101 64 96 61 94
Temp 67 63 83 96101 95 79 73 67 65 80 92 95 86 72 67 64 62 76 87 93 90
DewPt 61 60 59 57 51 50 58 61 61 60 61 58 53 55 59 61 60 59 59 59 55 53
Min/Max RH 19 85 24 95 27
RH 81 89 44 27 19 22 49 66 80 85 52 32 24 35 64 79 86 90 57 39 28 28
Wind Dir S S SW SW S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 6 5 9 12 14 13 10 9 8 8 12 13 13 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 1 2 0 0 16 21 22 16 26 30 15 25 41 66 85 76 60 34 14 6 6 27
PoP 12HR 20 10 30 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.02 0.14 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM NM IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 13 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 9
Vent Rate 8 7 29 53136 55 12 11 7 8 18103199125 9 9 7 5 54138192160
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW W S SE S SE S S S S SW S SE S W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 14 17 12 11 11 18 19 14 12 11 18 21 27 12 11 13 10 21 21 19 19
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 Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 62 98 65 97 65 97 65 92
Temp 69 63 91 92 74 65 91 93 75 65 92 91 73 65 87 84
DewPt 59 56 57 54 57 56 54 46 54 54 53 50 55 58 59 59
Max/Min RH 82 24 74 19 68 21 78 33
RH 69 78 32 28 56 73 29 20 48 68 27 25 53 78 39 42
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
$$
OKZ002-132100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
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 104 66 97 63 95
Temp 69 66 85 99104 94 76 72 68 66 80 92 97 90 74 69 66 63 78 90 94 89
DewPt 63 62 62 57 52 55 61 61 63 63 64 61 56 56 61 62 62 61 62 59 58 58
Min/Max RH 18 89 26 98 30
RH 82 86 46 24 18 27 59 67 84 89 59 36 26 32 63 77 87 92 57 35 30 35
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S SE SE S SE S SE S S S S S S S SW S S
Wind Spd 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 9 6 6 9 12 14 14 11 10 9 10 13 16 16 13
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 5 4 15 0 4 13 29 29 43 42 38 24 32 60 67 61 76 64 27 15 11 27
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 50 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.16 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 14 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 4
Vent Rate 7 8 29 78144 50 12 8 6 5 15 81175125 8 9 7 7 66177204 92
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE S S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 17 19 13 11 12 18 16 13 12 10 17 20 21 12 12 11 13 21 24 23 24
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 Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 64 99 68 97 67 96 67 93
Temp 71 65 93 92 75 68 93 92 75 68 92 91 74 67 88 87
DewPt 61 59 60 58 60 59 61 55 59 57 58 55 61 61 62 61
Max/Min RH 84 27 74 26 70 26 82 33
RH 71 80 32 32 60 73 35 29 58 68 32 30 65 81 41 41
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 5 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS 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