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 Sat Jun 1 2024
TXZ012-012100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 85 62 90 64 95
Temp 62 60 70 79 83 83 71 66 64 63 74 83 89 88 75 71 67 65 77 90 94 93
DewPt 59 58 60 60 58 58 61 62 62 61 62 61 57 55 59 60 60 58 55 49 42 40
Min/Max RH 39 96 32 81 15
RH 90 93 71 52 43 43 71 87 93 93 66 47 34 33 58 68 78 78 47 25 17 16
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W SW S
Wind Spd 9 6 9 11 13 16 14 13 12 11 13 16 17 17 16 14 13 11 11 9 9 9
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 75 65 42 37 14 32 44 38 52 38 43 21 14 13 13 20 10 17 11 8 7 19
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 14 12
Vent Rate 12 10 21 59129 58 10 10 7 6 39 82164107 11 13 11 9 26 40199158
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 12 13 14 21 23 21 24 16 14 19 21 24 25 25 26 24 20 16 10 16 14
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 Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
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 99 64 92 64 91 62 90
Temp 71 63 94 95 72 64 87 89 71 65 88 86 70 63 85 87
DewPt 52 48 41 38 49 53 55 51 56 57 54 51 53 54 52 51
Max/Min RH 63 12 67 26 77 25 73 28
RH 51 58 16 14 44 67 34 27 59 75 31 30 55 72 32 29
PWind Dir S W E NE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-012100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 88 58 94 58 96
Temp 60 59 69 79 86 84 69 64 61 59 72 86 93 93 75 70 63 59 77 90 95 94
DewPt 60 59 61 61 56 54 59 60 61 59 62 57 43 38 44 55 54 47 44 39 29 26
Min/Max RH 35 100 15 73 9
RH 100100 76 53 36 36 70 87100100 71 38 18 15 33 60 72 64 31 17 10 9
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S SW W NW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 6 9 12 13 14 13 12 11 10 13 13 16 13 12 12 10 9 9 8 9 9
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 68 59 50 23 9 31 34 22 22 43 29 10 11 12 11 18 14 8 1 6 6 10
PoP 12HR 20 30 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 4 7 6 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 16 16
Vent Rate 8 16 34 71134118 21 10 10 8 44 80268218 11 13 11 8 18 95234262
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 14 17 17 18 21 23 21 18 19 13 21 18 21 21 20 23 19 14 11 10 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 100 61 94 61 94 60 92
Temp 70 61 95 97 71 62 88 92 70 62 88 88 69 61 86 89
DewPt 39 37 31 27 44 51 52 46 55 58 53 50 53 55 52 50
Max/Min RH 43 8 69 20 90 23 82 25
RH 32 41 10 8 38 69 29 21 59 89 30 27 56 81 31 27
PWind Dir SW W E NE E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 90 64 95 67 98
Temp 65 64 72 82 88 87 74 70 66 65 75 87 94 92 79 74 70 67 79 90 96 97
DewPt 61 61 62 61 60 60 63 65 64 64 65 64 61 58 64 65 64 61 59 56 48 46
Min/Max RH 37 99 31 84 18
RH 88 91 72 50 39 40 70 85 93 97 70 46 34 32 60 73 81 80 50 32 20 18
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 9 10 12 10 10 9 8 12 13 14 13 13 12 10 6 6 6 6 6
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 77 73 54 43 30 20 41 46 51 41 38 21 11 14 12 21 10 28 12 5 17 24
PoP 12HR 20 40 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.21 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 5 2 1 1 1 3 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 14 11
Vent Rate 9 10 21 66145 96 29 27 14 14 44 93164131 18 17 17 11 27 52182139
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 12 13 20 24 21 21 16 13 17 21 25 25 25 24 21 14 14 13 14 14
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 Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
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 64 103 66 95 66 96 63 93
Temp 75 65 96 98 76 67 89 94 74 67 91 91 73 64 87 90
DewPt 61 54 49 47 55 59 58 54 60 61 56 52 56 56 56 54
Max/Min RH 74 15 75 26 81 24 75 28
RH 62 68 20 18 47 75 35 26 61 80 31 27 54 74 34 30
PWind Dir S W NE NE SE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-012100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 88 63 93 66 97
Temp 64 63 71 80 86 85 73 69 66 64 75 85 92 90 78 74 70 67 77 88 94 95
DewPt 61 61 62 61 59 59 63 65 64 64 64 63 59 56 62 63 63 60 58 55 47 44
Min/Max RH 38 99 32 82 18
RH 89 91 74 52 41 42 70 86 93 99 71 48 34 33 57 71 78 79 52 32 21 18
Wind Dir SE SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW S S
Wind Spd 6 4 6 9 12 13 13 12 11 10 13 14 16 16 16 16 13 9 9 8 6 8
Clouds B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 83 71 55 25 27 21 40 44 50 36 37 21 9 12 12 22 10 25 14 4 14 25
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.18 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 14 12
Vent Rate 7 6 15 59138 89 18 18 11 13 46 95167131 15 14 14 10 24 47187156
T Wind Dir SE S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW W NW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 11 10 13 20 23 20 21 16 14 17 21 24 25 25 24 21 16 13 11 14 14
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 Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
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 65 101 66 93 66 94 64 91
Temp 75 66 94 97 76 67 87 92 74 67 89 88 73 65 84 89
DewPt 59 53 47 46 54 59 58 53 59 61 56 51 56 56 55 53
Max/Min RH 69 15 76 27 81 25 74 29
RH 58 64 21 18 47 76 38 27 58 79 34 28 55 73 38 30
PWind Dir S W NE NE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-012100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 86 57 93 56 94
Temp 57 56 68 77 84 80 68 63 60 58 72 84 92 90 73 66 60 57 75 88 93 91
DewPt 57 56 61 61 58 56 60 61 60 58 62 60 48 41 46 52 53 49 53 50 42 39
Min/Max RH 38 100 18 81 16
RH 99 99 78 58 41 44 77 93100100 71 43 22 18 38 61 76 76 46 27 17 16
Wind Dir W S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW NW N N SE S
Wind Spd 5 5 8 10 13 12 12 11 10 10 13 14 16 13 12 11 9 8 8 6 9 9
Clouds B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 73 56 56 23 14 35 25 31 26 22 32 9 5 7 10 9 7 18 5 3 12 21
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 12 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 15 14
Vent Rate 6 6 26 85161 96 9 10 8 8 43 75233316 9 12 7 7 25 77179201
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW S S S S S SW S SW SW S S SW NW N NW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 12 14 20 25 27 20 21 16 16 20 20 23 25 18 25 13 14 16 11 13 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 Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
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 57 97 58 92 59 91 57 90
Temp 67 58 93 93 68 59 86 89 68 60 87 86 66 58 84 87
DewPt 49 48 43 43 51 56 54 49 55 57 53 49 53 54 54 52
Max/Min RH 74 15 87 24 93 25 88 28
RH 52 68 18 18 55 87 34 25 64 90 31 28 63 85 36 30
PWind Dir S NW NE NE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-012100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 60 92 59 93
Temp 59 59 70 81 87 81 66 63 62 61 74 85 91 89 73 68 63 60 75 87 93 90
DewPt 59 58 62 60 59 59 63 63 62 61 66 63 59 57 62 63 60 59 62 60 55 52
Min/Max RH 39 100 32 100 26
RH 100 97 76 49 39 48 89100100100 76 48 34 33 68 84 91 97 63 40 28 27
Wind Dir SE SW SW S S S S SE S S S S S S S S SW W NW N NE E
Wind Spd 4 4 8 10 12 13 11 11 11 11 14 17 17 16 13 13 10 8 9 8 8 6
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 82 58 47 29 18 32 30 47 46 41 32 11 12 10 12 12 16 27 11 3 8 22
PoP 12HR 40 40 20 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.61 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 7
Vent Rate 3 5 20 73140 70 9 8 7 10 48 90178159 12 13 10 5 27 43118 93
T Wind Dir SE S S SW S SW S S S S S S S S S S SW W N N SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 8 12 14 20 24 19 18 14 13 20 25 25 25 25 26 19 11 16 10 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 97 60 92 61 92 59 90
Temp 68 60 92 92 69 61 86 89 69 62 88 89 67 60 85 87
DewPt 60 57 55 50 55 59 58 53 58 59 54 50 55 54 56 54
Max/Min RH 96 22 95 28 93 25 85 30
RH 76 90 29 24 62 93 38 29 69 90 31 26 66 82 37 32
PWind Dir SE NW NE NE SE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 5 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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