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
239 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
TXZ012-030900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
239 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 62 96 63 98 64
Temp 90 83 71 68 65 63 76 88 94 92 77 71 67 63 79 92 97 92 78 73 67 65
DewPt 58 57 62 63 61 58 57 50 44 40 48 51 49 46 44 46 45 47 53 56 59 58
Max/Min RH 87 16 56 17 80
RH 34 41 73 84 87 84 52 27 18 16 36 49 53 53 29 21 17 21 42 55 75 78
Wind Dir S S SE S S S W W S S SE S S SW NW N N N NE E NE NE
Wind Spd 20 17 17 16 13 12 11 8 9 9 9 11 10 9 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 9
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 9 46 30 24 9 40 14 13 6 28 18 27 20 38 32 36 32 59 49 46 34 27
PoP 12HR 30 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 12 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 152 56 22 13 11 8 25 31125121 10 13 9 5 15 92157 58 8 8 6 6
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SW W W W SW SE SE S SW NW NW NW N NE E E E
T Wind Spd 21 20 26 27 20 16 14 9 12 14 17 23 17 12 16 16 14 19 19 18 13 13
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/05Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 92 66 96 66 93 66 91 63 86
Temp 88 89 73 66 92 93 73 67 88 90 74 67 87 87 71 64 82 83
DewPt 56 53 57 59 56 52 57 57 55 53 55 55 54 53 56 56 56 55
Min/Max RH 27 79 23 72 27 67 28 76 36
RH 34 29 58 77 30 25 57 71 33 29 51 66 33 31 59 76 41 39
PWind Dir E S S SE S S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 10 30 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-030900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
239 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 96 61 98 62
Temp 91 90 74 68 62 58 77 89 94 95 76 69 64 62 82 94 97 95 78 71 65 62
DewPt 49 42 50 56 51 46 42 37 28 25 31 35 34 30 34 38 37 38 47 53 56 58
Max/Min RH 70 8 33 12 88
RH 24 19 43 65 67 63 29 16 10 8 19 28 33 30 18 14 12 14 33 52 72 86
Wind Dir S S S S S W NW NW W W S S SW W NW N NW NE NE E E NE
Wind Spd 18 13 12 12 11 9 9 8 9 9 6 8 9 9 10 12 11 10 9 9 8 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 14 14 20 7 6 9 1 7 7 13 11 16 13 34 29 37 31 57 47 44 34 22
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 15 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 221175 17 12 10 8 18110174182 5 7 8 7 29146194104 11 8 8 7
T Wind Dir SW S SE S S W NW W W W S S SW W NW NW NW N NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 21 21 21 19 18 16 13 13 13 14 9 14 16 13 18 16 14 12 20 16 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/05Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 93 63 98 64 94 63 91 61 89
Temp 89 91 72 64 92 93 73 65 89 90 72 64 87 88 70 62 83 87
DewPt 54 49 56 59 52 49 57 60 54 51 55 57 53 52 56 58 56 52
Min/Max RH 22 87 19 88 24 77 26 87 28
RH 31 23 57 85 26 22 57 87 30 26 55 77 31 29 62 86 39 31
PWind Dir E SE SE SE S S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 20 10 30 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-030900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
239 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 65 98 65 100 67
Temp 94 88 74 71 67 65 77 88 95 95 80 74 69 66 81 95 98 95 82 76 70 67
DewPt 60 59 62 64 64 62 59 56 50 47 56 58 56 54 52 51 52 51 57 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 91 19 70 21 81
RH 32 38 65 80 91 91 54 34 22 19 44 59 64 67 36 24 21 23 42 61 73 79
Wind Dir S SW SE S S S W SW S S SE SE S SW NW N N N NE E NE NE
Wind Spd 18 16 14 13 11 8 6 5 6 5 5 8 5 4 6 10 10 9 8 6 4 4
Clouds FW B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 14 58 36 19 13 26 26 17 2 8 22 25 24 35 33 33 28 47 47 42 31 28
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8 5 1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 168106 32 22 14 8 28 30 76 77 14 12 14 10 21101115 68 11 10 9 7
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SW W NW SW W SE S S SW NW N N N NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 24 26 25 26 17 11 12 8 9 10 17 16 16 12 13 18 17 16 16 14 13 9
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 06/05Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 68 99 66 97 68 92 64 89
Temp 92 95 77 69 94 95 76 67 91 93 77 69 89 89 73 65 85 85
DewPt 56 52 59 63 58 54 59 60 57 54 58 58 57 55 59 59 58 57
Min/Max RH 22 83 22 77 24 69 29 81 35
RH 30 23 55 81 30 25 57 76 31 27 51 68 34 32 62 81 41 38
PWind Dir E S S SE S S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 10 30 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-030900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
239 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 64 96 65 97 67
Temp 92 85 73 70 67 65 76 86 93 93 79 73 68 65 79 93 96 92 81 75 69 67
DewPt 59 57 61 64 63 61 58 54 49 45 53 56 55 53 51 50 50 50 56 60 61 61
Max/Min RH 90 19 68 21 81
RH 34 39 66 81 89 88 54 34 23 19 40 57 64 64 37 24 22 24 41 59 74 80
Wind Dir S SW SE S S SW W NW S S SE SE S SW NW N N N NE E NE NE
Wind Spd 20 17 17 16 13 9 9 6 6 6 8 10 9 8 9 11 11 11 10 9 8 5
Clouds FW B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 13 55 38 20 13 24 29 15 1 14 21 26 22 34 31 32 29 53 46 45 32 27
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 8 4 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 168 80 28 17 11 8 24 26 89 78 12 12 13 7 21111120 70 10 9 8 6
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SW W W W W SE S S SW NW N N N NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 23 25 26 26 17 12 12 8 10 10 17 18 16 11 16 19 17 16 16 14 13 10
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/05Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 95 68 98 67 95 68 90 65 87
Temp 89 93 77 69 92 93 76 68 89 91 77 69 87 87 73 66 82 83
DewPt 56 52 59 62 57 54 60 59 56 53 58 58 56 55 59 59 58 57
Min/Max RH 24 79 24 75 26 68 31 78 38
RH 33 25 54 78 32 27 58 75 33 28 52 67 36 34 61 78 44 41
PWind Dir E S S SE S S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 10 30 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-030900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
239 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 56 93 56 94 59
Temp 90 88 71 65 59 56 75 87 92 91 74 66 60 58 80 90 94 90 74 68 62 60
DewPt 50 42 52 59 57 52 51 50 43 39 44 51 50 47 45 47 46 46 53 56 57 57
Max/Min RH 93 16 78 19 93
RH 25 20 50 81 93 86 43 27 19 16 34 57 70 68 29 23 20 22 48 66 82 91
Wind Dir S S SE S SW NW N NE SE S SE S SW W NW N N NE E E NE NE
Wind Spd 20 16 13 12 9 6 6 4 6 9 8 8 5 5 11 13 12 10 9 8 5 4
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 15 20 7 7 3 11 10 1 14 15 16 26 20 38 32 24 34 56 49 45 30 17
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 232185 12 12 7 6 25 75 85121 6 12 9 6 73141160 97 8 7 6 4
T Wind Dir SW S SE S SW NW N N NW W SE SE SW NW N N N NE E E E E
T Wind Spd 25 25 21 21 14 13 14 11 8 12 13 20 14 13 27 21 19 14 17 14 12 9
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/05Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 93 62 94 61 92 61 88 58 84
Temp 88 91 70 62 90 91 68 62 88 88 70 62 85 84 65 59 81 81
DewPt 53 49 56 57 56 52 57 57 57 52 55 55 57 55 58 57 57 54
Min/Max RH 23 86 23 85 27 79 33 93 37
RH 30 24 61 84 32 27 67 83 35 29 59 77 38 37 76 91 45 41
PWind Dir E S SW SE S S S E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20 30 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-030900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
239 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 91 60 92 59
Temp 92 88 71 66 62 60 74 84 90 89 73 67 63 61 78 88 92 88 74 68 62 60
DewPt 57 52 59 61 61 60 60 59 55 53 57 60 59 56 57 56 55 53 57 58 59 59
Max/Min RH 100 28 96 28 97
RH 30 29 67 84 96100 63 42 31 29 57 77 86 84 49 33 29 30 56 70 89 94
Wind Dir S S S S S SW NW N NE SE SE SE S SW NW N N NE E E NE NE
Wind Spd 21 18 16 13 12 9 9 6 5 6 6 9 6 4 10 13 12 11 8 5 4 4
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 42 45 37 22 33 22 13 0 10 17 24 33 40 46 31 29 37 45 41 25 21
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3
Mix Hgt 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 199128 12 10 8 6 24 32 46 35 7 8 10 5 34105108 85 5 5 5 4
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW N N N E SE SE S SW NW N N NE E E E E
T Wind Spd 25 24 24 19 14 12 12 10 8 8 13 16 14 8 19 25 18 14 11 11 10 9
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/05Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 63 94 61 93 62 87 59 83
Temp 89 92 72 64 91 88 69 62 90 91 72 63 84 84 67 60 80 81
DewPt 56 51 57 58 55 54 57 58 57 54 57 57 57 56 58 58 58 56
Min/Max RH 23 84 25 91 27 81 37 94 41
RH 33 25 58 82 30 31 66 88 33 29 60 80 40 40 74 93 46 44
PWind Dir SE S S SE S S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 10 30 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC 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