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
549 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
TXZ012-092100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 75 61 84
Temp 66 74 80 84 79 71 67 64 63 65 70 74 72 66 64 63 61 69 78 83 80
DewPt 59 61 61 62 62 63 63 62 61 60 60 61 61 62 61 61 60 63 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 48 97 64 97 49
RH 77 64 52 48 57 76 87 93 94 84 71 64 68 87 90 93 97 80 58 49 52
Wind Dir E NE NE E E E E N E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SE
Wind Spd 9 10 12 13 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 8 9 9 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 72 73 69 61 57 74 78 93 99 93 89 88 69 62 58 68 83 53 34 35 29
PoP 12HR 30 90 70 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 1.04 0.42 0.09 0.37
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC NM NM IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 5
Vent Rate 16 34 44 62 65 33 23 11 9 15 22 25 42 7 13 6 4 28 49 51 50
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E SW N E E SE S S S S S S SW S S SE
T Wind Spd 16 19 14 17 18 19 16 10 10 10 10 11 17 16 19 13 10 13 16 13 12
RFTI 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
Date Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
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 90 66 97 68 96 68 93
Temp 67 62 85 87 72 66 92 92 75 68 92 90 76 69 89 87
DewPt 62 62 62 60 62 62 61 59 60 61 60 57 58 59 57 56
Max/Min RH 100 37 88 29 78 29 71 29
RH 84100 46 41 71 86 36 33 60 77 35 33 54 71 34 35
PWind Dir SE SW S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 10 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-092100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 59 76 58 86
Temp 63 74 82 85 81 67 64 62 61 65 68 73 74 64 62 61 59 70 79 84 85
DewPt 60 61 61 60 58 64 63 62 61 62 62 61 58 62 62 61 59 63 62 58 57
Min/Max RH 43 100 57 100 37
RH 88 63 49 43 45 89 97100100 88 80 64 57 95100100100 78 55 41 38
Wind Dir E NE NE E SE SW NE E NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W NW NE
Wind Spd 6 9 12 13 13 10 8 6 6 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 8
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 57 54 69 61 82 91 93 93 96 87 82 76 64 65 59 50 65 38 19 23 25
PoP 12HR 30 90 70 50 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.81 0.59 0.14 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM O O NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 2
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 5 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 3
Vent Rate 8 37 59 78 92 33 25 10 13 13 24 43 35 6 15 9 7 24 47 41 31
T Wind Dir E NE E E SE S E E N SE S S S S S SW SW SW NW N NE
T Wind Spd 13 19 18 18 20 19 19 10 10 9 10 12 14 12 17 13 12 12 11 11 10
RFTI 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
Date Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
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 94 63 99 65 97 65 93
Temp 66 60 85 93 72 64 93 97 74 66 92 94 75 66 89 90
DewPt 62 60 61 53 62 62 57 51 59 59 57 50 57 58 53 47
Max/Min RH 100 25 97 20 80 21 77 22
RH 87100 45 26 70 95 30 22 59 79 31 23 53 75 29 23
PWind Dir SE SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 10 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-092100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 84 63 79 62 87
Temp 67 73 79 81 79 73 69 66 64 67 74 78 77 70 67 64 63 73 82 86 84
DewPt 62 63 64 65 65 64 64 64 62 60 59 60 61 62 63 63 63 65 64 64 63
Min/Max RH 54 94 54 100 46
RH 83 70 60 58 61 73 84 92 93 80 61 54 57 77 87 96100 75 55 47 49
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 5 9 11 11 11 9 6 5 5 5 8 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 8 6 6
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 88 82 74 67 57 79 85 96 96 86 85 79 86 67 56 63 75 54 33 26 35
PoP 12HR 30 80 70 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.45 0.29 0.12 0.31
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC NM O NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC NM NM SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 5
Vent Rate 23 37 52 60 60 34 27 21 16 23 38 46 42 10 10 10 7 29 57 53 50
T Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 17 19 16 16 18 18 16 11 10 11 10 10 13 12 14 11 10 11 13 11 11
RFTI 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
Date Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
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 95 67 101 70 100 70 96
Temp 70 65 87 89 75 68 95 98 79 70 95 95 78 71 92 90
DewPt 66 65 64 64 65 64 63 61 63 63 62 59 61 61 59 58
Max/Min RH 100 36 90 27 79 27 71 28
RH 88 99 46 42 70 88 35 31 58 78 34 30 55 71 33 35
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 10 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-092100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 83 62 77 61 86
Temp 67 72 78 80 78 72 68 65 64 65 71 76 74 68 66 64 62 72 80 84 82
DewPt 62 62 63 64 64 65 64 63 62 60 59 59 60 62 62 62 62 64 64 63 61
Min/Max RH 56 96 56 100 47
RH 87 72 60 58 61 77 85 93 94 86 66 57 61 81 89 96100 76 59 50 49
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E NE E E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW S SE
Wind Spd 8 10 12 12 12 11 9 8 8 8 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 8 8
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 89 77 72 68 58 77 87 97 99 91 86 82 85 66 59 62 78 53 33 34 36
PoP 12HR 30 80 70 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.60 0.30 0.13 0.35
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC NM O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC NM NM IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 1 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 5
Vent Rate 24 34 53 58 65 29 25 13 14 19 30 44 42 8 9 8 6 27 56 55 51
T Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S SW S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 19 17 17 18 17 14 10 10 11 10 11 13 13 16 11 10 11 14 12 11
RFTI 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
Date Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
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 93 67 99 69 99 70 94
Temp 69 64 85 87 75 68 93 96 78 70 93 93 78 71 90 88
DewPt 65 64 63 62 65 64 63 60 63 63 61 58 61 61 59 57
Max/Min RH 100 37 91 28 80 28 73 30
RH 89100 47 43 71 89 37 31 60 79 35 32 55 72 36 36
PWind Dir SE SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 10 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-092100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 79 57 73 56 85
Temp 60 69 74 77 76 67 63 61 59 63 68 71 72 62 61 59 57 69 80 85 82
DewPt 59 61 62 63 61 63 62 60 58 61 61 61 60 62 60 59 57 63 62 59 57
Min/Max RH 59 100 65 100 39
RH 97 76 66 61 59 88 96 98 97 91 77 72 65 99 97100100 80 54 42 42
Wind Dir N NE NE E E E SE N E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW E E
Wind Spd 10 12 13 13 12 9 8 6 5 5 8 9 9 6 4 4 5 6 8 8 8
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 78 86 84 53 44 74 88 97 94 84 86 82 71 76 58 73 70 51 33 35 33
PoP 12HR 30 80 70 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.60 0.24 0.07 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM O NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 2
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1 2 3 5 4 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5
Vent Rate 20 34 52 71 60 31 28 13 12 20 41 41 48 17 6 6 5 27 38 74 51
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E E E S S S S S S S SW SW SW N SE
T Wind Spd 19 20 17 17 16 18 17 9 9 12 16 14 16 17 11 12 10 13 10 11 11
RFTI 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
Date Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
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 93 61 98 63 97 63 91
Temp 64 58 87 91 70 61 93 94 72 63 92 92 70 64 88 87
DewPt 63 58 62 56 62 60 59 56 61 60 60 57 61 59 57 50
Max/Min RH 100 30 96 24 91 27 90 26
RH 97100 43 31 77 93 32 27 67 88 35 31 72 85 35 28
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 10 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-092100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 77 57 77 58 85
Temp 61 67 73 75 75 67 63 59 58 65 73 76 74 63 62 60 59 69 80 84 82
DewPt 61 63 63 63 62 64 63 59 58 58 57 57 57 61 61 60 58 64 63 62 61
Min/Max RH 62 100 50 100 45
RH 99 86 71 64 66 91 99100100 77 57 50 55 92 97100 97 82 56 47 49
Wind Dir N NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 9 12 12 12 12 9 6 5 5 8 9 10 9 6 5 5 6 8 9 8 8
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 69 81 79 58 61 53 69 86 84 77 83 70 75 61 54 70 69 50 48 45 36
PoP 12HR 30 60 50 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.14 0.09 0.10 0.07
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 3 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 5
Vent Rate 11 31 46 54 57 31 18 16 14 28 42 67 54 7 7 6 5 33 38 45 49
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 16 14 14 17 17 16 12 12 12 13 16 16 14 14 13 11 13 10 10 11
RFTI 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
Date Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
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 94 63 99 64 97 65 92
Temp 66 61 87 91 70 64 95 97 74 65 93 92 73 66 89 86
DewPt 64 61 63 59 64 62 62 58 63 63 62 58 62 61 60 57
Max/Min RH 100 32 95 26 96 29 86 32
RH 94100 46 34 80 92 34 28 70 94 36 33 68 85 38 38
PWind Dir S S S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 20 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC 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