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
243 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
TXZ012-120900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
243 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 61 91 66 100 68
Temp 80 79 70 66 63 61 72 83 89 88 77 72 69 67 80 93 99 94 82 77 71 69
DewPt 61 61 62 62 61 61 62 62 61 60 63 63 63 63 64 63 60 60 63 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 100 37 89 28 84
RH 52 54 76 87 93100 71 49 39 39 62 73 81 87 58 37 28 32 53 62 76 81
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S SE SE S S
Wind Spd 8 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 10 9 11 10 11 12 12 12 9 8
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 17 14 10 28 28 33 7 3 4 11 6 7 5 6 1 1 4 5 9 8 14 18
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 44 8 6 5 7 17 38 63 65 8 10 8 8 27 45 82 69 10 11 7 6
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 9 10 14 13 13 13 11 11 13 19 19 21 18 18 16 11 12 16 20 19 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 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 67 93 67 96 69 97 68 97
Temp 91 90 73 67 86 87 72 67 90 91 75 69 91 92 75 69 89 91
DewPt 60 56 59 59 59 58 56 56 58 56 55 57 58 54 59 60 58 56
Min/Max RH 29 75 33 68 28 66 26 76 29
RH 36 32 62 75 40 38 57 68 34 31 50 66 33 28 58 73 35 31
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-120900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
243 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 92 62 99 66
Temp 79 81 69 64 62 61 71 83 90 91 77 71 66 63 79 92 98 97 81 75 69 66
DewPt 60 58 63 63 62 61 63 62 58 55 61 61 63 62 63 60 54 52 59 61 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 30 95 22 86
RH 52 46 83 97100100 76 48 34 30 59 71 90 95 58 34 23 22 48 63 78 84
Wind Dir E E SE SE S SW SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 5 6 6 5 5 6 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 6
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 9 16 19 31 34 52 20 4 4 9 4 8 2 4 2 2 3 9 6 14 5 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 38 6 6 7 9 18 48 73 66 9 10 10 8 25 49110 97 10 10 10 8
T Wind Dir E E SE S S SW SW SW SW S SE S S SW SW SW S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 11 11 13 13 12 12 12 13 17 19 18 16 16 10 11 13 19 19 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 94 63 93 64 97 67 98 64 97
Temp 90 90 71 64 86 88 71 65 90 94 75 68 92 95 74 65 89 93
DewPt 57 53 59 58 57 53 56 54 56 49 55 55 53 46 55 58 55 47
Min/Max RH 27 84 29 72 21 65 18 80 20
RH 33 28 65 83 38 30 59 68 32 22 50 64 27 19 51 77 31 21
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds CL FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 50 20 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-120900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
243 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 63 95 68 104 70
Temp 85 85 75 70 65 63 76 88 94 93 81 75 71 69 82 97103 99 85 79 73 70
DewPt 61 61 63 65 64 63 63 62 61 62 65 66 66 65 65 63 59 60 65 67 66 66
Max/Min RH 100 33 89 25 87
RH 44 45 66 84 96 99 65 41 33 36 57 74 84 87 56 33 25 29 52 66 79 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 5 6 5 4 4 4 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 9 9 9 9 9 8 5 4
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 26 35 18 12 33 17 1 0 1 16 4 7 6 6 0 1 4 10 24 16 26 18
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 57 61 10 9 8 7 27 50 84 84 15 16 12 10 40 45 87 93 13 12 8 8
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 9 10 13 12 11 10 12 11 13 17 19 19 16 13 19 10 11 13 17 16 11 11
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 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 98 69 96 70 100 72 101 70 100
Temp 95 93 78 69 89 90 75 70 93 94 79 72 94 95 77 71 92 94
DewPt 61 58 62 61 59 59 58 57 59 59 57 58 60 58 61 62 60 58
Min/Max RH 27 77 31 63 27 63 25 76 27
RH 34 30 58 77 36 35 55 63 32 31 47 62 31 29 59 73 34 30
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-120900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
243 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 63 93 68 102 70
Temp 83 83 74 69 65 64 74 85 91 91 80 75 71 69 81 94100 96 84 78 73 70
DewPt 60 59 62 64 63 63 64 61 60 60 64 65 65 65 65 62 59 59 65 66 66 65
Max/Min RH 98 35 91 26 85
RH 46 45 66 85 94 96 71 46 35 36 57 71 81 89 58 36 26 30 53 65 78 84
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 8 6 6 6 9 10 11 11 12 11 10 9 10 9 10 11 11 10 9 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 23 24 17 19 31 23 2 0 2 16 6 10 6 6 2 1 6 8 21 19 22 15
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 59 63 9 7 7 6 22 49 79 70 13 13 10 9 32 43 89 86 12 10 8 6
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 9 11 14 12 12 11 12 12 14 16 19 19 16 14 19 10 11 13 16 16 12 11
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 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 96 69 94 70 98 71 99 70 98
Temp 92 91 76 69 87 88 75 70 90 92 78 72 92 93 75 71 89 92
DewPt 60 57 61 61 59 58 57 57 59 57 57 58 59 56 61 61 59 57
Min/Max RH 29 78 34 64 29 62 27 74 29
RH 35 32 61 78 39 37 55 64 35 32 48 62 33 29 61 73 36 31
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-120900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
243 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 94 61 100 63
Temp 83 82 70 65 61 59 75 86 93 92 77 71 65 62 80 94100 96 78 72 67 64
DewPt 58 57 61 61 61 59 63 62 58 55 60 61 61 59 60 57 53 51 59 62 63 62
Max/Min RH 100 29 91 20 97
RH 43 44 73 87100 99 66 45 31 29 56 71 87 89 49 29 21 22 53 70 88 92
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 5 6 8 6 6 6 12 13 12 9 9 8 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 4
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 19 44 42 42 34 30 6 5 7 42 25 6 6 2 3 1 4 15 14 12 15 18
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 10
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 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 44 49 8 7 7 7 37 71 80 87 9 8 7 5 29 52103117 9 10 7 5
T Wind Dir E SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 8 9 16 14 13 13 20 19 13 14 16 14 13 12 16 10 11 13 18 19 13 11
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 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 60 90 61 97 64 97 61 95
Temp 90 89 68 61 84 87 68 62 91 92 73 65 92 91 71 62 88 89
DewPt 61 54 60 59 59 52 57 54 55 51 56 55 55 52 56 56 57 49
Min/Max RH 26 99 29 80 22 71 23 84 24
RH 37 31 78 94 43 30 68 75 30 25 55 68 29 27 59 81 35 26
PWind Dir S S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B2 B2 SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 60 20 20 5 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS NM SC IS IS
Tstms IS NM SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-120900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
243 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
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 61 95 65 102 64
Temp 84 83 72 67 63 61 77 89 94 92 79 73 68 66 80 96102 97 77 73 68 65
DewPt 59 58 61 61 63 61 63 61 59 58 62 64 64 62 63 59 54 53 62 64 64 64
Max/Min RH 100 29 88 20 100
RH 42 43 68 81100100 62 39 31 32 56 73 87 86 55 29 20 23 60 73 88 97
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 8 9 8 8 8 9 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 8 6 4
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 35 10 14 11 17 5 1 1 6 18 3 8 8 1 1 11 20 22 19 24 22
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 59 7 7 7 7 37 78 94 72 8 11 9 8 24 55124 97 11 9 6 6
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 10 16 16 13 14 18 16 14 14 16 19 17 17 14 10 11 11 24 17 11 12
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 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 96 64 92 64 98 67 98 64 95
Temp 93 90 72 65 87 86 70 65 93 92 75 68 93 92 72 65 89 87
DewPt 60 55 61 61 60 57 58 56 57 56 56 57 58 56 58 60 60 57
Min/Max RH 26 88 33 75 25 70 26 88 31
RH 33 30 68 88 40 37 66 73 30 30 52 68 31 30 62 85 38 36
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 50 20 20 5 10 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS 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