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
200 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
TXZ012-130900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
200 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat
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 67 101 69 96 68
Temp 89 89 78 72 69 67 81 93 99 95 83 76 72 69 82 92 95 90 78 74 70 69
DewPt 61 60 64 63 63 62 63 61 59 58 62 62 61 62 62 58 57 55 59 59 60 60
Max/Min RH 83 25 83 28 76
RH 39 38 62 73 82 83 54 35 27 29 49 62 68 78 51 32 28 31 52 59 71 73
Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW SW S SE S S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 13 12 11 10 12 12 12 13 13 12 10 9 10 12 16 17 13 13 12 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 5 2 5 4 3 7 1 0 4 10 23 7 16 15 11 10 21 36 63 76 66 68
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 64 76 10 10 8 8 23 52116 77 10 9 8 5 26 99153169 13 9 8 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 18 21 21 19 18 17 13 14 19 24 20 19 14 13 18 21 24 20 20 19 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 06/15Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 67 96 70 97 69 96 68 94
Temp 87 87 73 68 90 91 77 70 91 93 78 70 89 90 75 68 84 85
DewPt 59 58 58 57 59 57 56 58 59 55 56 60 59 57 58 62 61 59
Min/Max RH 34 70 29 66 26 71 28 81 38
RH 39 38 59 68 35 32 48 66 34 28 47 71 37 33 55 81 46 41
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 5 10 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-130900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
200 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat
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 64 100 66 94 63
Temp 92 93 78 72 66 64 80 92 98 98 82 76 70 66 80 91 93 90 75 70 66 64
DewPt 59 55 61 61 61 60 61 59 53 51 57 60 59 59 61 56 52 53 58 59 60 60
Max/Min RH 88 21 84 25 90
RH 34 28 57 68 82 86 52 33 23 21 44 57 68 78 53 31 25 28 55 68 81 87
Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S
Wind Spd 11 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 11 12 11 12 9 9 10 12 16 16 12 10 9 9
Clouds CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 2 6 5 8 3 3 0 1 4 18 14 10 7 9 8 7 24 50 68 76 61 41
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.01 0.05
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 83 76 9 10 9 7 25 46127109 10 11 11 8 23 97173133 8 6 8 7
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S SW S SW SE SE S S S SW S S S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 12 12 17 18 17 16 17 11 12 13 19 20 19 16 14 18 20 21 16 12 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 06/15Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 65 96 66 98 65 97 63 94
Temp 86 90 72 66 90 93 74 67 91 96 76 66 88 95 73 64 83 86
DewPt 58 53 57 55 57 51 57 56 55 45 54 58 54 47 56 60 59 55
Min/Max RH 28 73 23 68 18 74 19 87 33
RH 38 29 60 69 33 24 54 68 30 18 46 74 31 19 55 87 44 35
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 10 0 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-130900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
200 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat
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 69 105 70 101 70
Temp 94 94 81 75 71 69 85 97103100 86 79 73 71 83 96100 95 82 77 72 71
DewPt 61 61 64 66 65 64 64 61 56 59 63 65 64 64 64 59 55 57 61 62 62 62
Max/Min RH 84 21 84 23 76
RH 33 35 56 74 81 84 50 30 21 26 47 61 73 80 53 29 23 28 50 60 71 73
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 11 11 9 8 6 9 9 11 11 11 9 6 4 6 10 13 13 11 9 9 8
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 0 5 24 3 4 4 0 1 1 33 36 19 16 18 13 7 15 40 56 68 68 61
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 7 <1 1 <1 <1 3 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 88 87 15 15 11 9 36 54120109 14 17 11 7 30111193167 15 12 12 11
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 17 20 18 14 13 18 11 12 17 19 18 16 11 12 17 21 24 19 16 14 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 06/15Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 70 100 73 101 72 100 68 98
Temp 90 90 76 70 92 94 79 73 94 96 80 72 92 94 77 69 84 87
DewPt 60 61 61 59 60 59 59 59 61 58 61 61 60 59 61 64 63 62
Min/Max RH 31 71 29 63 27 68 27 88 40
RH 37 37 60 68 34 31 50 63 33 28 52 68 35 31 59 85 48 42
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 5 10 5 10 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-130900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
200 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat
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 69 102 70 98 70
Temp 92 92 80 75 71 69 83 95101 97 85 79 72 70 82 94 97 93 80 75 72 70
DewPt 61 60 65 65 64 63 64 61 56 57 62 64 63 63 63 58 55 55 61 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 82 23 83 25 75
RH 36 35 59 72 78 80 53 33 23 27 47 62 73 78 54 31 25 28 51 63 70 74
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 13 12 10 9 11 11 12 12 13 12 9 6 9 11 14 16 13 12 11 10
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 0 4 18 10 4 5 3 0 2 34 29 18 19 18 17 8 20 41 59 71 66 64
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.01 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 82 78 12 12 10 8 27 52124117 11 14 9 6 26110200177 14 10 10 9
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 17 20 19 16 16 18 12 13 18 19 19 17 11 13 17 21 24 20 16 14 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 06/15Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 69 98 73 100 71 98 68 96
Temp 88 88 75 69 91 92 79 73 92 94 79 71 90 92 76 69 83 86
DewPt 59 59 60 59 59 58 58 59 60 56 59 61 60 58 61 64 62 60
Min/Max RH 33 73 30 60 26 71 29 89 40
RH 39 39 59 70 35 32 48 60 35 28 50 71 36 32 59 86 50 42
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 5 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-130900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
200 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat
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 62 102 64 96 61
Temp 94 93 78 72 66 63 83 95100 96 80 74 68 65 81 92 96 88 73 69 64 62
DewPt 59 54 59 61 60 59 58 55 48 50 56 60 60 60 60 56 52 53 58 59 60 59
Max/Min RH 88 17 89 23 92
RH 31 27 51 68 82 88 43 26 17 21 44 62 76 83 49 30 23 30 58 71 86 89
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 9 12 14 13 11 9 9 9
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 2 14 9 2 7 5 1 0 18 25 15 14 13 17 13 10 23 63 82 74 58 43
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 93 72 10 9 7 6 19 59132 66 10 10 6 6 39153211191 6 7 6 8
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SE S S S S SW S S S W SE S SW
T Wind Spd 13 12 19 18 16 13 16 11 11 11 20 17 13 11 18 19 21 24 12 12 11 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 06/15Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 91 62 97 65 98 64 95 60 94
Temp 86 88 69 63 91 91 73 65 91 93 73 65 89 89 70 61 81 82
DewPt 59 54 59 56 56 51 57 55 55 47 53 54 53 49 56 59 58 58
Min/Max RH 30 85 23 72 20 69 23 97 39
RH 39 31 70 80 31 26 57 69 29 21 49 69 29 25 61 93 46 44
PWind Dir SW S S S S S S E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC FW CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-130900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
200 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Date 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat
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 66 104 66 98 65
Temp 95 92 79 73 68 66 84 99104 97 79 74 69 67 81 94 98 92 76 72 67 66
DewPt 60 58 62 63 63 62 60 57 52 54 60 63 63 62 64 59 55 54 59 61 62 61
Max/Min RH 87 18 93 24 87
RH 31 31 55 71 84 87 45 24 18 24 52 69 82 85 55 31 24 28 57 68 82 84
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 12 12 11 10 9 10 10 10 11 10 9 8 6 9 12 14 16 12 11 10 10
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 1 24 20 7 8 11 4 1 12 22 23 18 20 28 19 12 23 45 65 73 73 64
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.09
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 14 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 94 61 10 10 7 7 21 61141 59 8 9 7 4 28147229179 7 8 7 7
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S SW S SW
T Wind Spd 17 14 19 20 16 16 14 11 11 12 17 14 13 10 14 19 21 25 13 12 13 13
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 06/15Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 64 99 68 98 67 96 61 95
Temp 90 88 71 65 93 90 76 69 93 93 76 67 90 89 70 62 81 82
DewPt 59 57 60 59 58 58 58 58 59 55 58 58 57 55 58 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 31 83 25 70 25 72 25 100 41
RH 35 35 69 80 30 34 54 68 32 28 55 72 33 32 66100 49 48
PWind Dir S S S S S S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS 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