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
349 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
TXZ012-252100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
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 93 59 90 53 88
Temp 57 56 71 85 92 91 76 71 64 60 74 83 87 88 72 64 58 53 70 83 87 86
DewPt 40 44 49 44 30 20 19 19 23 28 30 28 26 26 29 31 36 38 39 38 38 38
Min/Max RH 7 29 10 56 17
RH 53 64 46 24 11 7 12 14 21 29 20 13 11 11 20 29 44 56 32 20 18 19
Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 14 16 20 21 16 13 13 12 13 12 13 13 9 9 9 9 12 12 11 11
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 1 2 3 23 45 18 5 2 1 3 3 3 2 6 8 4 2 2 3 3 3 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 7
Vent Rate 10 10 50145375331 11 10 9 9 84140186149 5 7 7 6 47 83133119
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW W W W E E E E SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 25 24 28 27 36 36 23 24 21 21 25 19 18 16 13 18 18 13 17 16 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO CL CH EL EL NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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 88 58 82 61 85 59 87
Temp 67 60 81 79 63 59 76 79 65 62 81 79 66 60 80 83
DewPt 44 51 54 54 57 58 58 57 60 60 57 55 57 57 54 51
Max/Min RH 73 31 99 45 96 38 91 30
RH 43 73 39 42 81 97 53 47 84 94 44 43 73 89 40 33
PWind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 40 40 30 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-252100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 57 91 52 92
Temp 53 51 71 86 90 90 75 68 62 58 76 83 89 90 73 64 58 52 70 84 91 89
DewPt 34 36 40 32 15 13 16 19 25 27 29 26 24 23 28 28 31 35 38 35 31 29
Min/Max RH 6 30 8 52 11
RH 47 55 32 14 6 6 11 16 25 30 18 12 9 9 19 25 36 52 31 17 12 11
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W W NW NE E E SE S S
Wind Spd 6 6 10 12 17 21 16 12 12 11 12 13 13 14 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 9
Clouds CL CL CL SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 1 2 4 43 34 6 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 7 6 5 3 2 2 3 5 15
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 12 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 14 15
Vent Rate 11 10 50207357381 16 12 14 9 88138259245 7 5 8 7 41 86220189
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W W E E E SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 19 25 29 37 36 26 21 24 18 19 17 23 21 13 10 17 14 17 16 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CL CH EL EL NO NO NO EL EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 92 56 88 58 91 57 91
Temp 65 56 85 86 62 57 80 84 65 59 84 88 64 58 84 87
DewPt 43 52 51 41 57 57 57 50 60 59 51 38 54 56 48 40
Max/Min RH 87 18 100 29 100 16 95 18
RH 44 87 31 21 84100 46 31 84100 32 17 70 93 28 19
PWind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 30 20 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
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 98 60 92 55 92
Temp 57 56 73 87 95 95 79 71 63 60 76 85 90 90 74 66 59 56 72 86 91 90
DewPt 42 45 51 49 39 23 24 24 26 30 35 33 29 28 33 35 38 41 42 41 39 40
Min/Max RH 7 31 10 56 16
RH 58 65 48 27 14 7 13 17 24 31 22 16 11 10 22 32 46 56 34 21 16 18
Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW N NE E E NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 13 14 18 18 11 9 8 8 10 9 11 9 4 4 4 4 6 9 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 1 3 5 12 24 9 7 2 3 4 2 2 2 6 7 5 4 3 3 3 4 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 10
Vent Rate 11 11 67160409352 11 12 12 13 92158190108 9 11 8 7 25 96145129
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W NW NE E E E E SE S S
T Wind Spd 16 14 27 27 36 36 16 18 18 18 24 20 18 11 13 16 12 10 11 13 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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 61 92 60 86 62 89 62 90
Temp 70 61 84 83 67 61 79 83 68 63 83 83 69 63 83 85
DewPt 45 52 56 57 60 61 61 60 63 63 62 60 62 61 58 56
Max/Min RH 71 29 99 43 100 39 94 32
RH 42 71 38 41 78 99 52 47 85100 48 46 78 93 43 36
PWind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 40 30 40 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 61 90 56 90
Temp 58 58 73 86 94 93 79 71 64 61 75 83 87 89 73 66 59 56 71 82 88 89
DewPt 41 43 49 46 35 22 24 24 27 30 35 32 29 28 32 35 38 40 42 40 39 39
Min/Max RH 8 32 11 55 17
RH 52 57 42 25 13 8 13 17 25 32 23 16 13 12 22 32 46 55 35 22 18 18
Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N NE E E NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 12 18 18 21 21 13 12 11 10 12 11 11 10 8 8 6 6 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 1 3 4 12 19 9 7 2 3 3 3 2 2 6 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 15
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9
Vent Rate 9 9 61162385329 10 11 11 11 86147184121 7 9 8 5 27100134122
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W W NE E E E E S S S
T Wind Spd 16 14 28 28 35 36 16 18 19 18 24 19 17 13 13 16 13 10 11 14 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO CL CH EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 90 60 84 63 88 63 89
Temp 69 61 83 81 66 61 78 82 68 64 82 81 68 64 81 84
DewPt 45 53 56 56 59 60 60 59 63 63 61 58 60 61 57 54
Max/Min RH 73 31 97 45 97 40 92 32
RH 41 73 40 42 80 96 55 47 85 96 49 46 75 91 45 35
PWind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 40 30 30 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-252100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
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 51 86 47 88
Temp 51 50 70 85 89 87 69 62 56 52 71 81 85 84 65 58 51 48 69 81 87 86
DewPt 37 38 40 32 24 21 24 24 26 29 32 28 26 26 30 33 35 37 39 39 36 33
Min/Max RH 8 42 11 65 14
RH 57 63 34 15 9 9 18 23 32 42 23 14 12 12 27 39 53 65 35 22 17 15
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE N E SE S S
Wind Spd 10 10 14 19 23 21 13 10 9 9 9 8 11 11 9 9 8 6 8 8 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 1 4 3 6 6 3 3 2 2 2 8 17 12 7 4 2 2 2 4 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 13 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 12
Vent Rate 9 10 58256426473 8 9 9 9 97154207137 7 9 5 5 30 88136158
T Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW W W W NE E NE E SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 19 20 27 32 39 39 18 19 19 18 21 18 18 13 14 19 11 10 11 13 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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 53 88 54 84 55 87 54 88
Temp 63 53 81 79 59 55 78 80 61 56 82 82 61 55 81 82
DewPt 43 47 55 51 58 55 60 54 60 56 58 51 57 55 52 45
Max/Min RH 79 27 100 37 100 30 100 23
RH 47 79 40 37 95100 53 41 98100 44 34 86100 37 27
PWind Dir SE SE SE S SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 30 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-252100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 93 55 86 48 88
Temp 49 47 66 84 92 91 73 64 59 56 72 81 85 84 66 58 51 49 68 82 88 86
DewPt 40 41 47 43 33 24 25 28 31 38 42 37 32 30 35 38 40 41 43 41 39 38
Min/Max RH 9 51 14 75 17
RH 70 82 50 24 13 9 17 25 35 51 34 21 15 14 32 47 66 73 40 23 18 18
Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE NW SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 6 6 13 16 20 21 13 10 10 10 12 12 13 12 6 5 4 4 6 8 6 6
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 10 4 1 2 2 6 5 4 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 7 16 9 3 2 1 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 12
Vent Rate 7 6 79155417372 11 8 10 9106155211132 7 5 3 2 14 74131140
T Wind Dir SE S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW W NW NE E E N S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 14 28 28 36 35 23 19 21 19 27 20 21 16 17 12 8 5 8 10 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 87 56 84 58 87 59 87
Temp 64 55 82 80 62 57 79 78 63 59 81 82 64 60 80 82
DewPt 45 48 55 55 59 57 60 59 62 59 62 59 63 60 57 54
Max/Min RH 75 33 100 43 100 40 100 34
RH 49 75 40 43 90100 53 51 98100 52 46 97100 45 38
PWind Dir SE SE SE S SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 40 30 40 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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