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 Wed May 22 2024
TXZ012-222100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
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 80 56 95 53 81
Temp 56 51 61 71 78 77 66 60 57 59 73 89 95 93 75 68 59 54 65 74 79 80
DewPt 42 42 43 43 45 47 48 51 56 57 54 36 23 18 20 21 24 30 30 30 30 31
Min/Max RH 31 100 7 40 16
RH 59 71 51 36 31 35 52 72 96 91 52 15 8 7 12 17 25 40 27 20 16 17
Wind Dir N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N NE E SE
Wind Spd 24 21 17 13 12 13 13 13 12 12 13 16 19 19 12 10 12 13 16 12 10 11
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 21 21 8 5 5 7 8 36 50 35 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 7 9 11 12
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 1 3 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 1 2 9 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 7
Vent Rate 37 36 57 57 70 68 13 11 12 22 40190289268 7 8 12 12 61 51 57 84
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE E S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N NE E S
T Wind Spd 33 27 21 14 14 14 18 20 24 20 20 24 26 27 17 19 23 24 25 13 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
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 54 93 58 90 55 84 54 85
Temp 64 54 86 90 69 59 84 89 66 56 79 82 63 55 79 82
DewPt 39 44 34 19 25 30 32 26 33 38 37 35 40 44 44 44
Max/Min RH 69 7 33 10 51 17 69 24
RH 40 69 16 7 19 33 15 10 29 51 22 18 43 66 29 26
PWind Dir SE S W W NW N E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ016-222100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 80 55 91 52 85
Temp 55 50 60 70 77 79 66 59 57 56 73 86 91 88 72 64 58 53 65 75 83 84
DewPt 41 44 43 43 42 40 45 50 54 52 42 21 14 10 13 14 17 25 29 29 27 24
Min/Max RH 25 90 5 34 11
RH 59 82 53 37 29 25 47 72 90 87 32 9 6 5 10 14 20 34 26 18 13 11
Wind Dir N NE NE NE SE S SE SE S S SW SW SW W SW SW W N NE NE SE S
Wind Spd 16 17 16 13 12 11 11 12 11 11 12 18 20 20 10 9 10 11 12 10 10 11
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 5 12 2 3 7 2 2 44 46 2 3 2 4 3 4 6 6 6 10 10 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 1 3 4 6 8 <1 <1 1 <1 2 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 8 10
Vent Rate 33 30 59 50 65 96 15 16 26 18 31230291259 9 11 10 12 44 48108161
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E S S SE SE S S SW SW W W W SW NW N NE E S S
T Wind Spd 29 26 23 16 13 13 19 19 21 21 18 25 27 26 18 21 18 19 18 12 14 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 52 92 56 94 54 90 53 88
Temp 63 53 87 89 67 57 86 92 66 54 82 88 64 54 81 84
DewPt 34 38 22 12 20 25 25 18 27 33 34 28 38 43 45 41
Max/Min RH 57 5 30 7 45 11 66 19
RH 34 57 9 6 17 30 11 7 23 45 18 11 38 66 28 22
PWind Dir SE SW W W NW NE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
$$
TXZ008-222100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
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 82 58 96 57 82
Temp 59 55 64 73 80 80 70 64 60 60 74 89 95 93 76 68 61 57 65 75 81 81
DewPt 56 55 55 56 45 47 50 51 55 58 57 42 26 22 24 27 30 34 31 31 32 33
Min/Max RH 28 93 7 41 16
RH 91 99 74 53 29 31 49 64 84 93 55 19 8 8 14 21 31 41 27 20 17 18
Wind Dir N NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N N N NE E
Wind Spd 19 16 12 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 10 12 16 17 9 8 9 9 12 10 8 6
Clouds FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 28 20 5 5 9 11 2 25 39 28 3 3 3 4 2 2 4 4 7 10 12
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 4 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 8 14 11 <1 <1 1 <1 3 5 5 7
Vent Rate 48 42 64 56 59 77 16 13 12 19 63140335269 11 9 16 16 77 57 48 77
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N N NE E SE
T Wind Spd 29 24 20 12 11 13 17 16 14 14 23 20 27 26 17 14 18 20 25 13 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
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 54 97 60 96 58 89 56 90
Temp 64 54 87 94 72 60 88 93 69 58 82 87 66 57 82 86
DewPt 39 45 40 22 29 37 37 29 37 40 40 38 42 45 45 45
Max/Min RH 70 7 42 10 51 16 65 20
RH 39 70 19 7 20 42 16 10 30 51 22 17 41 64 27 24
PWind Dir SE S W W NW N E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ008-222100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 58 94 57 82
Temp 58 54 63 72 78 78 69 64 60 61 73 87 93 91 76 68 61 57 65 73 80 80
DewPt 55 54 55 54 45 47 49 52 55 58 56 40 25 22 24 25 29 33 30 31 32 32
Min/Max RH 31 90 8 40 17
RH 92 98 76 55 32 33 48 65 82 89 55 19 9 8 15 20 30 40 27 21 17 18
Wind Dir N NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N N NE NE SE
Wind Spd 25 20 13 11 10 11 12 12 11 10 12 13 17 17 11 9 11 12 13 11 9 9
Clouds FW SC SC CL CL FW FW CL SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 23 27 26 4 4 7 12 3 28 41 29 2 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 7 10 11
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 2 2 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 8 14 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 7
Vent Rate 47 37 57 53 58 77 13 11 10 19 54148326241 9 8 15 14 70 54 50 85
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N N NE E S
T Wind Spd 31 24 19 12 11 13 18 17 16 16 21 21 27 26 17 14 18 20 24 13 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 95 60 93 58 86 56 88
Temp 63 55 86 92 71 60 85 92 69 59 79 85 65 56 80 84
DewPt 39 45 39 23 28 36 35 28 37 40 40 37 42 45 45 44
Max/Min RH 68 9 40 11 51 18 67 22
RH 40 68 19 9 21 40 17 11 30 50 24 19 42 66 28 25
PWind Dir SE S W W NW N E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ006-222100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
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 78 51 90 48 80
Temp 50 47 60 70 76 76 64 58 53 51 70 86 90 88 71 61 54 48 62 72 78 79
DewPt 42 41 40 37 39 40 47 49 51 51 49 30 20 17 20 22 28 31 29 29 29 29
Min/Max RH 24 99 7 51 15
RH 74 80 46 30 26 27 54 72 93 99 47 13 8 8 15 22 37 51 29 20 16 16
Wind Dir N NE NE E SE S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W N N N NE SE SE
Wind Spd 21 14 10 9 10 12 12 11 9 6 10 16 20 21 12 9 10 11 12 10 10 11
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 17 14 7 1 3 10 8 3 20 26 12 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 4 10 15
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 1 <1 3 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 1 2 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 8
Vent Rate 25 13 42 40 78118 11 15 11 14 31238311270 10 8 12 11 49 46105130
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E S S SE SE S S SW SW SW W SW W N N NE NE S S
T Wind Spd 26 18 14 10 12 18 20 21 18 13 18 27 29 28 20 18 20 19 19 11 13 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CH EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
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 48 90 49 90 50 85 48 85
Temp 59 48 84 87 62 49 84 88 62 51 79 83 59 48 79 82
DewPt 36 39 32 19 26 33 32 26 38 37 37 33 39 42 43 43
Max/Min RH 70 8 54 10 61 16 82 21
RH 42 69 15 8 26 54 15 11 41 60 23 16 47 79 29 25
PWind Dir SE SW W W NW NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
OKZ002-222100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
Date Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 78 53 92 50 79
Temp 51 49 61 70 76 76 64 59 55 54 70 85 92 89 70 63 55 50 63 73 78 77
DewPt 48 46 46 41 39 41 48 50 52 54 57 47 27 23 26 29 32 31 30 30 32 31
Min/Max RH 26 100 9 47 17
RH 90 89 58 35 26 28 56 72 91 99 64 26 10 9 19 27 42 47 28 21 19 18
Wind Dir N N NE NE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW W N N N N NE SE
Wind Spd 18 13 9 6 9 11 11 11 9 8 11 13 18 19 12 12 12 11 13 11 9 9
Clouds B2 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 81 27 4 4 0 5 4 4 9 49 19 2 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 3 5 9
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 7 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 6
Vent Rate 35 8 23 40 54 81 10 10 7 15 54138356262 10 12 16 11 70 53 52 75
T Wind Dir N N NE NE SE S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N E SE
T Wind Spd 21 16 10 10 10 14 19 19 13 14 21 21 29 27 20 21 25 19 24 13 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 47 94 51 90 52 84 50 86
Temp 58 48 84 90 64 52 84 87 62 53 79 81 59 51 79 82
DewPt 37 42 42 26 36 43 40 32 41 41 41 37 42 45 45 43
Max/Min RH 81 10 74 13 66 19 80 23
RH 46 81 23 10 34 72 21 14 47 64 26 21 52 80 30 25
PWind Dir SE S W W N N E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 5
$$
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