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
449 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
TXZ012-302100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
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 87 56 80 59 86
Temp 61 71 82 86 77 64 60 58 58 65 72 79 78 68 64 61 59 70 80 85 81
DewPt 58 60 60 58 58 58 58 58 57 58 58 56 56 59 59 59 58 60 59 57 58
Min/Max RH 38 100 44 100 39
RH 90 68 47 39 52 81 93100 96 78 61 45 47 73 84 93 96 71 49 39 46
Wind Dir S S S SE E SE E E E NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 13 14 16 13 11 9 8 9 9 9 10 9 9 6 5 8 10 12 14
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 75 57 28 20 79 81 62 49 52 51 43 26 29 49 62 66 71 39 29 30 43
PoP 12HR 40 60 30 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.36 0.40 0 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC NM SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5
Vent Rate 12 32 70158 69 21 9 6 7 12 29 55 61 8 6 6 4 29 58124109
T Wind Dir S S S S E E E NE E NE E SE S SE S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 19 24 25 26 17 11 11 10 10 11 16 19 16 14 10 16 16 19 26
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 Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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 91 63 94 64 95 64 93
Temp 66 62 85 87 69 64 87 90 72 65 90 92 73 65 89 89
DewPt 61 61 60 56 60 60 53 49 57 57 49 47 56 58 55 52
Max/Min RH 98 32 89 22 77 19 80 25
RH 84 97 43 35 73 87 31 25 59 75 25 21 55 78 32 28
PWind Dir S S S SW SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 10 10 5 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ016-302100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
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 91 54 83 57 89
Temp 60 71 83 90 84 66 61 57 55 66 75 82 81 67 63 59 58 68 81 87 81
DewPt 58 60 57 46 46 54 56 57 55 57 55 53 52 58 59 59 58 60 59 52 52
Min/Max RH 22 100 35 100 30
RH 93 68 41 22 27 65 84100100 73 50 38 37 73 89100100 76 47 30 37
Wind Dir S S S S SW SE SE E E NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 11 12 12 13 12 12 10 8 6 6 9 9 10 9 9 6 5 6 10 12 13
Clouds B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 57 49 14 26 52 44 36 33 52 37 28 20 33 51 56 65 64 45 21 24 31
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0.27 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 3
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 4 3 5 5 5 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 4
Vent Rate 15 39 75227 63 16 12 13 6 13 35 66 71 15 9 10 8 19 70158113
T Wind Dir S S S S S E SE E E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 18 16 21 19 23 19 16 9 8 10 11 14 17 17 12 11 11 16 17 29
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 Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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 59 96 60 98 62 95
Temp 64 60 86 90 68 60 89 92 70 61 92 95 70 63 90 92
DewPt 59 60 56 43 56 52 42 32 51 49 41 32 52 56 50 45
Max/Min RH 100 18 81 10 70 10 82 19
RH 86100 36 20 65 75 19 12 51 66 17 11 53 80 25 20
PWind Dir S S S W SE SW SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ008-302100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
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 91 59 84 61 90
Temp 65 75 86 87 77 67 64 61 61 68 75 82 82 71 67 63 62 72 83 89 86
DewPt 61 61 62 60 60 60 61 60 60 60 60 59 58 61 61 61 61 61 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 38 100 43 98 37
RH 87 62 44 40 57 79 90 97 96 76 60 45 45 71 82 93 96 68 49 38 41
Wind Dir SE S S S NW SE E NE NW NE NE E SE S S SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 10 12 12 12 9 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 8 10 11
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 75 62 31 24 84 86 74 59 56 48 46 27 35 52 63 67 71 32 28 32 43
PoP 12HR 50 70 40 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.49 0.54 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC NM SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 1 3
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 8 2 1 <1 1 <1 3 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 5
Vent Rate 10 44 90146 34 28 11 10 7 18 30 41 64 13 13 6 8 37 65125 97
T Wind Dir S S S S N S SE NE N NE E SE SE S W E S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 20 20 20 23 21 12 11 9 8 8 8 11 17 18 9 11 13 13 18 20
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 Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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 94 65 97 66 99 67 97
Temp 70 63 88 89 72 66 90 93 73 67 92 95 76 68 90 93
DewPt 64 63 63 60 64 63 58 55 62 61 57 53 62 62 59 56
Max/Min RH 100 32 91 23 85 23 83 25
RH 81100 43 37 76 89 34 27 67 81 32 25 61 81 34 29
PWind Dir S S S SW SE S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 10 10 5 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ008-302100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
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 89 59 82 61 88
Temp 64 73 84 85 74 66 63 61 60 67 74 79 80 70 67 63 62 71 81 87 84
DewPt 61 61 61 60 60 59 60 59 60 60 59 58 57 61 61 61 60 61 61 59 60
Min/Max RH 39 100 45 98 40
RH 89 65 48 43 62 77 89 94 98 77 60 49 46 73 82 92 93 71 52 41 44
Wind Dir S S S S E SE E SE NW NE NE E SE SE S SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 13 13 13 12 9 8 5 6 8 8 8 6 6 4 4 5 9 11 13
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 73 61 28 22 83 85 71 56 53 46 44 26 36 52 64 67 69 32 26 31 43
PoP 12HR 50 70 30 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.65 0.31 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC NM SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 1 3
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 8 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 5
Vent Rate 9 38 87155 52 28 9 7 6 14 30 45 57 8 13 7 6 35 62128103
T Wind Dir S S S S NE SE SE NE NE NE E SE SE S N E S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 18 20 20 21 23 12 10 9 8 9 9 10 13 21 11 12 13 13 18 21
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 Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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 93 65 95 65 97 67 96
Temp 70 63 86 87 72 66 88 92 74 66 90 94 77 68 89 92
DewPt 64 63 62 58 63 62 57 53 62 61 56 52 60 62 58 54
Max/Min RH 100 33 88 24 85 23 80 26
RH 82100 44 38 73 87 35 28 66 82 32 24 57 79 35 29
PWind Dir S S S W SE S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 10 10 5 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ006-302100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
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 88 53 81 53 87
Temp 59 71 83 88 78 62 58 55 54 66 74 80 78 64 59 56 54 68 81 86 82
DewPt 58 61 60 54 52 58 58 55 54 58 57 55 54 59 59 56 54 60 59 55 55
Min/Max RH 30 100 41 100 34
RH 97 70 45 31 40 86 99100100 74 55 41 44 84 99100100 75 47 35 40
Wind Dir SW S S S E E NE NE N NE E E SE SE E SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 10 13 12 12 11 9 6 5 6 8 8 9 9 8 5 4 4 8 10 12 12
Clouds B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 61 44 11 23 63 74 62 51 47 38 30 28 56 66 64 62 53 26 16 30 37
PoP 12HR 50 50 40 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.02 0.08 0.11 0.05
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 3
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 4
Vent Rate 12 47 81189 44 16 13 6 8 17 36 67 47 12 9 6 4 33 74153 70
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW E E E NE E E E S SE SE NE N S S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 23 19 19 20 18 16 10 11 9 9 11 12 12 17 10 9 16 16 20 17
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 Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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 56 94 57 92 57 95 60 93
Temp 63 57 86 91 66 58 87 90 67 58 90 92 68 61 88 89
DewPt 60 57 58 43 56 50 52 44 56 57 51 43 54 57 54 49
Max/Min RH 100 19 84 20 97 17 87 23
RH 90100 38 19 70 76 30 20 69 94 27 18 61 86 31 24
PWind Dir S SW S N SE S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
OKZ002-302100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
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 89 55 81 56 87
Temp 59 72 84 88 75 61 59 57 56 66 73 79 79 66 61 58 57 70 82 87 83
DewPt 59 62 60 58 59 61 59 57 56 61 59 58 56 61 61 58 57 62 60 58 58
Min/Max RH 36 100 44 100 38
RH 99 71 43 36 57100100100100 83 61 48 45 85100100100 77 47 38 43
Wind Dir S S S S SE E NE N N N NE E SE SE SE S SW S S S S
Wind Spd 11 13 13 12 11 9 5 4 5 8 9 9 9 5 4 4 4 6 9 12 12
Clouds B2 B1 FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 74 63 18 31 78 77 83 83 79 53 44 30 48 63 69 69 61 30 20 31 47
PoP 12HR 50 60 30 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.51 0.09 0 0.07 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC NM SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 3
Haines 6HR 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 9 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 4
Vent Rate 9 49 99137 27 13 10 6 8 17 31 46 66 6 7 6 4 25 76118 68
T Wind Dir S SW S S SE S NE NE SW NE E SE SE SE SE SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 24 19 16 18 13 11 6 10 9 10 10 12 14 11 9 9 11 14 19 21
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 Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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 93 59 92 60 95 62 93
Temp 65 60 86 88 67 60 87 88 67 61 89 92 71 63 89 90
DewPt 63 60 62 57 62 60 58 55 62 61 60 53 60 60 58 53
Max/Min RH 100 32 100 29 100 26 91 27
RH 93100 44 35 84100 38 32 84100 38 27 69 90 35 28
PWind Dir S S S N SE SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 10 10 5 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
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