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
539 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
TXZ012-112100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24
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 62 90 65 97
Temp 60 68 75 80 79 70 66 64 62 73 84 89 87 77 72 68 66 80 92 97 93
DewPt 60 62 62 62 61 63 62 62 62 63 62 62 61 63 63 63 63 65 64 62 61
Min/Max RH 51 100 40 93 31
RH 100 81 64 54 54 78 87 93100 71 48 41 42 62 73 84 90 60 40 32 35
Wind Dir S S E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 6 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 10 9 11 10 11 12
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 68 46 38 45 27 21 28 31 54 11 2 5 9 10 5 5 9 1 1 4 9
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 5 0
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 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5
Vent Rate 6 13 22 37 45 7 6 5 8 19 38 66 61 9 9 7 7 32 48 82 78
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S SE S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 9 6 6 8 12 13 14 13 12 11 11 13 17 20 23 18 16 17 11 13 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 Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
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 67 94 68 92 67 96 69 97
Temp 76 68 90 90 74 68 87 87 74 67 90 91 76 69 91 92
DewPt 63 63 61 57 59 59 58 56 56 57 58 55 56 58 58 56
Max/Min RH 85 31 73 32 70 27 68 26
RH 64 85 38 33 59 72 38 35 53 69 34 30 50 67 33 30
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 30 20 30 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ016-112100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 60 92 62 97
Temp 58 67 75 81 83 69 64 62 61 71 82 89 91 76 70 65 63 78 90 96 96
DewPt 58 62 62 59 57 63 64 62 61 64 63 60 57 62 62 64 63 64 62 56 55
Min/Max RH 41 100 32 100 25
RH 100 84 63 48 41 81100100100 79 52 38 32 62 76 97100 62 40 27 26
Wind Dir W NW NE E E E SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 8 9 9 10 11
Clouds B2 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 72 40 36 21 26 22 40 42 47 25 2 3 11 14 13 3 5 1 2 4 8
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 7
Vent Rate 6 11 20 42 40 7 6 6 8 18 51 72 63 9 10 9 8 33 53 97 93
T Wind Dir SW NW N NE E E S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 9 6 5 9 9 14 12 12 10 12 12 12 13 17 19 18 16 16 13 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 93 64 93 65 97 67 97
Temp 74 66 90 90 72 64 86 91 72 65 91 95 76 67 92 94
DewPt 62 62 59 53 58 59 56 47 57 56 55 45 55 56 55 49
Max/Min RH 90 27 83 21 73 17 69 20
RH 67 89 37 29 61 83 36 22 59 72 30 18 49 68 29 22
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 40 20 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-112100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24
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 63 95 67 102
Temp 63 71 79 85 84 75 69 65 64 76 88 94 92 81 75 70 68 82 95101 97
DewPt 62 63 62 61 62 64 65 64 64 65 63 62 63 64 65 65 65 66 64 62 62
Min/Max RH 45 100 34 94 27
RH 97 76 56 45 47 67 87 97 99 68 42 35 38 57 72 83 92 58 36 27 31
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 3 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 9 9 9 9
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 47 43 46 30 29 17 33 28 44 6 6 3 13 11 5 6 7 1 1 4 12
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5
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 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7
Vent Rate 4 22 36 49 59 10 10 7 9 28 51 73 77 13 14 12 9 40 63100 98
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 8 8 9 11 13 13 10 11 12 11 12 16 17 19 16 13 18 13 14 16
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 Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
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 70 98 70 96 70 101 72 101
Temp 80 70 94 94 77 70 90 91 77 70 95 95 79 72 94 95
DewPt 66 65 62 57 61 61 59 58 58 59 59 58 59 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 85 26 73 29 68 25 66 25
RH 63 85 34 30 59 72 36 33 53 67 30 29 50 65 31 31
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 30 20 30 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-112100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 63 93 67 101
Temp 62 70 77 83 82 74 69 65 63 74 85 92 90 80 74 70 68 81 94100 96
DewPt 61 62 61 60 61 63 64 64 63 64 63 61 61 64 65 65 65 66 64 61 61
Min/Max RH 46 100 36 94 28
RH 99 78 60 47 49 69 85 98100 72 48 36 39 57 74 84 89 60 37 28 32
Wind Dir S S SE E SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 8 8 6 6 6 9 10 11 11 12 12 10 9 10 10 10 11
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 51 42 36 34 27 21 32 25 34 13 4 5 14 10 6 6 7 2 1 4 9
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 3 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7
Vent Rate 4 18 34 51 50 8 9 7 9 23 48 73 69 11 12 10 8 37 56 92 95
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 8 8 9 10 13 14 11 12 12 12 13 16 18 19 17 13 18 12 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 97 70 94 69 99 72 99
Temp 79 69 92 91 77 70 88 89 76 69 92 93 78 72 93 93
DewPt 66 65 61 56 61 61 59 56 58 59 59 56 58 60 59 57
Max/Min RH 86 28 73 30 69 26 66 27
RH 63 86 37 31 58 72 38 34 54 68 33 29 50 65 33 30
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 30 20 30 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ006-112100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24
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 84 58 94 59 100
Temp 58 67 77 82 82 70 64 61 60 75 87 94 90 76 70 64 60 80 94100 95
DewPt 58 61 60 59 58 61 62 61 60 63 62 59 57 61 63 63 60 62 59 54 52
Min/Max RH 42 100 31 100 21
RH 100 80 55 46 44 74 92100100 66 43 31 33 60 78 97 99 54 31 22 24
Wind Dir SW SW SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 3 4 4 6 8 6 6 5 6 10 12 11 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 10
Clouds B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 72 44 23 30 50 46 29 42 20 15 8 13 25 24 6 3 2 1 1 5 14
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 6 6 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 11 8
Vent Rate 4 12 27 44 48 14 8 6 6 42 75 80 73 10 9 8 8 39 62115116
T Wind Dir SW S SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 6 6 6 8 9 16 16 12 12 19 18 12 13 19 19 16 16 19 13 12 16
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
Dense Fog Y
Date Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
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 63 95 61 92 61 98 65 98
Temp 74 64 91 89 70 62 87 87 70 62 92 93 74 65 92 92
DewPt 61 61 61 54 59 58 57 51 57 56 55 48 56 55 54 51
Max/Min RH 97 27 91 25 81 19 71 21
RH 65 93 37 31 68 87 36 29 64 78 29 21 54 69 28 25
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 50 20 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-112100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 61 95 62 102
Temp 59 70 80 85 83 71 66 63 61 77 90 95 90 78 71 66 63 81 96101 96
DewPt 59 63 61 59 58 62 62 63 61 64 62 60 58 63 64 64 63 64 60 56 56
Min/Max RH 39 100 31 100 22
RH 100 77 52 41 43 72 87100100 64 39 31 34 61 78 93 99 56 30 23 26
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 5 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 11 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 10 10 11 11
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL SC
Clouds(%) 61 47 26 28 32 20 18 16 12 4 4 5 13 12 4 8 7 2 1 5 28
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 3 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 8
Vent Rate 3 21 43 56 63 7 8 6 7 39 80 98 85 10 10 9 8 33 53 97107
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 8 9 9 10 11 16 17 13 14 18 16 14 16 20 19 17 16 17 11 12 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 96 65 93 64 98 68 98
Temp 73 65 93 91 72 66 88 87 70 65 93 93 75 68 94 92
DewPt 64 64 61 55 61 61 60 56 58 57 58 53 58 57 58 56
Max/Min RH 97 26 86 30 79 23 69 25
RH 74 95 35 30 68 85 39 35 64 76 31 26 55 68 30 29
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 40 20 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
$$
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