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
504 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
TXZ012-072100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
504 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
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 101 72 100 65 84
Temp 68 83 95 99 97 84 80 75 73 85 96100 95 81 73 68 65 73 79 81 77
DewPt 60 61 55 52 50 52 51 51 54 57 54 52 51 57 59 61 62 62 61 62 61
Min/Max RH 19 51 20 91 52
RH 76 47 26 21 21 33 36 43 51 39 25 20 23 44 62 78 90 68 54 53 58
Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 9 13 19 21 20 17 16 17 16 14 12 12 13 12 12 10 10 11 12 13 13
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 37 27 20 8 33 49 34 19 27 8 29 29 62 62 61 68 73 64 73 75 78
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.13 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms SC SC IS SC NM
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 6HR 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 7 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 3 3
Vent Rate 6 52171245194 9 11 14 12 41 93178102 12 10 8 19 33 60 57 52
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W SW S S SE E NE NE NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 14 25 27 28 33 21 20 25 24 19 13 17 17 21 23 19 18 17 16 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24
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 74 58 86 62 93 66 98
Temp 66 62 69 69 62 61 79 83 69 64 86 89 73 68 92 92
DewPt 62 61 58 57 57 57 57 56 58 59 59 55 58 60 57 54
Max/Min RH 97 59 90 37 87 29 76 25
RH 87 97 68 66 84 87 47 40 68 84 40 32 59 76 31 28
PWind Dir NE E SE SW SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 70 50 30 10 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC SC
Tstms NM NM SC SC SC
$$
TXZ016-072100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
504 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 100 68 101 62 85
Temp 66 83 95 98 97 82 77 73 69 84 97101 97 80 74 67 63 73 80 83 78
DewPt 60 60 52 47 45 49 49 51 55 57 51 46 46 52 56 60 61 62 61 59 59
Min/Max RH 17 60 16 94 44
RH 81 46 23 18 17 32 37 46 60 40 22 16 18 38 53 78 93 67 52 44 52
Wind Dir S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE SE NE NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 8 14 18 19 19 14 13 13 13 13 11 12 12 11 10 9 8 9 11 13 12
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 26 38 31 17 30 27 29 19 12 9 25 25 55 56 64 48 66 62 71 70 80
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms SC SC IS SC NM
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 8 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 14 10 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 6 3
Vent Rate 10 54177246228 11 11 16 9 30109221174 9 12 10 24 34 70 83 49
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE NE NE NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 17 25 25 24 28 21 20 25 16 14 13 18 19 17 23 18 18 18 18 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 77 56 87 59 96 65 99
Temp 65 60 70 74 62 58 80 86 68 61 88 94 74 67 93 94
DewPt 62 60 58 54 58 57 55 50 58 58 55 45 56 55 52 46
Max/Min RH 100 47 100 28 90 18 68 18
RH 90100 66 50 87 96 42 29 70 90 33 19 53 65 25 19
PWind Dir E NE SE SW SE SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 70 50 30 10 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms NM SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-072100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
504 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
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 104 75 104 65 84
Temp 68 83 97102 99 87 82 79 75 87 98103 94 82 73 68 66 73 79 81 79
DewPt 64 65 59 54 53 55 54 53 55 57 56 54 58 62 64 64 65 64 64 64 63
Min/Max RH 19 49 21 97 55
RH 86 53 28 20 22 34 38 42 49 36 25 21 30 50 72 87 95 73 60 56 58
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S SW SW W SW SE S SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 11 16 18 17 14 12 12 10 11 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 9 10 10 10
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 46 34 26 11 41 49 52 36 35 25 30 30 71 71 60 76 81 76 73 79 79
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.07 0.20 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 3 8 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 11 5 <1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4
Vent Rate 8 46188290187 18 15 21 15 49 55130113 17 32 23 25 46 56 63 54
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W SW S SE NE NE NE NE NE E NE
T Wind Spd 11 20 28 31 35 24 19 24 19 18 10 12 25 19 26 18 16 17 18 18 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 Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24
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 60 75 59 87 63 96 68 101
Temp 68 62 70 72 64 61 80 86 70 65 88 92 76 70 94 95
DewPt 64 61 59 59 59 59 60 60 61 60 61 60 61 62 59 58
Max/Min RH 100 61 96 40 87 31 78 25
RH 88 97 68 63 84 93 50 42 73 84 40 33 60 76 32 29
PWind Dir NE E SE S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 40 30 10 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC NM SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-072100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
504 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
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 102 75 101 65 82
Temp 68 83 95100 97 86 82 78 75 85 96100 93 81 73 68 66 72 77 79 77
DewPt 63 64 57 53 52 54 54 53 55 57 56 54 56 61 64 64 64 64 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 20 49 22 95 58
RH 84 53 29 22 22 35 39 41 49 38 26 22 29 51 72 86 94 75 64 59 60
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SE SW SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 6 12 17 19 19 16 14 16 13 13 9 9 11 12 11 9 9 10 11 12 12
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 41 40 13 11 42 49 51 38 31 19 30 30 71 71 61 76 80 78 70 79 79
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0.25 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 5 <1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4
Vent Rate 6 45179282206 16 14 18 13 36 55134 97 11 26 22 23 44 55 59 57
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W SW SW SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 21 28 31 35 21 20 25 20 17 11 13 23 19 25 19 17 17 18 17 18
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 Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24
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 60 73 59 86 63 94 68 99
Temp 68 63 68 71 63 61 78 84 70 65 86 91 76 70 92 93
DewPt 64 62 60 58 59 59 59 58 61 60 61 58 61 61 59 56
Max/Min RH 99 63 95 42 86 32 74 27
RH 86 97 75 64 85 92 52 43 73 83 43 33 60 73 33 29
PWind Dir NE E SE S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 70 40 30 10 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC NM SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-072100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
504 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
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 102 65 97 60 77
Temp 62 83 96101 92 79 74 70 66 83 93 97 92 72 66 62 61 69 73 75 73
DewPt 62 61 57 49 49 54 53 51 50 53 53 53 52 62 64 62 61 63 63 62 60
Min/Max RH 17 56 23 100 62
RH 99 47 27 18 23 41 47 52 56 36 26 23 26 70 92100100 80 70 64 64
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W NW NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 5 13 19 19 16 13 12 11 9 9 8 9 10 12 11 10 9 11 11 12 11
Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 41 13 15 28 66 76 26 24 19 14 37 37 70 70 68 78 79 82 81 83 81
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.09 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 6HR 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 3 6 15 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 11 8 1 2 1 2 3 4 4 2
Vent Rate 7 65147368140 10 10 9 7 28 47142183 24 41 19 23 44 52 57 35
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW W NW NW S SW NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 13 28 27 27 25 18 19 18 13 12 9 14 25 25 23 16 16 17 16 16 17
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24
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 72 53 85 57 93 62 97
Temp 62 58 67 68 58 56 79 83 65 59 86 90 70 63 91 92
DewPt 62 58 59 56 58 56 59 56 60 58 59 52 58 55 55 51
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 37 99 27 82 22
RH 100100 74 64 97100 51 39 85 94 40 28 65 76 30 26
PWind Dir NE E SE SW S S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 70 50 20 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC IS
Tstms SC NM SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-072100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
504 AM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024
Date Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 103 65 95 60 78
Temp 63 81 96103 92 77 76 71 66 80 91 95 91 70 66 63 61 67 72 76 73
DewPt 63 64 58 52 55 57 55 54 54 57 59 58 58 65 65 63 61 63 63 62 62
Min/Max RH 18 65 30 100 61
RH 100 55 28 18 29 49 48 55 65 45 34 30 33 83 97100100 88 72 61 67
Wind Dir SE S SW SW SW S SW SW W NW NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 6 12 18 19 18 13 12 11 9 10 9 10 12 11 10 9 9 10 11 12 11
Clouds SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 34 24 23 36 83 71 55 40 18 48 34 34 82 82 64 91 90 85 78 71 72
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.43 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 7 13 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3
Vent Rate 5 40169320 31 10 8 8 5 27 45 75 57 25 24 15 16 31 41 49 33
T Wind Dir SE S SW SW W SW SW SW W N NE SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 12 20 28 28 21 19 16 16 10 14 11 12 17 23 24 13 12 14 13 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 71 55 84 59 93 63 97
Temp 62 58 67 69 59 56 78 82 65 60 87 90 70 65 92 92
DewPt 62 58 58 56 58 56 60 58 60 59 61 58 61 60 58 56
Max/Min RH 100 61 100 42 100 31 87 26
RH 100100 72 64 97100 54 44 86 96 42 34 73 85 32 30
PWind Dir E E SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 40 20 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS
$$
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