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 Mon Jun 10 2024
TXZ012-102100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 76 61 84 63 91
Temp 64 62 66 68 73 72 66 64 63 61 69 78 83 80 71 67 65 63 73 84 90 87
DewPt 61 61 61 61 62 61 61 61 61 61 62 61 62 61 63 63 63 63 64 63 61 61
Min/Max RH 64 100 49 100 38
RH 90 97 84 78 68 68 84 90 93100 78 56 49 52 76 87 93100 73 49 38 42
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 8 9 9 11
Clouds OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 88 96 87 89 85 70 67 71 71 64 50 36 34 20 20 22 36 42 16 3 8 18
PoP 12HR 70 50 40 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.33 0.28 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs O NM SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 1 1 2 3 2 <1 1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 14 11 11 22 33 31 9 18 6 3 18 38 46 49 11 9 10 9 20 39 75 68
T Wind Dir E E SE S SE SE SE S S S SW S S S SE S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 10 10 11 13 14 16 17 12 10 10 10 10 12 16 17 14 13 12 11 14 16
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 97 68 95 68 94 67 95
Temp 72 66 91 93 76 69 92 90 75 68 89 88 74 68 90 91
DewPt 62 63 62 59 61 61 60 57 58 58 57 54 55 56 56 54
Max/Min RH 93 29 78 28 70 28 65 25
RH 71 90 38 32 60 76 34 33 55 70 34 31 51 65 32 29
PWind Dir S S S S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-102100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 76 57 84 59 91
Temp 61 61 65 68 71 74 63 62 60 58 69 77 82 83 70 65 63 60 73 83 89 90
DewPt 61 61 63 62 62 59 62 62 60 58 63 61 60 57 63 64 63 60 65 63 59 57
Min/Max RH 59 100 41 100 33
RH 100100 92 81 73 59 97100100100 80 58 47 41 78 97100100 76 52 37 33
Wind Dir NE NE SE S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SE E SE SE S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 5 6 9 9 9 8 6 5 6 8 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 5 8 9 9
Clouds OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 91 95 87 90 89 87 75 55 51 60 46 33 23 23 27 20 30 45 12 3 8 18
PoP 12HR 80 60 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.83 0.34 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs O O NM NM NM NM SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC NM NM SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 3 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 14 13 14 26 37 17 10 8 8 5 20 38 45 28 7 7 13 8 19 46 77 66
T Wind Dir NE NE SE S S S SE S S SW W N NE NE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 8 10 11 10 14 12 13 9 10 10 10 8 14 14 17 12 12 13 14 13
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 97 66 95 64 95 62 96
Temp 70 63 89 96 74 66 91 92 73 65 88 89 71 63 89 94
DewPt 63 62 61 54 60 60 58 52 58 58 54 50 55 54 53 46
Max/Min RH 100 25 81 25 80 24 75 19
RH 78 99 39 25 62 81 34 26 59 78 31 26 57 71 29 19
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 40 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-102100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 63 88 64 96
Temp 66 64 69 74 76 77 70 67 65 64 72 82 87 85 75 70 66 65 76 88 95 92
DewPt 62 62 61 60 62 61 62 63 63 63 64 63 63 63 65 66 65 65 66 64 63 62
Min/Max RH 55 97 44 100 35
RH 87 91 78 63 60 58 76 87 93 96 78 53 44 48 70 87 97100 70 45 35 37
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 9 8 5 4 4 4 6 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 8 9 9
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 89 93 88 91 92 85 64 58 78 67 51 34 34 33 20 19 28 38 15 3 5 20
PoP 12HR 50 40 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.15 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 4 4 3 <1 <1 1 1 3 6 7 5 <1 <1 1 1 2 5 7 6
Vent Rate 19 17 17 32 42 29 9 11 14 10 27 51 56 52 12 13 12 12 27 51 86 82
T Wind Dir E E SE SE S SE S S S S SW SW SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 8 10 12 10 11 13 10 9 9 10 9 10 14 14 12 12 13 12 14 14
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 68 103 72 100 70 98 70 100
Temp 75 69 96 99 80 72 96 95 78 70 93 92 77 70 94 95
DewPt 65 65 62 59 63 63 61 57 61 61 58 56 57 58 57 56
Max/Min RH 91 25 73 26 73 26 66 24
RH 71 88 34 27 56 73 32 28 56 73 31 30 50 66 29 27
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 30 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-102100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 62 87 64 93
Temp 66 64 67 70 74 75 69 66 64 63 70 80 85 83 75 70 66 65 75 85 91 90
DewPt 62 62 62 60 61 60 62 63 63 62 64 62 62 62 64 65 65 65 66 64 62 61
Min/Max RH 58 99 46 100 36
RH 87 92 83 72 65 60 78 89 94 97 79 56 46 49 69 83 97100 74 49 39 38
Wind Dir E E E SE S SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 6 5 6 9 10 9 8 6 6 8 8 9 8 8 8 6 5 4 6 9 9 10
Clouds B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 87 92 83 91 92 83 62 65 77 63 49 34 31 28 20 19 29 40 19 2 5 19
PoP 12HR 60 40 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.07 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 3 3 3 <1 1 1 <1 3 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6
Vent Rate 16 14 13 29 36 28 8 14 11 9 20 45 53 40 12 11 10 8 24 49 82 87
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SW S SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 11 8 10 12 11 12 14 10 10 9 10 9 10 13 14 12 12 13 12 14 16
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 68 100 71 98 70 96 69 98
Temp 74 69 93 97 79 72 93 93 77 70 90 90 77 70 91 93
DewPt 65 65 63 58 63 63 61 57 61 60 57 55 57 58 57 55
Max/Min RH 89 26 76 28 72 27 67 25
RH 73 87 37 28 58 75 34 31 58 72 33 32 50 67 32 28
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 30 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-102100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 74 56 86 59 93
Temp 60 58 66 69 71 70 63 61 59 57 69 80 85 84 70 65 61 60 75 87 92 90
DewPt 60 58 62 62 62 60 62 61 59 57 62 61 59 57 62 64 61 60 64 63 60 57
Min/Max RH 70 100 39 100 32
RH 99100 87 79 73 71 98100100100 77 52 42 40 75 94100100 68 44 34 33
Wind Dir E E SE S S SE S S S SW SW S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 5 5 8 10 11 10 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 6 10 10 9
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 93 91 92 91 92 87 75 65 71 74 59 27 36 41 39 29 29 27 13 4 9 17
PoP 12HR 50 40 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.52 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 8
Vent Rate 15 14 18 30 36 38 18 12 7 7 16 31 52 55 8 12 8 8 37 78 97122
T Wind Dir NE E SE S S SE S S S SW SW E NE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 12 11 11 13 12 13 12 10 8 8 8 8 9 16 18 13 13 18 19 14 17
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 99 63 96 62 92 59 95
Temp 69 62 94 94 73 64 93 89 71 63 88 86 69 60 90 92
DewPt 62 60 59 52 61 59 59 56 59 59 57 54 56 55 55 49
Max/Min RH 100 22 90 27 89 29 87 22
RH 77 94 31 24 66 86 33 33 66 86 35 34 64 83 31 23
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW SC FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 40 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-102100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 59 87 61 95
Temp 61 59 67 74 78 75 66 63 61 59 71 82 86 84 72 67 64 62 76 90 94 91
DewPt 60 59 60 57 57 57 60 60 61 59 63 62 60 59 63 64 64 62 65 63 60 59
Min/Max RH 46 100 41 100 32
RH 97100 79 55 48 54 82 90100100 77 50 42 42 74 90100100 69 41 32 34
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 8 11 13 12 9 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 6 6 5 5 8 10 11 11
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 82 82 76 82 65 72 49 48 78 65 52 30 34 34 26 21 24 29 14 5 7 28
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 8 6
Vent Rate 16 14 24 43 64 47 6 5 5 13 21 42 54 48 7 8 6 15 28 78119101
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 13 12 12 14 16 12 11 11 12 10 10 9 9 14 17 12 16 16 16 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 102 65 96 64 94 63 97
Temp 72 65 96 98 76 66 93 91 74 65 90 88 71 64 92 92
DewPt 64 63 60 52 61 62 61 56 60 61 59 56 57 58 57 54
Max/Min RH 96 20 90 27 89 30 82 24
RH 75 92 30 21 61 87 35 32 63 87 36 34 61 81 31 28
PWind Dir S S S SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 10 40 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
$$
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