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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
418 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
TXZ012-152100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
418 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
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 49 80 45 81
Temp 53 68 80 84 81 66 59 53 49 61 73 78 79 62 55 50 46 61 75 80 79
DewPt 25 30 25 20 18 17 15 20 25 27 27 27 28 34 35 36 37 39 36 33 30
Min/Max RH 8 39 14 71 16
RH 33 24 13 9 9 15 17 27 39 27 18 15 15 35 47 58 71 44 24 18 17
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NE NE NE W SE S S S
Wind Spd 11 13 21 25 26 19 20 19 20 25 24 21 12 11 10 8 6 9 12 16 16
Clouds SC B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 29 72 63 27 6 6 3 3 2 3 2 5 12 7 3 3 2 2 3 3 4
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 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 6 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7
Vent Rate 7 11164330104 18 16 16 18 67146172 88 8 8 7 6 29 72137126
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NE E E SE SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 17 31 36 32 28 27 26 27 31 27 24 14 17 18 18 16 14 14 19 20
RFTI 0 0 2 6 6 1 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL CH CH EL EL NO EL CL CL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24
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 51 76 40 65 41 54 38 62
Temp 59 51 68 67 47 40 56 63 46 42 49 50 43 39 52 61
DewPt 33 31 36 37 38 35 38 40 41 39 38 37 36 35 37 37
Max/Min RH 46 26 84 41 89 58 86 39
RH 37 46 31 33 71 82 51 43 83 89 66 61 76 85 56 41
PWind Dir S N NE E E NE NE E
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 30 40 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-152100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
418 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 46 80 43 82
Temp 52 68 79 81 78 62 53 50 48 59 72 78 79 61 53 47 43 60 75 81 80
DewPt 22 28 15 13 13 14 15 21 25 28 27 24 25 28 31 33 34 38 35 27 24
Min/Max RH 7 43 13 71 12
RH 32 23 9 8 8 15 22 31 40 30 19 13 14 29 43 59 70 43 23 14 13
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW NE E W S S SW SW
Wind Spd 11 13 23 26 26 18 16 19 23 25 21 16 11 9 9 6 5 8 11 13 16
Clouds SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 40 58 45 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 8 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 1 6 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 8
Vent Rate 7 26172428276 16 13 16 20 65117145 67 7 9 6 4 19 70178166
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W E N NW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 21 32 40 41 28 24 27 27 33 24 18 12 16 18 14 9 12 14 23 23
RFTI 0 0 5 7 7 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
RFTI Category NO NO CH EX EX EL NO NO EL EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Red Flag W W W W
Date Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 79 38 71 40 55 37 64
Temp 58 49 71 72 46 38 57 69 48 41 51 52 42 38 52 63
DewPt 23 26 35 34 38 37 41 41 43 41 43 41 40 38 40 40
Max/Min RH 40 21 98 35 100 62 100 41
RH 27 40 27 25 73 98 54 36 83100 74 66 93100 62 43
PWind Dir SW N E E SE E E SE
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 30 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
418 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
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 90 53 84 47 84
Temp 54 69 86 89 86 70 62 55 53 64 78 83 80 63 57 51 48 64 79 83 82
DewPt 30 30 24 19 20 22 18 21 25 27 28 29 33 36 38 38 39 39 37 34 32
Min/Max RH 8 35 14 72 16
RH 40 23 11 8 9 16 18 25 34 24 16 14 18 36 49 62 71 41 23 17 16
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W W NW N NE NE NW W SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 10 18 20 21 17 16 16 20 21 21 20 12 10 6 4 4 5 11 12 13
Clouds SC B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 38 72 58 25 7 8 5 3 2 2 2 4 11 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 4
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 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 7 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6
Vent Rate 5 9184331137 14 14 15 15 61254257103 8 6 5 4 18 73133 98
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N NE NE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 12 29 34 31 25 24 24 26 27 32 26 20 14 13 11 10 11 14 19 19
RFTI 0 0 3 6 5 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO CL CH CH EL NO NO EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W W
Date Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24
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 53 79 41 65 41 56 39 64
Temp 64 53 70 69 48 41 58 63 49 42 51 54 45 40 54 63
DewPt 36 34 38 38 38 36 37 39 40 39 38 37 37 37 37 38
Max/Min RH 48 25 82 37 88 49 89 38
RH 35 47 31 33 68 81 45 40 71 88 61 51 73 89 52 40
PWind Dir S N NE NE E NE NE E
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 30 40 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-152100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
418 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 53 83 48 83
Temp 55 69 84 86 83 70 61 55 53 63 76 82 79 64 57 52 49 63 75 81 82
DewPt 28 29 24 19 19 19 18 22 25 28 28 29 32 37 38 39 39 40 37 33 32
Min/Max RH 8 36 14 69 16
RH 35 23 11 9 9 15 19 27 33 27 17 14 18 36 49 61 68 43 25 18 17
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W W NW N NE NE NW W SE S S S
Wind Spd 10 13 21 25 23 19 19 20 20 24 21 20 13 10 9 5 4 6 11 13 13
Clouds SC B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 34 70 55 21 7 7 5 3 2 2 2 4 12 9 5 3 2 2 2 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 7 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7
Vent Rate 6 10196333184 14 15 15 16 57218242 96 8 6 4 4 24 73134136
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW N NE E SE SE SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 31 34 34 26 24 24 26 27 29 25 20 16 13 11 10 12 14 19 21
RFTI 0 0 5 7 6 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO CH EX CH EL NO EL EL CL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Red Flag W W W W
Date Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 77 42 65 42 55 40 64
Temp 64 54 69 68 48 42 56 63 49 43 49 53 45 41 52 63
DewPt 35 33 37 38 38 36 37 39 40 39 37 37 38 36 37 38
Max/Min RH 46 27 81 39 86 53 85 39
RH 34 44 32 34 67 80 50 41 71 85 65 54 74 85 57 41
PWind Dir S N NE E E NE NE E
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 30 40 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-152100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
418 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
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 43 80 39 81
Temp 45 67 79 81 76 60 51 46 43 60 74 79 76 57 50 43 40 59 74 80 79
DewPt 17 21 16 13 14 13 17 20 22 25 27 28 30 35 37 37 36 39 35 30 25
Min/Max RH 7 42 15 89 14
RH 32 17 9 8 9 16 26 35 42 26 17 15 18 43 61 78 84 47 24 16 14
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW N NE NE NW W S S S SW
Wind Spd 11 17 23 24 24 18 18 19 13 19 21 18 11 9 8 5 4 6 12 14 14
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 42 38 13 3 10 29 7 3 4 3 3 8 27 18 7 3 11 3 3 4 5
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 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 1 7 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 9
Vent Rate 8 27219437329 19 20 14 10 68247254122 8 6 5 4 23 88152184
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW N NE E SE SE S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 23 36 40 33 28 27 25 20 25 31 25 16 17 13 11 10 13 17 20 23
RFTI 0 0 7 7 7 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO EX EX EX EL NO EL NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Red Flag W W W W
Date Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24
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 44 71 34 64 35 51 33 63
Temp 56 44 63 62 41 34 55 63 43 36 47 48 38 34 51 62
DewPt 24 29 37 36 35 34 37 38 38 36 37 37 37 34 38 39
Max/Min RH 55 30 99 38 100 59 100 40
RH 28 54 37 38 79 98 51 40 82100 69 66 95100 60 43
PWind Dir SW N NE E E E E SE
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 30 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-152100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
418 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 46 78 42 82
Temp 48 67 83 86 82 62 56 50 47 62 74 77 73 57 51 46 43 61 76 81 79
DewPt 26 25 21 15 15 18 17 20 23 27 34 34 35 37 38 37 36 39 36 33 32
Min/Max RH 7 39 21 81 17
RH 43 20 10 7 8 18 21 30 38 26 23 21 25 47 61 72 78 44 23 18 18
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW W SW W W NW NW N N N NW W S S S S
Wind Spd 8 13 21 23 21 17 13 17 13 21 31 29 17 9 6 4 4 4 11 16 16
Clouds B1 B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 61 70 25 7 6 19 21 6 4 3 2 6 10 10 6 5 5 3 2 4 6
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 8
Vent Rate 5 11235379306 11 14 13 11168260293135 7 5 4 4 20 90166158
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW W W SW W W NW NW NW N N SW SW SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 16 33 37 36 20 25 24 21 39 37 36 26 13 11 10 10 10 17 21 23
RFTI 0 0 5 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO CH CH CL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W W
Date Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 47 69 35 59 35 53 33 62
Temp 58 47 61 59 41 35 55 58 43 36 47 50 40 34 55 61
DewPt 35 34 38 35 34 32 33 35 35 34 34 33 34 34 36 37
Max/Min RH 62 33 91 39 92 49 100 38
RH 42 61 42 40 76 89 44 41 74 92 59 52 80100 49 41
PWind Dir SW N NE E E NE E SE
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 30 30 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
$$
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
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