Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
149 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
TXZ012-252100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24
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 36 24 54 29 55
Temp 44 35 32 33 35 34 29 27 27 26 34 46 53 51 40 36 33 30 39 49 55 53
DewPt 26 31 30 27 27 21 21 21 21 20 17 16 16 20 23 25 23 25 27 29 28 27
Min/Max RH 49 81 23 75 36
RH 49 85 92 78 72 58 72 78 78 74 50 30 23 32 52 69 72 75 67 46 38 38
Wind Dir SW NW N NW NW NW N NW NW NW N N S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 26 23 23 25 21 19 10 9 8 8 10 8 8 12 13 13 10 11 12 13 12 11
Clouds FW B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 8 57 87 92 95 94 68 53 70 68 55 71 43 45 61 48 39 36 38 41 34 28
PoP 12HR 40 5 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Snow Shwrs SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 3 4 4 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 5 3 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4
Vent Rate 15 65 90 97105 73 14 13 6 4 26 26 73 67 52 16 14 13 30 53 60 36
T Wind Dir W NW N NW NW NW N NW N N N NW SW SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SE
T Wind Spd 29 27 28 28 28 24 17 17 13 10 12 9 11 14 20 20 19 19 18 14 13 12
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
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Thu 03/28/24Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24
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 30 72 45 80 47 81 49 81
Temp 35 31 63 69 52 46 72 77 56 48 74 77 57 50 74 76
DewPt 30 30 27 21 24 26 29 24 30 29 29 25 32 32 30 27
Max/Min RH 90 15 46 12 42 12 40 14
RH 82 89 25 16 32 45 19 14 34 42 17 14 32 40 18 16
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW SW SW MM
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-252100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 40 23 56 28 59
Temp 42 36 34 37 39 38 32 30 28 25 35 49 55 51 38 35 32 29 38 52 58 56
DewPt 23 30 28 24 24 23 24 24 24 23 23 22 22 26 31 32 30 27 28 29 25 21
Min/Max RH 46 94 27 94 29
RH 46 79 78 59 54 54 72 78 80 83 62 34 27 38 76 87 92 92 76 42 30 31
Wind Dir W NW N N N N N NW NW N SE S SW S SE SE S S W NW N N
Wind Spd 26 20 21 21 17 12 6 5 4 4 4 9 10 10 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 9
Clouds FW B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 11 72 89 91 93 93 95 82 72 65 40 43 53 73 54 46 34 30 24 19 20 22
PoP 12HR 50 5 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS
Snow Shwrs SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 3 4 5 4 3 2 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 6
Vent Rate 19 48 79 97 82 41 17 8 7 4 12 75157 27 6 5 4 4 21 65152 74
T Wind Dir W N N N N N N N NW NW S SW W SW SE S S SW NW NW NW N
T Wind Spd 29 23 25 24 23 17 12 11 9 6 6 13 17 12 13 12 10 9 13 16 18 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Thu 03/28/24Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 28 71 43 78 46 79 47 79
Temp 33 29 63 69 49 43 72 76 53 47 74 76 54 47 74 75
DewPt 30 29 23 19 20 24 26 20 25 27 27 22 25 28 28 25
Max/Min RH 98 14 49 12 40 12 41 14
RH 85 94 22 15 31 49 17 12 32 40 17 13 31 41 19 16
PWind Dir SE SW SW SW SW SW SW MM
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24
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 38 25 54 31 58
Temp 47 36 33 35 36 36 30 28 26 25 35 45 52 53 41 38 33 32 39 52 57 56
DewPt 26 30 27 26 25 22 23 23 21 19 17 17 17 18 20 22 21 23 26 28 29 29
Min/Max RH 45 81 23 75 35
RH 45 78 79 70 64 57 75 81 81 77 49 32 24 27 44 52 64 75 66 43 36 38
Wind Dir SW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 23 21 21 21 18 16 9 6 5 5 8 6 9 9 6 6 6 8 10 13 12 10
Clouds FW B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 11 74 87 95 95 87 62 35 43 58 64 76 65 37 45 47 48 49 53 56 41 26
PoP 12HR 60 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Snow Shwrs SC NM NM SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 3 4 5 5 5 2 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 14 79 95108127108 24 9 6 5 33 35 36 60 7 7 14 10 26 53 51 37
T Wind Dir W NW N NW NW NW N NW NW NW N N W SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 26 28 28 27 28 26 17 13 13 11 17 10 10 12 14 16 16 13 16 16 13 11
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Thu 03/28/24Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24
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 33 74 48 82 49 82 49 82
Temp 39 33 66 72 55 48 74 79 58 49 74 79 59 49 74 77
DewPt 32 31 30 25 26 26 31 28 33 32 35 32 38 36 34 33
Max/Min RH 92 15 43 13 46 13 42 15
RH 77 89 28 17 31 43 19 15 33 46 19 15 32 42 21 16
PWind Dir S SW S SW SW SW SW MM
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 37 26 54 32 57
Temp 46 36 32 33 36 35 30 29 27 27 34 44 52 53 42 39 34 33 39 50 55 55
DewPt 28 31 28 26 26 23 22 23 22 20 18 17 17 19 21 21 22 24 26 28 28 28
Min/Max RH 49 83 25 74 36
RH 49 84 85 76 68 59 74 77 80 75 50 34 25 28 44 52 66 74 67 45 38 38
Wind Dir SW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 26 23 23 24 20 17 10 8 8 6 9 8 10 11 10 9 10 9 11 13 12 10
Clouds FW B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) 25 74 87 93 95 86 58 38 53 63 63 77 62 32 47 46 47 44 49 54 39 25
PoP 12HR 60 5 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Snow Shwrs SC NM NM SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 3 4 5 5 5 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 19 80 90104126 96 18 10 6 5 27 30 42 58 7 7 15 11 23 52 52 37
T Wind Dir W N N N NW NW N N N N N NW N SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 29 28 27 27 28 24 17 12 12 10 13 9 11 13 14 17 18 13 14 16 13 11
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Thu 03/28/24Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 34 74 49 81 50 81 50 81
Temp 39 34 64 71 55 49 73 77 59 50 73 78 60 51 73 76
DewPt 32 32 29 24 25 25 31 29 32 32 34 31 36 35 33 32
Max/Min RH 88 16 42 14 44 14 40 16
RH 75 85 28 17 29 42 20 15 33 44 20 16 32 40 21 17
PWind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW MM
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ006-252100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24
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 33 18 49 25 55
Temp 37 29 27 29 32 32 25 21 20 19 31 42 48 48 35 30 27 26 35 48 54 53
DewPt 31 26 26 25 24 22 21 21 20 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 23 22 25 28 27 26
Min/Max RH 67 99 33 92 37
RH 78 89 94 83 72 68 85 99 98 91 63 41 35 38 66 77 89 92 80 55 40 39
Wind Dir NW N N N N N N NW NW NW N SE S SE E SE E E SE S E NE
Wind Spd 26 25 26 24 19 13 6 5 4 6 8 6 10 9 9 9 6 6 9 11 9 8
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 85 93 94 95 95 90 49 43 49 58 69 80 65 39 45 56 59 58 52 46 31 15
PoP 12HR 80 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM
Snow Shwrs NM O O NM SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3 3 3 4 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 7 5
Vent Rate 74 90 78 99 95 70 6 5 4 3 13 27 55 55 5 11 9 8 26 32 87 49
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N NW NW N NW SW S SE SE SE SE SE NE N N N
T Wind Spd 33 33 31 29 27 21 11 10 9 5 9 8 11 13 12 17 13 9 11 12 13 11
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
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Thu 03/28/24Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24
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 26 70 39 76 39 77 41 75
Temp 32 27 61 67 48 39 70 74 50 40 70 74 51 41 70 71
DewPt 27 26 26 21 21 22 27 24 26 27 30 26 27 29 30 28
Max/Min RH 99 17 46 14 55 15 45 16
RH 87 97 28 19 34 46 20 16 39 55 21 16 36 45 21 18
PWind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW MM
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
OKZ002-252100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date Mon 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 31 18 48 24 54
Temp 36 27 26 27 29 28 22 21 19 19 30 42 48 46 33 29 26 24 35 47 53 52
DewPt 34 27 26 25 25 22 22 20 17 16 16 16 16 17 19 19 19 22 24 27 27 27
Min/Max RH 75 100 28 81 39
RH 92 97 99 91 84 77 99 93 88 88 55 34 28 34 58 66 76 81 71 51 40 43
Wind Dir NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N NW E E SE E SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 24 24 24 25 21 18 9 8 8 8 10 8 9 8 6 6 5 6 9 12 10 8
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) 91 93 92 94 94 96 57 18 40 52 61 69 74 52 53 47 53 65 67 69 46 23
PoP 12HR 90 5 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.15 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM
Snow Shwrs NM O O NM IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3 3 4 4 4 4 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5
Vent Rate 63 88 99107115104 18 9 7 5 38 32 28 23 6 6 5 10 23 44 56 47
T Wind Dir N N N N NW N NW NW NW NW N NW W SE E SE SE SE SE S SW S
T Wind Spd 28 33 32 31 31 29 18 16 14 13 17 10 10 9 16 14 12 12 16 13 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Thu 03/28/24Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 27 72 43 78 41 76 41 77
Temp 32 28 64 68 50 43 72 73 51 42 70 72 51 42 69 71
DewPt 29 28 29 25 24 24 29 26 30 32 34 31 35 34 35 30
Max/Min RH 100 17 43 15 56 18 57 18
RH 89 97 30 19 36 43 19 19 42 56 24 21 47 55 25 21
PWind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S MM
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
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