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
249 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
TXZ012-172100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 55 91 59 95
Temp 55 54 66 75 80 79 67 61 58 55 73 86 91 89 75 68 62 60 75 89 93 91
DewPt 51 51 53 48 45 43 47 48 48 47 46 45 43 43 49 52 53 53 48 41 37 35
Min/Max RH 27 73 19 87 13
RH 86 91 62 39 29 27 49 62 69 73 38 24 19 20 40 57 72 78 38 19 14 14
Wind Dir W NW NW S SW S S S S S SW S S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 6 6 6 5 6 9 9 9 9 9 5 6 10 12 12 12 12 13 16 19 18
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 31 11 9 4 5 7 4 2 1 2 5 4 7 12 8 4 5 4 6 6 13 21
PoP 12HR 5 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 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 16 8
Vent Rate 4 4 11 35 51 62 6 6 7 6 15 41102100 9 10 9 9 41272478188
T Wind Dir W NW NW SW W SW S S S S W SW S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 8 8 6 9 16 16 18 17 12 6 10 18 23 24 20 20 24 28 34 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 94 61 86 50 81 55 88
Temp 69 61 89 91 70 62 80 81 61 52 74 80 63 57 82 85
DewPt 37 35 30 27 32 35 36 34 38 40 39 36 42 46 41 32
Max/Min RH 41 9 36 17 63 20 69 15
RH 31 38 12 10 24 36 20 18 42 63 28 20 46 67 23 15
PWind Dir SW W SW W N SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ016-172100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 53 92 56 95
Temp 51 50 66 74 81 82 66 61 56 54 76 88 92 90 73 65 60 57 77 90 94 92
DewPt 50 48 50 46 41 38 43 44 43 42 39 36 32 31 38 41 42 40 39 34 30 27
Min/Max RH 21 64 11 69 9
RH 98 95 57 36 24 21 43 54 62 64 27 16 12 12 28 41 52 53 25 14 10 10
Wind Dir NW NW NW SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW NW S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 8 6 6 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 9 12 16 19 17
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 50 39 8 2 8 7 4 5 3 4 3 3 6 10 10 5 3 3 4 5 7 8
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 16 15
Vent Rate 5 5 13 41 73 72 7 8 8 8 19 76100 74 6 10 10 9 31317441379
T Wind Dir W NW NW W W W S S SW SW NW NW NW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 6 6 9 9 13 16 17 16 12 9 8 6 11 19 18 17 18 28 32 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 58 94 59 87 49 84 52 90
Temp 66 59 88 92 68 59 81 84 60 51 75 82 61 55 82 87
DewPt 31 28 22 19 27 30 29 24 32 38 36 26 36 41 33 19
Max/Min RH 33 6 33 10 60 12 61 8
RH 27 31 9 7 21 33 15 11 35 60 24 13 39 59 17 8
PWind Dir W W W W N S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-172100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 58 95 63 100
Temp 56 55 69 80 85 84 72 66 61 58 75 88 94 90 76 71 66 64 79 92 97 95
DewPt 53 52 54 48 44 44 48 49 51 49 48 47 46 48 53 55 57 57 52 44 37 36
Min/Max RH 23 73 19 85 12
RH 89 87 57 33 24 25 43 55 69 72 38 24 19 23 44 57 73 79 40 19 12 13
Wind Dir W W W SE S S SE S S SW SW E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 0 0 0 2 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 9 12 13 16 14
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 19 14 3 3 2 5 5 2 1 2 3 4 5 15 17 5 6 6 5 7 17 26
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 17 10
Vent Rate 6 5 15 43 58 54 10 12 10 8 19 45111 82 14 16 15 13 48303506219
T Wind Dir W W W S SW SW S S S SW SW S S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 8 8 5 6 6 14 17 14 12 10 5 10 14 19 23 20 19 24 31 34 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 99 64 90 53 85 58 93
Temp 73 63 91 95 73 64 82 85 64 55 77 83 67 60 85 89
DewPt 40 36 34 29 33 37 39 35 40 42 41 37 45 48 42 34
Max/Min RH 38 8 37 16 61 19 67 13
RH 31 37 13 10 23 37 21 17 41 61 28 19 45 64 22 14
PWind Dir SW SW SW W N E S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-172100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 59 93 63 98
Temp 55 54 67 77 82 83 71 67 62 59 74 86 92 88 75 71 66 64 77 90 95 93
DewPt 51 50 52 46 44 43 47 49 50 49 47 46 46 45 51 54 56 56 51 43 36 34
Min/Max RH 24 68 21 83 12
RH 86 88 57 34 27 25 42 53 66 68 39 25 21 23 42 55 70 75 40 19 13 13
Wind Dir W W W S S S SE S S SW SW NE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 2 2 3 4 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 4 6 9 11 12 12 11 13 16 18 17
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 21 14 4 2 2 5 5 3 2 7 4 3 4 16 15 6 6 5 7 6 14 25
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 17 9
Vent Rate 5 3 11 44 56 53 7 9 8 7 13 43101 70 12 12 13 11 43318520209
T Wind Dir W W W S SW SW S S S SW SW E S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 6 6 6 6 8 13 17 16 13 10 6 10 13 21 21 20 19 24 32 34 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 97 63 88 54 84 58 91
Temp 72 64 90 94 72 64 80 83 63 55 75 82 67 60 83 88
DewPt 40 36 33 27 33 37 38 34 39 42 40 37 44 47 41 32
Max/Min RH 37 9 37 16 62 20 63 14
RH 31 35 13 10 23 37 22 17 41 62 29 21 44 61 23 14
PWind Dir SW SW SW W N E S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-172100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 49 90 52 92
Temp 50 48 67 76 82 80 64 58 53 50 74 86 90 87 70 63 57 53 72 88 92 89
DewPt 50 47 51 47 41 38 41 43 43 42 42 40 38 38 44 48 48 48 46 37 31 28
Min/Max RH 21 75 16 95 11
RH 100 98 57 35 24 22 42 56 69 75 31 20 16 18 40 59 73 82 39 16 12 11
Wind Dir W NW SW S SW S S S SW SW N NE NE E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 2 2 4 6 9 8 6 6 4 4 6 9 8 8 8 9 6 5 9 14 19 19
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 11 1 2 1 3 7 5 2 4 2 3 3 13 23 19 10 8 5 3 3 9 8
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 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 14 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 15 13
Vent Rate 4 4 15 56 78 90 7 8 6 4 35 98125109 8 10 7 6 29414514396
T Wind Dir W W SW SW SW SW S S S W N N N SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 6 9 10 11 14 17 14 9 17 13 10 11 16 20 14 12 17 35 39 34
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 52 92 54 83 45 81 49 88
Temp 64 53 88 89 65 54 78 79 55 47 72 79 59 51 82 85
DewPt 30 29 27 21 29 35 34 30 37 39 38 31 38 41 33 22
Max/Min RH 40 8 48 15 75 16 67 9
RH 29 38 11 8 27 48 20 17 51 75 29 17 45 67 17 10
PWind Dir W SW W W N S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 0
$$
OKZ002-172100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 53 90 58 96
Temp 50 49 68 79 83 82 66 62 57 54 73 85 90 86 70 65 61 58 75 89 95 91
DewPt 50 49 54 47 43 42 46 47 48 47 47 47 46 46 52 55 55 55 55 47 37 34
Min/Max RH 22 79 22 96 12
RH 100100 62 33 24 24 48 59 73 79 40 26 22 25 52 70 80 90 50 23 13 13
Wind Dir SW W SW S S S S S S SW NW NE E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 3 4 4 6 9 9 9 9 6 4 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 19 17
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 3 2 4 0 5 2 4 9 4 8 3 1 11 21 21 18 27 20 7 9 13
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 16 10
Vent Rate 4 4 15 60 71 70 7 8 7 5 12 42 92 90 9 10 10 7 43242537268
T Wind Dir SW W SW S SW S S S S SW NW NE E SE SE S S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 10 8 9 10 10 16 18 17 12 9 10 11 14 19 21 19 14 19 31 37 31
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 93 56 84 48 81 52 90
Temp 67 58 87 90 67 57 78 79 57 49 73 79 60 54 83 86
DewPt 35 35 40 32 36 43 39 35 40 42 41 37 42 47 41 31
Max/Min RH 42 12 59 18 78 21 79 13
RH 30 42 19 13 32 59 25 20 54 78 31 22 50 77 23 14
PWind Dir W W SW NW N S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0
$$
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