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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
149 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
TXZ012-162100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 46 83 49 72
Temp 55 52 63 74 80 78 62 55 50 47 62 75 81 82 65 59 55 50 59 66 69 67
DewPt 18 23 27 26 27 28 33 34 34 35 38 36 32 28 29 27 25 27 34 38 37 37
Min/Max RH 14 63 14 44 30
RH 23 32 25 17 14 16 33 45 54 63 41 24 17 14 26 29 31 41 39 36 31 33
Wind Dir SW W W W NW NW E E SE E SE S SW SW S SW SW NW N N NE NE
Wind Spd 13 17 19 14 14 9 9 8 6 5 9 10 13 13 11 11 11 13 19 21 18 16
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 0 2 1 1 5 5 5 4 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 1 3 5 7 8 12
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 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 4 3
Vent Rate 12 12 78142176 88 6 6 5 4 28 59124106 8 9 8 25 55 58 65 50
T Wind Dir W W W W W NW E E E E SE S SW SW S SW W N N N N E
T Wind Spd 24 26 32 25 20 11 13 13 11 11 17 12 17 20 18 20 18 26 24 21 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 40 63 42 53 37 59 42 76
Temp 47 41 56 60 48 44 48 49 42 38 49 56 45 43 67 73
DewPt 37 33 34 36 37 37 38 37 36 34 35 37 39 40 42 39
Max/Min RH 74 39 77 62 85 47 89 28
RH 68 73 43 41 65 76 68 63 79 85 58 49 79 89 40 29
PWind Dir NE E SE E NE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 50 30 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-162100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 44 84 50 77
Temp 52 49 61 73 79 78 60 54 49 45 62 75 81 82 63 58 54 51 62 70 74 72
DewPt 20 25 28 25 23 23 26 27 31 33 36 33 26 22 24 21 19 22 31 36 35 36
Min/Max RH 11 62 11 35 24
RH 28 39 28 17 12 13 27 35 50 62 38 21 13 11 22 24 26 33 31 28 24 27
Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW W NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW W NW N N NE E
Wind Spd 21 23 25 20 12 11 8 9 9 6 6 10 13 13 9 9 9 13 16 16 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 3 1 3 8 5 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 5 7 11 8 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 3
Vent Rate 15 13 53114164120 6 8 7 4 13 79164128 8 8 8 17 38 67 89 47
T Wind Dir W W W W W W W W NW W SW W W SW SW SW W N N N SE SE
T Wind Spd 26 26 28 23 19 18 13 17 16 11 10 14 21 24 18 19 17 23 21 14 14 17
RFTI 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL CL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 38 67 41 55 36 61 41 78
Temp 49 41 57 64 47 44 50 50 41 38 51 59 44 43 67 74
DewPt 37 36 38 38 40 40 43 40 39 37 39 40 41 42 43 39
Max/Min RH 82 36 87 66 96 49 97 26
RH 63 82 48 38 76 86 76 68 92 96 63 50 89 96 41 28
PWind Dir E E SE E E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 40 50 30 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 49 87 53 75
Temp 57 54 65 78 82 80 65 58 53 49 65 79 85 85 69 64 57 54 61 67 71 68
DewPt 19 23 27 30 32 33 36 38 38 38 39 37 34 30 33 32 29 30 39 39 38 37
Min/Max RH 15 66 14 45 29
RH 23 30 23 17 16 18 34 46 58 66 38 21 16 14 26 31 33 40 45 36 30 32
Wind Dir SW W W W NW N E E NE W SE SE S S S S W NW N N N NE
Wind Spd 10 12 14 12 16 10 5 4 4 3 5 9 10 9 10 10 9 14 19 21 17 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 0 0 1 3 8 7 2 3 1 2 2 3 5 2 2 2 6 7 18 13 18
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 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 5 4
Vent Rate 11 12 95208239 78 5 4 4 3 17 64109105 8 8 16 24 63 58 64 58
T Wind Dir W W W NW NW N NE E E SE SE S S SW S SW NW N N N N E
T Wind Spd 23 25 32 31 25 14 10 10 10 6 11 12 14 18 17 19 23 23 26 19 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 41 66 43 56 38 64 44 81
Temp 49 43 57 63 50 44 50 52 44 39 52 60 48 45 70 76
DewPt 36 33 32 35 36 35 36 36 36 35 36 38 41 42 43 42
Max/Min RH 69 32 71 53 88 42 92 27
RH 62 67 38 35 58 70 60 55 73 87 55 44 78 91 38 29
PWind Dir NE E E E NE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 50 30 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 50 85 53 73
Temp 56 53 64 75 81 79 65 58 53 50 64 77 83 84 69 63 58 54 59 66 70 68
DewPt 21 24 27 29 30 32 36 37 38 38 39 37 33 30 32 30 28 29 39 39 38 37
Min/Max RH 15 63 15 45 30
RH 25 32 25 18 16 18 34 45 56 63 40 24 17 15 26 29 32 39 46 37 32 33
Wind Dir SW W W W NW N E E E N SE S S SW S SW W NW N N N NE
Wind Spd 16 16 20 14 16 9 8 6 4 4 6 10 11 10 10 12 10 14 20 21 18 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 0 0 0 3 9 8 1 2 1 2 2 3 6 2 2 2 5 8 16 14 19
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 4 4
Vent Rate 11 11 90194211 80 6 5 4 3 17 60101101 7 8 14 22 60 59 64 58
T Wind Dir W W W NW NW N E E E SE S S SW SW S SW NW N N N NE E
T Wind Spd 23 24 32 28 23 13 13 11 10 6 11 12 13 18 14 19 20 23 25 19 17 16
RFTI 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 42 64 43 54 39 63 45 79
Temp 49 44 56 62 51 45 48 50 44 40 50 58 48 46 69 76
DewPt 36 33 32 35 37 36 37 36 37 36 36 38 41 41 43 41
Max/Min RH 68 35 72 56 86 46 87 28
RH 62 66 40 36 58 70 65 59 74 85 58 47 77 84 40 29
PWind Dir NE E E E NE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 50 30 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-162100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 41 82 44 68
Temp 49 46 62 74 78 76 60 52 45 42 62 74 80 79 62 56 50 45 54 62 66 63
DewPt 19 21 26 28 28 29 34 36 36 35 39 36 29 24 24 23 26 28 38 37 36 36
Min/Max RH 16 76 13 56 33
RH 30 37 25 18 16 17 38 54 69 75 43 25 16 13 23 28 39 51 55 40 33 36
Wind Dir W W W NW N NE NE NE NE NW S S SW SW S W W N N N NE NE
Wind Spd 21 13 18 17 12 9 8 5 4 4 5 10 12 13 9 9 10 17 19 19 16 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 1 2 2 49 57 14 3 2 3 2 3 5 2 2 2 8 13 17 24 21
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 4 4
Vent Rate 14 9106214188 92 8 5 4 3 31 69142146 8 8 16 15 57 61 54 53
T Wind Dir W W NW NW NW NW NE E E E S S SW SW S W NW N N N NE E
T Wind Spd 27 19 27 27 18 11 16 11 10 8 14 12 19 21 17 19 25 23 23 17 14 16
RFTI 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 35 64 36 50 33 61 38 78
Temp 42 36 54 61 44 38 46 48 38 34 48 58 44 40 67 74
DewPt 34 32 33 36 35 35 36 37 35 34 38 40 40 40 42 38
Max/Min RH 86 36 91 62 100 48 100 25
RH 73 85 45 39 71 90 68 66 89100 67 50 87100 40 28
PWind Dir NE SE SE E NE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 30 30 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-162100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 78 43 83 46 66
Temp 51 48 62 72 77 75 59 51 47 43 64 77 82 81 63 58 52 47 53 60 63 60
DewPt 18 21 31 36 35 33 37 38 37 37 39 36 34 31 33 31 30 35 38 37 34 33
Min/Max RH 21 78 16 63 33
RH 27 34 30 27 22 21 44 60 69 78 40 22 18 16 32 37 43 63 57 42 34 36
Wind Dir SW W W NW NW N N NE W W SW S S S S SW W NW N N NE NE
Wind Spd 16 13 18 23 23 12 6 4 4 4 6 11 13 12 10 10 13 19 20 21 17 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 2 2 2 3 8 38 15 7 4 3 2 2 4 2 3 4 11 30 26 28 29
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 4 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 1 1 3 4 5 4
Vent Rate 13 11131214276116 4 3 3 3 18 98148121 9 8 38 29 62 70 65 62
T Wind Dir SW W NW NW NW NW NE NE SW SW S S S SW SE SW NW N N N NE NE
T Wind Spd 25 21 35 35 34 19 10 8 8 9 11 16 19 20 19 19 29 26 25 20 17 16
RFTI 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 36 62 36 53 33 61 40 78
Temp 42 36 54 59 44 38 47 49 37 33 51 57 43 41 69 73
DewPt 32 30 29 32 30 31 32 32 33 32 35 36 39 40 42 39
Max/Min RH 80 32 76 47 97 42 99 26
RH 68 79 38 35 58 76 56 52 84 96 53 44 87 97 37 29
PWind Dir NE E E E E SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 30 30 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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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