Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
454 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
TXZ012-180900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
454 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 31 61 36 69 41
Temp 57 49 42 38 33 42 53 59 59 45 41 39 37 49 63 68 65 52 47 44 42
DewPt 22 27 28 28 28 28 27 25 23 27 29 29 30 34 34 35 36 39 40 40 40
Max/Min RH 82 23 77 29 94
RH 25 42 57 67 82 57 36 27 25 49 62 67 75 56 34 29 34 61 76 86 93
Wind Dir NE E E E E SE E N SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 4 4 5 4 6 4 4 4 8 10 12 12 13 16 16 13 10 11 10 9
Clouds B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 51 50 28 9 4 4 3 4 7 3 3 7 6 15 25 33 38 16 15 22 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 32 4 2 4 4 8 32 40 41 6 8 9 10 32 91132 91 8 9 8 7
T Wind Dir E SE SW N E S N NW W S S SW SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 6 9 10 8 6 6 8 14 18 20 21 23 19 21 19 18 18 18 16
RFTI 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
Date 03/20Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 71 38 70 40 74 43 76 47 71
Temp 66 65 46 39 63 67 47 41 68 70 51 44 69 73 54 48 67 69
DewPt 37 34 41 39 41 34 40 38 37 34 39 39 36 30 34 37 34 25
Min/Max RH 27 100 27 92 24 83 19 65 18
RH 34 31 83100 44 29 76 89 32 26 63 82 30 20 46 65 29 19
PWind Dir SW S N SE S SE SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 40 30 10 0 5 5 0 0 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-180900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
454 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 30 61 33 66 37
Temp 53 44 40 35 30 42 55 59 59 44 39 37 34 46 59 65 63 48 43 40 38
DewPt 31 29 28 28 30 32 29 26 26 29 29 30 31 35 36 37 37 39 40 39 38
Max/Min RH 98 26 90 35 100
RH 42 55 63 77 98 67 37 28 28 55 67 77 89 64 41 35 39 71 89 96100
Wind Dir NE E SE NW NW N NE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 11 13 13 11 8 9 9 8
Clouds B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 84 75 53 14 15 5 5 17 8 9 11 12 16 33 40 44 45 20 19 22 19
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 27 4 3 3 3 6 34 36 45 5 7 7 7 40 78117 64 6 7 7 6
T Wind Dir E E S NW NE NE NE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 9 6 8 8 5 6 5 8 12 18 17 17 20 18 20 16 13 17 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/20Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 68 35 71 37 74 41 75 45 71
Temp 64 63 43 36 64 68 45 38 68 70 48 42 69 72 53 45 67 68
DewPt 35 31 37 36 36 29 35 34 34 28 34 36 33 26 30 33 29 24
Min/Max RH 24 100 22 87 19 81 17 62 18
RH 34 30 79100 35 23 69 85 28 21 58 81 26 18 42 62 24 19
PWind Dir SW W NW S SW S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-180900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
454 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 33 64 39 73 43
Temp 60 51 45 39 34 41 54 62 62 49 44 41 40 50 66 72 70 56 51 46 44
DewPt 26 24 25 25 27 26 27 26 25 28 29 31 32 35 35 34 35 38 40 41 41
Max/Min RH 77 22 74 24 92
RH 27 35 45 56 74 56 35 25 24 43 55 65 73 54 32 25 27 52 67 83 91
Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE E NE N S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 12 14 13 9 6 8 6 6
Clouds SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 50 31 33 10 3 3 3 3 8 3 2 3 5 10 19 28 34 15 14 25 24
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 60 3 4 4 3 7 28 44 37 5 9 8 8 36104139105 8 7 7 6
T Wind Dir E SE N E E E N NW W S SW SW SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 8 9 10 8 5 6 6 6 12 19 19 19 24 21 21 18 18 17 14 14
RFTI 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
Date 03/20Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 74 41 72 43 76 45 79 49 75
Temp 69 68 48 42 64 70 49 43 68 70 52 46 71 74 56 50 69 71
DewPt 40 36 43 42 44 37 42 40 41 38 42 41 40 32 36 38 36 28
Min/Max RH 25 100 29 92 25 85 20 62 18
RH 34 30 84100 48 30 76 90 38 30 68 83 32 21 47 62 29 20
PWind Dir SW E N S S SE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 30 10 0 5 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-180900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
454 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 34 62 40 71 44
Temp 59 51 45 40 35 41 53 60 60 49 45 42 41 50 64 70 68 56 51 47 45
DewPt 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 26 25 28 30 31 32 35 35 35 35 38 40 41 41
Max/Min RH 76 24 70 27 89
RH 25 35 45 58 69 56 38 27 26 44 54 64 69 56 33 27 30 52 67 82 88
Wind Dir NE E E NE NE E N NW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 12 12 12 13 16 14 10 9 9 9 8
Clouds SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 50 35 33 15 3 3 3 3 8 3 2 3 5 10 20 28 35 15 15 25 23
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 59 3 3 4 3 7 29 38 29 5 8 8 9 34105137 91 7 7 8 6
T Wind Dir E SE W NE E E N NW W S SW SW SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 8 8 10 8 6 6 6 5 12 19 19 19 23 21 21 17 17 17 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/20Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 72 41 71 44 75 46 77 50 73
Temp 67 66 49 42 62 69 50 44 67 70 53 47 69 74 57 51 68 70
DewPt 39 35 43 42 42 36 41 40 40 37 41 40 39 32 35 38 35 27
Min/Max RH 27 99 29 89 25 80 20 61 19
RH 36 31 81 98 48 30 72 87 37 30 63 77 33 21 44 61 30 20
PWind Dir SW E N S S SE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 30 10 0 5 5 0 0 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-180900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
454 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 26 60 31 67 34
Temp 54 43 38 33 28 39 53 59 58 42 37 34 31 46 62 67 64 48 42 38 35
DewPt 26 28 27 26 24 26 27 25 25 25 26 27 29 33 34 32 33 36 37 37 34
Max/Min RH 90 26 91 28 99
RH 33 55 64 75 86 58 36 27 28 50 63 76 91 60 34 28 31 63 81 96 99
Wind Dir NE NE NE N NW N N SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 6 8 8 8 9 12 16 13 12 9 8 6 5
Clouds B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 78 47 42 6 3 5 4 6 7 3 5 3 5 11 11 16 19 17 22 31 29
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 60 3 4 5 4 6 38 43 52 5 6 6 8 39111130107 7 7 6 5
T Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE N N NW SW S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 8 10 13 10 6 8 6 9 11 13 14 18 25 24 21 18 17 17 13 11
RFTI 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
Date 03/20Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 68 32 70 35 71 37 74 40 69
Temp 64 62 40 33 63 67 43 35 65 67 46 38 68 71 49 40 65 65
DewPt 36 32 37 33 38 30 35 32 36 31 36 34 34 27 29 30 28 24
Min/Max RH 24 100 24 92 22 89 18 67 17
RH 35 32 88100 40 25 73 89 33 26 68 86 28 20 46 66 25 20
PWind Dir SW N N S S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 0 5 5 0 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
OKZ002-180900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
454 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 26 60 34 71 37
Temp 57 43 38 33 29 37 50 58 58 43 39 37 35 49 67 71 67 51 45 41 38
DewPt 20 21 21 20 22 22 23 24 24 26 27 27 28 32 32 30 31 33 36 37 38
Max/Min RH 78 24 76 22 100
RH 23 41 50 58 76 55 34 27 27 51 61 67 75 52 27 22 26 51 70 86100
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE E S NW S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 6 8 9 9 12 12 11 8 5 6 6 5
Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 31 22 14 31 14 6 3 4 8 3 3 3 3 3 5 8 10 12 15 27 33
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 4 3 4
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 67 7 8 3 3 7 38 53 41 4 8 8 8 25121143 57 7 7 6 5
T Wind Dir N NE E E NE E NW NW W S S W W W W W SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 10 10 12 9 8 6 8 9 8 9 18 18 19 24 23 20 17 14 17 14 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/20Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 69 36 69 37 70 38 74 42 71
Temp 66 62 43 37 61 65 45 38 62 64 46 39 67 70 49 43 66 66
DewPt 39 35 42 37 41 34 38 37 38 35 39 38 37 30 34 35 31 25
Min/Max RH 29 100 29 99 28 98 21 74 19
RH 37 36 96100 47 31 78 97 41 34 77 95 33 22 57 74 27 21
PWind Dir S E NE S SE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 0 5 10 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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