Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
300 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013
TXZ012-112200-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
300 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013
DATE TUE 06/11/13 WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13
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 98 68 99 68 98
TEMP 69 66 81 92 98 95 81 75 70 68 82 93 99 96 81 75 70 68 82 92 98 95
DEWPT 52 53 52 50 48 46 50 54 54 55 53 51 49 47 49 51 53 54 51 49 46 43
MIN/MAX RH 18 63 18 61 16
RH 55 63 37 24 18 19 34 48 57 63 37 24 19 19 33 43 55 61 34 23 17 17
WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S SW W S SE SE S S S SW S S S S
WIND SPD 13 13 23 21 20 20 17 14 14 11 12 4 10 12 11 9 9 6 10 13 13 14
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 9 5 5 4 5 5 7 9 9 8 7 5 5 5 7 9 9 9 8 8 12 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
HAINES 6HR 6 5 6 6 6 4 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 6 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 11 9
VENT RATE 7 <1 48 96156126 8 8 5 <1 42 48 35 53 4 5 <1 <1 35102143153
T WIND DIR S S SW S SW S S S SW SW W NE E SE SE S S SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 11 21 18 14 24 17 17 11 5 13 6 3 5 9 10 9 8 8 13 14 19
RFTI 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 06/14/13 SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13
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 68 96 68 94 67 94 66 95
TEMP 75 68 91 93 74 68 89 91 73 67 89 91 72 66 90 92
DEWPT 49 55 52 48 52 60 57 53 56 59 55 50 55 57 55 52
MAX/MIN RH 63 20 76 26 75 24 73 24
RH 40 63 27 22 46 76 34 28 55 75 32 25 55 73 31 26
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-112200-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
300 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013
DATE TUE 06/11/13 WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 98 67 99 66 98
TEMP 67 64 80 91 98 95 80 74 69 67 82 93 99 95 80 73 69 66 81 92 98 94
DEWPT 50 52 50 49 45 41 46 51 52 54 52 50 47 44 46 48 51 54 51 47 44 41
MIN/MAX RH 16 63 17 65 15
RH 54 65 35 24 17 16 30 44 55 63 35 23 17 17 30 41 53 65 35 21 16 16
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S SE S S S S SW S S S S
WIND SPD 12 9 18 18 17 18 14 13 10 5 8 6 9 11 10 9 6 4 9 12 13 13
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 9 4 4 3 4 5 7 9 8 8 7 5 5 5 7 10 10 10 9 9 12 16
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 5
MIX HGT <1 <1 2 6 14 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 9
VENT RATE 7 <1 40 84154133 9 8 6 3 13 42 50 76 4 5 <1 <1 27 90161144
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W E SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 14 12 23 16 12 16 19 17 13 5 5 8 5 9 9 11 10 9 10 13 16 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 06/14/13 SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 94 65 92 65 94 65 96
TEMP 73 66 89 91 71 65 87 89 71 65 89 91 71 65 90 92
DEWPT 48 55 51 47 52 60 56 50 55 57 51 42 51 55 53 50
MAX/MIN RH 68 21 84 26 75 18 70 23
RH 41 68 27 22 51 84 35 26 57 75 27 18 49 70 29 24
PWIND DIR S S S S S SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-112200-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
300 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013
DATE TUE 06/11/13 WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13
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 102 73 101 73 101
TEMP 73 71 85 96102 99 85 79 75 73 86 96101 98 85 79 75 73 86 96101 98
DEWPT 53 54 53 51 49 47 50 52 53 53 51 50 49 47 49 52 53 55 52 50 47 45
MIN/MAX RH 16 49 17 53 16
RH 49 56 33 22 17 17 30 39 46 49 30 21 18 18 29 39 47 53 31 21 16 16
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S SW SW W NE E SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 13 13 21 20 20 18 16 16 13 11 9 8 9 10 9 8 6 4 9 12 13 14
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 8 4 4 5 5 6 8 10 9 9 7 5 5 5 7 9 9 9 9 8 12 17
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 6 6 5 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 6 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 10
VENT RATE 7 <1 50114200163 10 8 5 <1 44 72 46 74 <1 5 <1 <1 25117150162
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW N NE E SE SE S SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 16 12 23 21 18 28 21 17 11 9 12 9 4 8 8 10 8 3 8 14 14 19
RFTI 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 06/14/13 SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13
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 72 99 71 96 71 96 71 97
TEMP 78 72 94 96 77 71 91 93 77 71 91 93 77 71 92 94
DEWPT 50 55 52 50 53 60 57 54 57 59 56 52 55 57 57 53
MAX/MIN RH 55 20 69 25 66 24 61 24
RH 37 55 24 21 44 69 32 27 50 66 31 25 47 61 31 25
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-112200-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
300 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013
DATE TUE 06/11/13 WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 101 71 100 72 101
TEMP 72 70 84 95101 98 84 78 73 71 85 94100 97 84 78 74 72 86 95101 98
DEWPT 52 53 52 51 48 46 49 52 53 53 51 49 48 46 49 51 53 55 52 49 47 44
MIN/MAX RH 16 54 17 55 16
RH 49 56 33 22 17 17 31 41 50 54 32 22 17 18 30 39 48 55 31 21 16 16
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S SW SW W NE E SE SE S S SW S S S S
WIND SPD 13 13 21 20 19 19 17 16 13 11 9 8 9 10 9 9 6 4 9 13 13 14
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 8 4 4 4 5 5 7 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 7 9 9 9 9 8 12 17
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 6 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 10
VENT RATE 7 <1 50114195150 10 10 5 <1 43 72 46 74 <1 3 <1 <1 28117150160
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW N NE E SE SE S SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 14 11 23 21 17 26 23 20 11 8 11 9 4 8 8 9 8 4 9 14 14 18
RFTI 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 06/14/13 SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 98 69 95 70 96 70 96
TEMP 78 71 93 95 75 69 90 92 76 70 91 93 76 70 91 93
DEWPT 49 55 52 49 52 60 57 53 56 59 55 50 55 57 56 52
MAX/MIN RH 57 20 73 26 68 23 65 24
RH 36 57 25 21 45 73 33 27 50 68 30 23 49 65 31 25
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-112200-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
300 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013
DATE TUE 06/11/13 WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13
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 103 63 99 64 101
TEMP 66 63 82 95103 99 80 72 66 63 80 92 99 95 79 72 67 64 81 94101 97
DEWPT 49 50 48 45 42 38 42 46 47 48 46 43 40 38 42 47 48 50 47 44 42 39
MIN/MAX RH 12 58 13 59 13
RH 54 62 31 18 13 12 26 39 50 58 30 18 13 14 27 41 50 59 30 18 13 14
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SW S SW W NW N NE E SE SE S S SW S S S S
WIND SPD 13 11 21 21 20 21 14 13 10 8 10 12 10 12 10 8 6 5 11 14 14 14
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 12 7 5 3 4 5 7 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 7 9 9 9 9 10 13 17
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 6 6 5 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 14 17 15 1 <1 <1 <1 7 10 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 11 15 12
VENT RATE 7 6 58237306300 22 9 <1 <1 98 63 38101 <1 <1 <1 <1 72137210204
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S W W NE NE E SE SE S SW SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 13 26 19 20 23 25 18 8 5 16 6 2 9 6 6 9 8 14 14 16 19
RFTI 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL EL EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
DATE FRI 06/14/13 SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13
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 64 97 64 93 63 96 63 97
TEMP 72 64 91 93 71 64 87 90 70 63 90 92 70 63 91 93
DEWPT 45 52 49 45 50 58 53 48 52 56 50 41 49 54 53 49
MAX/MIN RH 65 18 82 23 78 17 72 21
RH 38 65 24 19 48 82 31 24 54 78 26 17 48 72 28 22
PWIND DIR S SW S SW S SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
$$
OKZ002-112200-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
300 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013
DATE TUE 06/11/13 WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 105 68 102 68 102
TEMP 70 67 85 98105101 84 76 71 68 84 96102 98 83 75 71 68 84 96102 98
DEWPT 52 52 51 49 45 42 46 50 50 50 49 49 47 45 49 52 53 54 52 50 47 45
MIN/MAX RH 13 53 15 61 16
RH 53 60 31 19 13 13 27 40 47 53 30 20 16 17 31 45 53 61 33 21 16 17
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S SW W W NW N E E E E SE S S S S S
WIND SPD 13 13 23 21 20 20 17 16 13 12 12 11 9 10 9 8 5 4 11 16 16 16
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 11 6 5 4 4 5 7 9 9 8 7 5 5 5 8 10 11 11 12 12 15 17
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 10 16 13 1 <1 <1 <1 6 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 13 11
VENT RATE 12 8 65220320312 25 12 6 <1 99 90 36 66 <1 <1 <1 <1 18143188200
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W N N N SE E E E E S S S S
T WIND SPD 26 17 29 25 23 27 28 26 12 8 20 10 3 6 8 9 5 5 8 17 17 21
RFTI 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 06/14/13 SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 100 66 97 66 98 65 97
TEMP 76 69 94 96 73 66 91 94 73 66 92 94 72 65 91 94
DEWPT 49 54 51 48 52 59 56 52 56 58 55 50 54 56 56 50
MAX/MIN RH 59 18 77 23 75 21 74 22
RH 39 59 23 20 47 77 31 24 56 75 29 23 53 74 31 23
PWIND DIR S SW S S S SW S E
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 10 10 10 5 5 5
$$
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)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. 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
SNOWSHWRS......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 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
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS