Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
310 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013
TXZ012-122200-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
310 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013
DATE SUN 05/12/13 MON 05/13/13 TUE 05/14/13
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 81 52 86 55 87
TEMP 52 50 64 75 80 77 64 58 54 52 67 79 85 82 68 62 57 55 69 81 86 83
DEWPT 43 41 40 39 37 34 35 36 36 36 34 31 29 27 32 37 39 41 41 40 38 35
MIN/MAX RH 20 54 12 59 17
RH 71 71 41 27 21 21 34 44 50 54 29 17 13 13 26 39 51 59 36 23 18 18
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW S S S S
WIND SPD 10 11 13 14 13 11 13 13 14 14 13 12 13 16 16 14 13 11 13 16 17 17
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 36 39 38 37 39 42 35 28 28 28 28 29 28 27 27 27 24 21 22 24 29 34
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 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT <1 <1 4 13 16 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 13 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 12 12
VENT RATE <1 <1 80117128130 <1 <1 <1 <1 53104145149 <1 <1 <1 <1 85137138161
T WIND DIR S S SW W W W S SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S SW
T WIND SPD 8 10 23 10 9 11 6 12 12 11 24 9 11 12 11 16 14 12 19 14 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE WED 05/15/13 THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13
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 55 83 57 88 57 91 58 87
TEMP 62 55 77 80 62 57 82 84 64 57 84 87 65 58 81 83
DEWPT 43 50 50 48 52 52 52 46 51 51 48 42 48 50 47 42
MAX/MIN RH 83 30 83 24 80 19 75 21
RH 50 83 39 33 70 83 35 27 63 80 29 21 54 75 30 24
PWIND DIR S E SE SE S SW S W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
$$
TXZ016-122200-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
310 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013
DATE SUN 05/12/13 MON 05/13/13 TUE 05/14/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 81 52 85 50 86
TEMP 50 48 62 74 80 77 64 58 54 52 66 78 84 80 65 57 52 50 66 79 85 82
DEWPT 40 39 37 35 33 30 33 35 35 34 31 29 27 25 30 35 37 39 37 35 34 32
MIN/MAX RH 17 50 12 66 15
RH 66 71 39 24 18 18 31 41 48 50 27 17 13 13 27 43 56 66 34 20 16 16
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 8 8 10 13 12 11 11 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 11 10 10 11 13 13 14
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 37 40 38 36 36 37 31 26 26 26 26 27 26 26 25 24 22 20 24 28 29 29
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
MIX HGT <1 <1 6 14 16 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 13 14 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 14 14
VENT RATE <1 <1 96 95 96122 <1 <1 <1 <1 50 91135138 <1 <1 <1 <1 68 84 56108
T WIND DIR S S W W W W SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 9 18 8 6 10 8 10 12 13 23 8 11 12 10 13 13 11 17 9 4 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
DATE WED 05/15/13 THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 84 52 89 54 91 53 86
TEMP 60 53 78 80 59 52 82 84 61 54 84 86 61 53 79 82
DEWPT 41 49 50 47 52 51 48 42 45 46 44 37 44 46 43 38
MAX/MIN RH 85 28 95 20 74 16 76 19
RH 48 85 37 31 77 95 31 23 56 74 25 18 53 76 28 21
PWIND DIR SW N NE SE S SW S W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 0
$$
TXZ008-122200-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
310 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013
DATE SUN 05/12/13 MON 05/13/13 TUE 05/14/13
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 85 58 90 60 89
TEMP 53 51 66 78 84 82 69 64 60 58 72 84 89 86 73 67 62 60 73 83 88 85
DEWPT 43 43 40 37 34 31 34 36 37 37 33 30 27 25 31 37 40 42 40 38 36 34
MIN/MAX RH 15 45 10 51 15
RH 71 73 38 22 17 16 27 35 42 45 24 14 11 11 21 33 44 51 30 20 16 17
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 5 5 8 11 10 8 9 10 9 9 9 9 11 12 13 13 10 6 11 13 13 12
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 38 39 39 38 40 42 36 30 30 30 29 29 28 27 28 28 26 24 23 21 26 32
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 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 13 16 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 12 12
VENT RATE <1 <1 63141160130 <1 <1 <1 <1 32 65116140 <1 <1 <1 <1 53165132150
T WIND DIR S S SW W W W S SW SW SW W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 6 9 24 11 11 11 6 10 10 11 24 5 9 11 10 14 13 12 24 17 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
DATE WED 05/15/13 THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13
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 60 84 60 90 59 92 60 88
TEMP 66 60 79 81 65 60 84 86 66 59 85 88 67 60 82 84
DEWPT 42 51 53 52 55 55 55 52 54 55 52 48 51 53 50 48
MAX/MIN RH 72 33 83 27 86 23 78 24
RH 43 72 40 36 69 83 37 30 64 85 31 26 56 78 33 29
PWIND DIR S E SE S S SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
$$
TXZ008-122200-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
310 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013
DATE SUN 05/12/13 MON 05/13/13 TUE 05/14/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 57 90 59 89
TEMP 54 52 66 78 84 81 69 63 59 57 72 84 89 86 72 66 61 59 72 83 88 85
DEWPT 44 43 40 36 33 29 32 35 36 36 33 29 27 24 30 37 40 42 40 37 36 35
MIN/MAX RH 14 45 10 53 15
RH 69 71 38 22 16 15 25 35 42 45 25 14 11 10 21 34 45 53 31 19 16 17
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW S S S S
WIND SPD 5 6 9 12 10 8 9 11 10 10 10 9 11 13 13 13 11 8 11 13 13 12
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 38 39 39 38 40 42 36 29 29 29 29 29 28 27 27 28 26 24 23 21 26 31
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 14 16 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 12 12
VENT RATE <1 <1 63135144133 <1 <1 <1 <1 32 67116126 <1 <1 <1 <1 53165132127
T WIND DIR S S SW W W W S SW SW SW W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 6 9 24 11 10 11 6 10 11 11 24 5 9 10 11 14 13 12 24 17 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
DATE WED 05/15/13 THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 84 60 90 58 91 59 87
TEMP 65 59 79 81 65 60 84 86 65 58 84 87 66 59 82 83
DEWPT 43 51 52 51 55 55 54 50 53 54 50 46 50 52 49 46
MAX/MIN RH 75 32 83 26 84 21 77 24
RH 44 75 39 35 70 83 35 29 65 84 31 24 56 77 33 27
PWIND DIR S E SE S S SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
$$
TXZ006-122200-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
310 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013
DATE SUN 05/12/13 MON 05/13/13 TUE 05/14/13
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 82 46 89 46 88
TEMP 48 46 62 75 81 77 61 54 49 46 65 80 88 83 64 55 49 46 64 80 87 83
DEWPT 38 36 34 32 29 26 30 34 35 35 31 28 26 23 28 32 34 35 33 32 30 28
MIN/MAX RH 14 66 10 65 12
RH 75 69 36 21 15 15 31 47 58 66 29 15 11 11 25 41 55 65 31 17 13 13
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SE S W SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 9 11 12 11 9 8 6 8 8 9 10 13 16 13 9 10 12 13 13 14 16
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 40 38 38 39 39 39 34 30 29 28 28 28 27 26 27 27 26 24 23 21 23 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 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT <1 <1 4 15 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 14 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 14 14
VENT RATE <1 <1 75135160140 2 <1 <1 <1 34 54105125 <1 <1 <1 <1 58156 84 80
T WIND DIR S SW W NW NW NW SW W W W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 9 10 23 10 11 10 5 8 12 11 13 4 8 10 10 13 13 13 26 14 6 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
DATE WED 05/15/13 THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13
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 53 81 53 91 51 91 51 89
TEMP 60 53 75 77 59 53 83 86 59 51 83 86 59 51 81 84
DEWPT 37 46 47 46 50 49 47 40 45 46 40 34 43 45 42 36
MAX/MIN RH 77 28 85 18 83 13 80 16
RH 42 77 37 33 71 85 28 20 59 83 22 16 54 80 25 18
PWIND DIR SW N E SW S SW W W
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
$$
OKZ002-122200-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
310 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013
DATE SUN 05/12/13 MON 05/13/13 TUE 05/14/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 55 91 56 91
TEMP 53 51 66 79 85 82 67 61 57 55 70 84 90 86 71 63 58 56 71 84 90 86
DEWPT 38 40 39 38 35 32 36 40 40 39 38 37 34 32 36 40 40 41 38 36 34 32
MIN/MAX RH 16 56 13 57 13
RH 65 65 37 24 17 17 32 46 54 56 31 19 14 14 28 43 51 57 30 18 14 14
WIND DIR S S SW SW NW NE NW W W W SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 4 6 9 12 8 4 5 6 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 12 11 11 16 21 16 12
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 43 42 41 41 39 36 35 34 33 31 30 30 29 29 30 30 29 28 25 23 24 25
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 15 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 14 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 13 14 12
VENT RATE <1 <1 66165176139 <1 <1 <1 <1 17 56109131 <1 <1 <1 <1 60200135120
T WIND DIR S SW SW NW NW NW S SW W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 9 9 25 12 12 10 5 5 6 8 8 4 8 10 8 11 12 12 27 18 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
DATE WED 05/15/13 THU 05/16/13 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 81 55 90 54 94 55 88
TEMP 63 56 76 78 60 55 83 85 62 54 86 89 63 55 81 83
DEWPT 40 49 51 50 52 51 52 49 51 51 48 43 49 50 48 45
MAX/MIN RH 78 34 87 25 90 18 83 23
RH 43 78 42 38 75 87 34 29 67 90 27 20 60 83 32 26
PWIND DIR S N E S S SW SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
$$
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)...........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