Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
409 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
TXZ012-182100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
409 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Date Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24
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 61 36 69 41 69
Temp 37 44 56 60 59 46 41 39 37 50 64 68 66 53 48 45 42 52 65 68 62
DewPt 28 29 27 26 23 27 28 29 29 31 32 31 33 36 39 39 38 40 37 35 36
Min/Max RH 24 72 25 90 29
RH 70 55 32 27 25 47 59 67 72 48 30 25 29 52 71 79 86 63 35 29 38
Wind Dir W NW N N S S S SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 8 10 12 12 14 16 14 12 9 10 9 8 9 8 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 3 2 3 4 6 4 3 4 5 7 8 11 36 24 46 53 56 29 34 47 68
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 1 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 8 2
Vent Rate 3 7 61 49 26 8 8 9 10 29 87115 85 6 7 7 6 9101 83 24
T Wind Dir S NW N N W S S SW SW W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W
T Wind Spd 8 6 11 8 4 13 18 21 23 24 19 19 17 14 18 17 14 11 12 12 12
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 Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
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 39 71 40 75 42 73 48 73
Temp 45 40 63 68 49 41 68 70 49 43 66 70 53 49 70 68
DewPt 43 40 40 32 40 38 37 32 40 39 38 33 36 39 31 25
Max/Min RH 100 25 89 21 86 24 68 18
RH 93100 43 26 71 89 32 24 71 86 36 25 52 68 23 20
PWind Dir SE NW S S SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 5 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-182100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
409 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Date Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 61 32 66 37 68
Temp 33 47 57 60 59 44 38 36 34 46 60 65 65 49 43 40 38 50 65 67 62
DewPt 30 27 24 23 24 27 27 28 29 33 34 36 36 39 40 39 37 40 36 33 33
Min/Max RH 24 89 33 100 28
RH 87 46 28 24 26 51 64 72 82 60 38 34 35 70 89 98 96 70 34 28 33
Wind Dir NW NW NE E S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 2 1 2 2 4 5 6 9 8 12 13 12 11 8 8 9 6 8 10 10 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 2 2 7 6 9 10 3 17 10 9 10 20 40 38 38 55 48 29 27 43 55
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 9 4
Vent Rate 3 5 46 38 36 5 6 8 7 32 79 89 91 6 6 6 5 13146139 44
T Wind Dir NW NW NE N S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 6 8 5 6 11 16 19 17 21 18 17 17 14 14 14 11 11 18 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 34 71 38 75 41 75 47 72
Temp 42 35 64 69 46 39 69 71 47 42 68 72 52 48 68 67
DewPt 39 35 37 28 32 32 33 28 35 36 37 29 35 35 28 24
Max/Min RH 100 21 78 18 81 20 62 18
RH 89100 38 21 58 78 26 21 63 79 33 21 53 62 22 19
PWind Dir SW NW SW W S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 5 5 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
409 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Date Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24
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 63 40 74 44 74
Temp 37 45 58 63 61 49 44 42 41 51 66 73 71 56 51 47 45 52 69 72 65
DewPt 27 29 29 28 25 27 29 30 31 33 34 32 34 38 40 41 41 42 41 38 41
Min/Max RH 23 72 23 88 30
RH 68 52 33 26 25 42 55 63 70 50 29 23 26 50 65 80 87 68 36 30 41
Wind Dir N E NE N S S S SW SW W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW S S SE
Wind Spd 4 5 9 8 4 4 9 9 9 12 14 12 9 5 8 6 4 5 6 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 3 2 2 4 6 3 2 2 2 3 4 9 23 15 43 53 50 25 38 53 76
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.13
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 2 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 8 3
Vent Rate 2 8 58 59 32 4 8 9 8 34 97124 69 6 8 7 5 8 75 83 30
T Wind Dir N NE N N W S S SW SW W W W SW S S SW SW SW S SW S
T Wind Spd 5 6 12 9 5 10 18 19 19 24 23 20 16 14 16 14 11 9 11 11 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 Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
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 72 43 76 44 73 50 77
Temp 48 42 62 71 51 44 69 71 51 45 65 69 54 51 71 71
DewPt 45 42 44 37 43 41 41 39 44 42 42 39 39 42 36 29
Max/Min RH 100 29 93 26 93 29 71 19
RH 88100 52 29 74 90 36 31 77 90 43 32 57 71 28 22
PWind Dir SE NW S SE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 5 0 5 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
409 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Date Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 63 41 71 44 72
Temp 37 44 56 62 61 50 45 43 42 50 64 70 69 56 52 48 45 52 67 70 64
DewPt 29 28 28 27 25 27 29 30 31 33 34 32 34 37 40 41 41 42 40 38 40
Min/Max RH 24 67 25 87 31
RH 73 52 34 26 25 41 53 61 66 52 32 25 28 50 64 77 85 67 38 31 42
Wind Dir NW NE N N S S S SW SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW SW S SW S
Wind Spd 4 5 8 5 4 6 12 12 12 14 16 13 10 9 10 9 8 6 6 9 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC B2
Clouds(%) 3 2 2 4 6 3 2 3 2 3 4 13 22 21 42 54 50 25 37 49 75
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.11
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 2 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 8 2
Vent Rate 3 6 54 56 26 4 8 9 8 33 89123 74 6 8 7 6 8 91 90 30
T Wind Dir SW N N NW W S S SW SW W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 5 6 11 8 4 10 19 19 19 24 21 20 17 16 18 16 13 10 11 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 42 71 44 75 44 72 51 75
Temp 49 43 61 70 52 45 67 70 52 45 64 69 55 53 70 69
DewPt 45 43 44 36 42 40 40 37 44 42 41 38 39 41 35 29
Max/Min RH 100 28 86 26 91 30 65 20
RH 87100 53 28 70 83 37 30 75 88 44 32 56 65 28 22
PWind Dir SE N S SE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 5 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-182100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
409 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Date Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24
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 60 31 68 34 67
Temp 29 45 56 60 58 42 37 33 31 47 63 67 65 48 42 38 35 47 63 67 61
DewPt 23 32 32 30 24 25 25 25 27 31 33 31 32 34 36 36 34 39 36 32 36
Min/Max RH 25 84 26 98 27
RH 77 61 39 31 27 50 61 71 84 52 32 26 29 58 78 94 97 73 38 27 40
Wind Dir NW N N SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SE
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 13 16 13 11 6 6 5 4 5 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 2 3 3 5 8 2 6 4 3 5 4 11 19 30 40 35 22 36 33 47 55
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 11 4
Vent Rate 3 11 49 38 42 5 6 7 7 35 97109 84 5 6 6 3 7 97151 45
T Wind Dir N N N NW SW S SW SW SW W W W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW E
T Wind Spd 9 10 9 8 8 12 14 17 18 25 23 18 17 11 16 13 8 8 13 16 12
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 Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
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 32 72 35 71 35 73 42 70
Temp 40 34 64 68 44 36 66 67 43 36 64 69 48 43 67 64
DewPt 39 34 39 29 32 32 34 32 35 34 38 32 34 33 31 25
Max/Min RH 100 22 85 24 93 23 67 19
RH 95100 39 23 63 85 30 27 74 91 38 25 57 67 26 22
PWind Dir SE NW S NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-182100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
409 AM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Date Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 60 34 72 36 69
Temp 31 40 53 59 58 44 39 38 36 50 67 72 68 50 45 39 37 49 65 68 60
DewPt 24 22 21 23 24 26 26 27 27 31 30 27 28 33 35 36 36 38 38 36 39
Min/Max RH 24 71 19 99 30
RH 73 47 29 24 27 49 59 65 68 48 25 19 22 51 69 89 96 64 37 30 46
Wind Dir NE E NE N S S SW SW SW W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SE SE E
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 4 6 8 9 9 13 12 10 6 5 5 5 4 4 9 9 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 3 4 3 3 7 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 10 7 11 21 26 38 40 54 63
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 8 2
Vent Rate 3 9 36 57 39 4 7 8 8 26101121 42 6 6 6 3 6 62 94 26
T Wind Dir NE NE N NW W S S SW SW W W W SW S SW SW SW NW SE SE E
T Wind Spd 6 8 10 10 8 12 17 20 19 24 20 17 13 14 16 13 8 8 12 13 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 36 72 38 71 37 68 44 73
Temp 43 37 63 68 46 39 66 65 44 37 62 64 48 45 68 65
DewPt 43 37 42 34 39 37 37 35 40 37 37 34 36 37 31 27
Max/Min RH 100 27 97 28 100 28 76 19
RH 100100 46 28 78 92 34 32 86100 39 32 63 74 25 24
PWind Dir E SE S NE SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 5 10 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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