Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
TXZ012-172100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 58 31 62 37 68
Temp 46 MM 47 53 57 55 45 41 37 33 42 55 61 59 46 42 40 38 49 63 68 65
DewPt 43 MM 36 34 30 26 29 29 29 28 28 27 25 24 27 29 31 34 35 34 34 34
Min/Max RH 29 82 24 88 28
RH 89100 65 48 35 32 53 62 72 82 57 34 25 26 47 60 71 86 58 34 29 32
Wind Dir N NE E NE NE E S SW N SW SE SW W S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 9 10 10 9 9 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 8 10 12 11 13 16 14 12
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 79 80 74 76 65 48 40 37 18 5 4 6 8 13 8 6 6 7 17 17 19 30
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6
Vent Rate 5 9 23 47 55 32 4 2 4 4 8 32 40 41 6 8 9 8 35103111 75
T Wind Dir N NE E E E E SE SW N E S N NW W S S SW W W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 17 18 14 12 10 9 6 9 10 6 6 6 8 14 18 20 20 21 19 17 14
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 Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 70 39 70 41 73 41 72
Temp 47 41 65 65 46 40 64 68 49 42 66 69 49 42 64 69
DewPt 39 39 36 32 41 38 37 30 38 38 36 31 37 35 36 29
Max/Min RH 93 24 94 22 86 21 77 21
RH 74 92 34 29 83 93 37 24 65 86 32 25 64 77 35 22
PWind Dir SW SW E NW SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-172100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 53 30 61 33 65
Temp 43 MM 46 49 51 50 42 38 35 32 42 54 59 59 45 39 36 34 46 60 65 63
DewPt 42 MM 41 39 38 34 34 35 33 31 33 31 28 28 31 32 33 34 37 37 37 37
Min/Max RH 53 100 28 100 35
RH 96100 85 70 61 54 73 89 92 98 70 41 31 30 59 76 86100 71 43 35 38
Wind Dir N NE E E E E E SW NW NW N E S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 3 5 11 11 10 9 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 9 9 10 13 12 11
Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 65 85 92 90 90 91 88 76 46 57 5 14 25 27 22 12 25 34 23 24 34 36
PoP 12HR 50 20 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 6
Vent Rate 4 6 24 36 45 27 4 3 3 3 6 34 36 45 5 7 7 7 26 81 97 88
T Wind Dir N NE E E E E E S NW NE NE NE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 12 19 16 14 11 9 6 8 8 5 6 5 8 12 18 17 17 19 18 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 38 68 36 71 38 74 40 73
Temp 43 39 63 64 43 37 65 69 46 39 67 70 48 41 67 71
DewPt 39 39 36 31 37 35 35 27 34 34 36 29 36 36 35 28
Max/Min RH 100 25 95 19 83 19 84 19
RH 88100 36 29 81 94 33 21 62 83 31 21 65 84 31 21
PWind Dir SW SW W NW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 5 0 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC
$$
TXZ008-172100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 33 65 39 73
Temp 48 MM 48 56 61 58 48 44 39 35 41 56 63 63 49 45 42 40 50 66 73 70
DewPt 44 MM 35 32 27 24 27 29 29 27 27 28 25 25 28 30 31 35 36 37 34 35
Min/Max RH 23 77 22 83 24
RH 85100 62 40 27 26 44 56 67 72 55 34 23 23 43 55 67 83 57 33 24 27
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E S NW NE NE E S W SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW
Wind Spd 6 8 10 12 11 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 12 14 12 9
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 74 57 36 35 57 49 35 38 22 10 2 4 5 10 5 4 4 2 5 11 14 25
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
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 5
Vent Rate 7 8 22 65 73 60 3 4 4 3 7 28 44 37 5 9 8 8 40104146 71
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E SE N E E E N NW W S SW SW W W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 13 14 16 12 10 8 9 10 8 5 6 6 6 12 19 19 17 25 21 19 14
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 Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 43 73 41 72 43 73 41 74
Temp 51 43 67 68 48 41 65 70 51 44 66 69 49 42 66 70
DewPt 39 41 40 37 43 41 40 36 41 41 40 36 38 38 38 33
Max/Min RH 91 26 99 26 90 26 86 23
RH 64 90 36 31 83 98 40 29 69 90 37 29 67 85 36 25
PWind Dir SW SW E N SE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-172100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 61 34 63 40 71
Temp 48 MM 47 54 59 57 48 44 39 36 41 54 61 62 50 45 43 41 50 64 71 68
DewPt 43 MM 34 31 26 24 28 29 30 29 27 28 26 25 28 31 32 36 36 36 34 35
Min/Max RH 26 79 23 82 27
RH 84100 61 41 28 28 46 56 68 75 56 37 26 25 42 56 66 82 59 35 27 30
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E S NW NE NE E SW W S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 10 10 12 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 8 11 11 11 13 16 12 10
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 80 57 34 43 54 48 46 40 21 8 3 4 5 11 7 4 4 3 7 12 13 25
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5
Vent Rate 6 7 21 62 65 59 3 3 4 3 7 29 38 29 5 8 8 8 38100146 69
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E SE W NE E E N NW W S SW SW SW W SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 13 14 16 12 10 8 8 10 8 5 6 6 5 12 19 19 18 24 20 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 43 72 42 71 44 72 43 73
Temp 51 44 66 66 49 42 63 69 52 45 65 68 50 43 64 69
DewPt 40 41 39 36 42 41 40 34 41 40 39 34 39 37 38 33
Max/Min RH 89 27 96 26 85 26 80 24
RH 66 89 37 33 77 93 43 28 66 85 38 29 66 79 38 26
PWind Dir SW SW E N SE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-172100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 57 27 61 31 67
Temp 44 MM 46 54 57 53 41 37 33 29 40 54 61 58 43 38 34 32 46 63 67 64
DewPt 39 MM 34 30 28 26 27 26 25 25 27 27 25 25 26 28 29 32 34 34 31 32
Min/Max RH 30 90 25 99 26
RH 81100 62 41 34 34 57 63 72 87 60 34 25 28 51 67 80 99 64 34 26 29
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE SE N NE N NE N SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 12 6 8 9 8 8 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 8 8 9 8 8 12 13 11 10
Clouds B2 SC B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 79 45 67 49 56 77 47 49 19 5 5 5 13 11 4 7 4 3 5 10 17 16
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6
Vent Rate 9 6 19 63 77 60 3 4 5 4 6 38 43 52 5 6 6 7 37 86119 90
T Wind Dir NE NE E E NE NE E NE NE NE N N NW SW S SW SW W SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 13 14 14 11 10 8 10 13 10 6 8 6 9 11 13 14 16 21 17 17 16
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 Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 67 32 70 35 70 36 70
Temp 43 34 64 62 40 33 64 67 44 36 63 66 43 37 63 67
DewPt 36 34 36 33 36 33 37 30 34 34 36 31 33 33 35 30
Max/Min RH 100 28 100 22 93 24 87 22
RH 77100 36 34 84100 36 25 67 92 36 27 67 86 35 25
PWind Dir SW SW NE NW SE E SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 5 0 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-172100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 60 27 61 35 71
Temp 44 MM 46 56 59 56 43 38 33 29 38 54 61 58 44 40 38 35 49 67 71 67
DewPt 32 MM 31 26 24 22 24 24 24 22 22 23 23 23 26 27 29 32 34 32 29 29
Min/Max RH 24 78 23 88 20
RH 62100 55 31 26 26 47 58 69 75 52 30 23 26 48 60 69 88 56 27 21 24
Wind Dir NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SW W SW S SW SW W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 9 4 5 8 9 6 4 6 4 4 4 5 8 4 6 8 9 9 11 10 9 5
Clouds B2 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 81 25 21 22 20 40 47 33 30 16 3 3 3 7 3 2 3 2 3 3 6 14
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 5
Vent Rate 6 3 16 57 72 67 7 8 3 3 7 38 53 41 4 8 8 7 22 76110 50
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N N NE E E NE E NW NW W S S W W W W W SW
T Wind Spd 13 9 11 11 10 10 10 12 9 8 5 8 9 8 9 18 18 17 18 14 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 36 69 36 68 36 66 36 69
Temp 45 37 65 63 43 37 63 65 45 37 60 62 42 37 62 65
DewPt 34 35 39 35 39 37 39 34 38 36 36 31 36 36 34 30
Max/Min RH 96 30 100 28 97 27 98 23
RH 66 96 38 35 88100 41 32 76 97 40 30 80 97 34 27
PWind Dir SW S E SE SE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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