Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
448 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
TXZ012-190900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
448 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Date 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24 Thu
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 36 70 41 71 40
Temp 59 45 40 39 37 49 62 68 67 54 48 46 42 53 66 69 61 50 46 43 41
DewPt 25 30 32 30 30 32 32 33 34 37 39 40 39 40 36 36 38 42 43 42 41
Max/Min RH 75 25 90 29 100
RH 27 55 73 70 75 52 32 27 29 52 71 79 89 61 33 30 42 74 89 96100
Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S SW SE E N N
Wind Spd 0 4 5 12 12 16 18 14 12 9 10 9 8 9 8 10 9 6 4 4 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 4 2 3 3 4 5 4 10 27 33 43 45 17 13 22 55 53 61 48 51 70
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.11 0.11
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 5 1 <1 <1 1 <1
Vent Rate 25 6 7 9 10 28 94116 76 6 8 7 6 13 95 68 19 6 4 7 4
T Wind Dir W S S SW SW W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW S S SE E E N
T Wind Spd 4 14 18 21 21 24 20 19 16 14 20 17 16 11 12 14 17 14 10 8 9
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 03/21Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24Mon 03/25/24
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 41 72 42 69 46 75 40 59
Temp 61 66 47 42 67 68 47 43 60 68 51 47 69 70 52 41 53 54
DewPt 42 35 41 39 38 35 40 39 41 34 37 38 34 27 29 29 26 22
Min/Max RH 31 91 26 87 28 71 18 62 26
RH 49 32 79 89 34 29 76 86 49 28 59 71 27 20 41 62 35 28
PWind Dir N S E SE S S SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ016-190900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
448 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Date 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 32 67 36 68 35
Temp 60 45 38 35 32 46 59 65 65 51 44 41 37 51 65 67 61 47 41 38 36
DewPt 24 27 28 28 29 34 35 36 36 38 39 39 37 39 35 34 37 40 40 38 36
Max/Min RH 90 31 100 29 100
RH 25 50 69 77 90 63 40 34 34 62 82 91100 63 32 29 40 76 96100100
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W E NW NW NW
Wind Spd 6 6 8 9 9 12 13 12 10 6 8 8 6 6 9 10 10 6 4 5 5
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 5 4 16 8 5 5 14 39 50 40 44 11 16 26 45 47 53 26 26 38
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 10 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 38 4 6 8 7 34 90109 84 6 7 6 5 9144101 60 5 4 5 5
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW NW SE W NW N
T Wind Spd 8 11 16 18 17 23 20 18 14 13 16 14 12 10 17 14 18 11 10 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/21Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24Mon 03/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 69 38 74 38 72 45 73 38 61
Temp 60 68 46 39 68 69 46 39 64 68 50 46 69 69 50 39 55 56
DewPt 40 30 35 33 34 32 38 37 40 33 35 35 31 25 28 28 24 23
Min/Max RH 24 81 22 94 26 67 17 64 24
RH 47 24 67 79 28 26 73 92 41 27 56 67 24 20 42 64 30 27
PWind Dir NW SW N SE S S SW W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-190900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
448 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Date 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24 Thu
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 39 74 43 74 42
Temp 61 49 43 41 40 50 65 73 71 58 51 46 44 54 70 72 65 53 48 45 43
DewPt 26 27 29 31 32 33 34 33 35 38 41 41 41 42 39 38 41 45 46 45 43
Max/Min RH 73 22 90 28 100
RH 26 42 56 67 73 52 31 23 27 48 67 82 89 63 32 29 41 74 91100100
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W W SW SW S SW SW SW SW S S SE SE E N N
Wind Spd 4 5 10 9 10 16 16 12 9 5 6 5 4 5 6 11 8 5 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 4 1 2 2 3 3 4 6 33 15 38 44 15 13 20 64 70 58 53 58 76
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.12 0.09
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 31 4 8 8 9 32 98131 84 6 8 7 5 11 85114 16 6 4 3 4
T Wind Dir W S S SW SW W W W SW S SW SW SW W SW S SE SE E N N
T Wind Spd 5 11 19 19 20 25 24 20 17 16 17 14 12 11 11 19 13 11 10 6 9
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 03/21Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24Mon 03/25/24
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 43 75 43 70 48 78 40 59
Temp 59 68 50 44 68 70 49 44 61 67 53 49 70 72 53 41 53 54
DewPt 45 40 43 42 41 38 42 42 43 39 40 40 39 32 32 31 29 26
Min/Max RH 35 97 26 94 34 72 21 67 30
RH 60 36 78 94 37 30 76 93 52 36 61 71 32 23 43 67 39 34
PWind Dir NE S E SE S S SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 5 5 10 10 20
$$
TXZ008-190900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
448 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Date 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 40 72 44 73 42
Temp 61 49 44 42 40 50 64 70 70 58 51 47 45 53 68 71 64 54 49 45 43
DewPt 25 26 29 31 31 33 34 34 35 38 40 41 40 41 38 39 40 44 45 45 43
Max/Min RH 70 24 86 30 100
RH 25 40 55 66 70 51 33 26 28 48 66 79 82 64 34 31 42 70 88 99100
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S SE E E N N
Wind Spd 3 6 11 12 12 16 17 13 9 8 9 9 8 6 6 12 9 6 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) 5 2 2 3 3 3 4 10 29 22 40 44 13 13 19 61 64 59 49 58 72
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.11 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 31 5 8 8 9 32104130 83 6 8 7 5 10 85 90 13 4 3 3 3
T Wind Dir W S S SW SW W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW S E SE E N N
T Wind Spd 5 11 18 20 20 25 24 20 16 16 18 17 13 11 11 19 13 9 9 5 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/21Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24Mon 03/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 68 44 74 44 69 49 76 42 59
Temp 58 67 50 45 67 69 50 45 60 66 53 51 69 71 54 43 51 53
DewPt 45 39 43 42 40 37 42 42 43 38 40 39 38 31 32 32 28 24
Min/Max RH 35 92 28 91 34 68 21 66 29
RH 62 35 78 89 38 31 75 91 53 36 60 65 32 23 43 66 40 32
PWind Dir NE S E SE S S SW SW N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 5 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ006-190900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
448 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Date 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24 Thu
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 29 68 34 68 34
Temp 57 42 37 32 30 47 62 68 65 49 42 39 35 49 65 67 61 46 41 38 35
DewPt 26 26 26 26 27 31 33 32 32 34 35 35 34 37 34 31 35 39 41 38 35
Max/Min RH 88 26 96 25 100
RH 30 52 64 77 88 53 34 26 29 55 75 86 95 64 31 25 37 75 98100100
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S SE E NE N N
Wind Spd 10 9 10 8 9 14 16 12 10 6 6 5 4 5 9 8 8 5 4 4 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 6 2 5 3 4 5 4 8 20 44 38 32 16 18 16 58 69 33 39 57 57
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 10 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 52 5 6 7 7 30 95128100 5 6 5 4 11127 83 44 3 5 4 10
T Wind Dir SW S SW SW SW W SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S NE E NE N N
T Wind Spd 11 12 14 18 18 24 23 20 17 12 14 12 9 11 13 10 10 6 11 9 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 03/21Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24Mon 03/25/24
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 34 70 37 68 41 71 32 53
Temp 60 65 43 35 65 66 42 38 60 65 47 42 68 66 44 33 48 49
DewPt 42 34 35 34 35 34 38 38 41 34 36 35 31 28 29 27 26 21
Min/Max RH 29 96 25 100 31 77 20 80 29
RH 50 30 74 94 33 31 83100 49 32 66 75 25 24 54 78 42 34
PWind Dir NE S NE SE S S SW W N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 10 10
$$
OKZ002-190900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
448 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
Date 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 33 73 35 70 38
Temp 56 43 38 37 35 50 67 72 69 51 45 40 36 49 66 69 61 47 43 41 39
DewPt 26 24 25 27 27 31 31 28 29 33 34 35 34 37 38 35 40 43 43 41 39
Max/Min RH 76 19 96 29 100
RH 31 47 58 68 72 48 26 19 22 49 67 83 93 64 35 29 46 85100100100
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W W SW SW S SW SW W SW E SE SE SE E NE NE
Wind Spd 4 6 9 10 9 13 13 10 6 5 5 4 4 4 8 9 9 6 5 4 4
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 6 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 9 6 9 21 20 21 39 46 73 49 57 62 67
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 9 1 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 36 5 8 8 8 24105149 41 5 5 5 4 8 78 83 14 12 4 3 8
T Wind Dir SW S S SW SW W W W SW S SW SW W SW S SE SE SE SE NE NE
T Wind Spd 8 13 18 19 18 24 20 19 14 13 14 12 9 9 11 10 13 18 11 9 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/21Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24Mon 03/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 66 37 70 37 64 42 71 31 51
Temp 58 63 45 38 65 64 43 38 57 62 47 43 66 65 45 32 46 45
DewPt 43 38 40 38 37 34 38 38 40 37 37 38 34 31 33 29 24 22
Min/Max RH 38 100 28 100 38 83 23 89 33
RH 57 39 83100 35 32 83100 52 39 69 82 30 28 62 87 42 40
PWind Dir E S NE E SE S SW W N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 10 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
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