Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
309 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
TXZ012-170900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
309 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Date 03/16/24 Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue
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 56 32 60 38
Temp 45 46 42 41 41 40 45 51 55 52 43 40 36 32 42 54 60 58 47 43 40 39
DewPt 43 42 42 41 41 36 33 28 25 24 26 29 28 29 29 28 28 27 29 31 33 34
Max/Min RH 100 30 88 28 83
RH 93 85100100100 85 62 41 31 33 51 64 72 88 60 36 29 30 49 62 76 82
Wind Dir N NW W NW N NE E E E E SE SW W N SE S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 6 11 13 14 13 9 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 9 10 11 11
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 80 88 83 86 74 74 71 80 68 77 66 65 31 11 4 6 12 15 15 12 11 14
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 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 2 2 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 11 9 2 3 5 8 31 56 74 41 2 2 2 3 11 41 58 55 7 8 9 8
T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW N NE E E E E SE S NE E S NW W SW S S SW W
T Wind Spd 5 4 5 8 11 16 20 17 14 11 5 6 6 8 10 8 9 10 17 18 19 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 03/19Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 70 41 71 41 70 41 73 43 77
Temp 62 65 47 42 66 65 47 42 63 67 47 42 67 70 50 44 69 73
DewPt 37 36 41 41 38 35 38 38 38 31 37 36 36 29 37 35 35 27
Min/Max RH 30 97 27 87 25 81 20 73 17
RH 39 34 79 96 36 33 71 86 39 26 68 79 32 22 61 70 28 18
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW NW SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 20 10 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-170900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
309 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Date 03/16/24 Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 36 50 31 59 33
Temp 46 46 42 38 38 38 42 47 48 47 39 37 34 32 42 54 59 57 45 39 37 34
DewPt 42 42 42 38 38 37 38 36 34 32 34 34 33 31 34 31 30 30 32 33 34 34
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 32 100
RH 88 86100100100 96 86 64 57 56 82 89 96 98 73 41 33 35 60 81 91100
Wind Dir NE NE NE N N NE NE E E E S W NW NW NW SE S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 6 8 12 13 12 9 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 8 8 9 9 9
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 85 92 85 74 73 85 90 92 91 92 82 83 54 24 16 17 38 45 31 22 22 30
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 13 14 4 4 5 7 27 59 54 28 4 3 3 3 8 28 42 54 6 7 8 7
T Wind Dir NE N N N N NE E E E E E W N N N SW SW SW S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 6 6 9 12 13 19 19 14 10 6 6 8 9 6 5 6 9 13 16 17 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/19Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 64 38 69 38 70 38 74 40 75
Temp 59 61 43 39 64 64 44 39 65 67 46 39 68 71 48 41 69 72
DewPt 38 38 42 39 37 30 34 34 35 28 34 34 32 25 31 32 32 25
Min/Max RH 39 100 25 84 22 85 17 71 16
RH 45 42 98100 36 28 68 82 33 23 64 84 26 18 51 70 25 17
PWind Dir SW SW SW W NW SW W SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 10 0 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
309 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Date 03/16/24 Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue
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 42 60 33 64 40
Temp 48 50 46 45 43 43 46 55 59 57 47 43 36 33 42 56 62 62 49 45 42 41
DewPt 43 42 41 41 39 34 30 26 23 23 26 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 28 31 33 35
Max/Min RH 86 24 78 24 80
RH 82 74 81 86 84 71 54 32 25 27 43 52 68 78 55 33 25 26 44 57 70 80
Wind Dir W SW SW W N NE NE NE NE E E N NE NE E SE SW SW S S SW SW
Wind Spd 3 4 3 3 4 8 9 11 10 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 9 9 11
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 76 83 82 86 74 60 60 58 58 55 60 59 22 9 3 4 11 10 9 8 6 7
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 17 11 3 3 4 9 29 65 75 48 3 3 4 4 10 31 54 54 6 7 9 8
T Wind Dir W W W NW N E E E E NE E E NE NE E N W SW S S SW W
T Wind Spd 5 5 6 8 9 14 18 16 12 8 6 8 10 10 8 6 8 9 13 17 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 03/19Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 73 43 75 43 73 42 75 44 78
Temp 67 69 51 44 69 69 49 43 66 70 50 43 69 72 52 45 70 75
DewPt 37 35 41 42 40 36 41 40 40 34 40 39 38 33 40 38 37 29
Min/Max RH 25 94 25 91 25 86 21 78 18
RH 34 28 68 93 35 31 74 90 39 26 68 85 32 24 62 76 29 18
PWind Dir SW SW SW S N SE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 20 10 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
309 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Date 03/16/24 Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 42 59 34 62 41
Temp 48 50 46 46 44 43 46 55 58 56 47 44 38 35 42 55 61 60 50 46 43 42
DewPt 43 42 41 42 39 35 31 26 23 23 26 28 28 28 28 27 26 26 28 31 33 36
Max/Min RH 88 25 76 25 79
RH 85 76 83 86 84 73 54 33 26 27 43 53 67 76 57 34 26 27 43 56 68 79
Wind Dir W W SW W N NE NE NE NE E SE S N E NE SE S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 6 10 11 12 11 8 4 6 4 4 5 4 5 5 8 11 11 12
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 76 83 80 87 74 59 60 61 60 57 61 60 21 9 3 4 11 11 10 8 7 8
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 15 11 3 3 4 12 28 67 85 49 3 3 4 4 10 30 57 52 6 7 8 7
T Wind Dir W W W W N E E E E NE E E NE E E NW W SW S S SW W
T Wind Spd 5 5 6 6 9 16 19 16 14 9 5 8 9 9 9 5 9 8 13 17 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/19Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 71 44 73 44 72 44 75 46 77
Temp 65 68 52 45 67 67 50 44 64 69 51 44 67 72 53 46 69 74
DewPt 38 36 41 42 39 35 41 39 40 33 39 38 38 32 39 37 36 29
Min/Max RH 27 93 26 85 26 81 22 74 18
RH 37 30 67 92 36 31 69 83 43 26 65 79 34 23 59 72 29 18
PWind Dir SW SW SW S N SE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 20 10 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-170900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
309 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Date 03/16/24 Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue
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 35 56 27 60 32
Temp 47 48 41 39 39 36 43 53 56 53 41 37 32 27 39 54 59 57 43 38 34 33
DewPt 39 38 37 35 33 29 30 26 23 25 26 26 26 25 27 27 26 27 29 29 31 32
Max/Min RH 90 28 92 28 98
RH 74 70 84 85 79 74 59 34 28 32 55 64 79 91 62 35 28 30 56 69 88 97
Wind Dir NW NW W NW N NE NE NE NE E SE NW N N NE S S SW SW SW SW W
Wind Spd 5 4 4 6 10 8 9 12 11 9 4 6 5 4 4 4 5 9 8 9 9 11
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 81 79 77 87 70 56 61 62 68 66 58 59 28 10 4 5 10 11 9 8 6 8
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 16 18 3 6 8 7 25 75 75 55 3 3 5 4 9 43 59 69 6 6 8 9
T Wind Dir N NW NW N NE E E E E NE S NE NE NE NE W SW SW SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 8 6 8 12 18 16 17 14 12 10 8 8 12 10 8 8 9 11 14 13 18 19
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 03/19Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 67 35 69 35 69 35 72 37 73
Temp 62 64 43 36 64 64 42 36 63 66 44 36 67 69 45 37 66 69
DewPt 35 32 37 36 35 30 34 35 36 30 34 32 33 28 32 32 33 25
Min/Max RH 27 100 23 98 24 90 19 83 18
RH 37 30 79100 34 28 73 96 36 26 69 86 28 21 59 82 29 19
PWind Dir SW SW SW W N SE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 10 10 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-170900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
309 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Date 03/16/24 Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 38 60 27 61 35
Temp 51 50 44 45 44 39 46 56 60 56 43 38 32 28 38 53 60 58 44 41 38 36
DewPt 40 38 36 35 31 27 27 22 21 21 23 24 23 22 23 23 24 24 27 28 30 32
Max/Min RH 73 22 79 24 85
RH 64 61 73 69 59 63 46 26 22 25 44 58 69 78 53 30 25 27 50 59 74 85
Wind Dir W SW SW N NE N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E S SW S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 6 4 4 5 9 4 6 9 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 8 9 9 11
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 78 77 84 87 71 38 35 30 36 43 49 47 30 13 3 3 8 6 5 4 3 3
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5
Mix Hgt 4 3 <1 <1 1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 28 23 2 4 16 4 21 50 80 68 4 5 4 3 11 32 54 55 6 8 8 8
T Wind Dir W W W N NE NE NE NE N N NE E E E E NW W SW S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 9 8 6 8 18 11 12 10 11 10 9 11 11 9 6 8 9 11 12 17 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 03/19Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 71 37 71 37 68 37 72 38 74
Temp 66 66 45 37 67 65 44 38 63 64 44 37 66 67 46 39 66 69
DewPt 31 28 34 37 38 34 41 38 38 35 37 36 36 32 38 35 35 28
Min/Max RH 21 100 24 100 28 99 23 88 20
RH 28 24 65100 34 31 90100 40 33 76 96 33 27 73 86 31 21
PWind Dir W SE S E N SE S SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 10 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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