Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
745 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
TXZ012-172200-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
745 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13
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 97 65 96 54 90
TEMP 77 90 96 93 78 72 67 65 79 90 95 91 72 63 57 54 70 83 89 86
DEWPT 54 38 35 37 52 48 48 47 43 32 27 25 29 34 37 40 36 31 29 26
MIN/MAX RH 12 53 8 58 11
RH 46 16 12 14 40 43 51 51 28 12 9 9 20 33 46 58 28 15 11 11
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S SW SW NW NW NW W W W
WIND SPD 6 6 12 16 13 13 12 8 13 20 21 21 6 8 8 8 12 17 19 17
CLOUDS B2 CL CL FW FW OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 72 0 0 11 6 94 78 28 40 28 33 37 39 40 33 26 24 22 30 39
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 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT 1 6 17 4 2 1 <1 <1 3 18 19 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 17 19 18
VENT RATE 7 30204 67 35 17 8 <1 23378426418 <1 <1 <1 4 30264296270
T WIND DIR S SW SW SE SE SE S S W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 8 5 13 21 26 19 17 8 10 24 26 25 6 6 9 9 11 18 18 17
RFTI 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
FIRE WEATHER A A A
DATE MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 57 90 49 82 54 88 61 90
TEMP 64 57 83 85 58 49 75 78 60 54 81 85 67 61 84 87
DEWPT 34 42 33 15 39 43 39 33 38 42 48 37 58 60 56 50
MAX/MIN RH 55 7 81 18 63 18 95 27
RH 32 55 16 7 49 81 27 19 44 63 31 18 73 95 38 28
PWIND DIR N NW N N S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-172200-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
745 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 99 59 93 53 88
TEMP 76 91 98 94 76 67 62 59 74 86 92 88 70 61 56 53 69 81 87 84
DEWPT 31 24 20 22 17 34 43 30 29 24 21 20 24 26 30 30 30 30 27 23
MIN/MAX RH 6 49 7 42 10
RH 20 9 6 7 11 29 49 32 18 10 7 8 18 26 37 42 24 16 11 10
WIND DIR NW W SW SW S SE S SW W SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W W W
WIND SPD 9 4 12 13 4 4 5 6 12 18 23 21 6 11 6 5 9 19 20 21
CLOUDS CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 0 16 0 0 6 10 32 13 20 25 26 27 33 38 32 26 23 20 28 35
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 5
MIX HGT 1 17 20 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 10 15 18 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 16 18 18
VENT RATE 8198234241 <1 <1 <1 <1190348450378 3 <1 <1 <1 72240315360
T WIND DIR NW SW SW SW SW SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 9 13 13 14 6 4 5 6 21 27 28 24 5 9 8 8 10 17 20 23
RFTI 0 3 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5
RFTI CATEGORY NO CL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO CL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH
FIRE WEATHER A A A
DATE MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 87 47 83 53 88 57 89
TEMP 63 56 81 82 55 47 76 79 59 53 81 84 64 57 83 85
DEWPT 19 38 24 14 29 39 35 27 30 34 42 18 52 56 43 37
MAX/MIN RH 50 7 74 14 49 9 96 17
RH 18 50 12 8 37 74 23 15 33 49 25 9 66 96 25 18
PWIND DIR N NW N NW S SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ008-172200-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
745 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13
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 95 68 97 62 90
TEMP 77 89 94 92 79 74 70 68 81 91 96 93 77 69 64 62 74 84 89 86
DEWPT 59 46 41 42 58 54 54 53 49 33 25 24 29 37 42 45 43 39 37 35
MIN/MAX RH 16 59 8 54 15
RH 52 23 16 17 48 50 57 59 33 13 8 9 18 31 44 54 32 20 16 16
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW N NW NW NW W NW
WIND SPD 5 8 9 12 10 11 9 6 9 14 17 18 5 5 10 8 10 16 17 12
CLOUDS OV CL CL CL FW OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 100 0 0 2 6100100 98 43 27 36 45 45 45 37 29 26 24 34 44
POP 12HR 5 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 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6
MIX HGT 2 3 8 3 2 2 2 <1 2 16 20 20 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 16 15 15
VENT RATE 13 10 76 51 26 23 14 4 9341429457 <1 <1 <1 4 39202260207
T WIND DIR S SE S SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W SW W NW NW W W W
T WIND SPD 9 3 9 19 19 17 10 8 6 24 25 26 5 4 8 9 14 14 19 14
RFTI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A
DATE MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 90 52 81 57 88 62 89
TEMP 66 60 84 85 60 52 75 78 62 57 82 85 68 62 84 86
DEWPT 39 42 37 18 42 44 40 34 40 43 46 41 58 61 58 51
MAX/MIN RH 51 8 75 20 60 20 98 29
RH 37 51 19 8 52 75 28 20 44 60 28 21 72 98 42 30
PWIND DIR N NW N N S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-172200-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
745 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 95 67 96 61 89
TEMP 77 89 94 91 79 73 69 67 80 90 95 92 76 68 63 61 73 83 88 85
DEWPT 56 42 37 38 55 52 52 52 48 30 22 23 27 35 40 45 42 38 35 31
MIN/MAX RH 14 59 7 54 13
RH 48 20 14 15 44 47 56 59 32 11 7 8 16 29 42 54 31 20 14 14
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W SW N NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 5 6 9 13 11 11 10 6 9 17 19 19 6 5 10 8 10 16 18 13
CLOUDS OV CL CL FW FW OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 100 0 0 10 6100100 80 41 27 35 43 44 44 37 29 26 24 34 43
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6
MIX HGT 2 3 13 4 2 2 1 <1 2 16 20 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 17 16 16
VENT RATE 11 8169 68 26 24 11 3 11352449437 <1 <1 <1 4 46231288256
T WIND DIR S S SW SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W SW NW NW NW W W W
T WIND SPD 8 3 14 19 19 18 12 5 8 25 26 26 5 4 8 9 14 16 20 18
RFTI 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
FIRE WEATHER A A A
DATE MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 88 51 81 57 88 61 90
TEMP 65 59 82 83 59 51 75 78 62 57 82 85 67 61 84 87
DEWPT 38 41 35 17 41 43 39 33 39 42 46 40 58 61 57 49
MAX/MIN RH 51 8 75 19 58 20 99 27
RH 36 51 18 8 51 75 27 19 42 58 28 20 73 99 40 27
PWIND DIR N NW N N S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-172200-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
745 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13
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 98 58 92 50 86
TEMP 74 89 97 93 75 66 61 58 73 85 91 87 68 59 53 50 66 79 85 81
DEWPT 47 28 24 25 35 40 44 43 38 23 16 15 24 28 33 36 35 34 33 31
MIN/MAX RH 7 58 6 57 14
RH 38 11 7 9 24 38 54 57 28 10 6 7 19 30 47 57 31 19 15 16
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW W NW N NW N NW W NW
WIND SPD 5 12 14 16 9 13 6 3 11 19 23 23 8 11 13 5 10 14 14 13
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW SC B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 0 0 0 0 6 27 71 47 27 24 32 39 43 47 39 32 33 34 44 53
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 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6
MIX HGT 1 12 18 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 15 18 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 14 16 16
VENT RATE 2168288306 6 9 4 2 7401500449 4 <1 <1 6 74196280263
T WIND DIR SE W SW SW SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N W W W
T WIND SPD 2 16 18 20 13 19 9 4 8 31 33 28 9 11 8 11 14 16 19 18
RFTI 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A
DATE MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 50 81 45 80 50 89 56 89
TEMP 58 50 75 76 53 45 73 76 56 50 81 85 63 56 82 85
DEWPT 34 37 32 19 40 40 36 31 34 36 41 36 52 56 46 27
MAX/MIN RH 61 11 82 18 59 16 100 12
RH 40 61 21 12 62 82 26 19 42 59 24 17 66100 28 12
PWIND DIR N NW N NW S SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0 0 5 10
$$
OKZ002-172200-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
745 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 93 63 98 54 88
TEMP 74 86 92 89 76 69 65 63 79 91 97 92 73 63 57 54 69 81 87 84
DEWPT 58 48 43 42 60 62 60 59 58 42 29 26 40 41 44 45 44 43 41 39
MIN/MAX RH 17 86 8 71 19
RH 57 26 18 19 57 75 83 86 48 18 9 9 29 45 62 71 40 25 20 20
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW W NW N NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 6 10 12 14 13 11 6 4 10 16 23 21 10 13 14 11 13 17 14 9
CLOUDS OV SC CL CL FW OV OV OV SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 100 33 0 0 6100100100 37 26 40 54 56 58 46 34 35 35 41 47
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6
MIX HGT 2 3 5 4 2 2 2 1 2 17 16 19 <1 <1 2 1 4 15 13 12
VENT RATE 20 24 35 64 30 27 15 11 8396403500 <1 <1 34 14 56180149104
T WIND DIR S SE S SE SE S SE S S S SW SW SW W N N N W W W
T WIND SPD 10 9 8 18 23 20 11 9 5 27 29 32 10 9 25 16 18 13 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A
DATE MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 81 49 79 52 88 58 87
TEMP 61 54 76 77 56 49 73 76 58 52 81 84 64 58 81 84
DEWPT 37 39 39 38 44 43 39 35 40 42 42 39 49 58 57 54
MAX/MIN RH 57 22 79 21 67 19 100 35
RH 41 57 26 24 63 79 29 23 50 67 25 20 59100 44 37
PWIND DIR N N N NW S S S SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 5 5 0 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
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)...........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
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