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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
TXZ012-202100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
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 50 37 58 39 76
Temp 44 42 44 47 49 47 42 42 41 38 43 50 56 57 47 43 41 40 54 68 76 74
DewPt 32 22 23 22 25 31 34 35 34 34 35 35 37 36 38 37 37 38 41 42 41 41
Min/Max RH 36 85 44 96 28
RH 62 44 43 37 39 53 73 76 76 85 73 56 49 45 71 79 85 92 62 39 29 30
Wind Dir E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 13 13 16 16 13 12 9 9 8 6 9 8 9 11 10 10 12 12 19 23 26 24
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 84 79 75 74 83 84 92 94 83 79 59 61 44 22 7 5 7 9 7 3 6 7
PoP 12HR 50 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3
Vent Rate 25 31 48 55 44 27 24 21 23 14 14 22 41 45 6 7 7 8 50 84123 83
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 19 20 18 14 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 11 14 14 18 17 19 25 26 29 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL
Date Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24
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 50 80 49 73 54 84 55 83
Temp 58 51 77 77 57 50 68 71 58 55 79 81 64 56 79 80
DewPt 46 45 44 40 44 45 47 49 53 53 47 39 43 39 30 26
Max/Min RH 80 23 84 42 95 21 53 12
RH 64 79 31 27 62 84 47 45 83 94 32 22 46 53 17 14
PWind Dir SW N E SE S S SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 10 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-202100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 48 37 59 37 77
Temp 43 40 42 45 47 47 42 40 40 38 42 49 57 58 47 42 40 38 53 67 75 75
DewPt 40 33 33 31 32 33 37 37 37 37 38 38 39 38 40 40 39 38 43 43 41 40
Min/Max RH 53 100 46 100 27
RH 91 75 69 58 56 58 82 89 91 96 86 66 51 47 78 93 96100 71 42 30 28
Wind Dir E E E E E SE E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 10 12 11 9 10 8 8 6 6 6 8 9 10 8 9 9 10 16 20 23 21
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 92 93 82 84 88 78 83 77 91 92 89 76 62 30 9 16 10 24 15 6 3 5
PoP 12HR 60 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 5
Vent Rate 26 36 43 45 33 23 22 14 16 11 13 17 36 45 6 7 7 8 49 66114120
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 19 19 16 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 9 10 13 14 17 17 18 24 24 26 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Date Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 80 46 76 52 84 52 81
Temp 56 49 77 77 55 47 67 75 57 53 80 81 61 53 77 79
DewPt 47 46 42 40 45 45 47 46 51 51 40 29 34 33 26 20
Max/Min RH 91 22 93 35 96 14 47 10
RH 72 90 29 27 69 92 48 36 80 94 24 15 37 47 15 11
PWind Dir SW N E SE S SW SW W
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 10 10 10 5 0
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
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 56 40 64 41 82
Temp 43 43 45 52 55 55 48 46 42 40 46 55 61 63 51 47 44 42 57 73 81 80
DewPt 30 24 25 24 25 30 33 34 36 35 35 36 37 37 38 38 39 40 42 43 42 43
Min/Max RH 31 82 37 96 24
RH 60 48 45 34 31 39 57 64 79 81 65 49 40 38 60 72 83 93 58 34 25 26
Wind Dir E NE E E E E SE E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 4 6 8 5 9 5 6 5 4 4 5 6 9 8 9 9 10 16 21 21 19
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 70 63 66 70 80 86 92 88 80 60 57 57 31 25 5 4 6 6 3 4 5 10
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4
Vent Rate 19 11 43 63 58 40 25 20 14 11 14 22 48 53 6 7 7 8 52108159 94
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 17 16 20 18 14 12 10 11 10 8 6 6 11 13 13 16 17 17 25 27 28 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO
Date Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24
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 53 82 50 77 56 89 57 87
Temp 62 54 79 78 59 51 69 74 60 56 83 84 67 57 82 84
DewPt 47 47 42 41 44 45 47 49 54 55 50 41 46 41 32 28
Max/Min RH 78 22 80 35 98 20 57 11
RH 57 78 28 26 58 80 44 42 82 96 32 22 47 54 16 13
PWind Dir SW N E SE S S SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 10 30 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 54 40 62 42 80
Temp 43 43 45 49 53 52 47 46 43 41 46 53 60 62 51 47 45 43 57 70 79 79
DewPt 31 25 25 25 25 30 32 34 36 35 36 36 36 37 37 39 39 40 42 43 42 42
Min/Max RH 34 82 39 95 26
RH 62 48 46 38 34 42 56 63 78 81 67 51 42 41 59 72 82 88 58 39 28 27
Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 11 8 11 11 9 10 8 8 8 4 6 6 9 9 10 12 12 12 19 23 24 21
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 70 69 61 75 79 83 92 91 79 62 57 57 33 25 5 3 6 7 4 4 5 11
PoP 12HR 40 30 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 <1 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4
Vent Rate 18 11 43 59 56 40 29 19 15 12 15 31 48 52 6 7 8 8 52106162 96
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 16 19 17 14 12 10 11 10 8 8 9 11 13 14 17 17 17 25 27 28 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL
Date Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 80 51 75 56 87 58 85
Temp 62 54 76 77 59 52 67 74 60 57 81 83 67 58 80 83
DewPt 47 47 43 40 44 44 47 48 54 55 48 40 45 40 31 26
Max/Min RH 75 24 77 38 95 20 53 11
RH 57 75 31 26 57 77 47 42 79 93 32 22 44 51 17 12
PWind Dir SW N E SE S S SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 10 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-202100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
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 50 33 61 36 80
Temp 37 36 41 46 50 49 40 38 35 34 42 51 59 60 45 41 39 37 54 71 79 78
DewPt 30 23 25 24 25 30 32 35 35 34 37 38 38 39 40 40 39 37 43 43 38 38
Min/Max RH 37 100 43 100 21
RH 75 58 51 41 37 48 72 87 99100 83 60 46 45 81 94100100 69 36 23 24
Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 9 10 11 10 11 8 6 5 5 9 10 10 11 9 11 12 13 20 23 20 19
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 87 57 64 86 77 72 84 87 60 71 60 61 30 20 3 4 6 14 7 4 8 20
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 4 4 4 2 1 <1 1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 4
Vent Rate 21 9 38 49 51 41 20 10 9 10 17 32 51 56 6 8 9 9 50100177106
T Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 17 16 17 13 13 12 11 9 10 9 11 11 12 13 14 18 20 20 28 26 23 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Freeze A A
Date Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24
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 45 75 43 75 48 84 49 81
Temp 56 46 73 72 51 43 66 73 54 49 80 79 58 49 77 78
DewPt 43 42 39 38 40 41 45 45 50 49 38 31 34 30 27 23
Max/Min RH 87 26 91 35 100 14 50 12
RH 61 85 29 29 66 90 47 38 87 99 22 17 40 48 16 13
PWind Dir SW NE E SE S SW SW SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 10 10 5 0
$$
OKZ002-202100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 53 33 63 38 82
Temp 37 35 42 49 53 52 42 38 36 34 43 54 61 62 47 43 40 39 56 73 81 80
DewPt 27 27 30 28 27 27 31 33 34 34 36 36 37 35 37 38 38 39 42 43 40 38
Min/Max RH 36 100 36 100 21
RH 68 73 61 45 37 37 65 81 91100 75 49 40 37 69 83 91100 60 34 23 22
Wind Dir E E E E SE SE E E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 8 5 10 10 11 9 8 8 4 4 8 9 10 10 9 11 12 12 19 24 21 18
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 67 51 72 72 55 57 92 71 57 62 62 50 29 15 3 3 5 5 3 3 5 14
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 5 2 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 7 3
Vent Rate 6 7 40 52 70 57 18 8 8 7 21 47 57 55 6 8 9 9 69101145 67
T Wind Dir E E E E SE SE E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 13 19 14 14 12 11 12 10 9 11 12 12 13 14 19 20 19 28 27 24 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO
Freeze A A
Date Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 48 75 44 74 50 86 51 84
Temp 59 49 72 72 52 44 65 72 54 51 80 82 60 52 80 80
DewPt 44 42 39 35 38 39 44 45 51 51 48 35 44 38 33 27
Max/Min RH 80 23 83 36 100 17 63 13
RH 58 76 31 26 59 83 46 38 90100 32 18 56 59 18 14
PWind Dir SW NE E SE S S SW SW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 10 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
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)...........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
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