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
149 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
TXZ012-210900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 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 37 57 39 76 50
Temp 51 50 45 43 42 39 44 50 56 56 47 43 41 40 54 68 76 74 63 58 54 51
DewPt 29 28 32 32 34 33 34 35 36 36 38 37 37 38 41 42 41 41 45 46 45 45
Max/Min RH 82 43 96 28 80
RH 42 42 60 65 73 79 68 56 47 47 71 79 85 92 62 39 29 30 52 64 71 79
Wind Dir E SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW W
Wind Spd 9 10 6 6 8 6 9 6 9 11 10 10 12 12 19 23 26 24 19 27 16 13
Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 85 82 91 87 87 81 70 61 42 22 7 5 7 9 7 3 6 7 8 10 8 6
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 41 34 24 18 20 13 18 23 40 45 6 7 7 8 50 84123 83 11 14 9 7
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW NW
T Wind Spd 13 13 12 14 11 9 10 8 10 14 14 18 17 19 25 26 29 27 24 31 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/23Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
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 80 49 73 54 84 55 83 52 79
Temp 77 77 57 50 68 71 58 55 79 81 64 56 79 80 61 53 76 76
DewPt 44 40 44 45 47 49 53 53 47 39 43 39 30 26 28 34 33 29
Min/Max RH 23 84 42 95 21 53 12 49 16
RH 31 27 62 84 47 45 83 94 32 22 46 53 17 14 28 49 21 18
PWind Dir N E SE S S SW SW SW MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> MM
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 20 10 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-210900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 36 58 37 77 48
Temp 49 49 44 40 39 38 42 48 55 57 47 42 40 38 53 67 75 75 61 56 52 49
DewPt 29 29 33 33 37 38 38 37 38 38 40 40 39 38 43 43 41 40 45 47 46 46
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 27 91
RH 45 46 66 78 92100 86 65 52 49 78 93 96100 71 42 30 28 56 72 81 90
Wind Dir E SE E SE E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 12 12 10 11 6 5 6 6 8 10 8 9 9 10 16 20 23 21 18 23 19 13
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 86 75 77 76 93 92 86 86 61 30 9 16 10 24 15 6 3 5 6 7 8 7
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 32 23 21 14 15 10 14 17 30 45 6 7 7 8 49 66114120 11 12 10 7
T Wind Dir E SE E E E E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W
T Wind Spd 13 13 11 12 11 9 8 8 9 13 14 17 17 18 24 24 26 27 24 26 21 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/23Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 80 46 76 52 84 52 81 49 78
Temp 77 77 55 47 67 75 57 53 80 81 61 53 77 79 59 50 74 75
DewPt 42 40 45 45 47 46 51 51 40 29 34 33 26 20 25 31 28 26
Min/Max RH 22 93 35 96 14 47 10 49 14
RH 29 27 69 92 48 36 80 94 24 15 37 47 15 11 28 49 18 16
PWind Dir N E SE S SW SW W SW MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> MM
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 5 0 5 10
$$
TXZ008-210900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 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 40 63 41 82 53
Temp 56 56 50 47 43 41 47 54 61 61 51 47 44 42 57 73 81 80 67 62 57 54
DewPt 28 29 32 33 36 35 35 35 36 37 38 38 39 40 42 43 42 43 45 47 47 47
Max/Min RH 82 37 96 24 78
RH 33 36 50 58 76 79 63 48 39 41 60 72 83 93 58 34 25 26 45 57 69 78
Wind Dir E SE SE E E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW W
Wind Spd 8 8 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 9 8 9 9 10 16 21 21 19 21 19 14 14
Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 OV B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 74 80 88 82 88 65 73 60 34 25 5 4 6 6 3 4 5 10 12 11 11 7
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 5 4 1 1 2 1 3 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 56 51 11 12 19 10 18 21 35 53 6 7 7 8 52108159 94 13 11 10 10
T Wind Dir E E E E E E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW NW
T Wind Spd 13 14 9 11 10 6 8 5 8 13 13 16 17 17 25 27 28 29 25 23 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO EL NO NO NO
Date 04/23Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
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 82 50 77 56 89 57 87 54 84
Temp 79 78 59 51 69 74 60 56 83 84 67 57 82 84 64 55 79 80
DewPt 42 41 44 45 47 49 54 55 50 41 46 41 32 28 32 35 35 32
Min/Max RH 22 80 35 98 20 57 11 48 15
RH 28 26 58 80 44 42 82 96 32 22 47 54 16 13 30 48 20 17
PWind Dir N E SE S S SW SW SW MM
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> MM
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 30 10 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-210900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 40 61 42 80 54
Temp 55 54 50 47 43 41 46 52 59 60 51 47 45 43 57 70 79 79 67 62 58 54
DewPt 28 29 31 34 35 35 35 36 36 37 37 39 39 40 42 43 42 42 45 47 47 47
Max/Min RH 82 39 95 26 75
RH 36 38 49 60 74 78 66 53 42 44 59 72 82 88 58 39 28 27 45 57 67 75
Wind Dir E SE SE E E E S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 9 9 5 6 8 4 5 5 6 9 10 12 12 12 19 23 24 21 21 20 16 16
Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 OV B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 74 70 89 83 88 65 76 58 38 25 5 3 6 7 4 4 5 11 11 9 9 6
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mix Hgt 5 4 2 <1 2 1 3 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 46 12 8 20 8 19 26 39 52 6 7 8 8 52106162 96 13 11 9 9
T Wind Dir E E E E E E S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW NW
T Wind Spd 13 13 9 11 10 6 8 8 9 13 14 17 17 17 25 27 28 28 25 24 18 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL EL NO NO NO
Date 04/23Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 80 51 75 56 87 58 85 55 82
Temp 76 77 59 52 67 74 60 57 81 83 67 58 80 83 64 56 77 78
DewPt 43 40 44 44 47 48 54 55 48 40 45 40 31 26 31 35 35 30
Min/Max RH 24 77 38 95 20 53 11 45 16
RH 31 26 57 77 47 42 79 93 32 22 44 51 17 12 29 45 22 17
PWind Dir N E SE S S SW SW SW MM
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> MM
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 20 10 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-210900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 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 33 59 36 80 45
Temp 51 51 43 39 35 35 42 50 58 59 45 41 39 37 54 71 79 78 62 56 51 46
DewPt 30 31 33 35 34 34 37 37 38 39 40 40 39 37 43 43 38 38 41 43 44 42
Max/Min RH 99 44 100 21 87
RH 44 47 69 85 95 97 82 60 47 47 81 94100100 69 36 23 24 45 61 76 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW W NW
Wind Spd 13 13 10 9 5 4 8 9 10 11 9 11 12 13 20 23 20 19 16 19 14 14
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 62 76 80 84 67 75 63 70 28 20 3 4 6 14 7 4 8 20 13 12 8 7
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 4 4 2 1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 51 44 17 7 7 7 19 33 50 56 6 8 9 9 50100177106 10 10 9 9
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N
T Wind Spd 14 16 11 10 10 9 11 11 11 13 14 18 20 20 28 26 23 28 20 21 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Freeze A A
Date 04/23Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
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 75 43 75 48 84 49 81 45 76
Temp 73 72 51 43 66 73 54 49 80 79 58 49 77 78 55 45 72 73
DewPt 39 38 40 41 45 45 50 49 38 31 34 30 27 23 29 33 32 29
Min/Max RH 26 91 35 100 14 50 12 61 17
RH 29 29 66 90 47 38 87 99 22 17 40 48 16 13 37 61 23 20
PWind Dir NE E SE S SW SW SW SW MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> MM
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10 5 0 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-210900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
Date 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 34 61 38 82 48
Temp 54 54 46 40 37 36 43 52 59 59 47 43 40 39 56 73 81 80 64 59 53 49
DewPt 26 26 29 31 34 33 35 35 36 35 37 38 38 39 42 43 40 38 42 44 44 42
Max/Min RH 92 37 100 21 80
RH 33 33 52 69 90 90 73 52 41 41 69 83 91100 60 34 23 22 45 58 72 76
Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW W NW
Wind Spd 9 8 5 5 5 4 6 9 9 10 9 11 12 12 19 24 21 18 19 19 18 16
Clouds B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 52 58 92 83 61 81 78 66 22 15 3 3 5 5 3 3 5 14 17 15 13 14
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 70 60 17 19 15 13 18 45 53 55 6 8 9 9 69101145 67 11 11 10 9
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW NW NW
T Wind Spd 13 12 11 11 10 9 10 12 11 13 14 19 20 19 28 27 24 23 25 21 20 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO
Freeze A A
Date 04/23Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 75 44 74 50 86 51 84 48 80
Temp 72 72 52 44 65 72 54 51 80 82 60 52 80 80 58 48 76 75
DewPt 39 35 38 39 44 45 51 51 48 35 44 38 33 27 33 34 35 33
Min/Max RH 23 83 36 100 17 63 13 58 18
RH 31 26 59 83 46 38 90100 32 18 56 59 18 14 39 58 23 21
PWind Dir NE E SE S S SW SW S MM
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> MM
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 10 20 10 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
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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