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 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
TXZ012-102100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 72 50 67 51 73
Temp 50 47 58 66 70 70 60 56 53 51 61 67 66 63 56 54 54 53 59 66 69 65
DewPt 38 38 41 39 40 41 41 41 44 44 47 47 47 49 50 50 51 52 54 54 53 51
Min/Max RH 32 79 49 96 56
RH 62 70 53 37 33 35 49 58 71 78 60 49 50 60 80 86 90 96 83 65 57 60
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 12 12 9 9 8 6 5 5 10 13 17 16 12 11 9 9 12 12 14 13
Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 29 25 39 47 51 64 35 50 43 54 75 84 84 83 73 57 75 71 63 60 55 52
PoP 12HR 5 5 40 60 80
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.06 0.11 0.25
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC O O SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 5 3 1 1 1 <1 2 3 2 1
Vent Rate 5 5 37 73 74 59 4 5 4 3 44 80 98 51 15 16 20 8 30 49 34 24
T Wind Dir E NE E E E E E SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S S SE NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 16 13 11 11 10 11 10 8 13 18 21 21 17 16 17 13 17 17 17 20
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 Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 49 77 50 84 53 80 51 78
Temp 54 51 72 74 57 53 78 80 61 56 75 73 59 53 71 73
DewPt 50 47 45 43 44 44 44 42 47 49 49 49 50 49 45 41
Max/Min RH 89 31 74 23 77 33 90 28
RH 86 86 38 33 62 71 30 26 60 77 40 43 72 86 39 31
PWind Dir SW NW W SW S E NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 5 10 30 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-102100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 70 48 67 49 77
Temp 49 46 58 66 69 68 59 54 50 48 59 62 63 62 54 53 52 53 59 68 74 71
DewPt 37 38 41 40 40 39 42 44 44 45 48 48 50 49 51 52 52 52 55 52 42 40
Min/Max RH 31 90 60 100 29
RH 63 72 53 38 34 34 53 68 78 88 68 61 61 62 90 98100 98 85 57 31 32
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW W NW
Wind Spd 8 6 11 12 10 11 8 6 6 5 11 13 16 16 10 9 8 8 9 12 14 13
Clouds FW SC B1 SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 20 27 56 46 70 64 63 44 51 69 82 83 85 78 71 73 76 73 66 32 31 24
PoP 12HR 5 20 60 70 50
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0.19 0.18 0.09
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 <1 3 6 6 6 1 1 <1 <1 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 5 11 6
Vent Rate 15 7 56 83 67 61 13 10 9 5 49 71 68 61 22 22 18 14 22 81249113
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW W NW
T Wind Spd 12 12 19 17 12 12 12 11 11 11 18 20 24 21 18 17 13 11 13 17 25 21
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 Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 47 78 49 86 52 84 49 79
Temp 52 48 73 75 55 51 80 82 60 54 78 76 58 52 73 75
DewPt 47 44 41 36 44 42 39 33 45 46 44 41 47 48 41 34
Max/Min RH 89 23 74 15 76 25 89 22
RH 83 86 31 24 66 71 23 17 59 74 30 28 67 86 31 22
PWind Dir NW NW NW SW SW W NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 10 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-102100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 77 52 76 53 77
Temp 53 50 62 70 75 74 64 59 54 52 65 72 73 68 61 58 56 55 63 71 74 70
DewPt 39 40 41 41 41 42 44 44 46 45 46 46 47 49 51 51 52 53 54 54 52 54
Min/Max RH 28 78 39 93 46
RH 59 67 47 34 30 32 47 56 73 76 50 39 40 50 69 77 86 93 72 55 46 57
Wind Dir NE N NE NE NE NE E SE S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 9 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 5 10 12 12 10 9 6 9 10 12 13 10
Clouds SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 34 25 26 23 28 55 66 45 39 60 69 81 81 83 76 56 71 69 57 61 50 52
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 50 80
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.04 0.09 0.20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC O O SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 3
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 3 1 1 <1 <1 2 5 5 2
Vent Rate 5 5 37 63 58 48 7 3 3 3 26 60105 60 24 16 12 13 38 78 88 23
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E S SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 10 11 14 11 9 8 8 8 8 8 10 13 21 21 18 16 14 16 17 18 19 14
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 Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 51 82 52 88 55 85 53 81
Temp 57 53 76 78 60 54 81 84 64 58 79 77 61 56 74 77
DewPt 52 49 47 45 47 47 45 44 50 52 50 51 52 50 47 43
Max/Min RH 92 28 80 21 80 32 83 29
RH 83 87 36 30 63 78 28 24 59 80 37 40 72 81 38 31
PWind Dir SW N W SW S NE E N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 20 5 10 10 30 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-102100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 75 53 74 53 76
Temp 53 50 61 68 73 72 63 60 55 53 64 70 70 67 61 58 56 55 62 69 73 68
DewPt 39 39 41 40 41 41 42 43 46 45 46 46 48 49 51 51 53 53 54 54 52 52
Min/Max RH 30 75 41 93 47
RH 59 66 49 36 32 33 46 54 72 73 54 42 45 52 69 77 90 92 75 58 47 58
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 6 10 10 9 8 5 5 4 4 8 11 14 13 12 11 9 9 11 13 14 11
Clouds SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 26 23 32 24 37 61 60 49 41 63 75 81 81 81 72 57 73 68 57 54 51 50
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 60 80
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.05 0.08 0.19
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC O O SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 3
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 5 3 1 1 1 <1 2 5 5 2
Vent Rate 4 5 32 71 61 55 5 4 4 3 29 71102 61 23 16 20 13 37 76107 21
T Wind Dir NE NE E E NE NE E E S SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 10 11 14 12 10 9 8 8 9 6 10 14 21 21 18 16 17 16 17 17 23 13
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 Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 52 80 53 87 56 83 54 79
Temp 56 53 74 77 60 54 79 83 64 58 76 76 61 56 72 75
DewPt 52 49 46 44 47 46 45 43 49 51 50 50 52 50 46 42
Max/Min RH 89 30 76 22 77 33 83 29
RH 84 84 37 32 62 74 30 26 59 77 39 41 71 80 40 31
PWind Dir SW N W SW S NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 5 10 10 30 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-102100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 67 44 68 46 74
Temp 47 45 56 63 67 66 54 50 46 45 59 65 65 62 53 51 50 50 58 68 71 67
DewPt 36 37 40 40 39 40 43 43 43 43 47 48 48 49 52 51 50 50 53 50 46 46
Min/Max RH 35 97 52 100 40
RH 66 74 55 43 36 38 66 76 88 94 64 54 53 62 96100100100 83 52 41 47
Wind Dir NE N NE E E E E E SE E S S S S S S S SW SW SW NW NW
Wind Spd 8 8 10 9 6 8 5 5 4 4 8 12 13 13 9 9 8 9 10 12 16 11
Clouds B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 75 34 45 45 78 77 57 63 56 66 75 78 82 77 71 78 74 54 53 41 42 46
PoP 12HR 10 10 50 60 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.12 0.17 0.09
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS NM NM IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 3
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 3 1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 5 2
Vent Rate 11 7 41 59 50 46 6 4 3 3 32 78104 65 24 15 13 14 45109130 32
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E SE E E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW NW NW
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 11 8 9 8 9 8 6 11 16 21 21 19 18 18 16 17 17 29 14
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 Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 77 44 82 47 79 45 76
Temp 49 46 72 74 52 46 77 79 56 49 74 73 54 48 70 72
DewPt 47 43 43 40 43 42 42 39 47 47 47 44 49 45 43 37
Max/Min RH 94 26 88 21 94 29 94 25
RH 91 88 35 29 70 85 29 24 72 92 38 36 82 89 38 28
PWind Dir NW N W SW N NE N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 10 30 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-102100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 73 47 75 48 74
Temp 47 45 59 68 72 70 59 54 49 48 63 72 73 68 56 53 52 50 62 71 72 67
DewPt 38 39 42 41 40 39 44 43 43 43 45 44 45 47 52 52 52 50 54 52 50 50
Min/Max RH 29 87 34 100 45
RH 69 77 53 37 30 32 58 66 78 84 52 36 37 47 86 96 99100 74 50 45 53
Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE W W S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 5 9 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 6 11 14 13 9 9 9 8 12 13 14 11
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 64 42 33 28 40 69 48 47 52 70 68 66 74 79 66 73 77 56 54 51 50 55
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.15 0.20
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 3 2
Vent Rate 6 5 32 50 65 45 3 4 4 3 26 79142 77 13 12 14 7 52 98 46 18
T Wind Dir NE N NE N N NE NE NE SE S S S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 10 11 8 10 13 20 20 17 17 17 14 19 17 17 12
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 Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 47 78 47 84 50 80 48 78
Temp 52 48 74 75 54 48 79 81 58 52 74 75 56 50 70 74
DewPt 51 48 47 43 47 45 46 42 50 49 50 48 52 48 46 41
Max/Min RH 100 29 93 23 90 34 95 29
RH 97 99 38 32 77 89 31 26 75 90 43 39 85 94 42 30
PWind Dir W N NW SW S NE N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 5 5 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS SC 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