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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
TXZ012-220900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed
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 78 53 79 49
Temp 59 59 49 45 42 40 54 68 76 76 64 59 56 54 67 76 78 74 61 56 52 50
DewPt 32 32 34 34 35 36 40 41 41 40 43 45 45 45 45 41 41 42 44 44 43 44
Max/Min RH 85 26 73 26 80
RH 36 36 56 65 75 85 58 38 28 27 47 59 65 72 45 28 26 31 53 64 71 80
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W N NE E E E E E
Wind Spd 5 8 10 10 12 13 21 23 25 23 18 19 18 13 16 16 19 18 13 13 10 9
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 26 6 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 7 38 6 6 10 10 9 15 21 14 28 25 35
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 5 4 <1 2 2 2
Vent Rate 33 51 7 8 9 10 45 80128 97 11 13 11 10 25105 83 77 9 36 27 32
T Wind Dir SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W N NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 6 11 16 18 20 21 27 27 28 28 25 27 25 23 19 19 21 21 19 24 20 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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 77 55 85 54 83 53 85 52 82
Temp 67 76 60 56 79 81 63 54 79 81 62 54 80 81 61 53 77 78
DewPt 48 46 51 53 48 35 27 29 27 22 26 28 29 26 33 37 33 27
Min/Max RH 34 89 19 37 11 37 12 55 14
RH 50 35 71 89 33 19 25 37 15 11 25 37 15 13 35 55 20 15
PWind Dir SE S S SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 5 5 0 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-220900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 37 77 49 84 46
Temp 58 59 47 42 39 38 52 67 75 75 62 56 53 50 67 81 82 78 61 56 50 47
DewPt 35 34 36 36 37 37 41 41 39 36 42 45 46 46 44 37 36 37 44 45 44 44
Max/Min RH 100 24 90 19 92
RH 41 39 65 79 92 99 67 39 27 24 49 67 78 88 43 21 19 22 53 68 80 92
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W N NE E E E E NE
Wind Spd 6 11 9 10 9 12 19 21 23 20 13 16 13 10 12 13 13 16 12 10 9 9
Clouds SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 30 5 2 3 3 5 4 4 3 4 14 7 6 33 5 9 10 13 20 34 27 29
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 9 5 <1 2 1 <1
Vent Rate 39 42 6 7 7 10 43 67132114 12 11 12 9 29197140 74 9 29 25 12
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W NW NE E E E E NE
T Wind Spd 9 12 14 16 17 20 26 25 27 28 26 25 25 20 20 17 17 18 20 20 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 82 53 85 51 82 51 84 48 80
Temp 67 80 60 54 80 82 60 52 78 80 59 52 79 81 58 49 75 78
DewPt 47 39 46 50 36 20 20 25 25 18 22 24 25 21 26 31 28 22
Min/Max RH 23 85 10 36 9 34 10 51 12
RH 49 23 60 85 20 10 21 36 14 10 24 34 14 11 29 50 17 12
PWind Dir E S SW SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 5 0 0 5 10 5
$$
TXZ008-220900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed
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 43 84 57 82 51
Temp 62 63 53 49 45 44 57 73 81 82 68 64 60 58 69 77 81 77 64 58 53 51
DewPt 31 32 33 32 37 38 40 42 41 42 44 45 47 46 44 43 41 42 43 43 43 44
Max/Min RH 80 22 65 24 75
RH 31 31 46 53 75 80 52 34 24 25 42 51 62 64 41 29 24 28 46 56 67 75
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW NW N NE E E E NE E
Wind Spd 4 4 6 6 9 12 17 20 19 17 17 17 13 11 11 16 16 13 12 10 9 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 22 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 39 12 6 4 6 9 11 18 17 17 26 40
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 34 41 6 7 7 9 63101158117 12 10 10 9 31 75 87 94 9 15 14 24
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W NW N NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 6 8 14 17 17 19 28 27 29 29 23 21 20 21 19 20 20 24 18 19 17 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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 79 56 88 56 88 55 90 55 87
Temp 68 75 61 57 82 82 67 56 82 85 65 55 84 86 66 56 80 82
DewPt 48 49 54 53 50 45 30 30 30 27 29 33 30 29 35 39 34 28
Min/Max RH 36 93 23 36 11 42 11 53 12
RH 48 39 78 88 32 27 25 36 15 12 26 42 14 13 32 53 19 14
PWind Dir SE SE S SW W SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 10 5 0 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ008-220900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 43 82 57 80 52
Temp 60 62 53 49 45 44 56 71 80 80 68 64 60 57 68 76 79 76 64 59 54 52
DewPt 31 31 32 33 37 38 40 42 41 41 43 46 46 45 44 42 41 41 42 43 43 45
Max/Min RH 79 23 65 26 75
RH 34 31 45 53 73 79 55 35 26 25 40 51 60 63 42 30 26 29 45 56 65 75
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW NW N NE E E E NE E
Wind Spd 5 5 9 11 13 13 21 23 23 19 18 19 16 13 12 17 17 16 13 12 9 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 22 5 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 7 39 12 6 5 7 9 11 17 14 17 23 36
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 35 41 7 8 8 9 59 95155115 13 11 9 9 30 77 89 94 9 16 23 22
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W NW N NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 6 8 16 18 18 19 28 27 29 29 24 23 21 21 19 20 21 24 19 20 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 78 57 87 57 86 56 89 56 85
Temp 67 74 61 58 80 81 67 57 80 84 65 56 82 84 66 56 77 80
DewPt 48 48 53 53 48 42 27 29 29 24 28 32 30 27 35 39 33 27
Min/Max RH 37 91 23 34 11 39 11 52 13
RH 52 39 75 83 32 25 23 34 15 12 25 39 15 13 32 52 20 14
PWind Dir SE SE S SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 5 5 0 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ006-220900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed
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 82 47 77 43
Temp 60 59 46 43 39 37 53 70 81 80 64 58 53 48 64 73 76 72 56 50 46 44
DewPt 33 34 34 35 38 37 41 42 37 35 38 40 40 39 39 40 39 39 40 40 39 39
Max/Min RH 99 19 72 26 85
RH 37 38 63 72 94 99 64 36 21 20 38 50 62 71 39 30 26 30 55 68 78 83
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W N NE NE E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 9 5 4 5 13 16 21 21 19 18 13 16 13 8 12 18 16 16 10 9 6 6
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 10 4 1 3 4 4 3 2 4 18 41 10 8 29 8 8 15 15 13 10 23 34
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 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 57 7 8 10 11 57 80182156 11 12 9 7 32 71 88 82 9 8 9 9
T Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N NE NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 11 12 16 18 21 24 29 26 25 26 23 25 20 16 17 21 18 19 19 18 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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 76 49 84 47 81 45 82 45 78
Temp 65 75 56 50 79 79 58 47 77 79 56 45 77 79 55 45 74 75
DewPt 47 44 47 44 34 22 23 26 27 22 26 30 29 24 31 32 30 25
Min/Max RH 33 88 11 43 11 56 12 61 14
RH 52 34 72 79 20 12 26 43 16 12 31 55 17 13 40 60 20 16
PWind Dir SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
OKZ002-220900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 39 83 49 74 44
Temp 60 60 46 42 41 40 56 72 81 81 66 60 56 50 61 71 74 71 56 50 47 44
DewPt 33 32 34 34 37 37 41 43 39 36 40 41 40 39 42 40 37 35 39 38 36 38
Max/Min RH 89 20 66 25 77
RH 35 34 63 71 84 89 58 35 22 20 39 49 56 66 50 33 26 27 53 62 67 77
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW NW N NE NE E E E E E
Wind Spd 6 8 8 10 12 13 20 21 19 16 14 14 13 8 16 19 16 13 9 8 6 8
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
Clouds(%) 13 4 2 4 3 3 1 3 2 9 23 11 11 9 10 8 8 16 20 23 25 54
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 37 48 6 8 9 10 65 79143 95 12 10 10 6 47 82 99 87 8 7 6 11
T Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW NW N NE NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 8 11 14 19 20 23 31 25 23 25 25 23 24 14 23 21 20 19 17 14 13 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 04/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 72 49 85 50 83 47 86 49 82
Temp 64 69 54 50 79 80 60 50 78 81 58 47 80 82 59 49 78 77
DewPt 44 46 52 50 45 39 30 31 33 28 32 35 34 28 36 37 34 29
Min/Max RH 41 100 20 47 14 64 12 64 15
RH 49 43 94100 30 23 32 47 19 15 37 63 19 14 42 63 20 17
PWind Dir SE SE S SW W SW S SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 5 5 5 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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
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