Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
228 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
TXZ012-260900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
228 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu
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 22 54 30 54 31
Temp 34 32 28 26 26 23 32 44 52 52 40 36 33 31 39 49 53 52 40 35 33 32
DewPt 20 18 19 19 21 20 19 18 20 23 28 27 27 26 29 29 28 28 31 32 31 30
Max/Min RH 89 27 82 37 97
RH 56 55 69 74 83 87 58 35 28 32 62 69 78 81 67 46 38 39 70 89 92 92
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW N S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 21 16 8 5 5 4 5 4 9 12 13 13 12 11 12 10 8 8 6 8 8 9
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 94 90 74 63 68 70 64 52 38 37 61 64 58 25 57 33 42 16 8 4 13 21
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries SC
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 4 3 2 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 79 59 22 4 5 4 11 22 78 52 23 14 14 11 29 34 42 30 5 4 5 6
T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW N SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 25 23 16 11 11 9 8 6 12 17 19 23 24 20 18 11 9 9 11 11 12 16
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
Winter Weath Y Y
Date 03/28Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24
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 45 81 47 83 53 85 55 79
Temp 64 69 52 46 75 77 56 48 75 79 60 54 78 79 62 55 73 73
DewPt 26 20 22 27 26 22 27 27 28 24 31 32 30 27 31 32 30 26
Min/Max RH 15 47 12 44 12 44 12 41 16
RH 23 15 31 47 16 13 32 44 17 13 33 43 17 15 31 41 20 17
PWind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-260900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
228 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu
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 24 58 28 58 29
Temp 37 35 30 28 29 25 36 50 57 53 40 36 31 29 39 52 57 56 41 34 31 30
DewPt 24 24 25 26 24 23 25 25 22 25 31 31 29 27 30 29 25 23 28 30 29 29
Max/Min RH 94 25 100 27 100
RH 60 63 82 92 85 91 64 37 25 33 70 82 92 94 70 42 29 27 59 85 92 98
Wind Dir N N N N NW W S S SW NW SE SE S SW NW NW N N E SE S S
Wind Spd 13 8 3 3 4 3 4 9 11 9 6 9 8 5 8 10 12 9 6 6 8 9
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 93 91 89 89 82 60 38 24 53 69 66 47 36 24 18 14 22 9 3 14 22 25
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.01 0 0
Flurries SC SC
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Sprinkles SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
Mix Hgt 4 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 75 38 14 4 7 4 12 72175 66 5 8 6 6 14 50108 64 4 5 6 7
T Wind Dir N N N N NW W S S W W SE SE SW W NW N N N E SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 14 11 10 10 5 6 14 19 14 11 18 14 11 10 12 14 12 9 11 14 17
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
Winter Weath Y Y
Date 03/28Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24
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 42 79 45 82 51 82 52 77
Temp 64 69 49 42 74 76 53 46 75 78 57 52 76 76 59 52 70 71
DewPt 23 18 19 23 24 19 22 23 25 21 25 30 28 26 29 31 30 25
Min/Max RH 13 46 11 40 11 43 13 44 16
RH 21 14 30 46 16 12 29 40 15 12 29 43 17 16 33 44 22 18
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-260900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
228 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu
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 23 55 32 57 32
Temp 36 34 29 26 24 24 32 44 53 53 42 39 35 33 40 52 56 54 42 38 35 33
DewPt 22 22 22 22 21 19 17 17 19 21 23 24 25 26 28 30 30 31 33 32 32 32
Max/Min RH 89 25 75 36 99
RH 57 62 75 82 87 81 53 33 26 27 45 55 67 75 62 43 37 40 68 80 90 96
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW S SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE E SE S S SW
Wind Spd 20 14 11 6 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 6 5 9 9 6 5 4 5 5 5
Clouds OV OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 94 90 57 41 56 51 59 80 56 32 58 68 65 45 59 69 64 26 6 7 9 10
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 5 4 2 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 5 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 119 84 25 5 5 5 21 19 60 63 13 13 12 16 35 48 46 31 4 5 5 5
T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW N W S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 28 25 16 10 11 11 11 5 10 13 16 18 16 16 17 12 10 9 10 11 12 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
Winter Weath Y Y
Date 03/28Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24
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 48 83 48 85 54 87 57 83
Temp 67 73 56 49 76 79 58 49 77 81 61 55 81 81 65 57 75 76
DewPt 29 24 24 27 29 26 30 29 31 30 34 35 35 32 32 34 33 28
Min/Max RH 15 43 12 47 13 48 13 41 15
RH 24 16 29 43 18 14 34 45 19 16 36 47 19 17 29 41 21 17
PWind Dir SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-260900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
228 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 24 54 32 56 34
Temp 35 33 29 27 25 24 32 43 52 52 43 40 35 33 39 51 55 53 43 39 36 35
DewPt 20 21 21 21 22 20 18 18 19 21 24 26 26 26 28 30 30 30 32 33 32 33
Max/Min RH 88 28 77 37 94
RH 56 61 71 77 87 84 57 37 28 29 47 57 70 77 64 45 38 40 66 80 86 91
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW NW N W SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 20 14 9 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 11 12 10 9 9 9 6 6 6 8 8 9
Clouds OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 94 86 58 47 61 56 64 82 51 24 54 66 53 40 56 64 59 20 6 7 10 11
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 5 4 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 5 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 117 79 18 4 4 5 14 17 67 63 9 13 11 16 33 42 43 29 4 4 5 5
T Wind Dir NW NW N N NW N N W S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE S S SW
T Wind Spd 28 23 13 9 10 10 9 5 12 13 16 18 16 16 17 11 9 9 10 10 12 13
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Winter Weath Y Y
Date 03/28Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 74 49 81 49 83 55 86 59 81
Temp 65 71 57 49 74 77 59 50 75 79 62 56 79 80 65 59 73 74
DewPt 28 22 23 27 28 25 29 29 31 29 34 35 33 31 33 33 32 28
Min/Max RH 15 41 13 44 14 46 14 39 16
RH 26 16 27 41 18 14 33 44 20 16 35 46 19 17 30 39 23 18
PWind Dir SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-260900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
228 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu
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 16 49 24 53 26
Temp 31 30 23 21 19 18 29 40 48 47 35 31 27 25 34 45 52 52 36 32 28 27
DewPt 24 23 22 21 19 18 22 25 25 25 26 27 27 25 29 30 29 28 29 29 28 27
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 38 100
RH 77 75 98 99100100 75 54 40 41 70 85100100 81 55 42 39 74 90100100
Wind Dir N N NW NW NW NW S S S SE E SE E E E NE N NE SE S SW SW
Wind Spd 17 11 5 4 4 3 4 8 9 9 9 9 6 4 6 5 8 6 5 5 6 8
Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 95 83 56 55 61 56 64 52 50 26 45 74 59 58 69 36 35 9 8 11 11 17
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Flurries SC
Snow Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 73 30 3 4 3 2 7 36 61 49 7 12 8 8 14 22 40 36 5 5 5 6
T Wind Dir N N N NW NW NW SW S S SE SE SE SE E E N N N SE S SW SW
T Wind Spd 25 14 6 9 8 5 5 12 12 14 17 18 13 11 9 6 10 9 12 12 12 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
Winter Weath Y Y
Date 03/28Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24
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 70 38 77 40 79 45 80 48 75
Temp 61 67 48 39 70 73 50 41 72 75 54 46 75 75 56 48 68 69
DewPt 26 22 21 21 26 24 24 25 29 25 28 28 29 27 29 29 31 26
Min/Max RH 16 48 14 55 14 50 14 48 18
RH 26 17 35 48 19 16 36 54 20 15 37 49 18 17 35 47 25 20
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
OKZ002-260900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
228 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 15 49 25 53 27
Temp 30 27 20 19 17 16 27 41 48 47 33 30 27 26 36 47 52 50 36 32 29 28
DewPt 24 23 20 19 17 15 17 17 20 20 21 21 22 24 27 29 29 28 30 30 29 28
Max/Min RH 100 31 92 39 100
RH 77 85100100 99 96 64 38 33 34 62 69 80 92 70 49 40 42 79 92100100
Wind Dir NW N NW NW NW NW N NW S SE E SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S SW SW
Wind Spd 18 13 6 5 6 5 6 4 6 8 8 6 5 4 8 9 6 6 5 6 8 8
Clouds OV OV B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 95 92 53 39 36 52 36 64 58 28 35 45 64 75 81 79 57 40 7 12 10 12
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow Shwrs SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 96 59 8 6 7 5 23 20 40 37 6 5 5 11 27 37 29 27 5 6 6 6
T Wind Dir NW N NW NW NW NW N W S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 28 24 13 13 16 12 13 6 9 12 14 13 12 12 17 12 8 9 12 13 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Winter Weath Y Y
Date 03/28Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 73 42 77 39 78 46 83 51 77
Temp 63 68 50 43 72 72 50 40 70 73 53 47 76 77 58 51 70 69
DewPt 29 24 23 22 27 27 28 30 32 32 34 35 32 29 30 32 30 27
Min/Max RH 16 43 14 68 18 65 14 49 17
RH 27 19 34 43 19 19 43 68 24 22 48 64 20 17 35 49 22 21
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW NW
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
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