Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
249 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
TXZ012-270900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
249 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 51 79 47 76 46
Temp 80 77 63 59 54 51 66 75 78 74 62 56 51 47 58 69 75 74 60 55 50 47
DewPt 30 29 30 28 25 25 31 27 23 21 22 25 29 33 37 36 34 32 36 36 38 39
Max/Min RH 36 13 58 21 74
RH 16 17 29 30 32 36 27 17 13 13 21 30 42 58 45 30 22 21 41 49 63 74
Wind Dir SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W SW E E NE NE
Wind Spd 17 16 6 9 11 11 16 20 26 25 14 12 11 10 13 11 10 8 8 9 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 2 4 2 3 6 8 13 8 6 54 32 25 6 2 3 3 8 15 31 50 31 16
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 251202 7 10 8 10 57206349305 14 8 10 8 38 93109 81 6 7 6 6
T Wind Dir W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W W SW E E SE N
T Wind Spd 26 26 16 21 18 20 21 28 33 32 23 18 20 17 16 16 13 10 12 16 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather A A A
Date 04/29Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 81 51 90 57 86 53 76 49 77
Temp 73 80 60 52 85 87 65 58 82 81 61 54 73 73 56 50 73 75
DewPt 38 30 35 35 30 26 39 49 45 43 49 47 44 42 45 44 40 40
Min/Max RH 16 54 10 72 23 77 30 81 26
RH 28 16 39 52 14 11 38 72 27 26 65 77 35 33 66 80 30 28
PWind Dir NW S SW S SW SE NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-270900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
249 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 48 74 44 76 43
Temp 77 76 60 56 51 49 63 70 72 70 57 52 47 44 58 68 74 75 59 53 47 44
DewPt 26 23 24 23 22 24 31 25 21 18 23 27 32 34 37 35 32 29 34 35 36 38
Max/Min RH 38 13 68 18 79
RH 15 14 26 28 33 38 30 18 14 14 26 39 56 68 45 29 21 18 39 50 64 79
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W SW S W NW NW
Wind Spd 23 20 8 11 9 9 17 21 27 24 12 12 11 9 11 9 9 9 6 6 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 2 2 3 12 13 9 9 17 19 22 7 4 4 2 5 11 42 51 37 18 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 248235 7 9 9 9 84218377353 11 12 12 8 43 82135162 6 6 5 7
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W SW SW NW NW W
T Wind Spd 27 27 14 20 19 19 23 27 33 35 23 21 20 17 17 13 16 17 13 12 12 14
RFTI 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather A A A
Date 04/29Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 81 49 89 54 86 51 76 48 78
Temp 73 80 56 50 84 86 61 55 83 83 61 52 73 74 54 49 73 77
DewPt 34 25 26 29 26 21 30 42 41 33 45 43 41 35 42 41 41 35
Min/Max RH 13 45 9 63 16 72 23 76 22
RH 24 13 32 45 12 9 31 63 23 16 57 71 31 24 64 76 31 22
PWind Dir W SW SW S SW S NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-270900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
249 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 54 83 49 79 48
Temp 84 84 70 63 58 54 69 79 82 79 66 60 53 49 60 71 77 78 63 57 51 48
DewPt 27 27 28 27 26 26 31 31 24 24 25 27 32 36 40 39 36 34 37 39 40 41
Max/Min RH 34 11 62 20 77
RH 12 13 21 25 29 34 24 17 12 13 21 28 44 62 47 31 23 21 38 51 65 77
Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N NE E NE NE
Wind Spd 14 14 13 12 8 8 12 16 20 18 12 10 8 6 9 11 9 4 5 5 4 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 5 2 2 9 9 6 9 8 56 26 26 9 2 3 5 8 15 31 48 34 26
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 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 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 242247 9 9 8 8 49216367322 13 11 8 7 39 92105 66 6 7 4 4
T Wind Dir W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W W SW NE E E E
T Wind Spd 24 25 19 19 17 16 21 28 33 31 19 18 17 16 13 16 13 9 12 14 11 10
RFTI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather A A A
Date 04/29Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 84 54 93 59 91 55 79 51 81
Temp 75 83 63 55 88 90 68 59 86 85 64 56 75 76 59 52 75 79
DewPt 41 34 40 40 32 28 42 47 46 44 51 49 45 43 46 47 42 41
Min/Max RH 17 61 10 66 20 78 29 84 23
RH 29 17 43 57 13 11 39 65 25 24 63 77 34 31 63 82 30 26
PWind Dir SE S SW S SW SE NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 30 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-270900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
249 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 55 81 49 76 49
Temp 81 80 68 63 58 55 68 76 79 76 66 59 53 49 59 69 75 75 63 57 52 49
DewPt 28 27 28 27 26 26 32 30 24 22 25 28 32 36 40 38 35 34 36 39 41 41
Max/Min RH 32 13 62 22 76
RH 14 15 22 26 29 32 26 19 13 14 21 30 43 62 49 32 24 22 37 51 66 76
Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N E E NE NE
Wind Spd 13 13 11 10 12 11 14 19 23 21 13 12 11 9 11 11 10 5 8 8 5 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 2 5 2 2 8 10 7 9 9 58 36 22 7 3 2 5 8 16 32 50 32 24
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 241249 9 9 8 9 52219362279 16 11 9 9 37 92106 68 7 7 4 4
T Wind Dir W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W W NW E E E NE
T Wind Spd 24 26 19 20 18 18 21 28 33 32 20 18 17 16 13 16 13 10 13 14 10 10
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather A A A
Date 04/29Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 83 54 91 60 89 55 77 52 79
Temp 73 82 63 55 86 89 68 60 84 83 64 56 73 75 59 53 74 77
DewPt 40 32 39 38 32 28 41 46 45 44 50 48 45 43 47 46 42 41
Min/Max RH 17 56 10 61 21 75 31 80 26
RH 31 17 41 53 15 11 37 61 27 26 59 74 37 33 64 78 32 28
PWind Dir S S SW S SW SE NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-270900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
249 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 73 38 72 39
Temp 76 75 60 54 47 44 62 70 72 68 53 48 41 39 55 67 71 69 54 48 43 40
DewPt 26 24 27 26 25 25 31 25 22 23 25 29 33 35 39 37 34 33 38 39 39 39
Max/Min RH 48 15 86 25 99
RH 16 15 28 34 42 48 31 19 16 18 33 47 72 85 56 33 26 26 53 70 86 98
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N E NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 13 16 8 9 9 8 17 23 25 21 11 9 9 8 12 9 8 9 6 6 6 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) 2 3 12 13 17 23 18 13 13 27 13 17 10 15 6 8 32 52 60 53 30 9
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 10 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 255270 9 9 8 7 87270398250 11 9 8 10 44 81 95 94 7 6 5 5
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N NW W S E E E N
T Wind Spd 23 27 18 19 18 16 26 32 36 29 20 18 16 16 16 12 11 12 14 13 11 11
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather A A A
Date 04/29Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 44 87 47 85 46 74 43 77
Temp 69 77 54 45 83 84 58 48 81 82 56 47 71 72 51 44 72 75
DewPt 40 31 31 30 28 23 30 39 41 35 44 44 42 38 41 40 41 38
Min/Max RH 18 60 10 71 17 88 26 87 25
RH 34 18 41 56 13 11 34 71 24 18 65 88 35 29 68 84 33 26
PWind Dir SE S SW SW SW E NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-270900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
249 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 48 79 41 73 41
Temp 82 80 63 58 51 48 66 76 78 74 58 52 45 42 57 67 72 70 55 50 45 42
DewPt 31 28 31 31 27 26 31 29 22 21 26 29 35 38 41 40 36 34 37 39 41 41
Max/Min RH 42 12 86 25 98
RH 16 15 30 36 39 42 27 18 12 13 29 41 67 86 56 37 27 26 51 65 86 96
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N NE NE N N
Wind Spd 11 12 8 9 9 8 13 21 24 20 10 9 9 9 13 13 11 8 6 5 4 4
Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 8 5 7 13 26 36 17 16 16 33 31 20 12 21 16 29 13 20 37 58 46 37
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 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 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 14 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 257215 9 9 8 7 42236386263 10 7 8 9 65 90100 63 5 5 4 5
T Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW W NW NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 21 24 19 20 18 16 21 31 35 31 19 16 17 16 19 16 13 9 11 12 11 11
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather A A A
Date 04/29Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 47 89 51 87 49 74 45 79
Temp 71 78 55 48 84 86 60 51 82 81 57 50 71 72 53 46 73 76
DewPt 41 36 41 38 32 27 38 43 45 42 48 45 43 40 44 42 42 38
Min/Max RH 22 72 11 74 22 86 30 90 24
RH 35 22 59 68 15 12 44 74 27 25 73 85 36 31 71 86 33 25
PWind Dir SE S SW SE SW E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 20 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS 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