Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
243 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
TXZ012-240900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
243 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 49 69 53 84 51
Temp 75 73 60 56 52 51 56 63 68 68 60 57 57 55 65 77 83 81 69 62 57 52
DewPt 43 43 46 46 46 46 48 50 50 50 53 54 54 54 53 50 43 34 29 26 27 28
Max/Min RH 86 52 97 18 39
RH 32 34 60 69 80 83 74 62 52 52 78 90 90 96 65 39 24 18 22 25 31 39
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 20 21 14 17 13 12 12 10 10 13 12 13 12 11 14 16 24 25 19 17 14 17
Clouds CL CL CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 2 4 2 38 36 57 63 57 57 78 82 83 76 79 84 77 52 44 14 26 11 5
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Drizzle O O O O O O O O O O O
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 1 1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 85 74 9 17 22 21 30 33 39 27 15 8 12 7 19 76240 78 11 11 10 12
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E SE S SE S S S S S SW S SW SW W W
T Wind Spd 23 24 19 20 20 19 19 13 12 14 17 17 18 13 18 23 33 28 23 23 23 23
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/26Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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 52 81 48 75 44 80 51 85
Temp 77 79 61 53 78 76 57 48 70 73 53 45 72 77 58 52 79 79
DewPt 28 22 24 26 26 25 29 34 34 31 36 37 36 31 41 45 47 43
Min/Max RH 12 35 13 58 20 73 17 77 24
RH 16 12 24 35 15 15 34 58 26 21 52 73 27 18 53 77 32 28
PWind Dir SW SW SW W W NE SW S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ016-240900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
243 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 48 76 53 86 49
Temp 86 80 64 58 53 50 56 66 75 75 64 60 56 55 67 80 85 82 66 58 53 50
DewPt 35 38 43 46 45 48 50 50 47 44 50 53 51 49 52 37 25 19 18 20 24 27
Max/Min RH 93 33 85 10 42
RH 16 23 46 66 76 93 79 56 37 33 60 78 83 80 59 21 11 10 16 23 32 42
Wind Dir NE E E E E NE NE E SE S SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 19 21 13 13 11 8 9 5 9 11 9 11 9 9 12 16 25 26 18 13 13 18
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 27 8 6 27 39 57 58 57 53 69 64 76 63 68 79 61 36 7 8 7 4 5
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle O O O O
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 4
Mix Hgt 9 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 157 69 9 9 13 17 24 20 42 50 12 9 9 8 34186422427 13 10 11 13
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W
T Wind Spd 21 24 20 18 17 14 14 8 10 16 16 18 14 14 21 29 36 42 27 21 21 23
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CH NO NO NO NO
Date 04/26Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 80 49 78 45 77 41 81 49 85
Temp 74 77 58 50 75 74 53 45 71 75 52 42 74 78 56 50 81 81
DewPt 27 20 21 24 25 22 28 32 31 23 32 36 33 24 35 40 44 38
Min/Max RH 11 36 13 59 14 79 13 70 19
RH 17 12 23 36 15 14 38 59 23 14 46 79 22 13 46 70 27 21
PWind Dir W SW SW W W N W S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ008-240900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
243 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 71 55 88 55
Temp 76 74 62 57 54 53 59 63 69 69 60 58 58 58 69 82 87 83 71 65 59 55
DewPt 44 44 45 46 46 43 44 47 50 52 53 56 56 57 55 52 48 44 38 29 28 28
Max/Min RH 75 49 98 25 36
RH 32 34 54 66 73 69 57 55 50 54 79 91 94 95 62 35 26 25 30 25 30 35
Wind Dir NE NE E E NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 13 10 10 6 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 10 14 19 18 19 16 13 18
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 2 5 7 34 44 48 71 76 58 52 67 78 81 74 85 81 38 47 17 22 6 2
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Drizzle O O O O O O O O O O O
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 2 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 90 79 9 9 13 30 40 42 45 39 15 13 14 10 29 76169 97 13 10 10 12
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E SE S SE S S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 21 18 18 17 19 19 16 12 14 14 13 13 12 19 21 28 28 23 20 21 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO EL
Date 04/26Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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 87 54 86 50 79 46 83 53 90
Temp 80 84 64 55 81 80 60 51 73 76 57 47 74 81 61 54 84 84
DewPt 30 24 26 28 29 27 33 36 36 34 37 39 38 33 43 47 47 45
Min/Max RH 10 35 12 56 20 75 16 81 20
RH 16 11 23 35 15 14 36 56 27 22 48 75 26 17 51 78 28 26
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW NW N SW S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ008-240900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
243 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 52 70 56 87 56
Temp 74 72 61 57 54 53 58 63 69 69 61 60 58 59 68 80 86 83 71 65 59 56
DewPt 43 42 43 45 45 43 45 48 50 51 52 55 56 55 55 50 45 39 33 27 28 29
Max/Min RH 73 51 94 21 35
RH 33 34 52 65 72 69 61 57 52 54 75 85 94 89 63 35 24 21 24 23 30 35
Wind Dir NE E E E NE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 18 17 13 13 11 12 12 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 13 16 21 20 21 16 13 19
Clouds CL CL CL SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 2 5 3 41 38 59 74 71 61 57 72 79 78 71 84 80 28 51 15 22 6 2
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Drizzle O O O O O O O O O O O
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 3 1 <1 <1 1 2 4 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 88 78 8 10 10 22 36 37 45 38 13 12 12 11 33 78266137 14 10 10 12
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E SE S SE S S S SW S SW S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 21 18 18 17 19 19 13 12 14 13 14 13 12 20 23 32 31 24 20 20 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO
Date 04/26Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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 55 84 51 77 47 82 53 88
Temp 78 83 64 55 79 78 60 51 70 74 56 47 73 80 61 54 81 82
DewPt 29 23 26 28 29 26 33 35 36 33 37 39 37 32 42 47 46 44
Min/Max RH 11 35 12 55 21 73 17 79 21
RH 17 11 23 35 16 15 36 55 29 22 49 73 28 17 51 76 29 26
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW NW NE SW S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ006-240900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
243 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 70 48 85 45
Temp 71 69 54 50 46 46 53 61 69 70 57 54 51 50 64 79 84 80 64 56 50 46
DewPt 40 39 41 41 41 39 42 47 48 47 51 52 51 50 48 41 27 21 20 23 26 26
Max/Min RH 84 44 100 11 48
RH 32 34 61 71 81 76 65 59 46 44 78 93100 97 55 26 12 11 18 28 39 46
Wind Dir NE E E E NE NE E SE S S SE S S S S S SW SW SW W SW SW
Wind Spd 21 20 13 13 12 8 9 9 9 12 10 12 9 8 11 16 26 26 17 16 16 13
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 9 19 19 32 63 72 59 40 44 71 71 67 59 72 40 10 14 11 7 3 4
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Drizzle O O O O O O O O O O
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 79 68 9 10 11 17 26 32 48 50 14 13 11 6 27147483503 15 11 11 10
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E E SE S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 24 23 18 18 17 14 13 11 13 16 17 17 13 12 19 27 41 43 26 23 23 19
RFTI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CH EL NO NO NO
Date 04/26Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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 43 77 41 72 37 78 44 84
Temp 76 78 54 43 73 71 49 41 67 68 47 38 70 76 53 45 79 80
DewPt 27 23 26 28 29 28 32 34 36 33 36 36 36 28 36 38 40 38
Min/Max RH 12 55 16 77 25 95 16 78 18
RH 16 13 34 54 19 20 52 75 32 27 65 91 29 17 52 75 25 22
PWind Dir SW SW SW W NW N SW S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
OKZ002-240900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
243 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 44 66 48 86 49
Temp 74 71 56 51 47 46 54 60 64 63 52 51 52 53 65 79 85 81 66 60 54 50
DewPt 36 35 37 37 37 35 37 41 44 47 51 51 52 53 54 47 40 37 37 27 28 28
Max/Min RH 69 46 100 19 46
RH 25 27 48 60 68 65 51 48 48 55 96100100100 68 32 20 21 35 28 37 43
Wind Dir NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 13 12 5 5 3 6 10 11 12 12 10 10 8 8 13 16 23 20 16 14 16 14
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 4 24 31 33 53 57 64 57 56 77 70 79 81 75 70 25 25 22 10 7 7
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Drizzle O O O O O
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 <1 2 4 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 87 78 7 6 5 8 32 53 54 51 24 19 14 11 32 89377121 13 10 11 9
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E E SE S S SE S S S SW SW SW S SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 16 14 12 14 18 18 17 17 17 17 14 13 21 24 37 28 26 23 23 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/26Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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 45 81 44 72 39 79 47 87
Temp 79 81 57 45 77 75 53 44 67 69 49 40 71 76 54 48 81 81
DewPt 30 25 30 37 34 29 35 36 38 33 36 38 38 31 41 44 43 38
Min/Max RH 12 74 16 74 25 96 19 90 18
RH 17 13 36 74 21 18 51 74 34 26 62 92 30 19 62 87 26 21
PWind Dir SW W S SW NW N SW S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 10 5 5 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS
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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