Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
409 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
TXZ012-162100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
409 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Date Sat 03/16/24 Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24
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 57 39 56 32 60
Temp 37 44 47 52 52 45 43 42 41 45 52 55 53 43 39 36 32 42 54 60 58
DewPt 33 37 38 38 37 39 40 38 35 31 28 26 26 29 30 30 28 28 27 26 25
Min/Max RH 53 89 32 86 26
RH 85 76 71 59 56 79 89 86 79 58 39 32 35 57 70 79 84 57 35 27 27
Wind Dir N NE N N N W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW N SE SE S S
Wind Spd 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 11 13 14 12 10 6 5 6 4 5 5 6 8
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 83 85 87 80 77 76 79 70 79 81 82 83 83 79 74 54 12 7 7 13 26
PoP 12HR 50 10 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.10 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 7 7
Vent Rate 3 5 8 11 10 3 3 5 13 40 62 47 14 4 4 4 3 11 60 65 59
T Wind Dir N NE E NW N NW NW N NE E NE E NE W NW NW NE SE N W SW
T Wind Spd 6 8 4 4 5 5 9 12 17 23 20 14 10 10 10 10 8 8 11 10 10
RFTI 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
Date Tue 03/19/24Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24
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 37 68 41 71 41 71 40 72
Temp 42 38 62 64 47 42 67 65 48 42 65 68 48 41 66 68
DewPt 29 32 35 34 39 39 36 32 36 35 35 29 34 34 34 29
Max/Min RH 79 29 91 24 77 22 77 20
RH 60 79 36 33 74 90 32 29 63 77 32 23 58 77 30 23
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW NW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 20 10 5 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-162100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
409 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Date Sat 03/16/24 Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 53 36 50 31 59
Temp 41 44 48 51 52 43 40 39 38 42 47 50 48 39 37 35 32 41 53 58 57
DewPt 37 40 41 40 40 41 40 39 38 38 36 34 33 35 34 34 32 33 30 29 30
Min/Max RH 63 100 55 100 32
RH 87 84 76 66 65 93100100100 86 65 55 56 85 89 96100 73 41 32 36
Wind Dir N NE NE E NE N N N NE NE E E NE NE NE N N E E SE S
Wind Spd 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 6 8 12 13 13 12 6 5 6 4 4 5 5 8
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 86 89 91 85 88 75 72 78 86 93 93 94 92 73 83 66 40 21 21 29 51
PoP 12HR 40 30 60 40 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0.14 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 7 7
Vent Rate 3 8 10 13 12 6 4 4 9 37 53 42 18 4 3 4 3 11 55 59 66
T Wind Dir NE E E NE NE NE N N NE E E E NE NE N NW N NE E S SW
T Wind Spd 6 8 5 6 6 6 9 10 14 23 20 19 12 10 8 10 9 9 10 9 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 03/19/24Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 34 63 38 69 38 71 39 73
Temp 38 34 59 60 43 39 65 64 45 39 65 68 46 40 68 70
DewPt 33 34 38 38 41 39 36 31 33 33 34 28 33 33 33 28
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 25 80 20 77 19
RH 82100 46 44 95100 34 29 62 79 31 22 60 75 27 21
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W NW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 10 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
409 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Date Sat 03/16/24 Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24
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 60 42 60 33 64
Temp 39 42 51 55 58 49 46 45 44 46 56 60 58 47 42 37 34 42 55 62 62
DewPt 34 37 39 39 40 41 41 38 34 30 28 26 25 28 30 29 28 27 27 26 26
Min/Max RH 50 82 27 78 24
RH 81 82 65 54 50 73 81 77 68 53 34 27 27 48 61 72 78 55 33 25 25
Wind Dir NW N NW W W SW W N NE NE NE NE N N NW N NE E S SW SW
Wind Spd 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 9 8 11 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 63 84 81 76 82 82 81 74 68 62 76 74 78 76 54 19 5 2 4 10 15
PoP 12HR 40 10 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 7
Vent Rate 2 4 10 17 12 3 4 6 19 35 42 46 29 3 4 3 3 9 50 80 64
T Wind Dir NW NE N W NW W NW N NE E NE NE NE W NW N NE NE NW W W
T Wind Spd 4 6 5 5 5 6 9 11 18 19 17 12 9 6 9 9 8 8 10 12 10
RFTI 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
Date Tue 03/19/24Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24
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 40 73 42 74 43 73 41 75
Temp 46 40 67 69 50 43 68 68 50 43 66 70 50 41 67 69
DewPt 30 35 37 36 40 41 39 36 40 38 39 34 37 36 37 34
Max/Min RH 80 24 93 22 83 24 82 21
RH 54 80 33 30 70 92 34 29 67 82 37 27 61 81 31 27
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW NW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 20 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-162100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
409 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Date Sat 03/16/24 Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 59 42 58 34 62
Temp 40 42 49 55 56 49 47 46 44 45 53 57 56 47 43 38 35 42 54 61 60
DewPt 34 39 40 40 39 41 41 39 34 30 29 26 25 29 30 30 29 27 27 26 26
Min/Max RH 52 82 29 78 25
RH 81 88 72 58 54 73 80 76 67 55 39 30 30 49 61 73 77 56 36 27 27
Wind Dir N N N NW W SW W N NE NE NE NE N N NW N N E S SW SW
Wind Spd 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 9 11 12 12 10 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 9
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 66 84 83 76 81 79 80 74 70 67 79 78 78 75 60 19 6 2 4 10 17
PoP 12HR 40 20 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 7
Vent Rate 2 4 10 15 11 3 3 7 15 37 50 50 36 3 4 3 3 10 53 82 62
T Wind Dir NW NE N W NW W NW N NE E NE NE NE W NW N E NE NW W W
T Wind Spd 4 5 5 5 5 5 8 12 17 19 19 12 10 6 9 8 8 9 11 12 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 03/19/24Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 41 70 43 73 44 71 42 75
Temp 46 41 64 68 50 44 67 67 51 45 65 69 51 43 67 69
DewPt 31 35 37 36 40 42 38 35 39 38 39 33 37 36 36 33
Max/Min RH 79 27 94 25 79 25 78 22
RH 55 79 36 32 69 93 35 30 64 78 39 27 58 77 33 26
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW SW NW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 20 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-162100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
409 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Date Sat 03/16/24 Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24
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 56 35 53 27 59
Temp 37 44 50 53 53 43 40 39 36 41 50 53 51 39 36 31 27 39 53 59 57
DewPt 35 37 39 39 37 36 35 34 29 29 28 26 26 28 29 27 24 27 27 26 27
Min/Max RH 51 84 35 91 28
RH 93 79 66 58 54 76 81 82 75 62 41 35 37 63 76 84 87 61 36 28 32
Wind Dir N N NW N NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE N NW NW N N NE S SW SW
Wind Spd 2 3 3 4 4 4 6 10 10 9 12 10 9 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 10
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 62 85 78 81 86 86 91 73 75 77 83 87 82 79 75 30 6 5 5 18 18
PoP 12HR 20 20 50 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.06 0.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 8 7
Vent Rate 2 4 12 16 13 4 4 17 20 39 63 69 33 4 4 5 4 10 51 76 71
T Wind Dir N N NW N N NW N NE NE E NE NE NE W NW NE NE NE NW W SW
T Wind Spd 5 6 5 5 5 6 10 20 19 19 17 14 9 9 9 12 10 9 10 11 11
RFTI 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
Date Tue 03/19/24Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24
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 33 66 33 69 35 69 34 71
Temp 38 33 62 63 42 34 65 63 42 36 65 67 43 35 64 66
DewPt 30 31 35 34 37 34 35 31 33 33 35 30 32 31 32 29
Max/Min RH 96 28 100 25 91 23 88 21
RH 72 93 36 34 81100 33 29 71 89 33 25 65 86 30 25
PWind Dir SW SW SW SW W N S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10 10 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-162100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
409 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Date Sat 03/16/24 Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 60 36 59 26 61
Temp 33 42 52 56 55 46 44 42 38 45 55 59 56 42 38 32 27 38 53 60 58
DewPt 30 34 35 35 34 36 35 30 27 27 22 21 20 23 24 24 23 22 22 23 23
Min/Max RH 42 71 23 84 23
RH 89 73 52 46 46 68 69 62 65 49 28 23 24 46 58 73 84 52 29 24 26
Wind Dir W NW W W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NE E S SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 4 4 6 9 5 8 9 10 6 4 5 4 4 4 5 8 6
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 62 66 69 78 88 85 90 81 54 51 46 48 53 57 31 13 5 3 3 3 7
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7
Vent Rate 3 4 21 28 19 3 10 11 5 27 65 70 58 3 5 4 4 12 47 75 75
T Wind Dir SW W W W W W NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE E NW W W
T Wind Spd 8 5 8 9 8 8 16 17 11 14 13 11 10 6 11 10 10 8 11 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 03/19/24Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 36 70 36 71 38 70 35 71
Temp 40 36 65 67 45 37 66 65 45 38 63 65 44 36 64 65
DewPt 28 31 32 29 37 37 37 33 38 38 38 31 34 34 33 29
Max/Min RH 83 21 100 24 99 24 93 22
RH 60 81 28 24 72100 34 30 77 99 38 28 69 92 31 25
PWind Dir SW W SW SW SW N S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
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