Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
408 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
TXZ012-192100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
408 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
Date Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24 Thu 03/21/24
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 69 41 69 42 65
Temp 40 51 64 69 67 53 48 46 43 54 67 69 63 49 45 44 42 48 59 64 63
DewPt 32 34 34 35 33 36 38 39 38 39 36 34 37 43 43 44 41 44 43 40 38
Min/Max RH 25 86 27 100 38
RH 73 52 32 28 28 52 68 76 82 57 32 27 38 80 93100 96 86 55 41 40
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW S S S E E E N N N N E
Wind Spd 13 16 18 14 12 9 10 9 6 8 8 11 11 6 6 6 4 8 6 6 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 2 4 10 8 8 10 20 18 25 50 75 55 60 46 81 65 39 12 6
PoP 12HR 0 0 60 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.12 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4
Vent Rate 10 32 92118 88 6 8 8 6 5 95126 31 5 6 7 10 26 42 60 34
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W S SW SW W W SW S S NE E E N N NE N NE
T Wind Spd 23 26 20 19 17 16 19 19 14 9 12 14 19 11 13 10 11 14 12 12 9
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 Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24Mon 03/25/24
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 41 66 46 73 35 54
Temp 45 42 65 66 47 42 58 63 50 48 69 68 50 37 48 51
DewPt 42 41 39 35 41 40 41 37 40 42 35 28 30 28 23 20
Max/Min RH 99 28 93 36 80 19 69 27
RH 89 97 38 32 79 92 52 38 68 79 29 22 46 69 37 29
PWind Dir SE N E SE S SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ016-192100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
408 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
Date Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24 Thu 03/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 67 40 70 36 68
Temp 35 48 61 66 66 51 46 43 41 53 68 68 63 47 42 39 37 47 59 66 66
DewPt 31 36 37 36 34 36 38 38 38 40 34 31 36 40 41 39 36 43 41 36 32
Min/Max RH 29 91 25 100 27
RH 87 63 42 33 30 57 73 84 91 61 28 25 36 78 95100 94 85 52 33 29
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S E SE N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 9 12 16 12 11 6 8 8 5 6 9 10 10 6 4 5 4 5 5 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 2 4 7 22 4 6 17 21 27 49 57 30 17 22 35 30 15 5 11
PoP 12HR 0 5 40 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 5
Vent Rate 8 29 83121 97 5 5 6 4 5 86122 44 4 3 4 6 14 36 65 39
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W W SW SW S N E NE N N N N SW
T Wind Spd 18 23 20 19 17 12 13 14 12 8 11 12 17 10 8 11 9 12 9 10 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24Mon 03/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 37 71 39 67 45 73 33 56
Temp 44 38 67 67 46 40 60 65 49 47 68 67 47 35 51 53
DewPt 38 33 34 33 41 40 43 35 37 37 30 26 26 26 23 23
Max/Min RH 90 24 100 32 69 18 70 27
RH 79 83 29 28 85100 52 33 63 69 24 21 43 70 33 31
PWind Dir S N E S S SW W NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-192100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
408 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
Date Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24 Thu 03/21/24
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 74 43 75 44 67
Temp 42 53 66 73 71 57 52 46 43 54 71 74 67 52 50 46 44 49 60 66 65
DewPt 33 35 36 35 34 37 39 39 40 41 39 37 41 46 46 46 43 47 46 43 42
Min/Max RH 22 89 26 100 40
RH 73 51 32 25 25 47 62 77 88 60 31 26 39 80 87100 96 93 58 42 44
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W S SE SE SE E E N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 13 18 18 13 9 4 6 5 4 5 6 9 9 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 2 2 3 6 7 7 8 10 13 25 46 70 76 54 47 64 67 57 16 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 50 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0.04 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 8 1 <1 1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4
Vent Rate 9 36112134100 5 7 6 5 10 89 89 17 9 13 11 8 25 32 46 34
T Wind Dir SW W W W W S SW SW W W SW S S E E E NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 20 27 25 20 17 12 17 14 13 11 11 12 13 11 14 12 10 14 12 11 10
RFTI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24Mon 03/25/24
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 42 72 41 66 48 76 36 55
Temp 48 43 67 67 49 42 57 63 52 50 71 70 53 38 49 51
DewPt 45 43 42 38 41 40 42 41 44 43 40 33 31 30 24 23
Max/Min RH 100 30 92 41 79 21 73 28
RH 89100 40 34 75 92 55 44 74 77 32 24 44 73 37 32
PWind Dir S N E SE S SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ008-192100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
408 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
Date Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24 Thu 03/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 72 44 73 44 66
Temp 43 51 65 71 70 57 52 48 45 54 69 72 65 52 50 46 45 49 59 65 64
DewPt 33 35 36 35 34 37 39 39 39 40 38 35 40 45 46 46 43 46 46 42 41
Min/Max RH 25 82 27 98 41
RH 66 54 34 27 26 47 61 73 79 60 33 27 40 77 86 98 95 90 62 44 43
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE E E N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 18 20 21 17 9 8 9 9 6 6 6 10 9 8 8 5 4 5 5 5 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 2 2 3 6 9 6 10 9 18 25 42 67 71 55 45 60 65 57 12 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 50 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.06 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 4
Vent Rate 9 35108136 92 6 8 6 5 9 90 93 12 10 12 11 8 24 34 50 33
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W S SW SW SW W S S S E E E NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 20 27 25 20 14 13 18 14 13 11 12 12 12 13 16 12 10 13 12 11 10
RFTI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24Mon 03/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 43 71 43 65 49 75 37 54
Temp 49 44 65 66 49 44 56 64 53 51 69 70 53 39 47 51
DewPt 45 44 42 38 42 41 42 40 43 43 38 32 31 30 24 22
Max/Min RH 100 31 91 41 75 21 71 29
RH 87 99 43 35 76 91 61 42 70 74 32 24 43 71 39 32
PWind Dir SE N E SE S SW SW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ006-192100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
408 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
Date Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24 Thu 03/21/24
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 68 33 69 36 66
Temp 32 49 61 67 66 48 43 38 34 49 66 69 64 47 42 39 37 46 59 65 64
DewPt 27 32 33 31 29 31 33 33 33 34 33 29 33 39 41 39 35 42 42 37 36
Min/Max RH 24 95 22 100 33
RH 81 52 34 26 25 51 67 81 95 57 29 22 31 73 95100 92 88 53 35 36
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W S S E E E N N N NE E SE
Wind Spd 9 14 16 11 9 6 5 5 4 4 6 9 9 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 9
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 3 3 6 7 4 13 11 8 8 19 38 54 59 64 64 40 30 19 9 8
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 12 7 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 7 6
Vent Rate 9 36 97150110 5 6 5 4 4 85106 60 8 7 11 8 17 28 65 57
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W SW SW W W W SW S E SE E NE N NE NE E S
T Wind Spd 20 27 23 20 17 13 14 13 10 6 10 10 10 11 11 10 8 9 8 10 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 Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24Mon 03/25/24
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 67 36 64 41 70 28 49
Temp 43 35 65 64 42 37 56 63 47 43 68 64 44 29 44 46
DewPt 40 35 34 33 37 37 42 37 39 35 31 30 26 25 23 21
Max/Min RH 100 28 100 37 78 21 83 34
RH 89100 32 33 80100 60 38 73 72 25 27 49 83 42 37
PWind Dir S NE E S S SW W N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Snow Shwrs IS
$$
OKZ002-192100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
408 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
Date Tue 03/19/24 Wed 03/20/24 Thu 03/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 72 34 71 37 64
Temp 39 51 67 71 68 50 44 39 36 49 67 71 63 47 44 41 38 46 59 63 60
DewPt 31 32 31 28 28 31 32 33 32 34 35 34 38 44 43 41 38 44 43 41 39
Min/Max RH 19 86 25 100 42
RH 71 49 27 20 22 48 62 77 85 56 30 26 39 88 97100100 92 55 43 46
Wind Dir SW SW W SW SW S SW W W N E E E E E NE NE NE E E SE
Wind Spd 8 13 12 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 10 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 3 3 7 4 11 17 12 11 31 44 61 61 67 72 70 61 57 13 12
PoP 12HR 0 0 40 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.03 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 6 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 9 2 <1 1 1 1 1 3 4 3
Vent Rate 8 37112133 32 4 5 4 3 4 69 82 35 14 20 11 8 10 24 39 32
T Wind Dir SW W W W SW S SW W W N S SE E E E NE NE NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 28 20 17 11 11 12 11 9 6 10 10 20 17 18 11 9 9 9 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24Sun 03/24/24Mon 03/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 37 66 34 60 42 72 28 48
Temp 44 38 63 61 42 35 53 58 46 45 68 65 46 29 44 43
DewPt 42 38 36 32 34 34 38 37 40 40 35 31 31 25 21 19
Max/Min RH 100 29 97 43 84 22 85 33
RH 94100 36 33 72 97 56 46 80 82 30 28 56 85 39 37
PWind Dir S N E SE S SW W N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Snow Shwrs IS IS
$$
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