Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
538 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
TXZ012-080900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
538 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 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 81 47 73 44
Temp 83 69 61 54 48 61 72 79 79 63 57 51 48 58 66 71 68 57 52 48 45
DewPt 19 20 20 23 25 25 26 23 20 23 28 31 31 34 34 34 34 35 35 37 38
Max/Min RH 40 11 54 26 76
RH 9 15 20 30 40 25 18 12 11 21 33 46 51 40 30 26 28 43 52 65 76
Wind Dir SW SW W N NW N SW W W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 20 9 6 8 10 11 9 17 18 10 13 10 13 19 19 16 14 10 11 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 20 41 22 9 20 21 18 27 27 12 20 21
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 260 7 7 9 6 35 92273211 7 10 7 8 53103121124 6 7 6 5
T Wind Dir SW SW W N N N W W W NW NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 34 17 14 20 14 14 16 27 29 13 21 16 19 25 21 18 17 13 17 13 11
RFTI 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 05/10Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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 48 76 52 75 52 76 51 78
Temp 65 71 54 49 73 74 58 52 70 72 58 53 73 72 58 52 74 75
DewPt 38 36 39 41 41 43 46 49 51 49 51 51 48 47 49 49 49 48
Min/Max RH 27 77 28 89 41 93 37 93 35
RH 37 28 57 74 31 33 64 89 51 44 77 93 41 41 72 89 41 38
PWind Dir NE SE SW S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 40 40 30 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-080900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
538 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 47 81 45 73 43
Temp 83 67 59 54 48 63 75 79 79 63 56 49 46 57 68 72 70 57 52 47 43
DewPt 13 16 15 15 19 21 20 18 15 17 19 25 29 33 34 32 32 36 35 37 37
Max/Min RH 32 9 52 23 81
RH 7 14 17 21 32 20 12 10 9 17 23 39 51 40 28 23 24 45 52 70 79
Wind Dir SW SW W NW NW N W W W NW N NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 25 12 12 12 8 6 13 20 18 9 9 9 10 16 16 14 14 9 9 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 3 3 4 2 4 2 3 3 3 25 38 12 8 17 11 26 34 32 18 16 30
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 328 7 8 7 6 23171309225 8 8 8 8 64114112104 7 9 6 4
T Wind Dir W SW W N N NW W W W NW N NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 32 17 17 17 13 10 23 31 26 18 18 19 20 27 20 17 17 16 21 14 10
RFTI 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EX EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 05/10Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 72 46 76 49 78 49 78 49 81
Temp 66 71 54 47 71 72 56 50 72 75 56 50 74 73 56 50 76 78
DewPt 37 34 39 41 42 42 48 49 49 41 50 48 45 42 47 47 46 39
Min/Max RH 25 81 31 98 29 96 29 93 23
RH 34 26 58 78 35 34 74 98 45 30 80 93 35 34 72 89 34 25
PWind Dir E SE S S S S W S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 40 40 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-080900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
538 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 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 50 83 50 76 47
Temp 87 73 64 55 50 63 73 81 81 66 59 54 50 60 70 75 72 61 56 50 47
DewPt 21 23 24 27 27 25 28 26 27 29 28 30 33 36 36 35 35 37 37 39 40
Max/Min RH 41 12 52 23 76
RH 9 16 22 34 41 23 19 13 14 25 31 40 52 39 29 23 26 39 50 66 76
Wind Dir SW SW W N N N SW W W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 20 12 9 10 5 9 9 13 11 10 10 6 8 12 13 12 10 8 8 6 5
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 6 15 4 2 2 4 2 10 13 39 55 13 21 23 15 33 28 15 23 24
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 279 8 6 8 6 42 71244207 9 8 5 8 63106117104 7 6 7 4
T Wind Dir SW SW NW N N N W W W NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE N
T Wind Spd 35 17 14 17 13 14 13 24 23 19 18 12 19 24 17 17 14 16 14 16 9
RFTI 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 05/10Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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 76 50 82 54 80 55 80 54 83
Temp 70 75 57 51 76 78 61 55 75 77 61 55 76 76 61 55 77 79
DewPt 40 38 39 42 42 43 47 50 51 52 53 52 50 50 52 51 51 50
Min/Max RH 24 74 24 83 37 93 33 91 32
RH 33 26 52 71 29 29 60 83 43 42 75 90 40 40 72 88 41 36
PWind Dir N SE SW S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 40 40 30 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-080900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
538 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 50 82 50 74 47
Temp 85 71 64 55 50 62 72 80 80 65 59 54 50 59 67 73 71 61 56 50 47
DewPt 19 21 22 26 27 26 27 26 25 28 28 31 32 36 35 34 34 36 37 39 40
Max/Min RH 41 13 51 24 77
RH 9 16 20 33 41 25 19 15 13 25 31 41 51 42 31 25 26 39 50 66 77
Wind Dir SW SW W N N N SW W W NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 21 13 10 10 6 9 9 13 12 11 12 9 10 16 16 14 12 10 10 9 8
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 3 17 3 2 3 3 2 8 16 44 52 13 21 22 16 31 32 13 22 24
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 291 7 7 7 6 38 73254239 11 8 5 8 66111121108 6 6 6 5
T Wind Dir SW SW NW N N N W W W NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 34 17 14 17 13 13 13 25 25 18 18 12 19 24 19 17 16 13 14 13 11
RFTI 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CH EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 05/10Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 74 51 80 55 78 55 78 54 81
Temp 67 73 57 51 75 77 61 55 73 75 61 55 75 74 61 55 75 77
DewPt 39 37 40 41 42 42 48 50 51 51 53 52 49 48 51 50 51 50
Min/Max RH 26 69 26 84 39 92 35 89 34
RH 36 28 53 68 30 30 61 84 46 44 77 90 40 40 70 85 42 38
PWind Dir N SE SW S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 40 40 30 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-080900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
538 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 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 40 77 42 69 39
Temp 82 64 55 46 41 58 70 76 75 56 51 46 42 54 64 68 67 53 47 42 40
DewPt 13 15 15 18 21 23 22 18 13 21 21 24 30 35 34 32 32 36 36 36 37
Max/Min RH 44 9 61 25 92
RH 7 15 20 33 44 26 16 11 9 25 30 42 61 47 32 26 27 53 63 78 89
Wind Dir SW W N N N N SW W W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 26 12 11 11 6 6 12 16 13 10 11 10 11 16 13 12 12 9 9 9 8
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 5 3 6 3 2 3 3 4 11 25 57 60 41 46 28 48 47 40 25 42 25
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 444 8 8 8 6 23227324263 8 8 7 9 65 93115 95 7 7 6 6
T Wind Dir W W N N N NW W W W NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE
T Wind Spd 40 17 19 18 14 10 27 29 25 18 18 16 20 24 17 16 13 17 16 14 12
RFTI 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EX EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 05/10Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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 42 77 46 76 45 76 46 78
Temp 65 68 49 43 72 74 53 47 72 71 52 46 73 72 53 47 74 74
DewPt 38 36 38 38 41 41 48 47 49 46 50 46 46 45 49 44 46 46
Min/Max RH 29 87 27 100 37 100 31 98 31
RH 37 31 65 84 33 31 82 99 44 42 92100 38 37 86 88 37 37
PWind Dir NE SE SW SW S S SW S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 40 40 20 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-080900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
538 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 43 76 44 71 42
Temp 85 66 57 48 44 60 70 75 73 56 52 48 44 56 65 71 68 54 50 45 43
DewPt 17 20 24 25 24 23 23 22 21 25 26 27 32 36 37 35 34 37 37 38 39
Max/Min RH 46 13 62 26 90
RH 8 17 28 41 46 24 17 14 14 30 36 44 62 47 35 27 28 51 61 77 87
Wind Dir SW W N N NW NW W W N NE NE N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 12 4 4 4 8 11 11 13 12 8 8 9 9 13 13 12 12 9 9 8 8
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 21 15 20 4 4 3 2 15 33 18 53 55 39 57 33 33 35 23 31 27 42
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 13 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 229 8 7 7 6 54133272 77 6 4 11 14 56 90 97100 6 6 7 4
T Wind Dir W W N N N NW W W N N NE N N N N N N N NE NE N
T Wind Spd 28 16 14 14 14 18 17 23 16 13 11 18 19 20 17 16 16 13 14 16 10
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W
Date 05/10Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 73 43 79 50 78 49 79 49 80
Temp 68 70 51 44 75 76 56 50 75 72 56 50 76 75 56 50 75 76
DewPt 39 35 39 38 41 40 47 47 49 49 53 50 48 46 51 48 50 46
Min/Max RH 26 82 25 90 36 100 31 97 30
RH 34 27 64 79 28 27 72 89 40 44 90100 38 36 83 94 42 34
PWind Dir N S SW S S S S S MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 30 30 30 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
$$
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