Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
208 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
TXZ012-160900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
208 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu
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 81 46 85 50
Temp 84 81 66 59 52 49 61 73 79 79 63 56 50 47 62 74 82 83 65 59 55 51
DewPt 24 22 21 19 19 25 27 27 27 27 34 35 35 36 38 36 32 28 30 29 27 30
Max/Min RH 39 13 66 13 45
RH 11 11 18 21 27 39 27 18 15 15 34 45 56 65 41 25 16 13 27 32 34 44
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NE E E S SE S S SW S S SW NW
Wind Spd 26 24 19 14 19 23 25 23 20 13 9 9 5 4 10 13 14 14 12 12 12 13
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 19 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 7 8 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 351122 15 14 15 15 77138179 74 7 7 6 4 35 79163 74 8 9 9 15
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W W W NW NE NE E SE SE S SW SW S SW W NW
T Wind Spd 37 33 28 26 27 26 31 26 23 14 14 17 14 11 18 18 21 19 18 20 21 19
RFTI 5 5 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CH CH NO NO NO EL CL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/18Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 39 63 41 54 37 60 41 75
Temp 66 66 47 40 55 62 47 42 51 51 41 37 50 59 45 42 66 74
DewPt 38 37 37 34 35 38 40 40 39 36 34 32 34 37 37 39 42 39
Min/Max RH 32 80 39 93 55 82 42 89 27
RH 36 34 68 79 47 41 76 93 63 56 76 82 54 44 73 89 42 28
PWind Dir N NE E SE E NE SE S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 50 30 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-160900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
208 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu
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 46 80 42 84 48
Temp 81 77 62 54 51 47 58 71 78 78 60 54 48 43 60 75 81 82 64 57 54 49
DewPt 18 18 20 19 21 25 28 26 24 25 28 30 33 35 37 33 25 23 24 22 19 25
Max/Min RH 42 13 73 11 40
RH 9 11 19 25 31 42 32 18 13 14 29 41 57 73 42 22 13 11 22 25 26 40
Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W W W W W NE NE SE S SW SW SW SW SW W NW
Wind Spd 26 25 16 16 20 25 24 20 16 13 8 8 5 5 8 11 14 14 9 9 9 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 4 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 436273 14 12 17 16 53102167110 6 8 6 4 17 84190122 8 9 8 15
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W W W W W NE NE SE S SW SW SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 41 41 27 24 28 28 28 23 21 17 14 18 16 11 12 17 24 23 18 20 18 20
RFTI 6 6 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CH CH NO NO EL EL EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 04/18Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 77 38 68 40 54 36 63 40 77
Temp 70 71 46 38 56 67 48 42 52 52 40 36 51 62 45 41 68 75
DewPt 38 37 38 37 39 39 42 42 42 40 37 35 38 39 40 41 44 37
Min/Max RH 25 96 35 100 60 98 41 100 25
RH 31 29 73 96 52 36 80100 69 63 89 98 60 43 82100 42 25
PWind Dir N E E SE E E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 50 30 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
208 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu
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 85 47 86 52
Temp 89 86 71 62 55 53 64 77 83 81 65 58 51 48 65 79 85 85 69 64 57 52
DewPt 22 24 25 21 20 26 27 28 29 32 36 38 38 38 39 37 34 31 34 34 31 32
Max/Min RH 35 14 70 14 48
RH 8 10 18 20 24 35 24 17 14 17 34 46 62 68 39 22 16 14 27 32 37 46
Wind Dir SW SW SW W SW W W W NW NW NE NE N W S S S S S S SW NW
Wind Spd 21 18 16 14 18 21 21 20 21 16 9 5 4 4 5 11 13 11 12 11 9 14
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 16 7 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 11 8 8 8 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 3 6
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 356138 12 11 13 13 78158249127 6 5 4 4 32 92128 92 9 10 17 19
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W W W W N NE E E SE SE S S S S S W NW
T Wind Spd 36 31 25 21 24 25 31 25 25 19 12 11 11 11 13 17 18 19 19 21 20 19
RFTI 6 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CH CL NO NO NO EL CL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 04/18Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 41 66 43 56 38 64 43 80
Temp 68 68 48 41 57 64 50 44 53 53 43 38 53 63 48 43 71 78
DewPt 40 37 37 35 34 36 40 39 37 35 35 33 33 37 38 41 42 41
Min/Max RH 29 79 33 84 47 83 35 92 25
RH 36 32 66 79 42 35 68 83 56 49 72 82 47 37 69 91 36 27
PWind Dir N NE E E E NE SE S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 50 30 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
208 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu
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 53 83 48 85 53
Temp 86 84 69 61 55 53 63 75 82 80 65 58 52 49 63 76 82 84 69 64 58 53
DewPt 19 20 19 18 20 25 27 28 29 31 36 37 39 38 39 36 33 30 33 32 30 31
Max/Min RH 35 15 69 14 47
RH 9 9 15 19 25 33 25 18 15 17 33 46 62 67 41 24 17 14 26 30 35 43
Wind Dir SW SW SW W SW W W W NW N NE NE NE SW S S S S S S W NW
Wind Spd 23 19 18 17 20 21 24 21 21 17 10 6 4 4 6 12 13 12 12 13 10 14
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 13 6 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 14 9 10 2 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 3 6
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 350166 13 11 13 12 70148230128 7 5 5 5 44 87136108 9 9 16 18
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W W W W N NE NE E SE SE S S SW S S W N
T Wind Spd 36 32 26 21 25 25 29 25 24 19 13 12 11 11 17 17 19 19 18 20 20 18
RFTI 6 4 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CH CL EL NO EL EL CL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 04/18Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 42 64 43 55 39 62 44 78
Temp 66 67 48 42 55 64 50 44 51 52 44 39 52 61 48 45 69 76
DewPt 40 37 37 34 34 37 39 40 38 35 34 33 33 37 38 41 43 41
Min/Max RH 31 77 36 85 51 80 38 87 26
RH 39 33 66 75 45 37 67 85 61 53 69 79 50 40 70 86 38 28
PWind Dir N NE E E E NE SE S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 50 30 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-160900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
208 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu
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 79 39 82 42
Temp 82 77 60 52 46 43 61 73 78 75 58 50 43 40 60 74 81 79 62 55 48 43
DewPt 18 19 19 21 20 22 26 28 28 30 35 37 36 35 39 35 29 24 23 22 26 29
Max/Min RH 42 15 86 13 59
RH 9 11 20 30 35 42 26 19 16 19 42 59 75 81 45 24 15 13 22 27 42 56
Wind Dir SW SW W W W W W NW NW N NE E NW W S S SW SW S SW NW N
Wind Spd 26 21 18 13 18 17 21 20 17 13 9 5 4 4 8 12 13 13 9 9 13 17
Clouds CL CL SC CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 3 5 41 5 2 2 2 2 4 31 31 7 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 12
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 441374 16 14 14 10 89194234137 7 5 4 4 34 89139147 8 8 14 20
T Wind Dir SW SW W W W W NW NW NW N NE E NE SE S S SW SW S W NW N
T Wind Spd 41 35 28 24 27 21 27 25 21 16 16 12 10 10 17 18 19 21 17 17 23 25
RFTI 6 5 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CH CH NO NO EL NO CL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 04/18Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 67 34 64 35 51 32 62 38 78
Temp 61 62 41 34 53 62 44 36 47 48 37 32 51 61 44 39 70 75
DewPt 38 36 34 33 35 37 38 36 38 36 33 32 36 38 39 39 41 38
Min/Max RH 34 96 36 100 58 100 40 100 23
RH 42 39 77 94 49 38 79100 69 63 85100 55 43 83100 35 26
PWind Dir NE NE SE SE E NE S S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 30 40 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
OKZ002-160900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
208 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 46 78 42 83 46
Temp 87 83 61 56 49 46 62 73 77 75 58 51 46 43 62 77 82 80 64 58 51 47
DewPt 17 18 23 21 20 22 28 32 34 34 37 37 38 37 39 36 33 31 33 33 31 35
Max/Min RH 39 20 83 16 64
RH 8 9 23 25 31 38 27 22 21 23 45 59 73 79 43 23 17 17 31 40 46 63
Wind Dir SW SW SW W SW W W NW NW N N NW W W S S S S S S W NW
Wind Spd 25 19 11 12 17 16 23 29 27 21 8 4 4 4 8 13 14 13 12 12 17 19
Clouds CL CL CL SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 5 5 30 4 3 3 2 3 7 7 13 7 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 12 17
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 7 <1 <1 1 1
Vent Rate 385247 8 10 13 11121203318134 6 4 3 3 34112154129 10 9 23 31
T Wind Dir SW SW W W SW W W NW NW NW N NE NW SW S S SW S SE S NW N
T Wind Spd 39 33 17 23 25 24 34 33 34 24 13 9 9 9 13 19 20 20 21 19 23 27
RFTI 7 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EX CL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 04/18Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 63 34 61 36 53 33 61 38 78
Temp 60 58 41 34 55 60 44 37 48 50 37 33 51 60 43 39 71 75
DewPt 37 34 33 32 31 33 35 35 34 30 32 32 33 35 38 39 41 38
Min/Max RH 36 94 33 92 45 96 36 100 24
RH 43 40 74 92 40 36 71 92 57 47 82 96 49 38 81100 34 26
PWind Dir N NE E E E E SE S S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 30 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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