Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
309 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
TXZ012-250900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
309 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
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 59 87 52 82 52
Temp 64 66 59 59 60 61 68 80 86 83 69 63 56 53 65 77 81 79 66 60 57 52
DewPt 56 56 59 59 60 59 59 53 40 28 25 23 25 30 32 29 25 24 24 23 22 25
Max/Min RH 100 13 41 12 35
RH 75 70100100100 93 73 39 20 13 19 21 30 41 29 17 13 13 20 24 25 35
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 13 13 16 13 12 16 18 25 27 17 16 14 16 21 23 26 23 13 14 12 11
Clouds B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 66 57 67 92 82 84 85 57 9 7 6 27 5 1 3 3 3 3 4 7 4 9
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Sprinkles SC SC
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 29 33 9 11 10 14 35 65353270 17 11 12 11 75213285276 10 10 9 8
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S SW SW W SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 19 19 23 20 19 21 20 34 37 27 24 24 23 27 28 31 32 21 23 20 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO EL EL CL CL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 48 75 45 78 50 87 57 84
Temp 78 75 58 48 70 73 54 45 70 77 58 51 82 84 64 58 81 78
DewPt 26 21 27 32 34 31 35 38 37 32 41 44 41 37 48 51 50 47
Min/Max RH 12 54 20 76 19 80 17 77 30
RH 15 13 30 54 26 21 48 76 30 19 53 77 23 19 56 77 34 33
PWind Dir SW SW NW NE SE SE S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ016-250900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
309 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
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 57 86 49 79 49
Temp 75 77 65 61 59 58 69 83 86 81 66 58 52 50 63 74 78 77 63 58 54 50
DewPt 53 49 55 59 57 55 54 33 22 18 18 20 26 30 33 28 24 20 21 20 21 23
Max/Min RH 96 9 47 11 35
RH 46 37 70 93 93 90 60 16 9 9 16 23 36 47 33 18 14 12 20 23 28 35
Wind Dir SE S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 11 10 12 12 11 13 16 25 27 17 14 13 16 21 26 28 23 11 13 9 10
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 14 49 66 67 64 83 53 11 3 4 4 6 3 3 2 4 2 3 4 4 4 15
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 9 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 40 51 10 20 14 12 25232432416 15 12 15 12 68230275290 9 11 9 8
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 20 24 21 18 18 31 39 42 27 24 24 24 27 31 33 32 19 24 20 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CH NO NO NO NO EL CL CH CL NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather A A A
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 45 75 42 80 48 87 55 82
Temp 73 72 53 46 69 74 52 42 70 79 55 49 82 84 62 56 79 77
DewPt 25 20 27 31 31 25 31 36 35 24 33 39 37 33 46 53 51 46
Min/Max RH 12 57 16 78 13 70 15 88 30
RH 17 14 36 57 25 16 44 78 27 13 43 70 20 16 56 88 37 34
PWind Dir SW W W NW W S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ008-250900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
309 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
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 60 90 55 87 55
Temp 66 67 61 61 61 62 71 83 89 86 72 66 58 56 65 79 86 84 70 65 58 55
DewPt 59 59 61 61 61 60 61 55 49 39 32 25 27 30 34 32 26 25 26 23 24 27
Max/Min RH 100 19 37 11 33
RH 77 74 99100100 96 71 38 26 20 23 21 29 37 31 18 12 11 18 21 27 33
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 10 9 10 10 8 11 16 21 21 17 13 12 14 16 17 19 16 13 11 9 9
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 78 57 78 81 90 83 82 57 8 15 11 23 3 0 1 3 2 4 4 5 6 6
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Sprinkles SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 34 34 7 7 8 8 42 86295177 19 11 11 12 65173304282 10 9 7 5
T Wind Dir SE S SE S S S SW S SW S SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 12 14 16 14 21 21 34 33 26 21 21 24 24 24 29 31 19 19 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 86 50 79 46 81 52 91 59 90
Temp 81 80 61 50 72 75 56 47 72 79 61 53 86 88 67 60 86 83
DewPt 29 24 30 35 36 33 37 40 39 36 43 47 42 38 51 53 51 51
Min/Max RH 11 56 20 79 20 82 15 80 26
RH 15 13 30 56 26 21 49 76 29 21 51 79 22 17 55 78 30 33
PWind Dir SW SW NW NE E S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 0 0 10 10 30
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ008-250900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
309 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
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 60 89 56 85 56
Temp 64 66 60 61 61 62 70 81 87 84 72 66 59 56 65 77 83 82 70 64 58 56
DewPt 58 57 59 61 61 60 59 53 45 33 28 24 27 30 33 32 26 25 25 24 24 27
Max/Min RH 100 16 37 12 32
RH 80 73 96100100 93 69 38 23 16 20 21 30 37 30 20 12 12 19 21 27 32
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 12 11 12 13 11 14 17 23 21 16 14 14 16 19 19 21 20 13 13 11 9
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 70 57 59 84 89 80 80 57 6 18 4 22 3 1 2 3 3 4 3 5 5 7
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Sprinkles SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 12 7 1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 36 33 7 8 8 9 40 84380217 27 13 13 13 65178315299 10 9 6 5
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 17 16 17 18 16 21 20 36 34 27 24 24 25 26 25 31 31 19 19 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO EL NO CL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 83 50 76 47 79 53 89 60 88
Temp 79 78 61 50 70 74 56 47 71 79 61 54 83 86 68 61 84 81
DewPt 28 23 30 35 35 32 37 39 39 34 43 47 42 38 50 53 51 49
Min/Max RH 12 55 21 76 20 79 16 78 27
RH 16 13 31 55 28 22 49 75 31 20 51 76 23 18 53 76 32 34
PWind Dir SW SW NW NE E S SW S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0 0 10 10 30
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ006-250900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
309 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
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 45 81 45
Temp 65 67 57 56 56 54 66 82 85 80 64 56 50 46 61 75 80 78 62 55 49 45
DewPt 54 53 56 56 55 54 51 35 23 20 18 23 27 28 32 29 25 24 24 23 27 31
Max/Min RH 100 10 49 13 58
RH 67 59 96100100 99 57 18 10 11 17 28 42 49 33 18 13 13 22 30 43 58
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 12 11 11 11 9 12 19 27 28 17 13 14 12 16 14 19 20 13 9 8 6
Clouds B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 65 42 79 78 79 54 17 5 3 9 3 4 2 2 5 4 6 7 8 7 11 19
PoP 12HR 5 10 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 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 38 38 9 9 8 10 26284476453 19 11 12 9 60185261288 11 8 7 5
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 14 18 18 19 17 17 18 33 42 43 27 23 24 19 23 20 24 31 23 16 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 40 70 38 77 44 87 51 84
Temp 73 70 50 41 66 68 47 39 69 74 53 45 81 84 59 51 81 78
DewPt 28 23 29 33 35 33 37 38 37 31 36 38 36 31 44 48 49 48
Min/Max RH 15 76 25 100 20 80 13 90 27
RH 19 17 44 74 33 27 67 98 31 20 52 77 20 15 56 88 34 35
PWind Dir SW W N NE SE S SW S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-250900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
309 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
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 88 49 84 46
Temp 64 63 57 56 56 56 68 84 87 83 66 60 53 50 64 78 83 81 66 58 51 47
DewPt 47 49 52 51 53 56 58 47 41 30 34 25 28 29 33 31 28 25 27 29 34 33
Max/Min RH 100 14 46 12 60
RH 53 60 83 84 89100 70 28 20 15 30 26 38 45 31 18 13 13 23 33 53 60
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 12 12 10 10 9 9 14 19 25 23 14 13 14 11 13 13 13 13 12 9 6 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 85 74 77 78 86 64 54 16 6 6 4 4 4 5 12 13 17 21 12 12 9 17
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Sprinkles SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 13 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 13 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 39 32 9 7 6 7 39135402251 14 11 11 9 42194246172 12 8 5 6
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W W SW SW SW NW NW SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 17 16 13 13 23 24 36 37 21 24 24 19 19 21 20 23 23 17 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 44 72 39 77 46 88 54 87
Temp 77 75 53 44 67 69 47 40 69 75 55 47 83 85 61 55 84 80
DewPt 33 25 33 37 38 33 37 39 40 35 41 44 41 35 48 50 50 48
Min/Max RH 14 76 26 100 22 93 15 87 26
RH 20 15 46 76 35 26 69 97 34 22 59 89 23 16 62 84 31 32
PWind Dir SW W NW N SW S S S SW
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs 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