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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
TXZ012-182100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
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 66 40 63 40 48
Temp 56 49 51 60 65 63 52 48 45 42 47 54 61 60 51 48 46 41 42 46 46 46
DewPt 22 33 38 38 38 36 39 37 36 34 34 35 38 38 40 40 40 37 36 34 34 33
Min/Max RH 26 78 42 86 59
RH 26 53 60 44 36 37 61 65 70 74 61 48 43 44 66 74 81 85 79 64 62 60
Wind Dir W N N N NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 10 16 23 21 16 13 12 13 11 8 11 11 13 16 13 12 12 13 16 17 16 12
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) 1 2 7 15 17 15 20 76 68 56 72 76 83 62 40 56 90 93 93 94 94 92
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 70 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.16 0.33
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM NM NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 3 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3
Vent Rate 7 12 58 66 56 46 16 23 21 14 27 34 43 37 18 15 32 27 44 55 42 34
T Wind Dir W N N N NE E E E E E E S S S SE SE E E NE E E E
T Wind Spd 17 26 31 26 18 14 17 19 16 11 13 13 16 19 17 14 18 18 20 20 18 14
RFTI 0 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 NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
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 60 41 80 50 74 51 76
Temp 41 38 51 59 45 42 72 77 58 51 68 71 56 51 70 73
DewPt 34 34 38 39 41 42 46 42 47 47 46 44 47 48 50 49
Max/Min RH 87 46 100 27 87 35 89 40
RH 76 86 61 47 86100 40 29 67 87 45 38 72 88 49 43
PWind Dir NE SE S SW SW NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 0 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-182100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 67 39 64 38 47
Temp 54 49 53 61 66 66 53 48 44 40 47 55 63 63 52 47 45 40 42 44 44 44
DewPt 18 24 39 38 37 36 39 39 39 39 39 40 41 42 45 44 45 40 42 38 37 35
Min/Max RH 24 99 44 100 71
RH 24 37 59 43 35 34 59 73 84 98 77 56 45 47 78 89100 99 99 80 75 72
Wind Dir W NW N NE NE E E E E E E SE S S SE SE E E E NE NE E
Wind Spd 10 12 19 16 12 13 10 12 10 6 9 9 12 16 11 10 9 9 13 14 12 11
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) 2 3 1 18 14 18 45 43 66 53 68 84 63 29 15 57 90 95 95 96 92 91
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.21 0.33
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 <1 <1 1 2 2 3 3 2
Vent Rate 8 7 43 48 44 42 8 26 33 20 21 28 46 44 8 10 19 26 37 45 37 27
T Wind Dir W NW N NE E E E E SE E SE S S S SE SE E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 19 17 24 18 13 16 17 19 17 12 11 11 16 19 18 17 16 19 20 18 16 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 36 63 41 82 48 77 49 80
Temp 38 37 52 63 46 42 72 80 56 49 70 74 54 50 73 78
DewPt 36 37 41 41 43 42 45 37 45 46 44 41 48 49 49 43
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 22 91 29 99 28
RH 91100 65 45 90 99 38 22 66 91 39 31 80 98 42 30
PWind Dir E S S SW SW NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV B2 SC FW SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 0 5 0 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
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 42 67 41 52
Temp 58 50 52 61 68 66 55 50 45 42 49 58 66 65 55 52 47 42 44 50 50 50
DewPt 25 40 39 38 38 38 39 37 36 34 32 33 35 38 38 38 37 36 36 33 32 34
Min/Max RH 27 72 31 79 48
RH 27 68 60 42 34 36 54 62 70 71 51 38 31 37 53 59 69 79 73 54 49 53
Wind Dir W N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 6 16 16 16 13 11 9 10 8 4 8 9 10 11 9 8 9 9 11 13 12 11
Clouds CL CL B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) 2 1 57 26 20 24 17 53 66 62 68 82 82 65 54 79 93 90 90 94 93 95
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 60 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.14 0.20
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 4 4 4 <1 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4
Vent Rate 6 42 74 78 66 52 12 27 22 15 30 53 63 56 29 21 37 28 51 63 54 46
T Wind Dir W N N N NE E NE E E E SE S S S SE E E E NE E E E
T Wind Spd 14 29 28 24 18 14 16 18 14 10 11 16 14 18 16 13 18 16 20 18 16 14
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
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 39 65 43 85 52 79 52 80
Temp 44 39 55 64 48 44 76 81 61 53 72 74 58 52 73 76
DewPt 36 36 38 41 42 44 46 44 49 48 45 45 48 49 51 52
Max/Min RH 87 40 100 23 84 29 90 36
RH 73 87 53 42 79 99 35 27 64 84 38 34 68 89 45 43
PWind Dir E S S SW SW NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 10 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 67 43 66 42 50
Temp 59 50 52 59 65 64 54 50 46 43 48 57 64 63 55 52 48 43 43 48 48 48
DewPt 25 39 38 38 38 37 38 37 37 34 33 33 36 38 38 39 38 37 36 33 33 33
Min/Max RH 28 72 35 82 54
RH 28 67 59 46 37 37 53 63 71 70 55 41 35 39 54 61 69 80 76 58 55 58
Wind Dir W N N N NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 9 18 21 20 16 12 11 13 10 6 9 9 11 13 12 12 11 12 14 16 13 11
Clouds CL CL B1 FW SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) 2 1 57 24 26 29 15 55 66 55 72 76 78 62 58 80 93 92 90 93 94 95
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 60 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.14 0.20
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 4 4 <1 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 1 2 3 2 3 4 4 3
Vent Rate 6 21 71 77 63 52 12 27 23 16 28 52 65 51 15 21 40 27 50 61 54 41
T Wind Dir W N N N NE E E E E E SE S S S SE SE E E NE E E E
T Wind Spd 14 26 28 24 18 14 16 18 14 10 11 16 16 18 16 13 18 16 20 18 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 39 63 45 84 52 77 53 79
Temp 44 40 53 63 49 46 74 81 61 53 69 73 59 53 70 75
DewPt 36 36 38 40 42 45 45 43 48 47 45 44 48 49 50 51
Max/Min RH 86 43 100 24 81 32 88 39
RH 73 85 56 44 79 97 36 26 61 81 41 35 68 87 49 43
PWind Dir E S S SW SW NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-182100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
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 62 36 66 34 46
Temp 44 36 43 53 61 60 48 43 39 37 46 56 65 64 50 45 40 35 39 44 45 45
DewPt 26 36 38 37 36 36 36 36 35 34 35 37 39 41 41 40 37 35 36 34 32 33
Min/Max RH 38 90 37 98 58
RH 48100 83 54 38 40 64 75 86 90 64 48 38 42 71 81 87 98 88 69 58 62
Wind Dir NW N N NE NE E E E E SE S S S SE SE E E NE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 17 16 21 14 12 12 9 10 9 5 9 11 13 16 12 10 9 10 12 12 10 10
Clouds CL CL B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) 4 2 57 57 36 33 6 33 46 49 57 81 61 42 42 81 94 92 94 93 95 92
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.14 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 2 3 4 4 4 <1 1 2 1 2 4 5 3 <1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3
Vent Rate 7 53 68 70 49 47 7 16 23 16 34 55 82 63 8 18 27 26 39 48 37 36
T Wind Dir W N N N NE E E E SE SE S S S S SE E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 19 31 28 21 14 13 14 16 16 12 16 16 19 20 18 14 17 17 17 16 12 12
RFTI 0 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 NO
Date Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
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 32 64 39 83 43 73 44 77
Temp 37 33 53 63 45 40 75 78 54 44 67 69 50 45 70 73
DewPt 35 33 39 41 43 40 42 37 42 41 41 41 44 45 48 45
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 19 92 31 100 33
RH 93100 60 45 94100 30 22 63 91 39 36 78 99 45 37
PWind Dir E S S SW SW NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV B2 B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
OKZ002-182100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 63 36 64 35 49
Temp 52 42 47 56 62 60 48 42 39 37 46 56 63 61 48 44 40 36 41 47 48 47
DewPt 32 38 37 36 35 34 34 32 31 30 31 30 32 33 32 31 32 32 34 32 31 31
Min/Max RH 36 78 30 85 50
RH 46 85 69 47 36 37 60 67 72 76 54 36 31 33 53 60 72 85 75 56 50 52
Wind Dir NW N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE E E E E
Wind Spd 19 18 18 14 13 10 8 9 6 5 10 12 12 13 11 9 10 9 11 12 11 10
Clouds CL B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) 3 60 71 57 25 20 14 23 50 71 80 76 63 48 41 84 93 92 94 89 91 93
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0.06
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 3 3 4 5 5 <1 <1 1 1 3 4 5 4 <1 <1 1 2 3 3 4 3
Vent Rate 16 84 80 78 59 55 7 7 19 13 39 65 71 72 8 11 16 21 42 45 45 33
T Wind Dir NW N N N NE E E E SE SE S S S SE SE E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 27 34 31 21 14 13 13 16 13 12 17 17 17 19 17 14 16 16 18 16 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 33 64 40 83 44 74 46 77
Temp 39 34 56 62 44 41 76 78 55 45 67 70 52 47 69 73
DewPt 34 33 37 38 41 41 44 40 44 42 40 39 43 46 49 48
Max/Min RH 98 37 100 22 95 28 97 35
RH 83 97 47 42 90100 31 25 66 92 37 32 71 96 48 42
PWind Dir E S S SW E NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 5 10 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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
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