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
349 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
TXZ012-050900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue
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 51 73 57 82 49
Temp 55 56 51 51 51 51 57 64 71 71 62 60 59 60 69 79 82 80 66 60 54 50
DewPt 45 47 49 49 50 51 53 54 54 54 57 58 59 59 51 35 27 22 20 20 21 20
Max/Min RH 99 52 100 12 31
RH 68 73 92 92 95 99 86 70 54 56 84 93 99 96 53 20 13 12 17 21 27 30
Wind Dir E E E E E E SE SE S SE SE S S S SW W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 11 12 6 6 6 6 9 11 14 20 19 21 20 19 21 23 25 23 12 10 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 72 75 70 81 92 85 75 63 24 27 41 59 70 74 20 3 2 24 6 5 3 5
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3 3 <1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 <1 <1 3 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 45 49 10 18 18 13 18 34 76 66 37 31 21 22 81200271253 6 6 7 6
T Wind Dir E E E E E E S S S S SE S S S SW W SW W W W NW W
T Wind Spd 14 16 14 13 14 11 12 12 19 25 31 33 27 26 27 27 28 28 13 13 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/07Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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 49 83 47 75 47 71 46 71
Temp 78 85 61 49 75 80 58 48 70 73 55 47 66 69 54 47 64 67
DewPt 19 18 21 23 24 20 30 31 33 33 35 38 37 38 38 41 41 41
Min/Max RH 8 36 10 52 21 71 30 80 37
RH 11 8 21 36 15 11 34 51 25 23 47 71 34 32 54 79 43 39
PWind Dir W W NW N NE E NE E MM
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ016-050900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue
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 51 78 56 81 48
Temp 58 57 51 51 51 52 58 66 76 76 63 60 59 59 68 76 80 78 63 56 51 49
DewPt 44 47 51 51 51 52 54 54 51 48 54 58 59 57 43 27 20 15 19 17 16 15
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 9 27
RH 61 67 97 99 99100 86 65 42 38 72 93100 95 40 16 11 9 19 21 24 26
Wind Dir E E SE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S W W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 14 17 11 10 10 6 9 11 14 19 16 19 18 16 19 23 26 23 9 9 9 10
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 FW CL SC SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 75 59 79 81 84 97 73 74 8 5 34 49 63 49 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 7
PoP 12HR 50 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4 3 <1 1 1 1 2 3 6 6 1 1 2 1 4 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 47 12 14 16 15 22 49104121 36 25 38 26 95204286237 7 7 7 8
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW W W W W W W W W
T Wind Spd 17 19 16 13 13 12 13 17 20 25 28 27 28 25 25 29 31 29 16 16 14 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH NO NO NO NO
Date 05/07Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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 85 48 83 45 77 45 70 44 71
Temp 77 84 59 49 77 80 56 46 70 74 54 46 64 69 52 45 64 67
DewPt 16 13 18 19 20 13 23 31 32 28 36 38 36 35 40 42 43 41
Min/Max RH 7 30 8 55 17 75 28 90 37
RH 10 7 20 30 12 8 27 55 24 18 50 75 35 28 63 89 46 39
PWind Dir W W W N E E E E MM
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-050900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue
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 78 60 86 51
Temp 59 60 53 53 53 53 59 68 76 75 65 63 62 62 72 82 86 84 70 63 55 52
DewPt 46 48 50 50 52 52 53 55 55 56 58 59 61 61 54 37 27 22 19 19 20 21
Max/Min RH 95 46 98 10 30
RH 61 65 87 90 93 94 81 62 49 53 78 88 95 96 54 19 12 10 15 18 25 29
Wind Dir NE E E E E E SE S S S SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W
Wind Spd 12 11 9 8 6 4 5 9 12 13 14 17 17 21 19 20 21 17 12 8 6 5
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 59 70 65 77 90 85 82 58 28 18 25 57 67 62 39 12 2 20 6 3 3 3
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 4 1 1 1 1 4 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 55 12 18 17 12 16 47 87 87 33 37 31 36100222269214 8 6 6 6
T Wind Dir E E E E E E S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 13 14 11 13 13 10 10 13 18 24 25 28 27 28 28 29 27 26 17 14 13 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO
Date 05/07Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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 90 50 85 50 79 49 74 48 75
Temp 81 89 64 50 76 83 61 50 73 78 59 49 69 72 57 48 67 69
DewPt 21 21 24 26 28 24 30 33 33 33 35 39 38 38 38 42 42 42
Min/Max RH 8 38 11 52 18 69 27 80 34
RH 11 8 22 38 17 11 31 52 22 20 41 68 32 29 50 80 40 36
PWind Dir SW W NW E NE NE NE E MM
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ008-050900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 53 77 60 85 52
Temp 58 58 53 53 53 53 58 67 74 74 65 63 62 62 71 80 84 81 69 63 56 52
DewPt 45 47 49 50 51 52 53 54 54 55 57 59 61 61 52 35 26 20 19 18 20 20
Max/Min RH 98 50 97 11 29
RH 63 65 85 89 94 95 83 64 51 53 77 87 96 94 51 20 12 11 14 18 25 29
Wind Dir NE E E E E E SE S S S SE S S S SW SW SW W W W W W
Wind Spd 11 11 8 8 8 5 8 10 13 17 16 19 20 20 21 21 24 21 13 11 9 8
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 63 70 63 74 86 81 83 57 25 16 27 57 58 63 34 9 3 19 5 4 3 3
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 4 1 1 1 1 4 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 45 55 13 15 17 12 16 59 92 85 33 32 30 38106219265227 8 6 6 6
T Wind Dir E E E E E E S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 13 14 11 12 13 10 10 16 19 25 27 31 28 29 28 29 27 28 17 14 14 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL EL NO NO NO
Date 05/07Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 87 51 84 50 77 49 73 49 73
Temp 79 86 64 51 73 82 61 50 71 75 58 49 67 70 57 49 66 69
DewPt 20 20 22 25 27 23 30 33 32 32 36 39 37 38 39 42 42 41
Min/Max RH 9 37 11 51 20 68 28 77 36
RH 11 9 20 36 18 11 31 51 24 21 42 67 34 31 51 76 42 37
PWind Dir SW W NW NE NE NE NE E MM
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 10 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-050900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue
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 75 53 79 40
Temp 63 62 52 49 48 47 55 64 74 75 61 57 57 56 66 74 78 76 59 52 45 41
DewPt 40 43 46 47 47 47 53 54 51 50 54 57 57 54 40 24 17 12 14 14 15 15
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 9 36
RH 42 49 82 92 96100 92 72 45 42 77 99100 95 38 15 10 9 16 22 29 35
Wind Dir E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W
Wind Spd 16 17 12 13 11 6 9 12 16 19 18 20 21 19 23 23 21 23 13 9 8 6
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 50 49 58 69 88 85 78 57 8 11 19 47 57 40 8 17 4 4 5 5 3 3
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4 4 <1 2 1 1 1 4 6 6 <1 <1 2 1 5 8 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 50 57 8 19 13 18 22 67135138 23 21 50 37134193236289 8 6 6 7
T Wind Dir E SE SE E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W SW W W W W W
T Wind Spd 18 19 14 14 12 14 17 20 24 27 28 28 32 29 32 26 24 28 17 14 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 6 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CH CH NO NO NO NO
Date 05/07Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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 41 79 41 73 41 66 41 68
Temp 76 80 54 41 72 76 52 41 67 70 49 42 60 65 48 41 61 64
DewPt 18 14 16 20 23 17 26 27 31 29 34 36 38 37 38 39 43 41
Min/Max RH 8 42 10 57 20 82 33 93 40
RH 11 8 22 42 16 11 37 57 26 22 55 80 44 35 69 91 52 43
PWind Dir SW NW W N NE NE NE E MM
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-050900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 46 75 56 82 44
Temp 57 57 48 46 46 46 56 66 73 73 61 58 58 58 69 78 81 79 61 55 49 45
DewPt 43 45 48 46 46 46 51 54 53 53 57 58 58 58 50 29 21 18 18 19 20 20
Max/Min RH 100 47 100 10 37
RH 60 63100 99 98 99 83 64 49 50 88100 99 97 52 16 11 10 19 24 31 36
Wind Dir NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W
Wind Spd 8 9 4 4 4 5 9 12 16 18 16 18 20 19 21 23 18 13 11 9 8 8
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 33 48 57 80 82 84 58 57 22 25 61 77 74 36 28 5 5 5 4 7 6
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 4 5 <1 <1 1 1 2 4 6 5 1 1 1 2 5 10 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 40 54 7 9 17 12 20 64110115 27 35 33 43121224188126 10 8 8 6
T Wind Dir E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W
T Wind Spd 11 13 11 12 14 12 13 18 23 27 27 31 28 29 29 26 20 17 20 19 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 05/07Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 85 43 78 43 75 43 68 42 69
Temp 78 83 56 43 71 75 52 44 69 72 51 43 64 66 50 43 63 65
DewPt 21 19 22 25 26 24 28 30 32 31 35 36 39 36 38 39 41 40
Min/Max RH 9 49 14 59 20 78 31 88 37
RH 11 9 26 49 18 15 39 58 25 22 55 77 39 33 63 86 44 39
PWind Dir SW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE MM
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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