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
239 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
TXZ012-010900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
239 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 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 53 91 53 77 48
Temp 87 86 70 63 57 54 70 84 89 87 69 63 58 54 63 73 76 75 63 56 52 49
DewPt 32 30 31 34 42 46 47 40 33 34 50 54 53 51 45 43 40 38 41 44 43 42
Max/Min RH 74 14 92 26 78
RH 14 13 23 34 57 74 44 21 14 15 51 72 83 90 52 34 27 26 44 64 71 77
Wind Dir SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S NW N N N NE E E E NE
Wind Spd 17 16 10 10 13 10 12 14 21 19 19 20 14 12 17 16 12 11 11 12 10 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 2 5 7 29 23 8 21 9 5 3 10 7 11 24 42
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 10 14 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 237174 6 6 9 9 20214349200 14 21 11 15 52 69 73 66 9 9 13 11
T Wind Dir W SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S NW N N N NE E E E E
T Wind Spd 21 19 13 16 21 19 16 24 28 25 27 31 23 19 23 20 13 12 19 18 16 16
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 05/03Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
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 75 51 75 53 79 56 83 53 85
Temp 68 72 59 52 70 72 57 54 72 76 61 57 78 81 63 54 80 83
DewPt 46 47 51 50 48 50 53 54 54 51 53 49 38 29 29 29 30 27
Min/Max RH 37 93 41 100 40 77 15 38 12
RH 45 41 75 93 45 46 86100 53 42 75 75 24 15 27 38 16 13
PWind Dir E S NE SE SE S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 30 50 40 10 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ016-010900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
239 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 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 89 51 80 46
Temp 86 86 67 59 53 49 69 83 87 87 67 60 55 52 63 74 79 78 62 56 50 47
DewPt 25 21 25 25 27 29 36 30 25 24 37 45 39 34 41 37 32 28 34 36 41 42
Max/Min RH 47 10 57 16 83
RH 11 9 20 28 37 47 31 15 10 10 33 57 55 51 44 27 19 16 34 47 71 83
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW NW N N N SE E E E NE
Wind Spd 13 13 5 4 4 6 8 13 19 18 13 13 10 11 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 2 3 3 3 2 4 2 3 2 3 6 3 2 13 6 3 4 19 11 11 21 50
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 11 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 237221 6 5 5 5 16253332277 12 11 9 12 49 52 89 78 8 9 8 11
T Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW NW N N N SE E E E E
T Wind Spd 23 21 13 12 11 12 12 27 28 27 25 23 19 19 21 13 11 10 18 20 16 13
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 05/03Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
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 78 48 78 50 81 54 82 51 86
Temp 68 76 56 49 72 71 55 51 72 80 60 55 78 80 60 52 80 84
DewPt 45 39 48 45 45 46 52 51 53 43 49 42 31 20 23 25 24 19
Min/Max RH 25 90 33 100 27 67 11 36 9
RH 44 26 74 86 38 41 90100 51 27 67 61 18 11 24 36 13 9
PWind Dir SE SE NE SE S S SW W W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 50 40 10 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-010900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
239 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 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 55 95 55 79 50
Temp 94 92 75 66 59 56 71 86 93 90 71 67 61 56 65 74 79 77 65 59 53 51
DewPt 31 31 34 37 45 46 46 43 32 36 55 57 56 54 47 43 39 39 41 43 43 40
Max/Min RH 70 11 96 24 70
RH 11 11 22 34 61 70 41 22 12 14 57 71 85 94 53 33 25 25 42 56 69 66
Wind Dir SW SW S SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW NW N N N NE E E NE NE
Wind Spd 14 11 9 10 8 5 8 10 16 13 21 21 13 11 13 13 12 9 10 10 8 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 5 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 6 27 27 17 25 11 5 2 6 7 12 26 36
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 15 9 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 266185 6 6 6 7 20118388215 16 22 10 20 59 84 92 82 8 9 7 12
T Wind Dir W SW S S S SW W S SW SW S S SW NW N N NE E E E E NE
T Wind Spd 23 18 13 13 13 13 16 18 29 27 26 27 18 19 23 20 17 14 17 17 12 13
RFTI 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/03Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
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 80 53 79 55 84 59 87 55 90
Temp 71 77 62 54 73 77 62 55 76 80 65 60 83 85 67 55 82 87
DewPt 44 47 53 51 48 50 54 54 55 54 57 52 39 30 31 31 32 29
Min/Max RH 32 92 34 98 36 80 13 41 11
RH 39 35 73 89 41 39 76 96 47 42 75 75 21 14 26 40 16 12
PWind Dir E S NE SE S S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 40 40 10 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-010900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
239 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 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 55 93 55 79 51
Temp 91 90 74 67 59 56 69 84 91 89 70 66 61 56 64 74 78 77 64 59 54 51
DewPt 31 31 33 35 43 45 44 42 32 32 52 56 56 54 46 43 39 38 40 43 44 41
Max/Min RH 65 12 94 25 71
RH 12 13 22 31 55 65 41 23 13 13 52 70 84 92 52 34 26 26 40 54 69 68
Wind Dir SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW NW N N NE NE E E E NE
Wind Spd 16 12 11 11 10 9 9 11 18 16 21 23 14 12 14 14 12 9 11 12 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 1 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 24 21 13 23 10 5 2 6 7 11 25 37
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 3
Mix Hgt 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 8 15 10 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 260182 6 6 6 6 16121378228 17 18 10 19 59 82 89 78 8 9 7 12
T Wind Dir W SW S S S SW W SW SW SW S S SW N N N NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 23 17 13 14 14 13 13 17 29 27 27 29 19 19 23 20 16 13 17 17 12 13
RFTI 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/03Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
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 79 53 77 56 82 59 85 56 88
Temp 70 75 61 54 71 75 61 56 74 79 64 60 80 83 66 56 80 85
DewPt 44 47 53 51 47 49 53 54 54 53 57 51 39 30 31 31 32 28
Min/Max RH 33 91 36 95 37 80 14 40 12
RH 40 36 73 89 43 40 76 94 49 41 77 74 23 14 27 40 17 13
PWind Dir E S NE SE S S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 40 40 10 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-010900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
239 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 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 42 87 46 76 42
Temp 87 85 65 56 48 43 61 78 86 85 65 58 50 47 59 70 75 73 58 51 46 43
DewPt 27 26 27 30 33 35 40 36 27 25 28 43 43 42 41 38 35 34 36 37 37 37
Max/Min RH 72 11 84 22 80
RH 11 12 24 36 56 72 46 22 12 11 25 57 77 82 51 31 22 24 44 59 72 79
Wind Dir SW SW S SE NW N N S SW SW S S NW N N N NE E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 9 9 4 4 4 5 5 9 19 17 9 13 9 13 16 12 9 11 9 10 9 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 2 4 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 5 14 12 14 14 9 3 7 11 11 13 18 41
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 12 14 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 211170 6 6 6 5 7114307362 5 8 14 25 70 78 84 94 9 8 5 5
T Wind Dir W SW S S NW N N S SW SW SW S N N N N N SE E E E NE
T Wind Spd 18 13 13 12 13 12 6 18 28 31 12 16 17 24 26 17 11 14 19 17 11 10
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red Flag W W W
Date 05/03Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
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 75 43 73 47 81 51 82 45 84
Temp 65 74 54 44 67 70 53 48 73 78 58 52 77 79 57 46 77 82
DewPt 43 41 48 40 42 45 50 48 51 44 50 45 33 25 26 26 29 23
Min/Max RH 30 91 34 100 29 81 12 47 11
RH 45 30 80 85 40 41 91100 46 30 73 77 20 14 30 46 17 11
PWind Dir SE SE NE SE S S SW W SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 40 30 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-010900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
239 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 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 88 49 77 43
Temp 91 88 67 60 51 47 62 78 87 86 67 62 55 50 61 72 76 74 58 52 46 44
DewPt 30 30 38 43 47 44 49 45 36 33 44 55 53 48 44 38 35 33 36 36 35 34
Max/Min RH 89 15 99 21 71
RH 11 13 35 54 84 89 61 32 16 15 44 79 94 94 54 29 22 22 44 54 64 69
Wind Dir W E E E NE N NW S S S S S W N N N NE E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 8 4 5 9 4 4 6 8 13 14 13 19 13 13 16 14 11 11 10 10 6 5
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW SC CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 8 7 4 6 22 26 2 2 4 23 28 26 29 9 3 2 6 14 19 30 43
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 11 7 1 1 1 1 3 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 171108 6 10 5 4 14 40234145 22 25 19 17 67 89 94 86 8 8 5 4
T Wind Dir W SW NE E E NE NW SW SW SW S S NW N N N N E E E E E
T Wind Spd 13 9 13 21 12 10 10 11 24 25 20 26 19 19 23 19 16 13 17 17 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/03Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
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 45 75 50 81 54 84 49 86
Temp 68 74 55 46 67 72 55 50 73 79 60 55 81 82 59 49 79 83
DewPt 40 44 50 45 43 45 50 50 53 49 56 49 37 27 30 31 32 26
Min/Max RH 30 99 34 100 33 88 13 50 12
RH 36 33 82 97 41 38 84100 48 35 86 81 21 13 33 50 18 12
PWind Dir SE S NE SE S S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 30 20 5 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS 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