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
244 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
TXZ012-200900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
244 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 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 66 85 67 88 68
Temp 78 80 73 70 67 66 74 81 84 80 73 71 69 68 75 82 87 85 76 73 70 69
DewPt 64 62 63 63 63 63 61 59 62 61 62 62 63 64 64 62 62 60 61 61 61 62
Max/Min RH 90 47 90 42 79
RH 62 54 71 78 87 90 64 47 48 52 68 73 81 87 69 51 43 43 60 66 73 78
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 18 16 13 11 9 11 12 14 16 12 10 10 9 12 13 13 14 13 13 13 13
Clouds SC FW FW B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 36 13 22 57 47 63 34 31 61 58 77 80 78 84 66 64 47 36 40 31 28 32
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 6 5 2 2 2 1 3 5 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 102110 30 42 26 14 44 68 70 63 16 15 16 10 30 59110121 16 15 11 9
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 25 21 26 19 14 17 16 19 19 19 19 18 16 17 17 19 21 19 21 21 18
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 06/22Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 94 70 97 71 98 74 99 74 100
Temp 89 92 78 71 92 93 78 72 93 95 80 74 96 96 80 75 96 96
DewPt 59 57 56 57 58 57 57 58 57 57 57 60 60 58 60 63 61 59
Min/Max RH 30 62 28 62 27 62 27 67 28
RH 37 31 47 61 32 30 48 61 30 28 45 62 30 28 51 66 32 29
PWind Dir SW SW SW S S S SW S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-200900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
244 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 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 63 80 63 84 64
Temp 81 81 72 69 64 63 71 76 77 75 68 67 64 63 69 75 81 83 72 69 66 64
DewPt 63 62 64 65 64 63 61 61 62 60 63 64 64 63 65 64 61 59 61 61 63 63
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 44 98
RH 54 52 75 89100100 72 59 59 60 84 90100100 89 69 51 44 68 77 90 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 17 16 13 11 9 10 12 16 14 11 9 9 9 11 12 13 13 10 10 10 11
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 58 41 46 67 76 51 34 40 54 74 76 87 89 84 76 69 46 50 36 44 40 33
PoP 12HR 30 30 40 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0.01 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 6 6 2 1 2 2 3 6 5 4 2 1 2 1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 102125 37 27 33 26 49 85 75 72 27 22 23 17 38 82107 83 8 10 11 12
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 19 24 26 21 20 17 18 17 18 20 18 17 17 13 16 20 19 17 14 18 19 18
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 06/22Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 92 65 95 67 97 69 99 70 99
Temp 84 91 73 65 88 92 74 67 91 94 77 70 93 96 78 70 94 96
DewPt 61 57 58 59 58 56 58 58 58 56 58 62 62 57 61 63 61 57
Min/Max RH 32 81 28 74 27 76 26 78 26
RH 46 32 59 81 36 30 57 73 33 28 52 76 36 27 56 78 33 27
PWind Dir SW SW SW S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
244 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 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 68 89 69 92 71
Temp 81 85 76 72 69 68 76 84 88 84 76 73 70 69 77 85 90 89 79 76 73 72
DewPt 66 65 65 66 66 65 64 61 62 63 63 65 65 67 67 65 64 62 63 64 63 63
Max/Min RH 92 41 93 40 76
RH 59 50 68 81 90 91 64 46 41 49 63 76 85 93 71 51 42 40 56 66 71 74
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 13 11 9 6 4 8 10 12 12 9 6 5 5 9 12 13 12 11 10 11 10
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 31 25 22 45 40 40 23 25 44 57 75 66 76 70 59 56 49 42 41 28 32 35
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 6 6 1 1 1 <1 3 6 6 4 1 1 2 1 3 5 6 7 <1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 101117 24 26 17 12 46 85 88 72 18 14 35 17 40 74 96135 13 21 18 16
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 21 18 19 16 13 14 16 17 20 14 16 19 14 16 18 17 21 16 21 20 18
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 06/22Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 100 73 102 74 104 76 106 76 105
Temp 93 97 81 74 96 97 81 75 98 99 83 77100101 84 77 99101
DewPt 62 59 61 59 61 60 62 60 59 58 60 62 62 60 64 65 64 62
Min/Max RH 27 61 26 60 23 60 23 67 24
RH 36 29 51 59 31 29 52 59 28 26 46 59 29 26 51 67 31 28
PWind Dir SW SW SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-200900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
244 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 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 67 86 68 89 71
Temp 78 82 73 71 68 67 75 81 84 81 74 71 69 68 75 82 87 87 78 75 73 71
DewPt 64 63 65 65 65 64 63 61 61 62 62 64 65 66 66 64 62 61 62 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 92 45 93 41 77
RH 63 54 74 83 91 91 66 50 46 52 67 80 88 92 72 55 43 42 57 65 72 75
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 14 13 12 9 8 9 11 13 13 11 9 9 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13
Clouds SC FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 30 25 23 58 44 39 25 21 42 55 72 72 77 69 68 58 48 39 46 32 33 31
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 6 6 1 1 1 <1 3 6 5 4 1 <1 2 1 3 4 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 105111 22 22 15 11 47 79 85 71 17 14 30 15 39 68 97134 14 19 15 13
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 19 23 19 20 16 13 16 16 18 20 17 17 19 14 17 18 17 21 17 21 20 17
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 06/22Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 97 73 99 74 102 76 103 76 103
Temp 91 94 79 73 92 95 79 74 95 97 82 76 97 99 83 76 97 98
DewPt 61 58 59 59 60 59 62 60 59 58 60 62 62 59 62 64 63 60
Min/Max RH 29 63 28 61 25 62 25 66 26
RH 38 30 51 63 34 31 55 60 30 28 47 62 32 27 50 66 34 30
PWind Dir SW SW SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-200900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
244 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 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 62 84 62 84 63
Temp 78 75 68 66 63 62 72 79 83 79 70 67 64 63 73 79 83 80 71 69 66 64
DewPt 66 65 64 64 63 62 64 63 62 61 62 62 63 63 65 66 64 62 61 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 100 47 100 52 91
RH 67 69 86 93100100 75 58 48 54 75 83 97100 76 65 53 55 71 76 82 90
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 13 12 11 9 9 12 13 14 16 12 10 9 9 13 14 14 13 12 12 12 13
Clouds B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 72 39 58 51 72 63 27 21 40 47 44 68 74 74 72 77 69 52 52 50 40 33
PoP 12HR 50 20 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.54 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 5 4 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 7 5 2 1 1 1 3 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 70 66 14 10 11 14 50 91119 94 37 29 17 16 61 85 96 95 8 11 10 11
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 20 21 17 14 14 19 19 19 23 21 21 18 17 23 21 19 20 17 20 20 20
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 06/22Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 94 64 95 65 98 67 101 69 100
Temp 87 90 73 65 90 88 73 66 93 92 76 68 96 96 78 70 96 94
DewPt 63 60 63 62 63 61 63 61 61 57 59 58 61 57 61 61 62 58
Min/Max RH 34 91 35 88 28 73 25 78 26
RH 44 37 70 89 41 40 71 84 35 31 57 70 32 28 57 75 33 31
PWind Dir SW SW SW SE SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 20 10 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-200900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
244 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 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 64 86 64 87 68
Temp 75 75 66 66 65 65 73 81 85 81 70 68 65 64 73 83 86 83 74 72 70 68
DewPt 68 67 65 65 64 64 66 64 63 62 63 63 64 64 67 66 65 62 63 62 63 62
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 48 84
RH 80 77 96 98 98 99 80 56 47 52 79 85 98100 80 57 49 49 68 72 79 82
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 12 12 10 9 9 9 11 13 14 16 12 10 9 9 13 16 16 14 12 13 13 14
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 55 45 49 41 50 65 33 18 20 27 44 49 64 67 69 65 51 47 53 36 41 48
PoP 12HR 40 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.20 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 4 1 1 <1 <1 3 5 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 60 29 10 7 8 8 48 90116 92 17 18 8 12 51 86 85 85 7 11 12 13
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 17 18 14 14 14 19 18 19 24 19 20 16 16 23 20 18 18 14 20 19 20
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 06/22Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 96 67 95 68 100 70 102 71 101
Temp 90 92 74 68 91 91 74 69 95 95 77 71 97 98 78 72 97 96
DewPt 64 60 64 64 67 63 65 63 62 59 61 60 62 58 63 63 63 59
Min/Max RH 33 90 35 86 27 71 25 75 27
RH 42 34 72 87 45 39 74 82 34 30 58 69 32 27 60 73 33 29
PWind Dir SW SW NE SE S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 20 5 10 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS 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