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
149 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
TXZ012-160900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 94 64 93 64
Temp 96 91 80 72 68 64 77 89 93 88 78 73 68 64 76 88 91 86 74 71 68 65
DewPt 48 50 54 59 59 60 60 58 55 57 58 60 62 60 60 58 55 56 59 60 61 61
Max/Min RH 87 28 90 30 87
RH 20 25 41 64 73 87 56 35 28 35 50 64 81 87 58 36 30 36 59 68 78 87
Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 16 14 11 9 8 6 8 11 13 13 13 12 10 12 14 19 20 19 16 13 13 13
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 15 28 15 20 10 5 10 20 26 30 20 15 21 7 3 8 30 51 51 48 14 3
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.27
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 12 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 210 99 8 9 10 4 18100166 60 10 11 7 6 42148223156 8 10 9 8
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 19 21 18 19 16 11 14 16 18 23 21 19 17 16 19 23 26 27 18 20 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 66 94 66 91 61 84 56 86
Temp 88 88 72 67 90 88 73 67 87 82 69 62 80 78 63 57 80 80
DewPt 60 56 60 61 60 58 61 61 60 58 58 58 57 52 51 51 53 49
Min/Max RH 29 82 30 81 33 87 36 82 29
RH 39 34 66 81 37 36 66 81 40 44 68 87 45 40 65 80 39 34
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW NW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 40 40 30 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-160900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 58 91 60 89 59
Temp 92 88 75 68 64 60 74 85 89 86 74 69 64 61 74 83 88 81 69 65 62 60
DewPt 50 49 53 55 58 57 59 56 52 52 56 58 60 58 60 58 57 59 63 62 62 60
Max/Min RH 95 27 94 35 100
RH 24 26 47 63 81 90 58 37 28 32 52 69 87 90 62 43 35 48 81 90 99100
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 16 10 6 4 4 10 13 14 13 11 9 8 10 16 18 19 16 13 12 11 10
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 29 15 15 14 10 13 10 12 27 18 27 27 9 8 19 34 47 58 19 11 7
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.33
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 198146 11 9 8 7 35132189125 11 11 10 8 60144211 97 10 11 10 8
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 19 21 20 17 14 13 19 20 20 23 19 19 18 16 24 24 25 24 19 21 18 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 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 59 91 60 87 56 82 52 83
Temp 83 85 67 60 85 85 68 61 81 78 64 57 76 77 58 53 76 78
DewPt 56 53 55 57 59 58 60 60 59 58 58 55 52 47 48 48 51 48
Min/Max RH 29 92 33 96 38 96 31 84 31
RH 39 33 67 90 42 40 76 95 49 50 80 93 44 36 69 83 42 34
PWind Dir SW S S S S S SW N W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 40 40 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 65 97 67 96 65
Temp 97 94 82 74 69 66 78 91 94 91 80 76 71 68 79 91 94 90 76 72 68 65
DewPt 49 52 58 62 62 64 63 59 57 59 60 63 65 63 64 59 56 56 62 62 64 64
Max/Min RH 95 28 90 28 96
RH 20 24 44 65 79 92 59 35 29 34 51 65 81 83 60 34 28 32 62 71 86 95
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 11 8 6 4 8 10 12 13 13 11 9 9 12 16 18 17 14 12 11 9
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 FW CL
Clouds(%) 15 27 20 25 18 15 5 25 26 30 29 10 10 15 5 4 29 55 66 54 19 4
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.35
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 13 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 7 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 219 94 15 13 8 8 20101158 89 14 13 12 10 50158233161 21 14 14 12
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 21 20 18 11 10 11 16 18 21 19 18 16 13 19 23 25 27 19 19 18 16
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 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 97 67 94 62 85 57 87
Temp 89 90 73 67 91 91 74 68 88 85 71 63 79 80 64 57 79 83
DewPt 61 56 62 63 59 58 63 63 61 59 60 61 59 55 54 54 54 50
Min/Max RH 27 89 27 86 33 93 39 91 30
RH 39 31 68 88 34 33 68 86 41 42 70 93 50 42 72 90 42 32
PWind Dir S S S S S S SW SW W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 40 50 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 65 94 67 93 65
Temp 95 91 79 74 70 66 76 88 92 88 79 75 71 68 77 88 91 87 74 71 68 66
DewPt 49 51 57 60 62 63 62 59 55 59 61 63 65 63 63 59 56 56 62 63 64 64
Max/Min RH 92 29 90 31 95
RH 22 25 46 63 77 89 62 38 29 38 54 65 81 83 61 38 31 36 67 75 87 93
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 12 9 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 13 11 11 13 16 18 17 16 13 13 12
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW B1 B1 SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 19 23 20 25 15 11 5 25 25 30 27 11 11 11 5 5 24 54 63 45 15 2
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.36
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3
Mix Hgt 12 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 212 89 12 13 8 6 20101171 74 13 11 10 9 48153231159 15 12 12 9
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 21 20 19 13 11 13 17 18 23 21 19 16 14 19 23 25 28 19 19 18 16
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 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 67 94 67 91 62 83 57 84
Temp 86 88 73 67 88 88 74 67 85 83 69 63 76 78 63 57 76 80
DewPt 60 56 61 63 59 58 62 63 61 59 60 61 58 54 53 54 55 50
Min/Max RH 30 87 30 87 36 93 43 90 33
RH 42 35 68 86 38 37 66 86 46 45 72 92 54 45 71 90 48 35
PWind Dir SW S S S S S SW S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 40 50 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-160900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 58 89 60 88 57
Temp 92 87 73 68 64 60 74 85 89 87 74 69 65 61 74 84 87 78 66 63 60 58
DewPt 52 52 55 56 58 58 59 57 54 53 58 59 60 59 60 59 58 61 62 62 60 58
Max/Min RH 96 28 95 37 100
RH 27 29 52 65 81 93 59 39 29 31 57 69 84 92 61 43 37 55 87 95100100
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 14 9 8 6 6 11 14 14 13 12 11 9 11 16 19 20 17 13 12 10 9
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 10 40 43 30 23 16 8 10 20 33 33 29 29 18 13 15 38 56 56 22 8 4
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.50
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC NM NM IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 171 53 7 6 7 7 28122203 78 13 9 8 8 66156240 81 9 12 8 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 19 14 12 16 14 19 24 21 23 20 18 17 16 25 25 27 25 19 19 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 55 89 57 84 53 76 48 80
Temp 82 84 64 56 84 84 65 58 81 78 61 54 73 74 56 49 74 77
DewPt 52 47 52 49 54 54 58 54 58 58 58 54 56 48 49 49 50 47
Min/Max RH 26 80 28 89 42 100 39 99 31
RH 35 28 66 77 36 35 77 85 46 50 90100 54 40 77 99 43 35
PWind Dir SW S SW S S S W N SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 30 50 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-160900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 94 63 91 59
Temp 94 91 76 69 65 63 75 89 93 88 74 70 66 63 76 87 90 85 69 65 62 60
DewPt 50 49 56 61 61 62 63 58 55 57 60 62 64 61 63 59 57 56 62 62 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 28 98 33 100
RH 22 24 50 75 88 98 66 36 28 36 62 77 92 93 64 39 33 38 78 89100100
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 12 11 9 8 8 11 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 14 18 19 17 14 12 11 10
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 15 25 37 28 28 10 10 27 30 31 29 25 13 9 6 6 24 55 68 49 22 3
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 60
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0.35
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 12 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 202 45 10 8 8 8 23124212 52 12 17 9 8 54164252121 9 9 9 8
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 19 20 18 17 16 16 20 20 21 20 23 19 17 24 25 28 27 19 19 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 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 91 59 93 59 88 56 79 50 82
Temp 85 87 66 60 88 86 66 60 85 79 64 57 74 76 56 51 75 78
DewPt 59 49 58 56 53 54 60 60 59 60 59 57 58 53 53 51 53 50
Min/Max RH 26 93 26 100 38 100 44 100 35
RH 41 28 75 89 30 34 80100 41 51 85100 56 45 89100 47 38
PWind Dir SW S SW S S S SW SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 40 50 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS 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