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 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
TXZ012-052100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 94 66 97 66 97
Temp 65 63 76 86 92 91 79 74 69 67 81 92 95 91 78 73 69 68 79 89 94 92
DewPt 57 57 57 52 50 49 52 53 55 59 58 55 53 53 56 57 59 58 58 58 54 51
Min/Max RH 22 78 24 73 23
RH 75 81 52 31 24 24 39 48 61 75 46 29 24 28 47 57 70 70 49 35 26 25
Wind Dir E E E SE S S S S S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S SE S S S S
Wind Spd 6 4 6 6 9 11 12 12 11 9 9 9 11 12 12 11 9 9 12 13 16 16
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 22 34 15 12 8 5 4 6 10 20 23 35 75 46 39 64 63 56 46 43 41 41
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.15 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 7 7
Vent Rate 5 4 20 43 77 81 8 10 10 6 23 78115109 7 8 8 17 45109162187
T Wind Dir E E E E SW S S S SW SW W SW S S SE SE S SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 11 10 8 10 12 18 23 21 13 16 12 12 16 16 19 21 19 24 23 26 31
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 Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
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 69 97 64 84 60 85 59 84
Temp 77 71 92 91 72 66 79 78 66 62 79 79 65 61 79 81
DewPt 54 54 52 52 58 59 59 57 56 55 55 54 54 55 56 53
Max/Min RH 55 22 78 45 78 38 81 34
RH 45 55 26 27 61 78 50 48 70 78 44 42 68 81 45 38
PWind Dir S S NE NE E S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 40 30 50 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-052100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 94 64 99 65 99
Temp 64 62 77 87 93 94 79 73 68 65 82 93 96 93 79 74 70 67 82 93 97 94
DewPt 57 57 55 49 47 45 49 52 56 58 57 53 49 48 53 55 57 58 57 53 48 47
Min/Max RH 19 81 20 74 18
RH 78 86 47 27 21 19 35 48 64 78 42 26 20 22 42 51 65 73 43 26 19 20
Wind Dir E NE E SE S S S S S S SW S SE S SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 5 8 9 9 9 11 9 9 9 9 10 12 10 9 9 8 11 13 14 14
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 22 26 18 9 11 9 5 6 10 20 23 22 56 82 82 67 50 48 36 45 28 32
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 13 10
Vent Rate 6 6 24 56 88101 9 11 12 10 36 95152136 9 8 8 7 44157241242
T Wind Dir E E E E S S S S S SW SW SW S SW S SE S S S SW S S
T Wind Spd 13 13 11 9 10 11 17 20 20 18 17 12 13 23 17 14 16 13 23 23 20 26
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 Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
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 67 98 63 84 58 85 58 86
Temp 76 69 93 94 72 64 79 80 65 60 78 82 65 60 80 85
DewPt 52 54 50 48 58 60 59 56 59 59 55 52 56 57 56 50
Max/Min RH 58 18 87 41 97 34 92 30
RH 43 58 23 21 62 87 50 44 81 96 44 35 74 92 43 31
PWind Dir S S NE NE E S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 40 30 60 40 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-052100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 97 69 100 67 99
Temp 67 64 78 88 95 95 84 78 72 70 83 93 96 92 80 74 71 68 80 92 97 96
DewPt 59 59 60 54 51 49 53 54 57 61 59 58 55 57 60 60 61 61 61 61 57 56
Min/Max RH 21 76 25 78 25
RH 75 85 54 30 23 21 34 44 58 73 44 30 25 31 51 63 71 78 52 35 27 26
Wind Dir NE NE E SE SW S S S S SW W W E E SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 3 2 3 4 5 6 9 9 8 4 6 6 9 9 8 5 4 4 9 12 12 12
Clouds FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 15 35 14 5 6 6 6 7 12 18 31 29 26 31 30 52 62 48 29 37 34 42
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 8 <1 <1 1 1 2 6 7 7
Vent Rate 7 6 19 39 82100 15 15 10 9 43 78 82 90 13 12 18 20 32115140160
T Wind Dir NE E E E W SW S S SW SW W W SW SE SE SE SE SE S SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 9 6 10 11 19 20 13 13 19 11 11 12 18 16 17 18 17 20 24 25
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 Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
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 70 101 66 87 62 87 61 88
Temp 80 73 95 94 74 66 80 82 69 63 81 82 68 63 83 86
DewPt 58 58 55 57 62 62 60 57 58 57 57 55 57 57 58 56
Max/Min RH 59 22 86 41 81 37 80 35
RH 48 59 26 29 67 86 50 43 68 81 43 40 69 80 44 36
PWind Dir S S NE NE E S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 50 20 40 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-052100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 95 68 98 67 98
Temp 67 64 76 86 93 94 83 77 71 69 81 91 95 91 79 74 71 68 79 90 95 94
DewPt 58 59 58 53 50 49 52 54 56 60 58 58 54 56 59 60 61 61 61 59 56 54
Min/Max RH 22 77 26 77 25
RH 74 83 54 33 24 22 35 45 58 73 47 33 26 32 50 62 72 77 54 36 27 26
Wind Dir NE NE E S SW S S S S SW W W E E E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 6 9 11 12 10 8 9 8 9 10 10 9 6 6 10 12 13 13
Clouds FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 14 33 14 5 6 6 6 7 12 18 32 30 31 31 34 56 64 50 31 34 34 44
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 8 <1 <1 1 1 2 6 7 7
Vent Rate 6 5 18 37 73 94 12 13 9 7 37 72 83 86 12 14 17 19 33116149176
T Wind Dir E E E SE W SW S S SW SW W W W SE SE SE S SE S SW S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 9 6 9 11 19 20 14 12 18 12 11 12 18 17 17 17 17 21 25 27
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 Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
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 70 99 66 85 62 86 61 86
Temp 79 72 93 91 74 67 78 80 69 63 79 80 68 63 80 84
DewPt 58 58 55 57 63 62 60 57 58 58 57 54 56 57 58 55
Max/Min RH 60 24 84 45 83 39 80 37
RH 48 60 28 32 68 84 54 46 68 82 47 41 67 79 47 38
PWind Dir S S NE NE E S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 50 20 40 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-052100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 93 62 94 61 98
Temp 60 58 75 86 92 92 77 72 65 63 80 89 93 88 73 68 65 63 78 91 97 90
DewPt 54 54 57 53 50 47 51 51 52 55 55 55 53 55 59 60 59 58 59 57 51 51
Min/Max RH 21 77 26 89 21
RH 81 87 54 33 24 21 40 49 63 74 43 32 26 32 62 76 82 86 52 32 21 26
Wind Dir NE N S SW SW SW S S SW SW W N SE E SE SE SE S S S S SW
Wind Spd 4 3 4 6 9 10 9 9 8 6 9 9 10 11 9 8 5 5 9 13 13 13
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 22 15 9 5 7 7 7 11 18 29 19 18 19 15 41 39 48 29 25 28 34 48
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 13 3
Vent Rate 5 3 12 68115109 7 10 7 7 42 90103 93 8 11 9 10 46127268 68
T Wind Dir E NE S SW W W S S SW W W SW SW SE S SE S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 8 5 10 13 12 16 19 14 14 19 14 12 12 16 20 18 18 23 24 23 26
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 Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
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 63 95 59 82 55 83 56 84
Temp 72 65 91 84 67 61 76 77 62 57 77 77 62 58 79 81
DewPt 54 54 54 56 61 59 59 56 58 57 58 55 57 56 57 53
Max/Min RH 69 25 97 44 99 41 99 36
RH 53 67 29 38 82 93 55 48 87 99 52 46 84 96 48 38
PWind Dir SW S NE NE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 50 30 50 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-052100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 94 63 92 61 95
Temp 60 58 75 86 93 92 77 72 67 63 79 87 91 86 72 67 64 63 76 89 94 92
DewPt 56 57 60 55 51 49 53 53 54 57 56 55 56 57 59 58 58 59 62 61 58 56
Min/Max RH 23 81 31 87 28
RH 87 96 61 35 24 23 43 50 62 79 45 34 31 37 63 73 80 87 63 39 30 31
Wind Dir N N S SW SW SW S S SW SW N NE E E E E SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 4 6 9 9 9 9 8 9 10 10 11 11 9 6 5 5 10 12 13 12
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 26 13 10 4 4 5 8 8 11 20 23 23 15 13 14 32 49 62 35 25 25 44
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.04 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 6
Vent Rate 4 3 13 62119116 7 8 8 15 44 54 87 59 9 7 7 6 33 99137120
T Wind Dir E E SE W W SW S S SW NW NW NE E E E E S SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 6 6 11 13 13 16 16 17 17 17 11 12 13 18 14 14 12 19 23 21 23
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 Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
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 65 94 60 82 57 82 57 84
Temp 72 66 89 88 67 61 77 78 64 58 78 78 63 59 79 81
DewPt 60 58 58 58 62 60 59 56 56 56 57 56 57 57 59 57
Max/Min RH 78 30 97 44 94 43 93 41
RH 65 76 35 36 84 97 54 47 77 93 49 47 82 93 50 43
PWind Dir S NE N NE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 50 20 30 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC 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