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 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
TXZ012-202100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 84 67 87 69 94
Temp 67 66 74 80 81 77 71 70 68 67 73 79 85 84 76 73 71 69 79 89 94 91
DewPt 63 62 60 59 63 61 62 62 64 64 65 63 63 62 62 61 61 62 63 61 61 59
Min/Max RH 49 90 46 79 32
RH 87 87 62 49 54 58 73 76 87 90 76 58 48 48 62 66 71 78 57 40 34 34
Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 11 9 11 13 16 16 12 9 9 9 12 13 13 14 13 12 13 13 16 16 14 13
Clouds SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 47 30 14 26 57 63 66 78 66 73 74 62 48 41 40 55 43 42 24 16 19 25
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
Mix Hgt 2 <1 3 5 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 7
Vent Rate 26 10 44 69 77 51 12 11 15 13 39 60 95 92 11 11 10 11 56 99121 94
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 16 17 16 18 18 17 19 17 16 18 16 18 21 19 21 20 20 25 19 17 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 Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 71 96 71 98 74 100 74 99
Temp 77 71 91 93 77 71 93 95 80 74 96 97 80 74 95 95
DewPt 59 59 59 59 60 59 58 57 58 60 60 58 61 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 67 31 67 27 61 26 69 29
RH 53 65 34 33 55 65 31 28 47 61 31 28 52 68 33 31
PWind Dir SW SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-202100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 81 63 82 63 91
Temp 64 63 71 77 77 74 68 66 65 65 70 74 80 80 72 69 66 64 75 85 90 90
DewPt 64 63 61 62 63 61 63 64 65 65 65 66 63 62 62 62 63 64 64 63 60 59
Min/Max RH 57 100 53 100 34
RH 100100 70 60 62 63 84 92100100 84 75 56 53 70 77 89100 68 48 37 35
Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 11 9 10 12 16 16 12 9 8 9 11 12 13 13 10 9 10 11 14 16 13 12
Clouds B2 SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 76 37 24 41 75 62 58 71 86 90 81 69 58 47 44 64 45 39 25 17 18 27
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2
Mix Hgt 2 1 3 5 4 3 1 <1 1 2 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 8
Vent Rate 33 20 45 74 59 50 15 13 17 23 42 59 87 92 8 9 11 12 57 91111 93
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 17 16 17 18 19 14 17 16 16 19 18 18 19 13 17 19 18 25 18 16 13
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 Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 66 95 67 96 70 99 70 98
Temp 73 66 89 91 75 68 91 94 77 70 94 96 78 70 93 94
DewPt 59 59 61 59 60 59 58 56 58 61 61 57 61 63 63 59
Max/Min RH 79 31 74 27 73 25 79 28
RH 62 77 39 34 59 74 33 28 52 73 33 28 56 77 37 31
PWind Dir SW SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 90 70 91 72 99
Temp 69 68 76 85 88 84 76 72 70 70 77 83 88 88 79 76 74 72 81 93 98 97
DewPt 66 65 63 62 63 63 64 65 65 66 67 66 64 64 64 64 63 64 65 63 62 62
Min/Max RH 43 89 44 76 30
RH 89 90 64 46 43 49 66 79 84 88 70 55 46 45 59 66 69 76 57 38 30 32
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 5 8 10 12 12 9 6 5 5 9 12 12 12 11 10 10 11 13 13 12 10
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 40 33 26 24 41 54 55 54 62 64 58 62 53 51 47 47 45 36 20 22 18 45
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2
Mix Hgt 1 1 4 6 7 4 1 1 <1 <1 3 6 6 5 <1 1 <1 <1 4 6 9 8
Vent Rate 17 13 55 81109 72 17 17 13 12 49 90101 92 16 20 19 16 89116132103
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 12 16 14 17 19 14 16 16 13 17 18 19 19 19 20 21 19 27 20 16 13
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 Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 73 102 74 103 77 107 76 105
Temp 80 73 95 97 80 74 97 99 83 77100101 83 76 99 99
DewPt 62 63 62 60 63 62 60 60 61 61 62 61 64 64 64 61
Max/Min RH 69 26 66 25 58 23 67 25
RH 54 68 34 29 55 65 30 28 47 57 29 26 51 67 32 28
PWind Dir SW SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 69 89 71 97
Temp 68 67 74 82 84 81 74 71 70 69 75 81 85 85 78 75 73 71 79 90 95 94
DewPt 65 65 62 61 62 62 63 64 65 66 66 65 64 63 64 63 63 64 64 62 61 61
Min/Max RH 46 90 47 80 32
RH 91 92 67 49 47 53 69 80 85 90 74 59 49 48 62 65 71 80 60 41 33 33
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 8 10 12 13 13 12 9 8 8 11 12 13 13 12 12 13 13 16 14 13 11
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 44 28 30 27 53 62 56 54 67 62 56 62 64 50 51 51 49 34 28 20 17 42
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1 1 4 6 7 4 1 1 <1 <1 3 5 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 8
Vent Rate 15 12 53 78 99 67 16 14 13 12 47 85 90 86 15 16 16 15 73107124101
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 12 16 14 17 19 16 17 16 14 17 19 19 18 19 20 21 20 26 20 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 99 74 100 76 104 76 102
Temp 79 73 92 94 79 74 93 97 81 76 97 99 82 76 96 96
DewPt 61 62 62 60 62 61 59 59 60 61 61 60 63 65 63 61
Max/Min RH 67 29 66 28 61 25 69 28
RH 55 67 37 32 57 65 33 29 48 60 31 28 53 68 35 31
PWind Dir SW SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-202100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 84 62 83 65 94
Temp 63 62 71 78 82 78 69 66 64 62 72 77 81 78 72 70 67 65 77 87 93 89
DewPt 63 62 63 62 62 63 62 62 62 62 65 66 64 63 63 62 62 62 64 64 62 61
Min/Max RH 50 100 55 89 34
RH 100100 75 57 51 60 78 86 93100 80 68 55 60 73 76 83 89 66 47 36 38
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 9 12 12 14 16 12 10 9 9 12 14 16 13 12 12 13 13 19 16 12 10
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 72 64 40 23 40 47 44 50 61 54 56 74 67 66 63 62 50 42 31 27 27 45
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 5 6 3 2 1 <1 <1 3 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 9 7
Vent Rate 11 17 51 93100 66 39 20 11 12 60 92110109 13 13 11 11 65 82111 79
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W SW S
T Wind Spd 14 16 21 20 18 23 21 19 16 16 24 24 24 27 20 20 19 19 27 18 14 12
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 Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 95 66 98 69 100 69 99
Temp 73 66 90 89 73 66 92 92 76 69 95 94 76 69 95 91
DewPt 63 63 64 62 65 62 62 59 60 59 61 58 62 62 63 60
Max/Min RH 92 35 92 30 70 26 81 28
RH 71 90 43 40 77 86 37 33 58 69 33 30 61 79 35 36
PWind Dir SW S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 10 10 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-202100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 65 88 67 96
Temp 65 64 72 81 84 82 71 67 66 65 75 82 86 83 74 72 70 68 80 91 96 93
DewPt 64 64 66 64 63 63 64 63 64 64 67 66 65 64 64 63 62 63 65 64 62 61
Min/Max RH 47 97 49 84 32
RH 98100 80 57 49 52 79 87 93 97 77 58 49 52 70 73 76 83 60 41 33 35
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 9 9 11 13 16 16 12 10 9 9 13 16 16 16 12 12 13 14 17 16 12 9
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 50 48 36 10 17 27 31 29 42 58 64 60 52 61 56 59 52 54 27 29 36 42
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 6
Vent Rate 8 6 44 80115 93 12 10 8 9 64106112 95 11 12 12 13 56 74101 62
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SW SW SW W W S
T Wind Spd 14 12 18 18 19 23 19 18 16 17 23 21 24 23 19 21 21 20 25 18 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 96 69 100 71 102 71 100
Temp 75 68 92 90 74 70 95 95 78 71 97 98 78 71 96 96
DewPt 64 65 66 61 65 63 63 59 61 61 63 59 64 64 64 59
Max/Min RH 91 34 81 28 71 26 78 27
RH 68 89 42 37 74 79 35 30 56 70 33 28 61 77 35 29
PWind Dir SW NE SE SW S SW S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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