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
348 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
TXZ012-212100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 58 66 46 77
Temp 71 69 76 83 81 71 67 65 64 61 61 61 61 56 53 51 48 46 57 67 74 75
DewPt 57 58 62 61 62 63 62 62 62 60 58 54 51 49 46 45 44 43 45 46 48 48
Min/Max RH 44 100 70 92 37
RH 61 68 62 47 53 76 84 90 93 97 90 78 70 77 77 80 86 89 64 47 40 38
Wind Dir S S SW S N N E E N N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW S
Wind Spd 9 10 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 11 16 19 19 19 13 9 6 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 62 69 72 81 83 93 93 87 94 88 84 78 65 53 36 22 18 6 5 4 5 6
PoP 12HR 90 90 40 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.39 1.66 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC O O O NM SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC NM NM SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 1
Vent Rate 4 6 31 96 89 16 15 13 13 20 35 51 63 57 37 8 4 3 11 31 50 14
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S N E S NW N N N N N N N N N NW W SW S
T Wind Spd 11 14 19 17 18 16 16 13 12 17 23 24 23 23 20 13 10 9 8 10 11 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
Flood A A A A A A
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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 53 76 53 75 52 82 54 84
Temp 59 53 71 71 59 53 70 70 58 52 74 76 61 55 77 78
DewPt 49 51 54 53 53 52 51 50 50 50 53 53 53 52 52 52
Max/Min RH 93 50 96 43 93 39 90 35
RH 69 93 55 53 80 96 51 49 75 93 48 45 75 90 42 40
PWind Dir S SW NE E S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 40 30 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-212100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 55 66 42 75
Temp 65 63 71 77 76 67 62 61 60 57 59 61 63 58 52 48 45 43 54 67 74 73
DewPt 59 59 64 62 64 65 62 61 60 57 56 53 51 49 48 46 45 43 47 48 49 50
Min/Max RH 57 100 64 100 40
RH 81 87 78 61 68 92100100100100 90 75 64 73 86 93100100 79 51 41 46
Wind Dir SE S S SW NE NE E NE N N N N N NE NE NE N NW W SW S S
Wind Spd 5 6 9 11 10 9 8 5 6 9 14 17 18 16 11 4 4 3 3 5 8 8
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 75 85 67 85 84 84 94 84 88 75 80 79 51 32 25 10 13 16 4 4 3 6
PoP 12HR 90 80 20 10 5
QPF 12HR 1.14 0.96 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS NM O O O SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC NM O NM SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 2 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 2 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 2
Vent Rate 6 6 27 66 58 12 18 14 16 25 35 61 72 58 20 6 4 3 10 40 80 23
T Wind Dir S S S S S NE E NE N N N N N NE NE NE N NW W SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 12 18 16 16 13 16 11 12 17 21 21 20 20 14 12 9 5 8 12 14 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
Flood A A A A A A
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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 51 73 50 73 50 81 51 82
Temp 56 52 69 68 55 51 67 67 55 51 73 74 58 52 75 76
DewPt 52 52 56 55 55 51 53 52 52 51 55 54 53 51 54 51
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 51 100 42 98 36
RH 86100 64 62 98100 62 59 90100 53 50 83 96 48 42
PWind Dir S SE E E S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 50 50 30 20 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 59 66 45 77
Temp 73 71 78 83 80 70 65 65 65 61 60 60 60 57 53 51 47 45 55 66 74 76
DewPt 59 60 62 62 63 63 64 65 64 61 58 54 51 49 48 47 46 45 47 47 48 50
Min/Max RH 49 100 71 100 39
RH 62 68 58 50 56 80 98100 98100 94 83 73 72 80 84 96100 72 49 40 41
Wind Dir S SW SW SW N N E E N N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW S
Wind Spd 5 6 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 8 13 16 17 16 10 4 4 3 2 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 73 84 85 86 86 95 94 94 94 84 80 83 81 59 30 18 9 4 1 2 6 5
PoP 12HR 90 90 30 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.45 1.36 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM O O O NM SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC NM NM NM SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 1 1 <1 <1 2 3 5 1
Vent Rate 7 8 33 89 52 32 26 24 18 26 46 66 81 68 22 16 7 5 12 31 49 11
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW W N E SE NW N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW S
T Wind Spd 11 12 19 17 13 18 17 16 11 17 23 24 23 21 17 11 10 8 6 10 10 10
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
Flood A A A A A A
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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 54 80 54 79 55 86 56 86
Temp 59 54 73 74 60 54 72 73 60 55 77 80 63 57 78 80
DewPt 50 53 57 54 55 54 54 51 52 53 55 54 55 56 55 53
Max/Min RH 98 44 100 40 95 36 97 35
RH 72 97 57 50 84100 53 46 74 94 48 41 74 96 45 40
PWind Dir S SE NE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 30 20 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 85 58 64 46 75
Temp 73 71 76 80 77 68 65 65 64 61 59 58 59 56 53 51 48 46 54 63 71 73
DewPt 60 60 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 61 58 54 51 48 48 47 46 46 47 48 49 51
Min/Max RH 52 100 74 100 44
RH 65 68 64 55 62 85 94 98 99100 96 85 76 75 82 86 92 99 77 57 46 45
Wind Dir S S SW SW N N E E N N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW S
Wind Spd 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 13 17 17 16 11 5 4 4 3 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 75 86 84 86 86 95 94 94 94 85 82 83 77 57 28 18 11 4 2 3 3 4
PoP 12HR 90 90 30 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.45 1.25 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM O O O NM SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC NM NM NM IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 1 <1 <1 2 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 6 7 26 71 45 28 25 20 16 25 43 63 79 70 31 16 8 3 10 28 46 10
T Wind Dir S S SW SW N NE E SE N N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW S
T Wind Spd 11 12 19 16 13 19 18 14 11 17 23 25 23 23 17 12 10 6 6 10 10 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
Flood A A A A A A
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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 54 77 55 76 55 84 56 83
Temp 59 54 69 72 59 55 69 71 60 55 73 77 63 57 75 77
DewPt 50 54 57 55 55 55 54 51 52 54 56 54 55 55 55 53
Max/Min RH 98 50 99 46 95 41 93 38
RH 72 97 66 55 85 99 60 50 75 94 55 44 74 92 49 44
PWind Dir S S NE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 30 20 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-212100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 74 50 59 40 73
Temp 63 61 69 72 71 66 61 59 58 53 54 56 58 55 47 44 43 41 53 66 72 70
DewPt 59 59 62 63 64 63 61 59 57 53 53 51 50 47 47 44 43 41 47 50 51 51
Min/Max RH 72 100 72 100 46
RH 87 93 77 73 79 90100100 97100 98 83 75 73 99100100100 80 56 47 51
Wind Dir SW SW SW NW N NE NE N N N N N N N NE N NW W SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 6 10 16 21 21 20 16 9 4 4 3 4 9 9 6
Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 66 85 88 90 92 95 95 90 91 70 75 81 62 52 23 7 7 4 3 2 2 5
PoP 12HR 90 90 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.84 0.38 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC O O O O NM IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC NM NM SC IS
LAL 6HR 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 2
Vent Rate 7 5 10 23 20 17 20 17 25 29 50 63 77 58 6 5 3 3 15 41 54 20
T Wind Dir SW SW W NW N NE NE N N N N N N N NE N N W SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 12 12 12 10 13 14 13 19 21 26 25 23 20 12 9 8 8 11 12 12 10
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
Flood A A A A A A
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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 48 73 48 73 48 79 48 79
Temp 53 49 69 68 53 49 69 68 53 49 71 74 55 49 74 75
DewPt 51 49 56 54 52 49 54 52 51 49 56 54 53 49 55 53
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 51 100 45 100 42
RH 92100 63 61 97100 59 58 93100 58 50 93100 51 46
PWind Dir S N NE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 40 20 20 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-212100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
348 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 50 58 39 72
Temp 66 65 72 77 74 65 61 61 59 54 53 54 55 52 45 44 41 40 52 64 71 68
DewPt 59 59 61 61 62 63 61 61 59 54 53 52 50 47 45 44 41 40 46 48 50 51
Min/Max RH 57 100 81 100 47
RH 78 81 67 59 65 92100100 99100100 94 83 83100100100100 79 56 47 53
Wind Dir SW SW SW W N N NE NE N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW S SE
Wind Spd 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 5 8 12 16 17 16 12 8 4 4 3 3 4 4 4
Clouds B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 67 88 89 91 92 95 95 95 94 82 89 89 81 61 31 16 6 3 2 2 3 5
PoP 12HR 90 90 40 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.30 0.71 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM O O O O SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC NM SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 1
Vent Rate 7 6 10 29 39 17 17 17 20 27 49 67 74 63 7 4 4 3 11 24 37 8
T Wind Dir SW SW SW W N N NE NE N N N N N N N N N NW NW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 13 14 17 17 13 13 13 16 19 26 25 23 20 13 10 10 8 8 9 9 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 46 74 48 76 49 81 50 80
Temp 51 47 68 70 54 49 71 71 54 49 73 75 57 51 74 74
DewPt 49 47 56 54 53 49 54 52 51 49 56 55 55 51 57 54
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 45 100 45 100 45
RH 93100 65 58 97100 55 51 91100 56 50 93100 54 51
PWind Dir SE E E SW S S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 10 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
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