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 Fri May 31 2024
TXZ012-312100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 60 85 62 90
Temp 59 58 66 73 79 78 68 64 62 60 71 80 85 83 70 66 64 63 74 85 90 88
DewPt 59 57 58 58 57 57 58 58 58 58 59 59 58 58 60 62 62 61 63 60 56 54
Min/Max RH 47 93 39 97 30
RH 100 96 75 59 47 48 70 81 87 93 66 49 40 43 71 87 93 93 69 43 32 31
Wind Dir SE E NE E SE SE SE S W S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 5 6 6 9 10 9 9 6 5 8 11 13 14 13 13 12 11 13 14 17 17
Clouds SC B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 50 80 71 42 21 22 45 63 78 50 37 31 26 33 43 50 43 46 36 17 18 21
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0 0.13 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 2
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 1 <1 1 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 9 2
Vent Rate 13 6 12 24 41 44 6 6 5 6 28 79147 96 11 14 8 8 58 84171 37
T Wind Dir SE N NE E SE S S S SE S S S S S SE S S S SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 11 9 10 12 16 14 12 11 16 17 21 26 24 18 18 18 24 19 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 Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
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 64 95 61 100 62 90 60 90
Temp 72 65 89 92 71 62 93 96 73 63 86 87 68 61 85 87
DewPt 59 57 51 41 54 50 44 36 44 51 49 47 51 53 50 47
Max/Min RH 78 17 72 11 65 22 76 24
RH 64 75 27 17 55 65 19 12 35 65 28 25 54 75 30 25
PWind Dir S W SE SW SE NE SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ016-312100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 57 88 59 94
Temp 57 56 66 77 84 81 66 63 60 58 69 80 87 84 69 65 61 60 74 86 93 91
DewPt 57 56 58 58 54 54 56 57 58 58 60 59 55 53 57 59 60 60 62 55 43 38
Min/Max RH 36 100 32 100 16
RH 100100 75 52 36 40 70 81 93100 72 49 33 34 66 81 97100 66 35 18 16
Wind Dir E SE NE E SE SE S SE E SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S
Wind Spd 8 4 4 6 9 9 9 9 5 5 8 11 13 13 12 12 11 10 12 13 16 14
Clouds SC B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 42 76 48 20 9 29 64 74 64 49 34 25 20 35 34 32 35 40 31 25 26 16
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.37 0 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 3 1 1 3 3 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 13 8
Vent Rate 18 8 18 31 68 60 9 7 6 6 38 86177109 15 10 9 10 55 94225149
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE N SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 11 11 9 12 14 18 14 12 12 17 19 23 19 25 18 17 17 24 19 19 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
Date Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 96 60 100 61 92 59 93
Temp 68 60 90 94 69 61 95 98 72 61 87 90 70 60 88 87
DewPt 50 45 38 27 40 41 33 24 36 46 46 43 52 56 49 44
Max/Min RH 67 9 51 7 58 18 89 21
RH 52 59 16 9 35 49 11 7 28 58 24 20 54 89 26 22
PWind Dir S W S W W NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-312100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 62 90 64 95
Temp 61 60 68 76 82 81 72 68 64 62 73 84 89 86 73 70 66 65 76 87 94 90
DewPt 61 59 60 61 59 58 60 61 61 60 61 61 59 59 64 64 65 64 65 64 61 61
Min/Max RH 43 95 36 99 33
RH 100 95 75 60 46 45 67 79 89 95 68 46 37 41 71 84 96 96 69 46 34 37
Wind Dir NE NE NE E SE SE SE S NW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 8 10 11 10 10 9 6 11 13 14 13
Clouds SC B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 37 80 68 41 24 30 39 55 72 62 37 29 24 33 42 51 48 45 34 16 17 19
PoP 12HR 20 40 30 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0.21 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 1 2
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 5
Vent Rate 6 9 22 45 48 39 8 10 9 5 27 80156 86 15 13 11 12 65 96165112
T Wind Dir SE NE NE E SE S SE SW N S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 8 10 11 11 10 9 12 12 11 6 13 16 20 19 21 18 14 13 21 20 24 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 Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
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 98 65 103 66 94 62 95
Temp 73 66 90 96 74 66 96100 77 67 88 91 71 63 90 92
DewPt 64 61 58 51 63 58 50 43 52 55 54 49 55 56 53 50
Max/Min RH 86 21 82 13 64 22 79 22
RH 73 84 34 22 69 76 21 14 41 64 31 24 58 78 29 23
PWind Dir S N SE SW E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-312100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 61 89 64 94
Temp 60 59 66 74 80 80 71 67 63 62 71 82 88 84 73 69 66 65 75 86 92 89
DewPt 60 58 60 60 58 57 59 61 61 60 60 60 59 59 62 65 64 64 65 63 59 58
Min/Max RH 45 92 38 98 34
RH 100 96 79 62 48 46 65 79 91 92 69 48 39 43 70 86 92 96 72 47 34 36
Wind Dir E N NE E SE SE SE S N S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 4 5 6 8 6 5 4 4 5 9 11 13 12 13 11 9 12 13 17 16
Clouds SC B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 37 78 68 39 23 31 43 60 75 59 38 29 25 33 42 50 46 44 32 14 16 19
PoP 12HR 20 40 30 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0.18 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 2
Haines 6HR 3 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 6
Vent Rate 5 6 19 42 43 34 6 7 7 5 27 78146 86 12 11 8 11 65 98168134
T Wind Dir SE NE E E SE S SE SW NE S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 11 12 10 9 11 12 10 8 16 16 20 21 21 19 13 14 21 20 24 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 96 65 102 66 92 63 93
Temp 72 65 88 94 74 66 95 98 77 67 86 90 72 64 87 90
DewPt 62 60 57 48 62 57 48 40 50 55 53 48 55 57 53 49
Max/Min RH 86 21 78 13 65 23 78 24
RH 72 84 36 21 66 74 21 14 39 65 32 24 56 78 31 25
PWind Dir S N SE SW E NE SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ006-312100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 54 87 58 93
Temp 54 53 64 75 80 76 64 60 56 55 67 79 86 82 67 62 60 59 73 85 92 90
DewPt 54 53 58 58 56 55 58 59 56 55 60 60 57 53 59 61 60 59 63 59 48 41
Min/Max RH 42 100 35 100 18
RH 100100 80 54 44 48 81 95100100 77 52 37 37 76 95 99100 70 40 22 18
Wind Dir N N NE SE SE SE E SE NE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 9 9 8 4 4 4 6 9 12 12 11 10 9 9 13 13 16 13
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 44 67 51 26 20 66 67 80 68 39 43 28 23 34 34 30 27 28 15 6 8 12
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.09 0 0.12 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 15 11
Vent Rate 8 4 17 38 60 46 6 8 4 4 23 96166130 10 19 9 7 56 72250219
T Wind Dir N N SE SE SE SE E SE NW S SW SW S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 9 11 10 12 14 12 12 10 8 13 19 21 24 20 24 18 16 23 17 19 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 Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
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 56 93 56 98 59 89 56 92
Temp 67 57 88 89 67 57 93 95 69 59 84 85 65 57 87 88
DewPt 49 51 52 45 56 53 43 33 50 51 50 45 50 53 51 46
Max/Min RH 81 20 95 11 73 22 89 22
RH 52 79 30 22 69 86 17 11 51 73 31 24 58 87 29 23
PWind Dir SW NE SE W NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
$$
OKZ002-312100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 56 87 59 92
Temp 57 55 66 76 80 79 67 62 58 58 70 81 86 81 67 63 61 60 74 86 91 89
DewPt 57 55 60 60 59 58 61 61 58 58 62 59 59 58 63 63 61 60 65 63 58 56
Min/Max RH 46 100 39 100 31
RH 100100 81 58 48 48 81 98100100 76 47 39 45 87100100100 74 46 33 33
Wind Dir W N E E SE S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 6 8 8 5 4 4 4 5 9 12 12 11 10 10 10 13 16 17 14
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 87 75 54 33 25 53 53 67 69 50 35 29 28 44 50 54 46 39 27 10 15 19
PoP 12HR 20 40 40 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.63 0.05 0.61 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 2
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 6
Vent Rate 8 5 21 40 44 46 7 6 5 4 21 88140 77 9 9 6 12 65 83139131
T Wind Dir E NE E SE SE S S S SE S SW SW S SW S S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 10 9 11 11 9 10 12 14 10 9 12 18 19 26 20 19 13 18 24 20 21 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 91 60 100 60 89 57 93
Temp 68 60 86 88 67 61 94 96 71 61 84 86 64 58 87 90
DewPt 62 59 61 55 64 61 53 45 56 56 52 47 53 55 54 48
Max/Min RH 99 32 100 16 85 24 91 23
RH 83 97 43 33 89100 25 18 59 85 33 26 67 90 31 24
PWind Dir S N SE SW NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 10 5 10 5
$$
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