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
549 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
TXZ012-310900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
549 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun
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 57 83 59 87 62
Temp 77 65 62 60 58 67 74 80 79 68 64 61 60 70 80 85 82 71 67 64 63
DewPt 58 58 59 59 58 58 58 57 57 59 59 58 58 59 59 59 59 60 61 61 62
Max/Min RH 100 43 95 41 98
RH 52 78 90 96100 73 57 45 47 73 84 90 93 68 49 41 46 68 81 90 97
Wind Dir E E E SE NW N E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 11 9 6 6 8 9 10 9 8 5 4 6 10 12 14 13 13 12 10
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC B2 SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 86 84 70 50 71 49 34 19 10 49 73 68 51 39 35 35 38 51 52 50 49
PoP 12HR 50 20 40 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.06 0.03 0 0.66
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 2 1 1 1 <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 47 25 16 13 6 17 32 59 63 6 6 3 3 26 65141 74 8 9 12 12
T Wind Dir E E SE SE N NE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 25 24 16 13 9 11 9 11 16 13 14 9 9 13 17 21 26 21 20 18 14
RFTI 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
Svr Tstorm A
Date 06/02Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
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 63 94 63 97 64 90 62 89
Temp 84 86 70 64 88 91 71 64 92 95 72 64 86 86 70 63 85 87
DewPt 61 56 60 58 52 45 59 54 48 42 52 52 50 49 54 56 53 51
Min/Max RH 34 84 20 78 15 66 24 80 28
RH 46 36 71 81 29 20 66 70 22 16 49 65 29 28 57 78 33 29
PWind Dir S S NW SE SW SE NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ016-310900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
549 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun
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 55 84 57 89 59
Temp 84 67 61 58 56 67 76 82 80 68 62 59 58 69 81 87 82 69 64 61 60
DewPt 43 54 57 58 56 58 57 53 53 56 58 58 58 60 60 55 54 57 61 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 37 100 33 100
RH 24 63 87100100 73 51 37 39 65 87 96100 73 48 33 38 66 89100100
Wind Dir SE SE E E NE NE E SE S E SE E E SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 11 10 8 5 5 8 9 10 9 9 5 5 6 10 12 13 12 12 10 10
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 69 28 37 42 39 39 31 6 18 62 58 72 72 47 27 19 36 34 41 27 29
PoP 12HR 20 20 40 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.08 0.03 0.12
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
Mix Hgt 6 1 1 1 <1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 1 <1 3 5 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 88 21 26 18 6 19 35 60102 10 8 9 5 31 75175108 16 9 10 10
T Wind Dir S E E SE NE SE SE S S SE SE S SE S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 24 21 18 9 11 9 10 18 19 16 10 9 13 17 20 23 26 17 18 16
RFTI 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
Svr Tstorm A
Date 06/02Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
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 59 96 59 99 62 93 60 91
Temp 86 91 68 60 90 93 69 60 93 97 72 62 88 90 69 61 86 89
DewPt 56 39 56 53 40 33 47 50 41 29 38 48 47 42 53 57 52 48
Min/Max RH 16 80 11 70 9 60 18 87 23
RH 36 17 67 78 17 12 45 68 16 9 29 60 24 19 57 87 31 24
PWind Dir SW S NW SE W SW NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-310900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
549 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun
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 59 86 61 90 64
Temp 80 67 64 62 60 68 76 82 83 71 67 63 62 72 82 89 85 74 70 66 65
DewPt 60 62 62 61 60 61 61 59 58 62 61 61 60 61 62 60 60 64 65 64 65
Max/Min RH 100 41 96 39 100
RH 51 84 93 96 99 77 59 44 42 72 82 93 93 69 49 39 43 70 85 94100
Wind Dir S E E NE N NE E E E SE SE E SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 9 6 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 4 3 4 6 10 12 10 9 8 6
Clouds B2 OV B2 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 84 89 70 37 61 51 36 23 26 63 70 66 56 41 31 36 39 49 51 52 51
PoP 12HR 80 20 40 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.27 0.02 0.10 0 0.84
Rain Shwrs O SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms NM SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt 3 1 1 <1 1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 1
Vent Rate 53 21 21 6 9 19 25 54 62 9 14 9 6 27 73153 99 12 11 12 12
T Wind Dir S E S SE NE NE E SE SE S S SE SE S S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 20 19 19 8 9 9 6 10 11 12 17 9 8 12 16 20 23 17 14 16 11
RFTI 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
Svr Tstorm A
Date 06/02Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
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 65 96 64 101 66 95 65 92
Temp 87 90 73 66 90 93 73 65 92 98 77 67 89 91 73 66 88 90
DewPt 64 59 64 61 58 54 64 61 57 48 61 57 54 52 59 59 57 55
Min/Max RH 34 86 25 93 18 74 24 80 28
RH 45 34 73 84 35 26 73 88 30 18 58 71 31 27 61 80 35 31
PWind Dir S S N SE S SE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ008-310900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
549 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun
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 59 84 61 88 64
Temp 79 67 64 62 60 67 75 81 82 71 67 63 62 71 81 87 83 73 69 66 65
DewPt 60 61 62 61 60 60 60 58 57 61 61 60 59 60 61 60 59 63 65 65 64
Max/Min RH 100 42 95 41 99
RH 53 81 93 96 98 80 59 47 44 71 81 90 93 70 51 42 44 70 86 95 96
Wind Dir S E E E N NE NE E SE SE SE E SE S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 12 9 5 4 5 6 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 9 11 13 12 12 11 9
Clouds B2 OV B2 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 82 89 74 37 59 54 38 17 27 67 73 66 53 41 32 33 39 48 55 49 48
PoP 12HR 70 30 40 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.24 0.03 0.06 0 0.75
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms NM SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 55 15 15 5 8 17 29 55 66 7 10 7 5 23 66149 87 10 9 9 9
T Wind Dir S E SE SE N NE E E SE S S SE SE S S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 20 19 19 8 9 11 8 10 13 12 14 9 6 12 16 20 23 17 14 16 10
RFTI 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
Svr Tstorm A
Date 06/02Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
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 92 65 94 65 99 66 93 65 91
Temp 85 89 73 66 88 92 73 66 91 96 77 67 87 90 74 66 86 88
DewPt 64 56 63 60 57 51 63 61 56 47 59 57 54 51 59 60 56 53
Min/Max RH 33 84 25 89 18 71 25 81 29
RH 49 34 72 81 36 25 72 86 31 19 55 69 33 27 59 80 37 31
PWind Dir S S N SE S SE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10
$$
TXZ006-310900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
549 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun
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 53 82 54 87 57
Temp 77 62 58 56 54 66 75 80 77 64 59 56 55 68 79 86 81 65 61 59 58
DewPt 51 58 58 56 54 58 57 55 56 58 59 56 55 60 60 56 56 59 60 59 58
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 37 100
RH 40 86 99100100 75 54 42 47 83 99100100 75 52 37 42 81 96 99100
Wind Dir N E E N NW NE E SE E SE NE NE SE S S S S S S SW S
Wind Spd 11 9 6 4 4 5 6 9 9 8 5 4 4 5 9 12 12 11 10 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC B1 FW FW FW B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 71 70 70 44 52 23 17 13 79 75 67 70 61 42 26 27 39 39 34 26 23
PoP 12HR 30 30 40 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.04 0.13 0 0.24
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6
Mix Hgt 5 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 98 18 16 8 4 22 38 67 69 8 9 8 6 24 70153 68 11 10 9 7
T Wind Dir N E E N E E SE SE E SE E NE SW SW S S S S S SW S
T Wind Spd 21 17 19 10 9 11 8 11 16 16 16 13 9 12 16 23 20 23 21 18 12
RFTI 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
Svr Tstorm A
Date 06/02Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
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 93 57 93 56 97 59 90 58 88
Temp 85 89 66 58 87 90 66 57 91 93 69 60 85 86 66 59 85 86
DewPt 60 44 52 54 50 43 57 56 50 39 53 52 53 47 55 56 54 50
Min/Max RH 21 90 18 98 15 79 24 93 27
RH 42 21 61 88 28 20 72 94 25 15 57 76 33 25 67 90 35 29
PWind Dir S SW N SE SW E NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
OKZ002-310900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
549 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun
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 55 81 56 87 59
Temp 75 61 60 57 56 66 74 79 79 66 61 58 57 69 81 86 81 67 64 61 60
DewPt 60 61 59 57 56 61 60 58 58 60 61 58 57 62 61 60 59 62 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 42 100
RH 59 99 97100100 84 62 49 49 82100100100 78 51 42 47 84 98100100
Wind Dir NE E E W NW N E E SE SE NW W S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 12 9 5 4 4 5 6 8 8 5 4 4 4 5 9 12 12 11 10 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) 86 71 75 87 85 57 40 14 53 62 80 72 49 29 26 28 43 53 63 51 39
PoP 12HR 70 20 40 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0.28 0.02 0.40
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms NM SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 13 11 10 8 4 19 34 41 42 6 12 5 6 20 68148 60 18 9 9 11
T Wind Dir N E SE E N N E E S S N S S SW S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 17 11 10 9 11 9 9 11 13 18 11 9 10 14 23 21 21 19 10 16
RFTI 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
Svr Tstorm A
Date 06/02Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
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 92 60 91 60 96 60 91 59 89
Temp 86 89 69 61 87 88 67 61 90 93 70 61 85 88 67 60 86 86
DewPt 64 57 62 59 59 55 62 61 59 53 60 58 55 52 57 58 56 52
Min/Max RH 33 96 31 100 25 92 28 96 30
RH 47 34 78 94 39 33 84100 36 26 70 91 36 29 70 93 36 31
PWind Dir S S N SE S E NE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 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