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
319 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
TXZ012-052100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
319 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 98 68 97 65 100
Temp 65 63 76 89 96 95 83 77 71 68 81 92 95 87 78 73 68 66 81 94 99 95
DewPt 59 59 58 52 51 50 54 54 55 57 59 58 56 57 58 58 58 58 58 55 52 50
Min/Max RH 20 68 27 77 20
RH 81 87 54 28 22 22 37 45 57 68 47 32 27 36 50 59 70 75 46 27 21 22
Wind Dir E NE E SE S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 4 5 5 9 11 12 13 12 9 10 9 11 12 12 11 10 9 13 16 18 18
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 51 43 40 31 36
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 10
Vent Rate 5 4 13 37 85 92 8 12 10 6 34 59 72 11 6 7 6 5 33123212245
T Wind Dir E E E SE S S S S S SW W SW S SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 11 9 6 11 14 19 24 23 14 16 10 12 16 16 18 16 12 16 20 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 71 99 65 86 59 80 57 83
Temp 79 72 95 92 75 65 82 80 66 59 74 76 62 57 77 79
DewPt 52 53 52 51 55 60 59 57 57 55 53 51 52 52 52 51
Max/Min RH 52 20 84 40 87 39 84 35
RH 39 51 23 25 50 84 46 45 73 87 48 42 70 83 42 38
PWind Dir S SW E NE E E 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 IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-052100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
319 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 66 100 66 100
Temp 64 61 75 87 92 94 80 74 68 66 82 95 98 91 78 74 69 67 84 94 98 99
DewPt 60 60 57 49 47 44 49 52 55 56 59 55 50 52 55 56 57 56 56 52 47 43
Min/Max RH 18 70 20 74 15
RH 87 97 54 27 21 18 34 46 63 70 46 27 20 27 45 52 66 69 38 24 18 15
Wind Dir NE NE E SE S S S S S SW SW S S SE SE S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 5 8 9 9 9 11 11 9 10 9 11 12 11 10 9 9 13 16 16 16
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 44 38 37 34 33
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 4 <1 1 <1 <1 3 8 13 12
Vent Rate 7 5 22 53102112 9 12 12 10 34103122 55 10 16 11 9 48140246290
T Wind Dir E E E SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 10 12 9 11 12 17 21 21 18 16 12 13 17 19 18 20 18 21 19 21 27
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 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 69 100 63 87 56 80 54 85
Temp 78 69 95 96 74 64 82 81 65 57 73 75 61 55 78 82
DewPt 50 52 49 45 54 60 58 56 60 57 56 53 56 55 52 48
Max/Min RH 55 16 89 38 100 42 100 29
RH 37 55 21 18 50 89 44 42 84100 54 46 84100 40 31
PWind Dir S SW E E E E SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 40 30 60 40 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC NM SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC NM SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-052100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
319 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 99 70 100 66 102
Temp 66 65 76 88 97 98 85 80 74 70 83 93 98 92 80 74 69 66 82 95102 98
DewPt 62 61 62 56 52 51 54 55 57 58 59 59 58 60 61 60 60 61 61 58 54 54
Min/Max RH 20 65 27 84 21
RH 86 89 62 34 22 21 35 43 56 65 44 31 27 35 52 62 74 81 49 29 21 23
Wind Dir NE NE E SE S S S S SW SW W W E E E E SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 3 2 3 4 5 8 9 9 8 4 6 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 10 13 14 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(%) 15 35 14 5 6 6 6 7 12 18 31 29 26 31 30 52 62 49 33 35 29 42
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 8
Vent Rate 7 6 14 30101129 13 16 13 7 28 39 77 43 9 10 7 6 39121245164
T Wind Dir NE NE E S SW SW S S SW SW W N E SE E E E SE S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 9 8 6 11 16 18 21 16 10 12 9 12 14 12 14 10 9 16 20 26 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 73 102 66 90 60 85 57 86
Temp 81 74 97 96 76 66 84 85 69 61 78 80 64 58 79 82
DewPt 56 55 54 54 61 61 60 59 59 56 53 52 54 54 55 54
Max/Min RH 54 20 86 35 85 35 89 33
RH 42 52 24 25 59 85 44 41 69 85 43 38 70 86 44 38
PWind Dir S SW E NE E E 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 30 10 50 20 40 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-052100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
319 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 70 98 67 101
Temp 66 64 75 87 94 96 84 79 73 70 82 91 96 90 79 74 69 67 81 94100 97
DewPt 62 61 61 56 52 51 53 56 57 58 59 58 57 59 60 60 60 60 61 58 54 53
Min/Max RH 21 65 28 80 22
RH 87 89 62 35 24 22 34 45 56 65 45 33 28 36 53 62 72 78 50 30 22 23
Wind Dir NE NE E S S S S S SW SW W W E SE E E SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 6 9 12 12 10 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 8 8 12 14 16 14
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 49 34 36 29 42
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 9
Vent Rate 5 4 11 30 91115 11 14 11 7 23 40 68 22 6 8 6 5 39123227177
T Wind Dir E E E S SW SW S S SW SW W NW E SE E E E SE S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 8 6 6 11 14 19 21 18 12 12 10 12 13 11 13 10 10 17 20 25 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 74 100 66 88 60 83 58 84
Temp 80 74 95 94 76 67 81 82 69 61 75 79 64 59 77 81
DewPt 56 56 53 53 60 62 60 58 59 57 53 52 54 55 55 53
Max/Min RH 54 21 85 38 85 37 88 36
RH 43 52 25 25 58 84 49 44 71 85 47 40 71 86 46 39
PWind Dir S SW E NE E E 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 30 10 50 20 40 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-052100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
319 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 94 61 100
Temp 60 58 75 86 92 92 78 71 65 63 80 89 93 90 74 69 64 62 81 95 99 94
DewPt 56 56 57 53 49 47 49 51 52 52 56 55 54 54 59 60 59 57 58 55 51 48
Min/Max RH 21 67 27 91 19
RH 86 92 54 31 23 21 36 49 63 67 43 32 27 30 58 73 83 86 47 26 20 21
Wind Dir N NW S S SW S S S SW SW W N E E E E SE SE S SW S S
Wind Spd 4 2 4 8 11 10 9 9 8 5 9 9 10 11 10 8 5 5 12 16 16 13
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 22 15 9 5 7 7 7 11 18 29 19 18 19 15 41 39 48 37 27 30 35 54
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 5 1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 13 9
Vent Rate 4 3 19 73128141 7 9 5 5 41 70106 77 17 8 5 6 64183267173
T Wind Dir E NE S SW SW SW S S SW SW NW NE SE E E E SE S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 6 9 11 13 16 14 20 11 11 19 12 14 18 14 13 12 12 24 24 24 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 96 59 84 55 79 52 83
Temp 73 66 93 91 67 60 80 80 63 56 74 75 58 53 76 79
DewPt 54 52 53 53 60 60 59 57 59 55 56 53 56 53 56 51
Max/Min RH 63 22 99 41 99 43 100 36
RH 51 61 26 28 79 99 49 46 87 96 53 46 92100 49 39
PWind Dir SW S NE E E E SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 50 30 50 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-052100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
319 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 64 90 61 99
Temp 60 58 73 86 93 93 78 72 66 64 76 85 90 86 73 68 64 62 77 93 99 93
DewPt 58 58 62 57 52 49 54 54 54 54 56 53 53 54 58 57 58 59 62 59 56 56
Min/Max RH 21 70 28 91 24
RH 94100 69 38 25 22 44 54 65 70 49 33 28 33 59 68 81 91 61 32 24 29
Wind Dir N NE S SW SW SW S S SW N N NE E E E E E SE S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 4 8 9 10 9 9 8 8 9 10 11 12 9 8 5 6 11 13 13 13
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 26 13 10 4 4 5 8 8 11 20 23 23 15 13 14 32 49 55 29 22 27 56
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 12 1
Vent Rate 3 3 12 47161127 6 7 6 8 35 56 64 57 7 7 5 15 42134232 24
T Wind Dir E E S SW W SW S S SW N NE E E E E E E E S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 6 6 6 11 17 16 14 16 14 13 16 16 14 16 14 14 12 17 18 25 23 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 95 59 84 54 81 55 83
Temp 73 67 90 91 67 60 80 80 62 55 76 77 61 55 77 78
DewPt 58 56 58 56 62 60 59 57 57 55 54 52 54 54 56 54
Max/Min RH 72 28 100 41 100 38 97 39
RH 58 69 34 31 84100 50 45 83100 46 42 79 96 48 42
PWind Dir SW N NE NE E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 50 20 40 20 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
$$
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