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
149 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
TXZ012-172100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 80 53 90 58 94
Temp 53 51 65 73 78 78 66 60 57 54 71 84 89 86 71 66 61 59 74 88 94 92
DewPt 52 51 53 49 46 44 47 48 49 48 49 47 44 45 51 53 55 54 50 44 40 38
Min/Max RH 30 79 21 90 14
RH 96 99 65 43 33 30 51 63 76 79 46 27 21 24 48 64 81 84 43 21 16 15
Wind Dir NW NW N E S S S S S S SW SW SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 9 11 12 11 11 13 16 18 16
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 31 11 9 4 5 7 4 2 1 2 5 4 7 7 8 8 6 5 6 7 13 19
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 10 16 8
Vent Rate 4 3 17 26 34 47 5 6 6 6 21 50110 97 10 10 10 9 31256425203
T Wind Dir NW N N NE NW SW S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 10 8 10 5 5 6 13 16 17 17 17 8 11 16 24 25 24 23 24 28 31 28
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 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 93 58 83 51 81 57 89
Temp 69 59 88 89 68 58 77 79 61 52 74 80 63 58 84 87
DewPt 40 37 33 30 33 43 42 40 41 45 46 45 50 52 41 33
Max/Min RH 44 11 57 23 78 28 82 14
RH 35 44 14 12 27 57 28 25 48 77 37 29 62 81 22 14
PWind Dir SW W W NW E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-172100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 80 49 92 56 94
Temp 51 49 63 73 78 79 65 57 53 50 72 86 91 89 72 64 59 57 74 89 94 92
DewPt 51 49 52 47 43 40 45 46 44 43 43 39 34 33 41 45 47 45 43 38 33 30
Min/Max RH 25 77 12 70 10
RH 99100 67 40 28 25 48 66 71 76 36 19 13 13 33 50 64 66 33 17 12 11
Wind Dir NW NW N NE SW SW S S SW SW W NW NW S SE S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 8 9 9 8 6 6 8 8 9 11 14 18 16
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 50 39 8 2 8 7 4 5 3 4 3 3 6 9 14 4 3 4 4 6 6 11
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 10 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 15 10
Vent Rate 6 5 20 34 62 58 6 8 7 8 16 79111106 8 10 9 7 26287412233
T Wind Dir NW NW N N NW W S S SW SW W W W SW SE S S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 10 5 8 8 12 16 14 17 12 10 9 11 14 18 17 14 18 28 31 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 58 93 58 86 50 84 55 91
Temp 65 59 88 91 66 58 78 84 60 51 77 82 62 56 85 89
DewPt 33 29 25 21 30 35 36 31 41 45 43 37 46 47 33 19
Max/Min RH 33 8 42 14 80 19 74 8
RH 30 33 10 8 26 42 22 14 49 80 29 20 57 72 15 8
PWind Dir W W W W SE SE S SW
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5
$$
TXZ008-172100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 56 94 62 98
Temp 56 53 68 77 82 82 71 64 60 57 73 87 93 90 76 70 65 63 76 90 97 94
DewPt 54 52 54 49 46 45 48 49 51 50 50 49 48 50 55 56 58 58 55 48 42 42
Min/Max RH 26 78 21 87 15
RH 96 97 61 38 28 27 45 58 73 77 44 27 21 25 47 62 78 84 48 23 16 16
Wind Dir NW NW NE E SE SE SE S S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 8 8 10 13 16 13
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 19 14 3 3 2 5 5 2 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 9 8 11 6 8 17 26
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 16 8
Vent Rate 5 4 18 42 35 40 7 11 10 9 28 35111 86 15 16 16 14 45262443206
T Wind Dir W NW NE E E SW SE S S SW SW S S SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 6 8 6 4 5 11 17 14 13 14 8 12 16 21 23 21 19 23 29 32 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 63 97 61 86 54 86 60 94
Temp 72 63 90 94 71 61 80 82 64 55 78 82 65 61 87 90
DewPt 44 37 37 33 37 44 43 41 42 46 47 48 53 55 44 36
Max/Min RH 40 11 54 21 74 26 83 14
RH 36 38 15 12 29 54 27 23 45 72 33 31 64 81 22 15
PWind Dir SW W W N E SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-172100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 56 92 62 96
Temp 56 53 66 74 80 81 70 64 59 57 72 85 91 88 76 69 65 63 74 89 95 93
DewPt 54 52 54 48 46 45 47 49 50 49 49 48 47 48 53 56 58 57 53 46 41 40
Min/Max RH 28 76 22 86 15
RH 93 97 65 40 30 29 44 59 72 73 44 28 22 25 45 62 79 81 48 23 16 16
Wind Dir NW NW N E SE S SE S S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 3 3 4 4 4 4 6 9 8 6 6 5 6 8 10 11 11 11 12 13 17 16
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 21 14 4 2 2 5 5 3 2 7 4 3 4 8 15 9 9 10 6 7 15 22
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 16 11
Vent Rate 4 3 15 40 42 39 6 9 8 8 21 34100 85 12 14 13 11 41276462280
T Wind Dir NW NW NE E N SW S S S S SW S S SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 6 8 6 5 5 11 17 14 14 13 8 11 14 21 24 21 19 23 29 33 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 63 96 61 85 55 84 60 93
Temp 71 63 89 92 71 61 77 82 64 55 76 82 65 61 85 90
DewPt 42 37 36 31 37 44 43 40 42 46 47 47 52 55 43 35
Max/Min RH 39 11 53 22 72 28 83 14
RH 35 38 15 12 29 53 29 23 45 71 35 30 61 80 22 15
PWind Dir SW SW W N NE SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-172100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 45 89 51 92
Temp 49 45 65 75 80 79 62 56 50 47 72 84 88 85 68 61 55 52 70 86 91 89
DewPt 49 45 50 45 41 39 43 44 44 43 44 42 39 40 47 51 52 50 48 41 33 30
Min/Max RH 23 91 18 98 12
RH 100 99 58 34 25 24 49 64 80 87 37 22 18 20 47 69 87 94 45 20 13 12
Wind Dir NW NW NW S S S S S SW SW NW NE NE E SE SE S S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 3 4 4 5 8 8 8 6 5 4 6 9 9 9 8 9 6 5 9 13 19 19
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 11 1 2 1 3 7 5 2 4 2 3 3 13 20 19 11 12 4 4 4 9 10
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 15 13
Vent Rate 4 3 15 46 77 86 6 6 6 4 23 82111 86 8 12 10 6 26365493367
T Wind Dir W NW N SE SW SW S S SW W N N NE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 9 8 5 6 9 10 14 14 13 10 13 12 10 12 16 24 19 11 14 32 36 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 52 92 52 80 46 83 52 90
Temp 63 53 88 88 62 52 75 77 56 47 74 81 59 53 84 87
DewPt 32 29 29 24 33 41 41 37 41 43 45 38 48 49 35 25
Max/Min RH 41 9 65 22 87 20 89 10
RH 31 39 12 10 33 65 29 24 58 85 35 22 67 86 17 11
PWind Dir W W W N NE S S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 0 5 0
$$
OKZ002-172100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 50 89 57 94
Temp 51 48 67 77 81 80 65 59 54 51 70 84 89 86 70 65 60 58 72 87 94 91
DewPt 51 48 53 47 44 44 47 48 48 47 49 48 47 48 53 56 57 57 57 50 40 36
Min/Max RH 26 90 24 98 14
RH 100 99 60 34 26 28 52 67 80 85 47 28 24 27 55 73 88 97 59 27 16 15
Wind Dir W W W SE S S S S S S W NE E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 3 4 4 4 6 8 9 9 6 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 19 17
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 3 2 4 0 5 2 4 9 4 8 3 1 10 18 22 23 32 14 9 8 19
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 16 6
Vent Rate 3 3 13 45 70 65 6 7 8 6 12 48 91 85 9 9 8 7 36154436135
T Wind Dir SW W W SE S S S S S SW W NE SE S SE SE S S S SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 8 6 5 6 9 9 14 16 18 13 10 12 11 19 19 19 16 13 17 25 32 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 92 54 79 48 83 55 91
Temp 67 57 87 89 64 54 75 77 56 49 75 80 61 56 86 88
DewPt 39 34 42 35 43 43 43 39 44 45 47 45 52 53 43 34
Max/Min RH 42 14 69 24 90 26 93 14
RH 35 42 21 15 47 67 32 26 64 88 36 29 73 91 22 15
PWind Dir SW W W N NE SE S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 10 0 5 5
$$
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