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 Tue Jun 4 2024
TXZ012-042100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 63 94 66 97
Temp 67 64 81 92 94 90 78 72 67 64 76 88 93 91 79 74 68 67 81 93 96 92
DewPt 58 54 45 48 49 50 56 58 60 58 57 52 51 50 53 56 59 60 60 56 53 53
Min/Max RH 22 83 23 80 24
RH 72 69 28 23 22 25 47 61 78 82 52 29 24 25 41 53 73 78 49 29 24 27
Wind Dir S SW NW N N N E E E NE E E SE SE SE S S S SW S SE SE
Wind Spd 9 8 11 12 12 12 11 9 8 6 9 9 10 11 11 11 9 8 9 9 11 13
Clouds B1 SC B2 SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 65 41 74 41 58 63 73 41 31 22 7 2 2 4 4 2 3 8 10 18 23 38
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 6 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 2
Vent Rate 8 6 28101127104 8 6 5 4 17 65 83 84 7 9 8 7 25 82112 27
T Wind Dir S SW NW N N N E E E E E E SE S SE S S S SW SW S S
T Wind Spd 18 13 21 19 16 17 17 16 13 12 11 12 12 13 16 19 18 16 12 11 12 16
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 Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
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 68 96 66 90 63 86
Temp 73 67 89 92 75 69 93 93 74 67 87 88 71 64 83 84
DewPt 57 57 57 54 57 56 53 51 54 55 56 54 56 57 55 52
Max/Min RH 72 26 65 23 65 29 78 32
RH 57 70 34 28 54 63 26 24 50 65 35 31 59 78 38 33
PWind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 10 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ016-042100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 96 62 95 63 97
Temp 63 61 83 91 95 93 78 71 65 63 78 89 94 92 79 73 67 64 81 94 97 92
DewPt 41 33 33 39 39 42 49 55 59 58 57 50 48 46 51 55 59 60 59 53 49 49
Min/Max RH 14 86 20 87 20
RH 46 35 17 16 14 17 36 57 81 86 48 26 21 21 39 53 74 86 47 25 20 23
Wind Dir W W NW N N NE NE E E NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 11 12 11 10 9 9 6 5 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 12
Clouds CL FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 5 25 44 7 50 55 42 59 24 10 6 2 4 14 9 8 7 8 7 11 15 38
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 9 13 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 13 6
Vent Rate 7 7 25150159101 8 9 7 6 30 68106106 10 10 10 8 31 89132115
T Wind Dir SW W N NW NW N E E E NE E E S S SE S S S SW S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 14 19 18 13 13 16 17 13 11 14 11 12 13 18 18 18 14 13 10 11 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 65 97 66 96 64 91 62 88
Temp 74 66 92 93 74 67 93 94 74 65 87 87 70 63 84 86
DewPt 55 58 53 50 55 57 51 48 54 57 55 52 57 58 54 50
Max/Min RH 77 21 72 20 75 27 85 28
RH 51 75 27 23 51 70 24 21 50 75 33 30 63 84 36 30
PWind Dir SE S S S S SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 30 10 40 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 96 65 98 69 99
Temp 70 68 83 92 95 92 80 74 68 65 79 91 97 95 83 78 72 70 84 95 98 94
DewPt 65 62 55 56 55 55 60 62 62 61 60 54 50 50 55 58 61 62 61 58 55 56
Min/Max RH 25 87 20 76 23
RH 83 81 39 30 26 29 50 67 81 87 51 29 21 22 38 50 67 76 46 29 23 28
Wind Dir S S NW N N N NE E NE NE NE E SE S S S S SW SW S SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 6 11 10 9 6 4 4 3 4 4 6 6 8 8 6 4 5 6 9 9
Clouds B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 84 42 14 7 3 7 9 27 34 31 4 1 1 4 3 2 4 8 10 10 21 42
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 3
Vent Rate 14 7 31106126 97 10 7 6 5 17 52 87 89 12 13 11 9 35 93 78 45
T Wind Dir S SW NW N N N E E E NE E E S S S S S SW SW SW S E
T Wind Spd 16 9 16 21 18 16 13 11 10 8 8 10 11 12 16 18 16 12 14 13 10 17
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 Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
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 67 97 70 100 67 94 65 90
Temp 75 68 90 95 78 71 95 97 77 68 91 92 75 66 87 88
DewPt 61 62 60 56 60 59 54 52 57 58 59 57 59 59 58 53
Max/Min RH 83 27 69 21 70 29 78 30
RH 63 81 37 27 54 67 25 22 50 70 34 31 59 78 37 30
PWind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 10 40 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-042100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 95 65 95 69 98
Temp 70 67 81 90 93 91 80 73 67 65 77 88 93 94 83 77 72 69 81 92 97 93
DewPt 64 60 53 54 54 54 58 61 62 61 60 52 50 49 54 59 61 61 60 57 54 55
Min/Max RH 26 85 22 76 24
RH 83 76 39 30 27 29 47 66 81 85 57 30 23 22 37 53 68 76 49 31 24 28
Wind Dir S SW NW N N N E E NE NE NE E SE S S S S SW W S SE SE
Wind Spd 9 5 9 12 11 11 9 6 4 4 4 6 8 9 9 10 9 6 8 8 9 11
Clouds B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 82 41 17 6 2 9 12 22 34 32 4 1 1 6 4 3 5 9 11 14 18 46
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 3
Vent Rate 12 6 32110130101 8 6 5 4 13 58 82 89 10 12 10 6 34 89 75 55
T Wind Dir S SW N N N N E E E NE E E S S S S S SW SW SW S E
T Wind Spd 16 10 18 21 18 16 13 11 9 8 8 11 11 12 16 19 17 11 14 13 10 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 96 70 98 68 92 65 88
Temp 75 68 88 93 78 71 93 95 77 69 88 90 74 66 85 86
DewPt 61 62 59 55 60 59 54 52 57 59 58 56 59 60 57 53
Max/Min RH 83 28 69 23 70 31 79 32
RH 62 81 38 28 54 66 27 24 52 70 37 33 59 79 39 33
PWind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 10 40 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-042100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 91 58 95 61 94
Temp 62 59 81 89 90 89 74 67 62 59 75 88 94 92 77 71 65 62 79 90 94 90
DewPt 55 47 47 49 48 47 51 55 56 56 57 52 48 47 51 53 55 55 57 56 53 53
Min/Max RH 22 89 21 79 25
RH 77 64 30 25 23 24 44 65 81 89 53 29 22 21 41 53 69 77 47 32 25 28
Wind Dir SW W N N N NE E E N N SE S S S S S S W W S SE E
Wind Spd 5 5 11 14 12 11 9 5 4 4 4 5 9 9 9 9 8 5 9 9 10 10
Clouds SC B1 SC CL SC B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 33 69 47 4 38 82 67 33 24 8 1 1 4 5 9 3 4 3 3 5 17 43
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 7
Vent Rate 7 7 63142156108 7 6 4 3 17 67115 98 9 10 8 6 43 82 94 93
T Wind Dir SW NW N N N N E E E N SE S SW SW S S S SW W SW S E
T Wind Spd 14 13 26 20 18 12 14 14 9 6 8 10 13 11 17 21 17 12 19 16 11 16
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 Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
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 60 96 64 95 60 89 59 85
Temp 68 61 91 90 72 65 92 90 69 61 86 86 67 60 82 83
DewPt 58 58 57 52 55 54 54 52 57 57 59 56 59 58 57 51
Max/Min RH 91 23 71 23 86 33 95 32
RH 69 88 32 27 55 69 28 28 66 86 40 35 75 92 42 33
PWind Dir SE S S S SE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 10 40 30 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-042100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 59 95 63 94
Temp 67 65 79 87 90 87 72 67 61 60 75 88 94 92 78 72 67 64 78 91 93 87
DewPt 65 64 61 61 56 52 56 59 59 58 60 54 51 49 53 55 56 57 59 56 56 58
Min/Max RH 29 94 22 79 28
RH 94 95 54 42 32 30 56 74 92 94 59 31 23 23 42 54 69 79 52 31 29 37
Wind Dir S S NW N N NE E SE N NW S S S S S S SW W SW SE E E
Wind Spd 6 4 9 13 12 11 6 4 4 3 4 4 6 9 8 9 8 8 9 9 10 11
Clouds B2 B2 B2 FW CL SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 71 72 73 15 2 41 42 17 18 7 2 1 1 5 4 3 7 10 7 16 13 44
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 6 5 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 1 3 7 6 5
Vent Rate 9 6 42110128116 6 5 4 2 13 52101108 10 10 7 16 38 92 68 62
T Wind Dir S S NW N N N E SE E W S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S E E
T Wind Spd 13 9 23 25 19 16 13 11 9 5 6 10 13 14 19 19 14 17 17 16 12 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 61 94 65 93 62 89 60 88
Temp 68 62 89 90 73 66 90 91 69 63 86 87 68 61 84 85
DewPt 60 61 60 57 59 57 57 55 58 58 60 57 60 59 58 53
Max/Min RH 99 31 76 28 87 35 94 32
RH 77 98 38 33 63 73 32 30 67 85 42 37 75 93 42 33
PWind Dir SE S S S SE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 10 40 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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