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
309 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
TXZ012-262100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
309 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
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 102 73 100 76 103
Temp 73 71 86 98100 97 84 79 75 73 84 95 99 97 87 84 79 77 86 97102100
DewPt 62 61 62 57 55 55 59 61 63 62 63 58 55 53 54 55 58 57 58 57 57 55
Min/Max RH 22 70 22 53 23
RH 68 70 44 26 22 24 43 54 65 68 47 30 23 23 33 38 48 48 40 27 24 23
Wind Dir S SW W SE SE SE E S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 6 5 6 5 11 13 12 10 9 9 12 16 19 19 16 16 17 16 18 13 13 14
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 1 15 8 28 39 50 56 77 74 63 30 18 26 29 43 46 43 33 14 7 12 29
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0.02 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 12 12
Vent Rate 6 6 16 79110 94 15 12 10 5 25140245202 16 15 13 15 72112180166
T Wind Dir S SW W SE SE SE E S S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 16 11 9 13 17 19 20 18 12 13 21 28 28 23 23 23 24 26 17 17 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 Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
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 95 71 92 73 98 75 99
Temp 83 74 91 91 76 71 87 90 78 73 93 96 83 75 95 97
DewPt 58 60 61 62 64 64 62 61 60 60 58 56 54 56 57 56
Max/Min RH 60 37 77 37 63 27 50 26
RH 41 60 38 39 66 76 43 38 54 62 32 27 37 50 29 26
PWind Dir S S SE S S SW S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 50 20 10 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ016-262100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
309 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 100 70 97 72 100
Temp 71 69 85 95 99 95 80 76 72 70 82 91 97 95 84 80 74 72 83 93 98 99
DewPt 62 63 64 59 53 55 62 63 63 64 64 59 54 52 55 55 58 59 60 59 55 53
Min/Max RH 22 81 24 65 21
RH 73 82 50 30 22 26 53 64 72 80 58 35 26 25 38 46 56 62 46 32 24 22
Wind Dir SW SW W SE SE SE N E S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 11 13 9 8 6 6 12 16 18 16 12 12 13 13 14 11 11 11
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 7 14 11 36 46 69 68 76 87 67 34 23 26 38 48 57 45 26 14 8 15 31
PoP 12HR 20 40 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 13
Vent Rate 7 7 18 86137120 12 10 9 6 36168238239 10 10 14 12 58120157166
T Wind Dir S SW W SE SE SE N SE S SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 12 10 12 17 17 17 13 12 16 24 26 27 17 18 23 19 23 17 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 93 67 90 69 96 71 99
Temp 79 69 88 90 73 67 84 88 76 69 89 95 78 71 93 95
DewPt 59 62 63 63 67 66 64 59 59 62 60 55 56 58 59 55
Max/Min RH 76 37 94 37 78 27 62 25
RH 49 76 44 42 80 93 52 37 56 77 39 28 47 62 33 27
PWind Dir SW NE S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 50 20 10 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
$$
TXZ008-262100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
309 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
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 105 75 105 80 108
Temp 75 73 87101104 98 86 80 76 75 85 97104101 91 87 82 80 89101107103
DewPt 64 65 66 61 56 59 62 65 66 66 66 63 56 55 57 58 59 59 60 59 58 58
Min/Max RH 22 74 22 51 21
RH 68 77 49 27 22 27 45 61 71 74 52 31 23 23 34 40 45 49 39 27 22 23
Wind Dir SW SW W E SE E E SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 3 4 6 9 11 9 6 5 5 9 13 16 16 13 13 14 12 13 12 11 11
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 5 13 11 35 42 72 56 52 53 60 40 24 30 36 45 46 46 36 15 7 11 27
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.15 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 10 12 5 1 1 <1 <1 3 8 11 9 <1 1 1 <1 3 8 12 13
Vent Rate 9 7 20 83122 83 15 19 13 10 41143248239 21 22 20 18 79111158164
T Wind Dir SW SW W SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 12 9 11 18 14 18 17 12 17 21 26 29 25 23 21 21 25 16 14 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 Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
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 98 71 97 75 104 79 106
Temp 86 74 93 93 78 72 90 94 82 75 97100 86 79100101
DewPt 62 65 64 65 69 69 66 63 64 63 60 57 58 59 60 58
Max/Min RH 67 36 88 37 64 24 50 24
RH 44 67 39 42 73 88 44 38 55 64 30 25 38 50 28 25
PWind Dir S NE SE S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 50 20 10 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ008-262100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
309 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
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 101 74 101 79 104
Temp 75 72 84 97100 95 83 78 75 74 83 95100 99 89 85 81 79 87 98103101
DewPt 64 65 65 61 56 59 62 64 65 65 65 62 56 54 57 57 59 59 60 59 57 57
Min/Max RH 23 74 23 53 22
RH 71 76 53 30 23 30 49 63 72 74 55 34 24 26 35 40 47 50 39 29 23 24
Wind Dir SW SW W E E E SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 6 10 13 10 9 9 8 11 16 18 18 16 16 17 16 16 12 11 12
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 6 12 13 35 43 66 59 59 64 64 38 25 29 37 45 47 46 36 15 7 11 27
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 9 11 5 <1 1 <1 <1 2 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 13
Vent Rate 6 6 15 68124 81 11 18 12 8 37140229258 19 19 18 15 65100153167
T Wind Dir SW SW W SE E SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 11 12 9 12 19 17 17 18 12 18 21 26 29 24 21 23 23 24 14 14 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 Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
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 96 71 95 75 101 78 103
Temp 84 74 91 91 77 71 87 91 80 75 94 97 84 78 98 99
DewPt 61 64 63 65 68 69 65 62 63 63 60 57 57 59 59 58
Max/Min RH 69 38 89 39 64 26 51 25
RH 45 69 40 43 74 89 48 40 56 64 33 27 39 51 30 27
PWind Dir S NE SE S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 50 20 10 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
$$
TXZ006-262100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
309 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
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 101 68 97 71 100
Temp 71 68 86 98 99 91 79 76 70 68 81 92 97 92 84 80 74 71 85 96100 95
DewPt 62 61 62 57 55 58 62 61 62 63 64 62 58 57 57 57 58 58 60 57 56 55
Min/Max RH 22 85 26 66 23
RH 74 80 44 25 23 33 55 61 75 85 53 36 26 30 43 50 59 61 41 29 23 26
Wind Dir SW W NW SE SE E SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 8 11 12 10 9 8 8 13 19 19 18 12 12 12 12 13 10 11 11
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 7 25 25 40 54 68 67 59 45 65 42 30 34 57 46 51 50 33 16 10 16 28
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 12 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 7 <1 1 <1 <1 3 9 12 11
Vent Rate 6 5 13117106 47 9 17 11 6 47173281188 12 22 12 9 36 81116144
T Wind Dir SW SW W S S E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 13 11 11 11 13 19 16 20 18 12 23 29 32 32 19 19 20 16 14 10 11 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 Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
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 90 65 91 69 97 71 99
Temp 77 67 86 85 72 66 84 87 76 70 92 93 79 72 95 95
DewPt 60 62 63 64 65 67 65 62 61 60 61 57 58 58 60 56
Max/Min RH 78 42 100 40 70 28 61 25
RH 53 78 46 50 80100 52 44 61 69 37 31 49 60 32 28
PWind Dir NE NE E S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 50 30 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
$$
OKZ002-262100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
309 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
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 99 73 100
Temp 72 70 85 97 97 89 78 75 72 70 80 93 98 95 83 80 76 74 86 97100 97
DewPt 64 64 66 64 62 61 64 64 66 65 67 64 60 58 59 60 58 59 62 61 59 59
Min/Max RH 31 84 25 61 26
RH 77 81 53 34 32 39 63 70 84 84 58 35 26 27 46 51 56 58 45 32 26 29
Wind Dir SW W NE E E SE E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W W S SE
Wind Spd 4 4 6 11 12 13 10 9 9 9 12 18 19 17 13 13 13 12 13 10 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 23 20 8 41 48 63 63 62 61 56 42 35 38 56 49 55 52 40 19 10 17 32
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 7 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 9
Vent Rate 7 5 13 80138 56 7 9 10 13 37137242155 12 12 11 11 27 50 88 94
T Wind Dir SW W W E E SE E SE S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 11 11 12 17 20 13 18 18 18 20 25 29 32 23 20 23 17 13 10 10 12
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 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
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 88 65 91 71 99 74 101
Temp 74 67 85 85 71 66 84 87 75 72 94 96 81 75 96 96
DewPt 65 65 66 65 67 67 68 64 64 62 63 58 59 60 62 60
Max/Min RH 80 48 100 45 72 28 58 27
RH 68 80 52 53 87100 59 49 68 68 37 29 48 58 33 31
PWind Dir NE NE E S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 50 20 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC 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