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 Sep 20 2024
TXZ012-202100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024
Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24
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 67 90 60 77
Temp 73 70 81 93 95 90 78 75 71 67 77 86 89 81 72 69 65 61 67 73 75 69
DewPt 59 59 60 55 53 54 54 55 57 58 61 59 58 61 60 60 60 59 58 54 52 50
Min/Max RH 24 73 35 93 44
RH 62 68 49 28 24 30 43 50 61 72 58 40 35 50 66 73 84 93 73 52 44 51
Wind Dir S S SW S S SW S S S S SW S S S SE S S SW NW N N N
Wind Spd 9 9 10 12 13 12 12 11 11 10 12 13 14 13 12 12 12 13 16 16 16 16
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 25 18 13 38 52 39 33 23 42 42 39 58 79 64 52 31 45 32 25 23 15
PoP 12HR 10 5 50 70 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.14 0.30 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 8 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3
Vent Rate 8 6 24114137 34 7 5 6 7 42110165 11 7 9 6 6 32 65106 55
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S NW S S S SW SW S S S SE S S SW W NW N N
T Wind Spd 18 14 18 16 17 14 17 12 16 17 19 18 21 14 16 16 16 16 18 18 19 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24
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 48 80 55 79 53 77 53 81
Temp 55 49 72 76 61 56 74 71 59 54 72 71 59 54 75 75
DewPt 47 45 47 49 51 52 54 54 53 51 51 51 50 50 52 51
Max/Min RH 88 35 88 43 91 40 88 35
RH 74 87 40 39 70 87 50 55 80 90 48 49 72 87 44 42
PWind Dir N W S N NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 30 40 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-202100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024
Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24
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 93 61 86 55 75
Temp 67 64 76 88 91 84 73 69 65 62 71 80 84 77 66 63 59 55 62 70 74 69
DewPt 59 58 60 54 53 54 56 57 58 59 63 61 61 63 62 60 58 55 56 53 50 49
Min/Max RH 28 90 46 100 43
RH 75 83 57 31 29 36 54 66 78 89 74 53 46 62 87 92 97 99 81 54 43 50
Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW SW SE S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 6 6 10 13 14 12 10 9 8 8 11 13 13 12 11 9 9 10 13 13 14 13
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 25 21 26 49 74 55 48 41 51 59 56 62 46 45 18 19 33 23 14 12 10
PoP 12HR 20 20 70 60 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.27 0.25 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 3
Vent Rate 10 7 29140107 29 6 5 7 8 39 88 88 21 11 10 8 8 30 58 96 53
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW NW NE SE S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW N NE
T Wind Spd 19 14 20 19 17 13 11 10 14 14 19 19 17 18 19 19 16 14 16 16 17 18
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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24
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 45 79 52 77 50 75 50 79
Temp 51 45 69 75 58 53 72 70 55 51 68 69 55 50 72 74
DewPt 48 45 50 50 53 53 55 53 53 51 51 51 51 50 52 51
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 47 100 43 100 39
RH 89100 50 42 82100 56 55 95100 55 52 85 99 49 44
PWind Dir NE SW S N NE NE SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 40 40 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024
Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24
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 69 93 61 78
Temp 70 68 81 95 96 90 81 76 72 69 79 88 91 85 73 70 65 62 66 71 75 70
DewPt 56 60 61 56 54 57 57 58 58 60 62 60 58 60 63 62 62 61 60 56 53 50
Min/Max RH 23 73 32 99 45
RH 62 76 50 26 24 32 44 52 61 72 56 38 32 43 70 76 91 99 81 58 46 50
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW W S S S SW SW SW S SE SE S S SW NW NW N N
Wind Spd 4 4 6 10 12 10 9 8 8 6 9 11 11 11 9 9 9 10 13 13 14 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 11 19 22 15 42 64 58 46 38 52 54 57 66 78 63 68 45 47 36 33 32 23
PoP 12HR 10 10 60 70 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.17 0.59 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 4
Vent Rate 7 8 32123154 21 10 8 10 10 56107 92 12 11 6 9 8 35 58 67 66
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W S S S SW SW S S SE E SE SE SW W NW N N
T Wind Spd 10 11 19 18 17 12 16 12 13 14 20 17 14 12 16 10 13 11 16 16 20 18
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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24
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 48 82 55 81 53 80 54 84
Temp 55 48 69 80 62 56 74 74 60 54 72 74 61 54 76 78
DewPt 48 47 48 49 51 54 56 54 54 54 53 51 52 52 53 52
Max/Min RH 95 33 93 42 99 38 92 34
RH 78 95 46 34 68 93 53 50 83 99 50 44 73 91 45 39
PWind Dir N W S N NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 30 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024
Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24
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 90 60 74
Temp 70 69 80 91 93 87 79 75 72 70 76 85 88 82 70 68 65 61 64 69 71 67
DewPt 57 60 61 57 54 57 58 58 58 60 62 60 59 61 63 62 62 61 60 56 53 50
Min/Max RH 27 70 37 98 52
RH 64 73 53 32 28 37 48 55 63 70 61 43 37 51 77 81 90 98 86 63 54 55
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW NW S S S SW SW SW S S SE S S SW NW N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 9 11 12 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 11 12 13 14 13 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 11 18 23 15 44 67 59 48 36 49 53 58 66 74 62 67 43 47 36 31 26 17
PoP 12HR 10 10 60 70 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.20 0.60 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 4
Vent Rate 6 6 27110142 22 8 6 8 8 44 96 86 9 9 6 8 8 32 58 69 62
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W S S S SW SW S S SE E SE S SW W NW N N
T Wind Spd 11 12 19 18 18 12 14 10 14 14 19 16 14 12 16 11 13 13 16 17 21 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24
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 48 78 56 78 54 77 54 81
Temp 54 49 67 77 62 57 70 71 59 55 69 72 60 55 71 78
DewPt 48 47 48 50 52 54 56 54 54 53 52 51 52 53 53 52
Max/Min RH 94 38 93 46 95 43 93 38
RH 78 92 52 39 69 93 60 55 82 95 55 48 75 93 53 41
PWind Dir N W S N NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 30 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-202100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024
Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24
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 88 60 77 51 68
Temp 61 59 73 87 86 80 70 66 63 61 70 74 77 71 63 60 56 52 59 64 67 63
DewPt 51 52 55 56 59 59 60 59 59 59 62 63 63 63 62 59 56 52 55 53 51 48
Min/Max RH 34 96 62 100 54
RH 70 77 52 35 39 50 71 79 87 93 76 68 62 76 98 99100100 86 66 55 59
Wind Dir SE SW SW SW W NW SW S SW SW SW SW S SE E E N N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 6 12 13 12 8 6 6 6 9 11 11 11 10 10 12 14 17 18 16 13
Clouds FW B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 21 52 66 37 60 82 83 65 52 64 77 70 71 70 67 56 53 47 42 27 20 22
PoP 12HR 20 30 80 80 5
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.44 0.70 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS NM NM O O O O SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS SC NM NM SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 3
Vent Rate 5 5 11 63 82 10 7 6 6 6 18 38 28 15 7 8 10 9 38 71 69 50
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW W NW SW S SW SW SW SW S E NE E N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 20 21 17 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 14 13 17 19 20 19 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24
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 42 75 48 73 47 73 46 77
Temp 47 43 69 73 55 49 69 68 52 48 68 68 53 47 72 73
DewPt 47 43 50 51 52 49 54 52 52 48 50 50 51 47 53 51
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 51 100 46 100 42
RH 98100 52 47 88100 59 56 98100 53 52 93100 50 46
PWind Dir N SW S N NE NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 30 30 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-202100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2024
Date Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24
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 83 54 68
Temp 60 59 74 90 90 82 72 69 66 64 73 80 81 76 63 62 59 55 61 63 66 62
DewPt 51 53 58 57 58 59 60 60 59 59 61 62 61 62 63 61 59 55 58 55 52 50
Min/Max RH 29 86 49 100 59
RH 71 81 57 34 33 45 65 74 77 83 65 54 50 62 99 96 99 98 92 75 61 64
Wind Dir SE SE SW SW W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW E E SE E N NW N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 5 10 12 10 8 8 9 9 10 11 9 9 8 8 10 12 13 16 16 12
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 13 24 32 35 53 83 82 70 75 67 82 71 81 78 76 81 58 49 57 55 46 45
PoP 12HR 20 10 70 90 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.27 0.74 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM NM O O NM NM IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 5 1 1 1 <1 1 2 3 3 4
Vent Rate 4 4 10 61115 8 5 5 6 6 23 78 46 15 15 16 10 15 26 42 55 54
T Wind Dir E S SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW W N NE E E E NE N N N N
T Wind Spd 10 8 12 18 23 13 10 10 12 13 18 17 11 12 16 14 13 13 16 18 19 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 Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24
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 42 76 49 74 48 75 48 79
Temp 47 43 68 72 54 50 68 68 53 49 67 69 53 49 71 73
DewPt 47 43 49 50 51 50 55 53 53 49 53 51 52 49 54 54
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 52 100 46 100 43
RH 100100 50 47 89100 64 59100100 59 53 94100 55 51
PWind Dir N SW S N N N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 30 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS 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