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 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
TXZ012-250900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 53 94 59 90 56
Temp 78 81 68 62 57 54 70 86 93 92 76 70 64 60 74 84 88 89 74 66 61 57
DewPt 40 30 35 37 40 43 48 39 27 20 20 21 24 28 32 30 27 25 30 33 35 38
Max/Min RH 66 7 30 9 49
RH 26 16 29 39 53 66 45 19 9 7 12 15 22 30 21 14 11 10 20 29 38 49
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW W W S S N NE
Wind Spd 9 9 12 12 13 12 16 18 21 21 13 12 12 12 11 10 11 12 9 11 12 11
Clouds CL SC SC CL CL CL FW FW B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 37 28 1 1 1 14 18 51 14 3 2 1 2 4 4 3 4 4 14 3 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 5
Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 46 63 8 10 12 11 52155330339 9 10 8 8 54119181194 5 5 10 7
T Wind Dir E S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W W W SE S E NE
T Wind Spd 10 11 19 24 26 24 28 26 34 35 19 25 20 18 17 14 17 17 11 12 23 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CH EL EL NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather A A A
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 87 56 87 58 84 59 86 60 88
Temp 81 85 65 57 80 82 64 59 79 80 64 60 79 80 66 61 83 84
DewPt 37 37 43 48 50 49 51 54 55 53 57 58 56 54 56 57 53 51
Min/Max RH 17 72 28 86 37 95 35 90 27
RH 21 18 45 72 35 31 63 84 44 39 78 94 45 40 70 87 36 32
PWind Dir NE SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 20 30 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-250900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 51 93 55 92 54
Temp 82 84 69 61 56 52 72 88 92 90 74 67 59 55 74 83 89 91 74 65 59 55
DewPt 22 24 29 34 37 39 40 27 17 14 17 18 23 25 28 26 23 20 24 26 31 33
Max/Min RH 62 6 32 7 43
RH 11 11 23 36 50 62 31 11 6 6 11 15 25 32 18 12 9 8 16 22 34 43
Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W N N
Wind Spd 9 10 10 10 11 11 13 18 23 23 13 12 11 13 13 14 13 13 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 22 27 11 2 2 1 8 44 32 18 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 2 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 8 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 10 13 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 76121 10 11 13 12 37199321320 13 11 11 10103152252261 8 9 9 9
T Wind Dir SW S SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W W W N NE
T Wind Spd 11 16 19 20 23 20 21 27 35 34 24 21 21 19 18 18 21 21 16 18 17 18
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH EL EL NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather A A A
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 89 54 90 56 87 57 89 58 91
Temp 80 88 64 55 83 86 63 56 80 84 63 58 81 84 64 58 84 88
DewPt 36 29 42 48 47 42 52 54 55 47 57 58 55 46 56 57 47 38
Min/Max RH 12 79 19 95 26 100 24 100 16
RH 20 12 45 79 28 21 69 93 41 28 81100 40 26 75 95 27 17
PWind Dir NE SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 30 20 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-250900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 56 98 57 93 58
Temp 81 82 70 64 58 56 74 88 96 96 78 70 62 57 74 84 91 92 76 69 62 58
DewPt 42 33 37 39 41 44 49 45 34 23 24 25 27 30 37 34 31 29 35 36 38 39
Max/Min RH 63 7 35 10 49
RH 25 17 30 40 52 62 41 22 11 7 13 18 26 35 27 17 12 10 22 29 41 48
Wind Dir NE E E SE E SE S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W W SE E NE NE
Wind Spd 6 5 8 8 8 8 12 13 19 18 9 8 8 6 8 9 9 9 6 8 8 6
Clouds FW SC FW CL CL CL FW CL SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 6 29 7 3 2 3 8 3 40 20 4 2 1 3 3 3 3 5 9 13 3 2
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 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 43 47 11 13 13 10 70157369365 11 11 12 11 55115164167 10 10 14 9
T Wind Dir NE SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW N NW W W SE SE NE E
T Wind Spd 8 9 17 18 18 13 26 26 34 34 16 17 18 16 17 14 16 14 14 14 20 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 90 59 91 61 87 61 89 63 92
Temp 84 87 68 59 84 85 68 61 83 82 67 62 82 83 69 63 85 87
DewPt 39 38 44 49 50 50 52 56 57 55 58 60 60 59 60 59 56 54
Min/Max RH 16 69 24 83 35 94 38 89 28
RH 21 18 42 69 30 29 57 81 41 39 73 93 47 43 74 87 37 31
PWind Dir NE SE SE SE S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 30 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-250900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 57 96 58 92 59
Temp 78 81 70 64 59 57 73 87 94 93 77 70 63 58 73 82 89 91 77 69 62 59
DewPt 41 32 36 38 40 44 48 42 32 24 25 26 28 29 36 33 30 27 34 36 38 39
Max/Min RH 62 8 34 10 48
RH 27 18 29 38 50 62 42 21 11 8 14 19 27 33 27 17 13 10 21 30 40 48
Wind Dir NE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W W SE E NE NE
Wind Spd 9 8 11 10 10 11 14 14 20 20 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9
Clouds FW SC FW CL CL CL FW CL SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 6 34 6 3 2 2 9 5 36 18 4 3 2 4 4 3 3 4 10 17 4 2
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 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 45 48 10 11 13 10 61162359354 9 9 10 9 54120164166 6 9 11 7
T Wind Dir NE SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW N NW W W SE SE NE E
T Wind Spd 9 9 17 19 19 14 26 26 34 34 16 17 18 16 17 14 16 14 11 16 20 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 88 60 90 61 86 62 87 63 91
Temp 80 87 67 60 82 84 68 61 81 80 67 62 80 81 68 63 83 86
DewPt 39 38 44 49 50 49 53 55 56 55 59 60 59 57 59 60 56 52
Min/Max RH 17 69 26 80 37 91 39 90 29
RH 23 18 43 68 32 30 60 79 44 41 76 91 48 45 72 88 39 32
PWind Dir NE SE SE SE S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 30 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-250900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 49 90 49 89 51
Temp 76 77 63 58 52 50 69 86 90 87 70 62 54 50 71 82 87 88 70 62 54 51
DewPt 36 29 34 36 37 38 40 32 23 20 22 24 27 28 33 31 28 26 32 33 36 34
Max/Min RH 65 8 44 10 54
RH 23 17 33 44 56 64 35 14 9 9 16 24 35 43 24 16 12 11 24 33 49 51
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW W W SW SW SE N N N
Wind Spd 9 11 11 10 9 9 12 19 24 25 12 9 9 8 9 10 10 11 9 10 9 9
Clouds CL SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 47 15 3 7 1 2 2 6 6 4 2 3 2 2 2 4 19 19 14 5 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 65108 10 11 11 11 48256385410 10 10 9 7 60136187185 7 9 9 6
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW W W SW E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 18 19 21 20 19 24 32 37 39 19 21 18 14 13 14 16 16 14 19 19 13
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather A A A
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 84 51 88 53 85 55 88 56 88
Temp 79 82 60 51 82 82 61 54 79 79 61 56 81 82 62 56 82 84
DewPt 38 34 40 45 48 47 51 52 56 52 58 56 57 52 56 56 52 48
Min/Max RH 17 79 23 96 32 100 29 99 26
RH 23 18 47 79 31 30 70 94 45 38 88 99 44 35 81 98 35 29
PWind Dir NE SE S SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-250900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 50 94 53 89 52
Temp 76 76 63 58 52 50 69 86 93 90 72 65 58 53 71 82 88 86 69 62 55 52
DewPt 33 32 36 38 39 41 47 43 33 24 26 29 34 38 41 36 31 29 35 36 38 38
Max/Min RH 70 9 56 12 60
RH 21 20 36 48 59 70 46 22 12 9 18 26 40 56 35 19 13 13 28 38 52 58
Wind Dir NE SE E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N E NE N N
Wind Spd 8 8 9 9 9 9 13 18 21 21 12 10 9 9 12 13 13 12 9 9 8 8
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 0 16 14 6 14 6 2 9 5 4 1 5 4 4 3 2 1 11 16 14 14 15
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 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 47 53 7 9 9 7 75190416391 11 10 10 7 64147203158 5 8 6 5
T Wind Dir NE SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW W W E E NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 9 17 19 18 16 27 28 35 36 21 20 20 14 17 18 19 13 11 17 13 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Fire Weather A A A
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 85 52 88 56 84 57 86 58 88
Temp 80 83 61 53 82 82 63 56 80 78 62 58 80 81 62 58 83 84
DewPt 39 37 41 47 49 49 52 53 57 56 58 58 60 57 60 58 55 53
Min/Max RH 18 79 26 88 39 100 38 100 32
RH 23 20 48 79 32 32 68 88 45 45 88100 50 43 92100 39 34
PWind Dir NE SE S SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 30 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC 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