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 Thu Jun 20 2024
TXZ012-202100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 85 67 88 68 94
Temp 67 66 74 81 84 81 73 70 69 67 75 82 87 85 76 73 70 69 80 89 94 92
DewPt 63 63 61 59 62 61 62 62 63 64 64 62 62 60 61 61 61 62 62 59 59 57
Min/Max RH 47 90 42 79 30
RH 87 89 63 47 47 51 69 75 82 89 69 51 43 43 60 66 73 78 54 37 31 31
Wind Dir SE S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 11 9 11 12 14 16 12 10 10 9 12 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 16 16 14 13
Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 47 63 34 31 61 58 77 80 78 84 66 64 47 36 40 31 28 32 17 13 17 24
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 2 1 3 5 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8
Vent Rate 26 14 44 68 70 63 16 15 16 10 30 59110121 16 15 11 9 78123136121
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 14 17 16 19 19 19 19 18 16 17 17 19 21 19 21 21 18 26 20 17 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 Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 70 97 71 98 74 99 74 100
Temp 78 71 92 93 78 72 93 95 80 74 96 96 80 75 96 96
DewPt 56 57 58 57 57 58 57 57 57 60 60 58 60 63 61 59
Max/Min RH 62 28 62 27 62 27 67 28
RH 47 61 32 30 48 61 30 28 45 62 30 28 51 66 32 29
PWind Dir SW SW S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-202100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 80 63 84 64 92
Temp 64 63 71 76 77 76 68 66 65 64 69 75 81 83 72 69 66 64 76 84 89 91
DewPt 64 63 61 61 62 60 63 64 64 63 65 64 61 59 61 61 63 63 63 61 59 57
Min/Max RH 53 98 44 98 32
RH 99 99 71 59 59 58 84 93 97 97 89 69 51 44 68 77 90 97 64 46 36 32
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 11 9 10 12 16 14 11 9 9 9 11 12 13 13 10 10 10 11 14 14 13 12
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 76 51 34 40 54 74 76 87 89 84 76 69 46 50 36 44 40 33 19 14 15 22
PoP 12HR 30 40 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 2 2 3 6 5 4 2 1 2 1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 9
Vent Rate 33 26 49 85 75 72 27 22 23 17 38 82107 83 8 10 11 12 66 99124111
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 17 18 17 18 20 18 17 17 13 16 20 19 17 14 18 19 18 26 19 17 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 Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 65 95 67 97 69 99 70 99
Temp 73 65 88 92 74 67 91 94 77 70 93 96 78 70 94 96
DewPt 58 59 58 56 58 58 58 56 58 62 62 57 61 63 61 57
Max/Min RH 81 28 74 27 76 26 78 26
RH 59 81 36 30 57 73 33 28 52 76 36 27 56 78 33 27
PWind Dir SW SW S S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 89 69 92 71 100
Temp 69 68 76 84 88 84 76 72 70 69 77 85 90 89 79 76 73 72 83 93 99 97
DewPt 66 65 64 61 62 63 63 65 65 67 67 65 64 62 63 64 63 63 64 62 60 59
Min/Max RH 42 93 40 76 27
RH 89 90 65 46 42 49 64 78 85 92 71 51 42 40 56 66 71 74 53 36 28 29
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 4 8 10 12 12 9 6 5 5 9 12 13 12 11 10 11 10 13 13 12 10
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 40 40 23 25 44 57 75 66 76 70 59 56 49 42 41 28 32 35 15 10 12 26
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1 <1 3 6 6 4 1 1 2 1 3 5 6 7 <1 1 1 <1 4 7 10 7
Vent Rate 17 12 46 85 88 72 18 14 35 17 40 74 96135 13 21 18 16 97149144 67
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 13 14 16 17 20 14 16 19 14 16 18 17 21 16 21 20 18 27 23 17 11
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 Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 73 102 74 104 76 106 76 105
Temp 81 74 96 97 81 75 98 99 83 77100101 84 77 99101
DewPt 61 59 61 60 62 60 59 58 60 62 62 60 64 65 64 62
Max/Min RH 61 26 60 23 60 23 67 24
RH 51 59 31 29 52 59 28 26 46 59 29 26 51 67 31 28
PWind Dir SW SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ008-202100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 68 89 71 97
Temp 68 67 75 81 84 82 74 71 69 68 75 82 87 87 78 75 73 71 80 91 96 94
DewPt 65 64 63 61 61 62 62 64 65 66 66 64 62 61 62 63 63 63 64 61 59 58
Min/Max RH 45 93 41 77 29
RH 91 90 66 50 46 51 66 80 87 90 72 55 43 42 57 65 72 75 57 38 30 30
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 8 9 11 13 13 11 9 9 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 16 14 13 11
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 44 39 25 21 42 55 72 72 77 69 68 58 48 39 46 32 33 31 19 10 14 24
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mix Hgt 1 <1 3 6 5 4 1 <1 2 1 3 4 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 9 6
Vent Rate 15 11 47 79 85 71 17 14 30 15 39 68 97134 14 19 15 13 84145141 67
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 13 16 16 18 20 17 17 19 14 17 18 17 21 17 21 20 17 25 23 17 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 99 74 102 76 103 76 103
Temp 79 73 92 95 79 74 95 97 82 76 97 99 83 76 97 98
DewPt 59 59 60 59 62 60 59 58 60 62 62 59 62 64 63 60
Max/Min RH 63 28 61 25 62 25 66 26
RH 51 63 34 31 55 60 30 28 47 62 32 27 50 66 34 30
PWind Dir SW SW S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 10 5 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ006-202100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
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 84 62 84 63 94
Temp 64 62 72 79 83 79 70 67 64 63 73 79 83 80 71 69 66 64 78 87 93 90
DewPt 63 62 64 63 62 61 62 62 63 63 65 66 64 62 61 61 61 61 63 63 61 60
Min/Max RH 47 100 52 91 34
RH 98 99 76 57 49 54 75 84 97100 76 65 53 55 71 76 82 90 60 44 35 37
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 12 13 14 16 12 10 9 9 13 14 14 13 12 12 12 13 18 16 12 10
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 72 63 27 21 40 47 44 68 74 74 72 77 69 52 52 50 40 33 17 13 22 45
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 5 7 5 2 1 1 1 3 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 8
Vent Rate 11 14 50 91119 94 37 29 17 16 61 85 96 95 8 11 10 11 96106121 83
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 19 19 19 23 21 21 18 17 23 21 19 20 17 20 20 20 32 21 14 11
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 Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 64 95 65 98 67 101 69 100
Temp 73 65 90 88 73 66 93 92 76 68 96 96 78 70 96 94
DewPt 63 62 63 61 63 61 61 57 59 58 61 57 61 61 62 58
Max/Min RH 91 35 88 28 73 25 78 26
RH 70 89 41 40 71 84 35 31 57 70 32 28 57 75 33 31
PWind Dir SW SW SE SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 10 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-202100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024
Date Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 64 87 68 96
Temp 65 65 73 81 85 81 71 67 65 64 73 83 86 83 74 72 70 68 79 90 95 92
DewPt 64 64 66 64 63 62 63 63 64 64 67 66 65 62 63 62 63 62 64 64 62 60
Min/Max RH 45 100 48 84 33
RH 98 99 80 56 46 51 78 86 96100 80 57 49 49 68 72 79 82 59 42 34 34
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 11 13 14 16 12 10 9 9 13 16 16 14 12 13 13 14 17 16 12 9
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 50 65 33 18 20 27 44 49 64 67 69 65 51 47 53 36 41 48 23 14 17 32
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 7 4 1 1 <1 <1 3 5 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 8
Vent Rate 8 8 48 90116 92 17 18 8 12 51 86 85 85 7 11 12 13 80 83 97 78
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 14 14 19 18 19 24 19 20 16 16 23 20 18 18 14 20 19 20 29 18 13 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 95 68 100 70 102 71 101
Temp 74 68 91 91 74 69 95 95 77 71 97 98 78 72 97 96
DewPt 64 64 67 63 65 63 62 59 61 60 62 58 63 63 63 59
Max/Min RH 90 35 86 27 71 25 75 27
RH 72 87 45 39 74 82 34 30 58 69 32 27 60 73 33 29
PWind Dir SW NE SE S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 5 10 5 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
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