Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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383 FOUS54 KAMA 170854 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 354 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 TXZ012-172100- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 354 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 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 81 55 91 59 95 Temp 55 54 66 75 80 79 67 61 58 55 73 86 91 89 75 68 62 60 75 89 93 91 DewPt 51 51 53 48 45 43 47 48 48 47 46 45 43 43 49 52 53 53 48 41 37 35 Min/Max RH 27 73 19 87 13 RH 86 91 62 39 29 27 49 62 69 73 38 24 19 20 40 57 72 78 38 19 14 14 Wind Dir W NW NW S SW S S S S S SW S S SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW Wind Spd 5 6 6 6 5 6 9 9 9 9 9 5 6 10 12 12 12 12 13 16 19 18 Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 31 11 9 4 5 7 4 2 1 2 5 4 7 12 8 4 5 4 6 6 13 21 PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 16 8 Vent Rate 4 4 11 35 51 62 6 6 7 6 15 41102100 9 10 9 9 41272478188 T Wind Dir W NW NW SW W SW S S S S W SW S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 10 10 8 8 6 9 16 16 18 17 12 6 10 18 23 24 20 20 24 28 34 27 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24 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 94 61 86 50 81 55 88 Temp 69 61 89 91 70 62 80 81 61 52 74 80 63 57 82 85 DewPt 37 35 30 27 32 35 36 34 38 40 39 36 42 46 41 32 Max/Min RH 41 9 36 17 63 20 69 15 RH 31 38 12 10 24 36 20 18 42 63 28 20 46 67 23 15 PWind Dir SW W SW W N SE S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 $$ TXZ016-172100- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 354 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 82 53 92 56 95 Temp 51 50 66 74 81 82 66 61 56 54 76 88 92 90 73 65 60 57 77 90 94 92 DewPt 50 48 50 46 41 38 43 44 43 42 39 36 32 31 38 41 42 40 39 34 30 27 Min/Max RH 21 64 11 69 9 RH 98 95 57 36 24 21 43 54 62 64 27 16 12 12 28 41 52 53 25 14 10 10 Wind Dir NW NW NW SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW NW S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 8 6 6 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 9 12 16 19 17 Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW Clouds(%) 50 39 8 2 8 7 4 5 3 4 3 3 6 10 10 5 3 3 4 5 7 8 PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 16 15 Vent Rate 5 5 13 41 73 72 7 8 8 8 19 76100 74 6 10 10 9 31317441379 T Wind Dir W NW NW W W W S S SW SW NW NW NW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 11 11 6 6 9 9 13 16 17 16 12 9 8 6 11 19 18 17 18 28 32 29 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 58 94 59 87 49 84 52 90 Temp 66 59 88 92 68 59 81 84 60 51 75 82 61 55 82 87 DewPt 31 28 22 19 27 30 29 24 32 38 36 26 36 41 33 19 Max/Min RH 33 6 33 10 60 12 61 8 RH 27 31 9 7 21 33 15 11 35 60 24 13 39 59 17 8 PWind Dir W W W W N S S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 $$ TXZ008-172100- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 354 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 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 58 95 63 100 Temp 56 55 69 80 85 84 72 66 61 58 75 88 94 90 76 71 66 64 79 92 97 95 DewPt 53 52 54 48 44 44 48 49 51 49 48 47 46 48 53 55 57 57 52 44 37 36 Min/Max RH 23 73 19 85 12 RH 89 87 57 33 24 25 43 55 69 72 38 24 19 23 44 57 73 79 40 19 12 13 Wind Dir W W W SE S S SE S S SW SW E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW Wind Spd 0 0 0 2 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 9 12 13 16 14 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC Clouds(%) 19 14 3 3 2 5 5 2 1 2 3 4 5 15 17 5 6 6 5 7 17 26 PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 17 10 Vent Rate 6 5 15 43 58 54 10 12 10 8 19 45111 82 14 16 15 13 48303506219 T Wind Dir W W W S SW SW S S S SW SW S S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 9 8 8 5 6 6 14 17 14 12 10 5 10 14 19 23 20 19 24 31 34 25 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24 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 63 99 64 90 53 85 58 93 Temp 73 63 91 95 73 64 82 85 64 55 77 83 67 60 85 89 DewPt 40 36 34 29 33 37 39 35 40 42 41 37 45 48 42 34 Max/Min RH 38 8 37 16 61 19 67 13 RH 31 37 13 10 23 37 21 17 41 61 28 19 45 64 22 14 PWind Dir SW SW SW W N E S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 $$ TXZ008-172100- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 354 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 84 59 93 63 98 Temp 55 54 67 77 82 83 71 67 62 59 74 86 92 88 75 71 66 64 77 90 95 93 DewPt 51 50 52 46 44 43 47 49 50 49 47 46 46 45 51 54 56 56 51 43 36 34 Min/Max RH 24 68 21 83 12 RH 86 88 57 34 27 25 42 53 66 68 39 25 21 23 42 55 70 75 40 19 13 13 Wind Dir W W W S S S SE S S SW SW NE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW Wind Spd 2 2 3 4 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 4 6 9 11 12 12 11 13 16 18 17 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 21 14 4 2 2 5 5 3 2 7 4 3 4 16 15 6 6 5 7 6 14 25 PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 17 9 Vent Rate 5 3 11 44 56 53 7 9 8 7 13 43101 70 12 12 13 11 43318520209 T Wind Dir W W W S SW SW S S S SW SW E S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 9 6 6 6 6 8 13 17 16 13 10 6 10 13 21 21 20 19 24 32 34 26 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 63 97 63 88 54 84 58 91 Temp 72 64 90 94 72 64 80 83 63 55 75 82 67 60 83 88 DewPt 40 36 33 27 33 37 38 34 39 42 40 37 44 47 41 32 Max/Min RH 37 9 37 16 62 20 63 14 RH 31 35 13 10 23 37 22 17 41 62 29 21 44 61 23 14 PWind Dir SW SW SW W N E S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 $$ TXZ006-172100- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 354 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 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 82 49 90 52 92 Temp 50 48 67 76 82 80 64 58 53 50 74 86 90 87 70 63 57 53 72 88 92 89 DewPt 50 47 51 47 41 38 41 43 43 42 42 40 38 38 44 48 48 48 46 37 31 28 Min/Max RH 21 75 16 95 11 RH 100 98 57 35 24 22 42 56 69 75 31 20 16 18 40 59 73 82 39 16 12 11 Wind Dir W NW SW S SW S S S SW SW N NE NE E SE SE S S SW SW SW SW Wind Spd 2 2 4 6 9 8 6 6 4 4 6 9 8 8 8 9 6 5 9 14 19 19 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW Clouds(%) 11 1 2 1 3 7 5 2 4 2 3 3 13 23 19 10 8 5 3 3 9 8 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 Haines 6HR 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 14 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 15 13 Vent Rate 4 4 15 56 78 90 7 8 6 4 35 98125109 8 10 7 6 29414514396 T Wind Dir W W SW SW SW SW S S S W N N N SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW T Wind Spd 10 9 6 9 10 11 14 17 14 9 17 13 10 11 16 20 14 12 17 35 39 34 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24 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 52 92 54 83 45 81 49 88 Temp 64 53 88 89 65 54 78 79 55 47 72 79 59 51 82 85 DewPt 30 29 27 21 29 35 34 30 37 39 38 31 38 41 33 22 Max/Min RH 40 8 48 15 75 16 67 9 RH 29 38 11 8 27 48 20 17 51 75 29 17 45 67 17 10 PWind Dir W SW W W N S S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 0 $$ OKZ002-172100- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 354 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min Temp 84 53 90 58 96 Temp 50 49 68 79 83 82 66 62 57 54 73 85 90 86 70 65 61 58 75 89 95 91 DewPt 50 49 54 47 43 42 46 47 48 47 47 47 46 46 52 55 55 55 55 47 37 34 Min/Max RH 22 79 22 96 12 RH 100100 62 33 24 24 48 59 73 79 40 26 22 25 52 70 80 90 50 23 13 13 Wind Dir SW W SW S S S S S S SW NW NE E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW Wind Spd 3 4 4 6 9 9 9 9 6 4 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 19 17 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 7 3 2 4 0 5 2 4 9 4 8 3 1 11 21 21 18 27 20 7 9 13 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 16 10 Vent Rate 4 4 15 60 71 70 7 8 7 5 12 42 92 90 9 10 10 7 43242537268 T Wind Dir SW W SW S SW S S S S SW NW NE E SE SE S S S S SW SW SW T Wind Spd 10 10 8 9 10 10 16 18 17 12 9 10 11 14 19 21 19 14 19 31 37 31 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max Temp 57 93 56 84 48 81 52 90 Temp 67 58 87 90 67 57 78 79 57 49 73 79 60 54 83 86 DewPt 35 35 40 32 36 43 39 35 40 42 41 37 42 47 41 31 Max/Min RH 42 12 59 18 78 21 79 13 RH 30 42 19 13 32 59 25 20 54 78 31 22 50 77 23 14 PWind Dir W W SW NW N S S SW Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 $$ 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