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
148 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
TXZ012-252100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
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 54 87 54 85
Temp 57 54 68 79 82 81 68 63 58 54 68 81 86 81 68 62 57 54 67 80 84 79
DewPt 48 48 49 47 46 47 46 47 47 47 50 50 49 50 50 49 49 49 50 51 48 48
Min/Max RH 27 75 28 84 29
RH 72 81 51 32 28 30 45 56 67 77 52 34 28 34 52 62 75 83 54 36 29 34
Wind Dir NW NW NW N N NE SE SE S S S S SE E SE SE SE SE W N N NE
Wind Spd 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 6 8 5 4 4 4 5 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 1 0 2 6 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 6 6 1 2 2 6 3 3 6 13
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 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 6 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 1
Vent Rate 3 3 5 43 51 10 4 3 3 3 9 28 40 8 6 6 4 2 6 43 66 14
T Wind Dir NE N N N N NE E SE S S SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE NW N N NE
T Wind Spd 8 8 6 9 9 6 10 10 10 9 9 6 8 11 14 13 10 5 5 11 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 Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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 55 86 54 87 55 89 55 85
Temp 62 56 81 80 63 54 82 81 64 56 83 83 64 55 80 79
DewPt 49 48 48 45 45 45 45 44 44 45 47 45 46 45 44 43
Max/Min RH 77 25 72 22 68 23 70 23
RH 62 74 32 29 52 71 27 27 48 66 28 26 52 69 28 28
PWind Dir NE N NE N SE S E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-252100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 50 88 51 85
Temp 55 52 65 75 81 79 65 58 53 51 66 80 86 82 66 59 54 51 64 78 84 79
DewPt 48 47 49 46 45 47 48 47 48 47 50 49 49 51 52 50 50 48 51 51 49 49
Min/Max RH 28 87 28 93 30
RH 76 83 55 36 28 33 55 67 81 85 56 34 28 35 60 72 85 89 62 39 30 35
Wind Dir N NW NW N N E SE S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE NE NW NE NE NE
Wind Spd 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 8 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 2 5 0 5 3 4 4 4 2 6 1 2 5 5 3 3 2 10 4 3 6 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 1
Vent Rate 4 4 6 31 40 9 6 6 6 5 15 33 54 5 7 7 5 4 8 36 57 13
T Wind Dir E N N N N E SE S SW SW SW SW W SE SE SE S S S N N NE
T Wind Spd 10 8 6 6 6 6 11 12 12 12 12 9 9 11 14 13 10 8 6 10 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 51 87 51 87 52 89 52 83
Temp 58 52 80 81 60 52 80 81 60 53 81 81 59 53 77 78
DewPt 50 49 49 46 45 44 43 45 44 44 45 45 45 43 43 43
Max/Min RH 91 26 76 22 74 22 72 25
RH 74 88 34 29 58 74 27 29 55 71 28 28 60 69 30 29
PWind Dir NE N E NE SE S E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
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 54 89 54 88
Temp 58 55 66 78 83 82 69 62 58 55 67 82 87 83 70 63 57 54 66 81 86 82
DewPt 51 50 51 48 46 47 47 48 48 48 51 50 49 50 51 51 51 50 52 51 48 48
Min/Max RH 26 82 27 89 27
RH 76 84 59 34 27 29 45 58 70 78 55 33 27 32 51 66 79 88 59 36 27 31
Wind Dir NW W NW N NE E SE SE S S S S SE E SE SE SE E N N NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 5 6 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 0 2 6 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 6 5 1 1 2 5 2 2 12 12
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 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 6 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 2
Vent Rate 4 4 6 36 52 8 7 7 6 4 9 26 41 8 8 8 5 4 7 43 64 19
T Wind Dir N NW NW N N E E SE S S S SE SE E E SE SE SE NW N N NE
T Wind Spd 5 4 5 6 8 6 11 11 9 6 6 6 8 10 12 11 8 5 5 10 12 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 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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 55 91 54 90 55 92 56 87
Temp 63 56 83 84 64 55 82 84 64 56 84 85 64 56 79 81
DewPt 50 49 49 46 47 47 46 45 47 47 47 46 48 46 44 42
Max/Min RH 81 22 76 22 75 22 71 22
RH 63 78 31 26 54 73 29 26 53 72 28 25 55 69 29 25
PWind Dir NE N NE N SE S E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 84 56 86 55 86
Temp 59 56 65 76 81 80 69 63 59 56 66 79 85 81 69 62 58 55 64 78 84 80
DewPt 51 50 51 48 46 48 47 48 49 49 51 51 50 51 51 50 51 51 52 51 49 49
Min/Max RH 28 78 30 86 30
RH 76 83 62 38 29 32 46 58 69 76 57 38 30 36 53 65 77 85 64 40 31 33
Wind Dir NW W NW N NE E SE SE S S S S SE E SE SE SE SE NW N NE NE
Wind Spd 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 5 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 4 2 2 7 8
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 2
Vent Rate 3 3 5 29 47 10 6 6 4 4 7 25 40 7 7 6 4 3 5 38 56 17
T Wind Dir N W NW N N E E SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE W NE N NE
T Wind Spd 5 5 5 6 6 8 12 11 9 8 6 6 8 11 13 11 8 5 4 10 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 87 55 87 56 89 56 84
Temp 62 56 79 81 63 56 79 81 64 57 81 83 64 56 76 79
DewPt 50 50 49 46 47 46 47 46 46 47 48 47 47 46 44 43
Max/Min RH 80 25 71 25 72 24 69 25
RH 65 78 35 29 56 70 33 29 53 71 31 29 55 68 32 28
PWind Dir NE N NE N SE S E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-252100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
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 48 83 48 82
Temp 52 49 65 76 80 78 62 57 52 49 64 78 83 80 63 57 52 49 64 78 82 79
DewPt 46 45 48 48 48 49 49 47 47 47 51 52 51 53 52 51 50 49 52 52 50 50
Min/Max RH 31 95 33 100 33
RH 81 86 55 37 32 37 62 70 82 91 63 40 33 39 67 79 92100 65 41 33 36
Wind Dir NW NW NW NE E SE SE S S S S S S E E SE NE NW NW NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 8 8 6
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 4 2 1 2 2 4 2 3 9 5 3 3 7
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 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 3 5 35 38 9 5 5 5 3 7 27 37 5 7 6 4 3 6 28 52 7
T Wind Dir NW NW W NW NW SE SE SE S S SW S S E SE SE S S SW NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 5 6 6 8 6 6 11 11 10 10 9 10 9 11 14 12 8 6 5 9 11 10
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 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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 50 83 49 82 49 84 49 79
Temp 56 51 79 78 57 50 77 78 57 50 78 79 57 49 74 75
DewPt 49 47 49 48 46 43 47 48 46 44 47 48 46 43 45 46
Max/Min RH 91 27 81 29 82 28 82 31
RH 76 86 35 35 66 77 34 35 66 80 33 34 65 80 35 35
PWind Dir NE N NE E S S NE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-252100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 48 84 48 82
Temp 50 48 64 76 80 77 62 56 51 49 63 78 83 78 63 56 51 48 62 76 82 78
DewPt 45 46 48 47 47 48 48 47 47 46 51 52 52 52 52 51 50 48 52 53 51 50
Min/Max RH 30 93 34 100 34
RH 83 89 57 35 31 36 61 72 84 90 63 40 34 40 68 82 96100 70 44 34 38
Wind Dir NW NW NW N NE E SE S S S S SE SE E E SE S W NW N NE NE
Wind Spd 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 2 0 2 2 5 4 2 4 2 1 1 3 4 3 1 5 9 5 6 8 14
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 3 3 30 36 10 5 5 4 4 11 32 37 5 6 5 4 3 7 30 51 7
T Wind Dir W W NW N N E SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 6 8 6 6 6 9 12 11 10 11 11 9 9 9 13 11 9 8 5 9 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 85 47 83 49 86 49 81
Temp 56 51 78 79 56 48 76 77 57 50 78 79 57 49 73 75
DewPt 50 47 49 46 46 45 48 48 47 46 50 48 47 44 44 45
Max/Min RH 90 27 91 29 89 29 85 30
RH 79 86 36 31 68 88 37 36 70 86 36 34 68 83 36 35
PWind Dir N N NE NE S S NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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