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
243 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
TXZ012-272100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
243 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
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 90 56 88 55 89
Temp 61 57 71 85 90 85 72 66 61 57 71 83 87 82 69 64 59 55 70 82 85 82
DewPt 50 49 51 51 49 49 50 50 49 50 52 48 44 44 45 45 46 46 47 45 42 43
Min/Max RH 25 77 22 73 22
RH 67 75 49 31 25 29 46 56 65 77 51 30 22 26 42 50 62 72 44 27 22 25
Wind Dir S S NW NE NE NE E E N NW NW N N NE E E W W NW N NE E
Wind Spd 5 4 3 4 6 6 4 2 2 4 4 9 10 8 4 2 2 4 2 4 3 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 0 0 0 2 7 4 1 8 0 2 1 3 5 5 1 3 1 1 1 4 3 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
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 6 40 61 10 5 3 2 3 10 58 81 7 4 3 3 3 5 31 35 3
T Wind Dir S SW NW NE NE NE E E NE NW N N N NE NE E S W W N N SE
T Wind Spd 11 10 8 11 11 10 12 10 5 6 11 14 16 11 11 8 8 6 6 6 5 8
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 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24Thu 10/03/24
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 93 56 83 55 91 59 89
Temp 64 57 86 86 67 58 75 77 63 57 84 84 68 61 84 83
DewPt 44 44 46 45 46 43 42 43 42 42 42 38 40 43 42 39
Max/Min RH 62 20 58 28 57 18 51 18
RH 48 62 25 24 47 57 31 30 46 57 23 19 36 51 23 21
PWind Dir S SW SE NE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-272100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
243 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 89 54 86 52 87
Temp 58 55 72 86 89 83 69 62 59 56 69 81 85 81 66 60 55 53 69 81 84 80
DewPt 48 47 48 50 47 48 50 50 50 49 51 49 44 44 46 45 45 44 47 43 40 42
Min/Max RH 23 83 24 74 22
RH 71 76 42 29 23 29 50 65 74 79 53 33 24 27 48 58 69 71 46 27 22 26
Wind Dir SW W NW NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NE NE E E SW W W N E E
Wind Spd 4 4 4 9 9 8 4 3 3 3 4 9 10 8 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 3 0 4 4 6 19 4 6 7 0 3 3 4 2 2 2 4 1 4 2 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 8 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 9 <1
Vent Rate 6 5 8 61100 10 7 6 4 3 9 65 90 9 6 5 3 3 8 36 53 5
T Wind Dir SW W NW NE NE NE E E E N N N N NE E E S W W N N SE
T Wind Spd 12 10 10 13 14 10 13 11 8 6 8 14 14 11 12 9 6 6 8 6 6 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24Thu 10/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 53 92 53 81 53 89 56 89
Temp 60 54 85 85 64 55 73 76 59 54 81 82 64 57 83 81
DewPt 43 42 43 44 44 41 41 43 41 41 41 36 37 41 38 37
Max/Min RH 65 19 59 28 62 17 55 16
RH 53 64 23 24 47 59 32 31 52 61 24 19 36 55 20 21
PWind Dir S SW SE NE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-272100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
243 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
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 92 56 91 54 90
Temp 62 58 68 83 89 87 72 67 61 57 71 85 90 85 71 65 58 55 69 83 87 84
DewPt 51 51 53 53 49 50 51 52 52 51 53 48 45 45 47 48 48 48 49 46 42 44
Min/Max RH 24 82 21 78 21
RH 68 77 59 35 25 28 47 58 71 79 52 29 21 25 42 54 68 76 48 27 21 25
Wind Dir SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NW W NW N NE NE E SE W W W N NE E
Wind Spd 3 2 2 4 4 5 3 2 2 2 4 9 9 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 4 1 0 4 3 0 1 1 6 0 2 5 4 3 3 1 2 1 3 4 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
Haines 6HR 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1
Vent Rate 7 5 5 28 50 12 8 5 4 4 14 65 83 10 6 5 3 4 6 24 33 6
T Wind Dir S S SE E NE E E E N NW N N N NE E E W W W N N E
T Wind Spd 10 8 4 10 10 11 11 8 5 6 11 16 14 10 9 8 4 6 5 5 5 8
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 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24Thu 10/03/24
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 97 57 84 57 94 63 94
Temp 65 58 88 90 69 59 74 78 63 58 86 87 71 63 87 86
DewPt 45 46 46 46 46 41 40 41 42 43 43 39 41 43 42 40
Max/Min RH 65 18 53 26 56 16 48 17
RH 49 64 23 22 44 51 30 28 46 56 23 19 34 48 21 20
PWind Dir S SW E NE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-272100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
243 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 58 88 55 88
Temp 62 59 67 81 87 85 72 66 62 59 69 82 87 83 70 64 59 56 67 80 84 81
DewPt 51 51 53 53 50 50 51 51 52 52 53 49 45 45 46 48 48 47 49 46 42 45
Min/Max RH 26 81 24 73 23
RH 66 76 61 38 28 31 47 57 70 77 57 33 24 27 43 55 67 72 51 31 23 28
Wind Dir S S NE NE NE NE E E NW NW NW N NE NE E SE W W W NW E E
Wind Spd 4 2 2 4 4 5 4 2 2 2 4 8 9 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 4 0 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 <1
Vent Rate 5 4 4 29 52 12 7 4 2 4 11 61 80 10 5 4 3 4 5 26 34 5
T Wind Dir S S N NE NE NE E E N NW N N N NE E E W W W N N E
T Wind Spd 10 6 4 11 10 11 12 8 5 6 10 14 14 10 9 8 5 6 5 5 5 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24Thu 10/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 58 94 58 81 58 91 63 91
Temp 65 59 85 87 68 60 71 75 63 59 83 84 70 64 84 83
DewPt 45 46 46 47 46 42 41 43 42 43 44 40 41 44 43 40
Max/Min RH 63 20 53 28 55 19 48 19
RH 49 63 26 25 45 52 33 32 45 55 26 21 34 48 24 22
PWind Dir S SW E NE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-272100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
243 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
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 52 84 49 85
Temp 56 52 69 84 87 84 67 60 56 53 68 81 84 80 64 57 52 50 67 80 83 79
DewPt 51 50 53 53 51 51 52 52 51 51 54 50 46 46 47 45 45 44 48 46 44 46
Min/Max RH 27 96 27 84 25
RH 84 92 56 34 29 33 59 74 85 94 60 34 27 29 54 64 77 81 50 30 25 31
Wind Dir SW NW N NE NE NE NE N N NW N NE NE E E E W NW W S S SE
Wind Spd 3 4 5 9 8 6 4 3 4 4 4 5 8 6 4 2 3 4 2 4 4 4
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 8 0 0 1 1 12 9 3 5 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 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
Haines 6HR 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 <1
Vent Rate 4 4 8 68 75 6 6 3 4 3 9 52 78 3 5 4 3 4 6 39 44 5
T Wind Dir SW NW N E NE E E NE N N N N N NE E E W W W W SW SE
T Wind Spd 9 9 13 17 13 9 13 8 8 6 10 13 13 8 10 8 6 9 8 9 6 9
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 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24Thu 10/03/24
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 89 50 75 51 86 54 85
Temp 58 51 83 83 62 52 69 72 56 53 81 81 62 55 81 79
DewPt 44 42 48 49 45 37 40 42 43 41 44 40 37 38 42 41
Max/Min RH 73 23 57 29 65 20 53 20
RH 58 71 30 31 55 56 35 34 62 65 27 23 39 53 25 26
PWind Dir S SW NE E S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-272100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
243 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024
Date Fri 09/27/24 Sat 09/28/24 Sun 09/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 87 51 86 49 86
Temp 54 51 65 80 85 82 66 59 54 52 68 82 86 81 64 57 52 50 66 80 84 79
DewPt 52 51 54 54 52 52 53 53 51 51 53 50 47 46 47 47 46 45 48 47 45 46
Min/Max RH 31 97 26 86 26
RH 92 99 67 40 32 36 62 79 90 97 59 33 26 29 54 68 79 84 53 32 26 31
Wind Dir S SE NE NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW N NE NE E W W W W SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 8 6 4 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 4
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 13 3 1 3 5 4 2 4 5 1 2 2 4 4 1 2 2 2 3 4 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 <1
Vent Rate 4 3 4 23 46 8 4 3 3 4 12 60 78 4 4 3 3 4 6 26 31 4
T Wind Dir S S SE E NE E E E NW NW N N N NE E E W W W W S SE
T Wind Spd 9 6 4 10 10 10 10 8 6 9 13 14 14 10 9 8 6 9 9 6 5 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24Thu 10/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 51 92 50 76 53 90 56 87
Temp 58 52 85 84 62 52 68 72 56 54 84 83 65 57 81 79
DewPt 45 45 50 49 45 36 39 40 42 42 45 41 39 39 43 42
Max/Min RH 79 23 55 29 64 19 52 22
RH 63 77 30 30 55 54 33 32 61 63 26 23 39 52 26 27
PWind Dir S S NE NE S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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