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
449 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
TXZ012-272100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 98 76 102 74 96
Temp 73 80 90 96 96 87 83 78 76 87 97101100 88 84 78 74 84 91 95 93
DewPt 64 65 63 58 56 55 55 57 57 57 57 57 54 57 55 57 59 61 61 63 62
Min/Max RH 26 52 22 59 34
RH 73 60 41 28 27 34 38 48 52 36 27 24 22 35 37 48 59 46 37 35 36
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W N NE E
Wind Spd 9 12 16 18 19 16 14 16 16 19 16 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 81 58 26 29 39 34 58 66 35 8 8 24 24 32 37 38 31 17 16 27 36
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 8
Vent Rate 5 25 87189159 16 14 11 14 68136174127 11 13 10 15 36 52 97122
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW E E
T Wind Spd 12 17 20 25 23 23 19 19 23 29 21 19 18 24 23 21 19 17 12 13 17
RFTI 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
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
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 71 94 74 99 75 101 75 97
Temp 78 71 89 92 80 74 94 96 83 75 97 98 81 75 93 94
DewPt 63 63 62 58 58 60 57 54 54 55 56 56 58 58 58 58
Max/Min RH 77 32 62 24 51 24 58 29
RH 60 76 41 32 47 62 29 25 37 50 26 25 46 55 31 30
PWind Dir E S S SW S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 20 10 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-272100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 71 100 68 94
Temp 69 78 87 94 93 83 78 74 72 83 93 99 99 85 79 74 69 80 89 93 91
DewPt 66 66 63 55 52 56 57 57 58 59 58 55 52 57 56 58 60 63 63 62 61
Min/Max RH 25 61 21 73 35
RH 91 67 44 27 25 40 48 55 61 44 32 23 21 39 45 57 73 55 42 36 37
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW NE E E
Wind Spd 4 10 16 19 17 12 12 12 13 16 13 13 11 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 85 67 29 20 33 50 70 45 26 16 17 17 24 33 55 35 29 14 14 27 45
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 6 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 8
Vent Rate 7 24111226219 9 9 12 12 68116167164 10 11 11 12 29 57 86108
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW S SW SW W NE SE E
T Wind Spd 9 16 21 25 25 14 16 20 19 26 18 17 16 19 19 19 14 13 12 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 93 69 96 71 99 71 95
Temp 75 68 85 91 77 69 90 94 79 71 93 96 78 71 90 93
DewPt 65 65 62 57 59 62 60 54 57 57 58 56 60 60 60 58
Max/Min RH 91 32 79 26 62 24 69 29
RH 71 90 46 33 54 78 36 26 46 61 31 26 54 67 36 31
PWind Dir SE S S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 20 10 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-272100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 101 79 107 75 99
Temp 75 82 92 99 98 89 86 81 79 90101106103 90 85 79 75 84 93 98 94
DewPt 67 68 67 63 60 62 60 60 59 60 60 59 59 62 59 61 63 65 65 65 66
Min/Max RH 28 50 22 65 34
RH 76 64 44 31 29 40 42 48 50 37 26 22 24 39 42 53 65 52 39 34 40
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW NW N NE E
Wind Spd 5 9 13 16 16 12 12 12 12 14 13 12 10 9 9 8 8 9 11 11 10
Clouds B2 SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 83 46 58 24 48 63 55 51 46 6 11 21 36 30 35 44 33 20 25 30 50
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 9 6 <1 1 <1 1 4 7 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 9
Vent Rate 11 37 88199149 18 23 17 19 99142184139 16 19 16 14 46 61 76123
T Wind Dir S S S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW W N E SE
T Wind Spd 12 17 19 26 27 23 21 19 20 31 21 19 19 23 21 20 17 16 12 12 16
RFTI 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
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
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 72 98 76 104 79 106 76 102
Temp 79 72 90 95 81 76 98100 86 80101102 84 77 97 98
DewPt 67 67 65 63 63 63 60 57 57 58 59 58 62 61 62 62
Max/Min RH 84 34 65 22 47 22 58 28
RH 68 84 45 35 54 63 29 24 37 47 25 24 49 57 32 31
PWind Dir E SE S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 30 10 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-272100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 99 78 104 74 97
Temp 74 79 89 97 96 87 84 80 78 87 97103100 88 84 78 74 82 90 94 92
DewPt 67 67 66 61 59 60 59 59 59 60 59 59 58 62 59 61 62 64 64 64 64
Min/Max RH 28 54 24 67 37
RH 80 67 47 32 29 40 44 50 54 40 30 24 25 41 42 55 67 55 43 38 40
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW NW N NE E
Wind Spd 9 11 14 17 17 14 14 14 16 17 13 13 12 10 11 10 10 11 12 12 12
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 76 55 45 20 50 67 63 52 43 12 17 18 29 29 37 46 30 20 22 30 45
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.04 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS NM
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 9 6 <1 1 <1 <1 3 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 9
Vent Rate 7 31 80201132 16 20 13 18 86128162136 14 16 14 13 42 60 73118
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S S S SW SW W SW SW S S S SW NW N NE SE
T Wind Spd 12 17 19 26 26 20 20 19 21 31 21 18 19 25 23 21 18 14 13 13 14
RFTI 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
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
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 71 95 76 101 78 104 76 99
Temp 78 71 87 92 81 76 95 98 85 78 98 99 82 77 94 95
DewPt 67 67 64 62 62 62 59 56 57 58 58 57 62 61 60 61
Max/Min RH 85 37 64 24 50 23 59 30
RH 68 85 47 38 54 63 30 25 38 50 28 25 51 59 33 32
PWind Dir E SE S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 30 10 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-272100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 96 70 101 66 91
Temp 68 79 87 94 91 81 76 72 70 85 96100 96 84 77 69 67 78 86 90 86
DewPt 65 66 66 61 57 61 60 60 60 60 58 56 54 58 60 62 62 63 64 63 64
Min/Max RH 30 69 23 86 42
RH 88 66 49 34 32 51 58 66 69 44 28 23 25 42 57 77 84 60 48 42 48
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S E N N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 6 12 19 21 19 14 12 13 12 12 9 10 10 8 9 10 11 14 16 13 12
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 70 68 42 24 53 63 55 63 31 32 10 23 28 28 30 31 55 37 32 37 42
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC NM
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 4 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 11 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 6 5
Vent Rate 8 35 99223193 9 9 10 9 51 90127143 8 10 16 18 45 87 83 69
T Wind Dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W W SW SW S SW N N N NE NE E
T Wind Spd 12 20 26 29 26 17 16 18 17 23 13 13 14 18 19 19 16 20 20 17 14
RFTI 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
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 65 92 68 98 70 100 68 95
Temp 72 65 85 89 76 69 93 94 79 71 96 95 78 69 91 90
DewPt 66 65 65 60 58 60 60 56 57 58 58 55 60 61 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 38 74 26 65 23 78 33
RH 80 99 51 38 55 73 33 28 47 63 28 26 54 76 37 37
PWind Dir NE SE S SW SW SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 30 10 5 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC IS IS
Tstms NM SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-272100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 95 72 101 67 90
Temp 70 77 87 93 92 80 78 74 72 85 96100 97 82 76 69 67 77 86 89 85
DewPt 66 68 68 64 62 64 63 62 62 63 61 60 59 64 65 65 65 67 66 66 65
Min/Max RH 34 70 26 94 46
RH 87 74 53 38 37 58 61 66 70 49 32 27 29 55 69 86 92 70 52 46 51
Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW W SW SE SE E NE N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 9 13 18 20 18 13 12 13 12 12 9 8 8 6 9 9 10 13 13 13 12
Clouds B2 B1 B1 FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 81 59 57 19 62 68 60 52 51 19 13 16 32 34 38 42 68 47 52 41 37
PoP 12HR 30 30 5 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.09 0 0.04 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS NM
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS NM
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 5 4
Vent Rate 5 26104181 97 8 10 9 10 36 65 90 79 7 16 13 10 37 86 88 67
T Wind Dir S S S SW SW S S S SW W W SW S E N E N N NE E E
T Wind Spd 12 17 26 28 23 16 20 20 19 19 11 11 11 16 19 18 16 19 21 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
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 65 91 71 100 74 101 70 95
Temp 71 66 82 88 76 72 96 96 81 75 98 97 78 71 92 91
DewPt 67 66 68 65 64 62 62 58 58 59 60 57 63 63 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 45 73 26 59 24 78 35
RH 87100 63 47 66 72 33 28 47 58 29 27 61 76 40 40
PWind Dir E SE S SW S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 20 20 5 10 5 20 20
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms NM SC IS IS 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