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 Wed Jun 26 2024
TXZ012-262100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
449 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
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 102 73 100 76 103
Temp 71 86 98100 97 84 79 75 73 84 95 99 97 87 83 79 77 87 98103101
DewPt 61 62 57 55 55 59 61 63 62 63 58 55 53 54 55 58 57 58 57 57 55
Min/Max RH 22 69 22 51 21
RH 70 44 26 22 24 43 54 66 68 49 29 23 23 32 38 49 50 38 26 22 22
Wind Dir SW W SE SE SE E S SE SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 5 6 5 11 13 12 10 9 9 12 16 18 19 16 16 16 16 17 14 13 13
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 15 8 28 39 50 56 77 74 63 30 18 26 29 43 46 43 33 14 7 12 29
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0.02 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 2 10 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 12 12
Vent Rate 6 16 79110 94 15 12 10 5 25140245202 16 15 13 15 72112180166
T Wind Dir SW W SE SE SE E S S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 16 11 9 13 17 19 20 18 12 13 21 28 28 23 23 23 24 26 17 17 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 Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
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 74 95 71 92 73 98 75 99
Temp 84 74 90 90 76 71 87 90 79 73 93 95 82 75 95 96
DewPt 58 60 61 62 64 64 62 61 60 60 58 56 54 56 57 56
Max/Min RH 62 36 80 37 66 27 53 25
RH 41 62 38 39 66 79 43 38 52 64 31 27 38 52 28 26
PWind Dir S NE SE S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 50 20 10 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-262100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
449 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 100 70 97 71 100
Temp 69 85 95 99 95 80 76 72 70 82 91 97 95 84 80 74 72 83 93 98 99
DewPt 63 64 59 53 55 62 63 63 64 64 59 54 52 55 55 58 59 60 59 55 53
Min/Max RH 22 81 23 63 21
RH 82 50 30 22 26 53 64 73 81 54 34 24 23 37 42 56 63 46 32 24 22
Wind Dir SW W SE SE SE N E S SW SW S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 5 11 13 9 8 6 6 11 16 18 16 12 12 12 13 13 12 11 10
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 14 11 36 46 69 68 76 87 67 34 23 26 38 48 57 45 26 14 8 15 31
PoP 12HR 20 40 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 10 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 13
Vent Rate 7 18 86137120 12 10 9 6 36168238239 10 10 14 12 58120157166
T Wind Dir SW W SE SE SE N SE S SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 14 12 10 12 17 17 17 13 12 16 24 26 27 17 18 23 19 23 17 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 93 67 90 69 96 71 99
Temp 78 68 88 91 73 67 84 88 76 69 89 94 79 71 94 96
DewPt 59 62 63 63 67 66 64 59 59 62 60 55 56 58 59 55
Max/Min RH 81 36 98 37 79 26 64 25
RH 52 81 43 39 80 97 52 37 56 78 38 27 45 63 31 25
PWind Dir SW NE SE S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 50 20 20 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-262100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
449 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
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 105 75 105 80 108
Temp 73 87101104 98 86 80 76 75 85 97104101 91 87 82 80 89100107103
DewPt 65 66 61 56 59 62 65 66 66 66 63 56 55 57 58 59 59 60 59 58 58
Min/Max RH 22 75 21 49 21
RH 77 49 27 22 27 45 61 71 75 54 33 21 22 32 38 45 49 38 26 21 22
Wind Dir SW W E SE E E SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 3 4 6 9 11 9 6 5 5 9 13 16 16 14 12 12 12 13 12 10 10
Clouds FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 13 11 35 42 72 56 52 53 60 40 24 30 36 45 46 46 36 15 7 11 27
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.15 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 2 10 12 5 1 1 <1 <1 3 8 11 9 <1 1 1 <1 3 8 12 13
Vent Rate 7 20 83122 83 15 19 13 10 41143248239 21 22 20 18 79111158164
T Wind Dir SW W SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 12 9 11 18 14 18 17 12 17 21 26 29 25 23 21 21 25 16 14 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 Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
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 74 98 71 97 75 104 78 106
Temp 86 74 93 93 78 72 90 94 81 75 98100 86 79101101
DewPt 62 65 64 65 69 69 66 63 64 63 60 57 58 59 60 58
Max/Min RH 74 35 91 36 67 23 51 22
RH 45 74 38 41 73 91 44 37 56 66 29 24 38 51 26 25
PWind Dir S NE E S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 50 20 10 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-262100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
449 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 101 74 101 79 104
Temp 72 84 97100 95 83 78 75 74 83 95100 99 89 85 81 79 87 98103100
DewPt 65 65 61 56 59 62 64 65 65 65 62 56 54 57 57 59 59 60 59 57 57
Min/Max RH 23 75 22 51 22
RH 76 53 30 23 30 49 63 73 75 54 35 24 23 34 39 46 51 40 28 23 24
Wind Dir SW W E E E SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 4 4 6 10 13 10 9 9 8 11 14 18 19 16 16 14 14 14 12 11 11
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 12 13 35 43 66 59 59 64 64 38 25 29 37 45 47 46 36 15 7 11 27
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 1 9 11 5 <1 1 <1 <1 2 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 12 13
Vent Rate 6 15 68124 81 11 18 12 8 37140229258 19 19 18 15 65100153167
T Wind Dir SW W SE E SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 12 9 12 19 17 17 18 12 18 21 26 29 24 21 23 23 24 14 14 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 96 71 95 75 101 78 103
Temp 84 74 91 91 77 71 87 91 81 75 95 98 85 78 97 98
DewPt 61 64 63 65 68 69 65 62 63 63 60 57 57 59 59 58
Max/Min RH 73 37 93 38 66 25 52 24
RH 45 73 39 42 74 93 48 39 55 66 31 26 38 52 29 26
PWind Dir S NE E S S SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 50 20 10 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-262100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
449 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
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 68 97 71 100
Temp 68 86 98 99 91 79 76 70 68 81 92 97 92 84 79 74 71 85 97 99 95
DewPt 61 62 57 55 58 62 61 62 63 64 62 58 57 57 57 58 58 60 57 56 55
Min/Max RH 22 84 28 64 24
RH 80 44 25 23 33 55 61 76 84 57 37 28 31 39 47 57 63 42 27 24 27
Wind Dir W NW SE SE E SE S S SW S SW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 8 11 12 10 9 8 8 13 19 20 19 13 12 12 11 11 9 10 9
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 25 25 40 54 68 67 59 45 65 42 30 34 57 46 51 50 33 16 10 16 28
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 1 12 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 7 <1 1 <1 <1 3 9 12 11
Vent Rate 5 13117106 47 9 17 11 6 47173281188 12 22 12 9 36 81116144
T Wind Dir SW W S S E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 11 13 19 16 20 18 12 23 29 32 32 19 19 20 16 14 10 11 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
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 66 90 65 91 69 97 71 99
Temp 76 66 86 85 72 66 84 87 76 69 92 93 80 72 94 94
DewPt 60 62 63 64 65 66 65 62 61 60 61 57 58 58 60 56
Max/Min RH 86 41 100 40 74 27 64 25
RH 58 86 46 49 80100 52 43 60 73 36 30 48 62 31 28
PWind Dir NE NE E S S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 50 30 20 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-262100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
449 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024
Date Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 70 99 73 100
Temp 70 85 97 97 89 78 75 72 70 80 93 98 95 83 78 76 74 86 95100 96
DewPt 64 66 64 62 61 64 64 66 65 67 64 60 58 59 60 58 59 62 61 59 59
Min/Max RH 31 85 27 61 26
RH 81 53 34 32 39 63 70 82 84 65 38 28 29 44 53 54 60 45 32 26 29
Wind Dir W NE E E SE E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W W SW S
Wind Spd 4 6 11 12 13 10 9 9 9 13 17 20 18 13 12 12 12 11 9 8 9
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 20 8 41 48 63 63 62 61 56 42 35 38 56 49 55 52 40 19 10 17 32
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt <1 1 7 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 9
Vent Rate 5 13 80138 56 7 9 10 13 37137242155 12 12 11 11 27 50 88 94
T Wind Dir W W E E SE E SE S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW W NW SW S
T Wind Spd 11 11 12 17 20 13 18 18 18 20 25 29 32 23 20 23 17 13 10 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 66 88 65 91 71 99 74 101
Temp 73 67 84 84 70 66 84 87 75 71 94 96 81 74 96 97
DewPt 65 65 66 65 67 66 68 64 64 62 63 58 59 60 62 60
Max/Min RH 94 48 100 45 76 28 61 27
RH 75 94 54 53 90100 59 47 69 73 36 29 48 61 33 30
PWind Dir E NE E SE S SW SW SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 50 20 10 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
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