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
304 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
TXZ012-212100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
304 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 69 95 70 97
Temp 68 67 73 78 80 79 72 72 70 69 79 89 95 93 82 78 73 70 81 91 96 93
DewPt 64 65 65 63 65 63 64 62 62 62 63 60 60 58 60 59 58 59 60 59 59 57
Min/Max RH 53 78 30 68 29
RH 87 93 76 60 60 58 76 71 76 78 58 38 31 31 47 52 59 68 49 34 29 30
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W SW S S
Wind Spd 10 10 12 14 14 16 13 13 13 13 16 16 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 5 8 9
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 72 75 51 70 67 49 50 42 66 37 22 15 20 24 41 44 54 50 37 31 30 34
PoP 12HR 30 20 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 3 4 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 8
Vent Rate 10 17 49 68 67 42 11 13 10 11 52 97114 79 6 8 8 6 21 75110103
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W S S S
T Wind Spd 16 16 19 19 18 18 18 20 20 20 25 19 16 14 16 19 18 17 16 11 12 14
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 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
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 99 75 101 71 98 71 95
Temp 78 72 94 96 81 75 96 96 79 72 94 94 78 71 90 92
DewPt 58 58 56 56 56 61 60 59 64 64 61 59 63 64 62 61
Max/Min RH 62 25 62 27 77 29 79 35
RH 50 61 28 26 42 62 30 29 60 76 34 31 60 79 39 36
PWind Dir S SW S SW S E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 5 20 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-212100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
304 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 81 64 92 67 93
Temp 65 64 70 72 78 79 72 69 66 64 76 86 91 90 79 74 70 67 79 88 92 91
DewPt 65 64 65 66 65 63 64 63 63 63 63 62 60 59 60 59 60 58 60 60 58 56
Min/Max RH 57 97 34 76 30
RH 100100 84 81 64 57 76 81 90 97 64 45 36 35 53 59 70 73 51 39 32 31
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 9 9 12 13 14 13 11 10 11 12 16 14 12 11 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 9
Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 93 87 85 80 69 64 47 62 47 30 20 18 16 32 43 51 50 45 36 35 32 36
PoP 12HR 40 20 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 8
Vent Rate 19 15 40 46 56 47 7 9 11 11 52 87110 62 7 13 9 7 25 66 93 84
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 18 14 19 19 18 18 13 17 20 19 25 18 14 13 13 18 18 14 16 12 11 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 97 70 99 68 96 67 94
Temp 74 67 91 95 78 70 93 96 76 69 92 92 74 68 88 91
DewPt 58 58 58 55 58 62 62 57 64 63 62 59 65 65 65 60
Max/Min RH 73 26 76 26 84 29 93 34
RH 57 73 33 26 50 76 36 27 66 81 37 33 74 90 46 35
PWind Dir S SW S SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 5 20 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
304 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 73 100 73 102
Temp 70 69 77 82 84 84 77 75 73 73 82 93 99 97 85 80 75 73 83 95100 97
DewPt 65 66 67 65 66 65 66 65 64 64 65 62 61 61 63 63 62 62 63 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 50 75 28 68 27
RH 85 91 70 57 55 54 68 71 73 73 55 36 29 31 48 57 63 67 50 35 27 30
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W SW S S
Wind Spd 6 5 10 12 13 13 12 11 11 12 13 13 11 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6
Clouds SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 41 62 47 53 59 47 58 41 51 44 19 16 18 32 50 49 64 55 38 30 28 42
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1 1 4 6 5 4 1 1 <1 1 3 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 9
Vent Rate 13 11 71 99 83 69 15 19 17 19 74104118 61 11 8 9 8 24 55107112
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW W S S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 20 20 18 18 17 18 20 20 27 19 13 11 16 12 13 12 11 9 11 13
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 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
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 74 104 78 107 73 101 72 100
Temp 82 75 99101 84 78100101 81 73 96 97 80 72 94 96
DewPt 61 59 58 57 58 61 62 61 66 66 65 61 65 66 65 63
Max/Min RH 59 22 57 24 80 27 82 31
RH 49 58 26 24 41 57 29 28 61 79 36 31 61 81 39 34
PWind Dir S SW S SW SE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 20 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ008-212100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
304 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 71 97 73 99
Temp 69 69 75 80 82 83 76 74 72 71 80 90 96 94 83 79 75 73 82 92 98 95
DewPt 65 66 66 65 65 64 65 64 63 63 64 62 61 60 63 62 62 62 63 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 52 76 31 69 29
RH 89 91 74 59 57 54 70 71 74 76 57 40 32 32 50 57 63 68 53 36 29 31
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W SW S S
Wind Spd 9 9 12 13 14 14 13 13 13 14 16 14 12 9 9 8 6 5 6 4 6 8
Clouds SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 42 65 47 55 61 50 59 46 54 46 21 17 17 32 51 53 64 54 37 31 29 42
PoP 12HR 30 10 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 1 4 5 5 4 1 1 <1 <1 3 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 9
Vent Rate 12 13 63 98 74 60 14 17 14 18 68 98111 64 9 7 7 7 23 56107110
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW S S SW SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW W S S S
T Wind Spd 13 13 19 21 18 18 16 18 20 20 27 19 14 11 16 14 12 13 12 9 11 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 74 102 77 104 72 99 71 98
Temp 80 74 95 98 83 77 97 98 80 73 93 95 79 72 91 94
DewPt 60 59 58 57 58 61 61 60 66 66 64 60 65 66 64 62
Max/Min RH 60 24 58 25 81 29 82 33
RH 51 58 29 26 43 58 31 30 63 80 38 31 62 81 42 36
PWind Dir S SW S SW SE E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 20 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-212100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
304 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 66 93 65 94
Temp 64 62 73 78 80 78 71 70 67 66 78 88 93 89 77 72 67 65 79 89 94 88
DewPt 63 62 65 65 66 64 64 63 63 62 63 62 60 60 65 65 64 63 63 63 60 60
Min/Max RH 57 86 33 96 32
RH 97100 77 66 63 62 77 78 85 86 60 42 33 39 66 80 89 93 58 41 32 39
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 12 10 13 16 18 16 13 12 13 14 17 13 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 8
Clouds SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 41 70 61 68 70 63 67 73 71 54 30 34 36 48 53 67 61 55 33 28 34 52
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1 1 3 5 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 10 7
Vent Rate 20 23 62101 76 75 16 14 11 12 64 75 86 57 11 8 5 5 25 73114109
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW S W SW SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 25 25 21 25 21 20 20 20 27 14 11 9 16 13 11 10 13 13 13 17
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 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
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 99 68 100 65 96 65 95
Temp 74 67 92 94 76 69 96 94 75 66 93 90 74 66 90 89
DewPt 62 59 61 56 59 57 59 56 62 63 63 59 65 64 64 63
Max/Min RH 80 26 68 25 91 30 96 34
RH 66 76 36 28 56 66 29 28 64 90 37 35 74 93 41 41
PWind Dir S SW S N E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 20 20 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-212100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
304 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 86 69 95 67 96
Temp 65 64 74 82 84 81 72 72 70 70 80 90 95 91 79 74 70 67 79 91 96 92
DewPt 64 64 67 66 66 64 65 64 63 63 65 64 62 62 66 66 66 66 67 66 63 60
Min/Max RH 51 81 34 96 32
RH 96100 78 57 55 56 77 76 77 79 61 41 34 38 65 75 87 95 66 43 33 34
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SE S SW W W SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 10 13 17 19 18 13 13 14 16 17 13 10 8 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 9
Clouds FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 11 47 53 50 58 59 57 59 72 61 46 32 27 44 44 54 57 47 33 23 26 49
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 7
Vent Rate 9 7 67120122 84 15 14 15 16 66 77 79 44 4 6 5 4 15 40105102
T Wind Dir S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW W W W E SW SW N SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 17 16 24 25 26 27 21 23 24 23 28 16 11 9 10 13 11 10 10 9 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 101 70 102 67 96 67 97
Temp 74 69 96 97 78 71 97 97 75 68 91 93 74 68 92 93
DewPt 63 61 60 56 59 60 62 58 64 65 66 59 65 66 65 61
Max/Min RH 79 24 69 24 92 32 95 33
RH 69 76 31 26 52 69 32 28 69 90 43 33 74 93 41 35
PWind Dir S SW S NW E E SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 20 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
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