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 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
TXZ012-230900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
148 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 46 78 54 80 53
Temp 55 53 51 50 49 47 56 68 76 74 64 59 57 54 66 76 79 74 64 60 56 54
DewPt 51 50 48 46 45 45 47 48 51 52 51 51 52 52 56 56 54 54 53 53 53 52
Max/Min RH 94 41 93 42 94
RH 86 89 89 86 86 92 71 49 42 46 63 75 83 93 70 50 42 50 67 78 90 93
Wind Dir N N N N N NW NW W SW S SE S S SW SW W N N NE NE N N
Wind Spd 19 17 12 6 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 6 6 5 6 8 8 9 5 4 4 4
Clouds OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 91 68 36 19 8 16 13 3 7 11 1 2 5 27 28 35 45 49 43 31 24 32
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 48 37 14 6 5 2 7 28 48 4 5 6 5 5 13 29 47 7 6 5 4 3
T Wind Dir N N N N N NW NW W W S S S SW W W SW NW NE E E E N
T Wind Spd 24 19 17 12 10 6 6 10 11 6 13 14 14 12 12 9 9 11 14 13 9 6
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 09/25Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 78 51 80 52 82 53 83 54 84
Temp 74 74 58 51 75 75 59 52 75 76 60 54 77 78 61 54 79 79
DewPt 50 48 47 48 50 49 49 48 50 49 49 49 50 48 48 49 49 47
Min/Max RH 36 89 35 87 33 85 31 84 30
RH 43 40 67 89 41 40 69 86 41 39 67 83 39 35 62 83 35 32
PWind Dir NE SE S SE N NE N SE W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5
$$
TXZ016-230900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
148 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 43 77 51 78 50
Temp 58 56 51 48 47 45 55 67 76 73 61 57 53 52 64 74 77 73 61 56 53 51
DewPt 50 49 49 47 45 43 48 48 50 51 52 52 53 52 58 56 53 53 54 53 53 51
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 43 100
RH 75 77 93 96 95 94 77 52 40 46 72 85100100 80 53 43 50 78 90100100
Wind Dir N NE NE N N NW W SW SW S S S SW SW W N N NE NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 18 16 9 4 3 2 3 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 9 5 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 75 59 28 14 9 21 4 4 6 4 4 5 7 29 23 26 33 24 46 43 40 41
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 2 <1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 58 46 10 8 3 3 7 37 77 4 6 8 8 6 17 39 64 16 7 15 11 7
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE N NW W W W SW S S SW W W NW NW NE E E E NE
T Wind Spd 23 19 13 12 6 5 5 11 14 8 11 16 16 12 13 10 10 11 14 14 11 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/25Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 76 48 80 50 81 50 82 51 83
Temp 72 73 55 49 74 77 56 51 74 75 57 51 77 78 58 51 77 78
DewPt 51 48 49 49 51 50 50 49 51 50 50 49 49 49 49 48 49 48
Min/Max RH 37 100 35 97 35 95 32 91 29
RH 48 41 80100 44 39 80 95 45 41 77 93 38 36 72 89 37 35
PWind Dir NE SE S SE N E N SE W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 5
$$
TXZ008-230900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
148 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 46 78 53 82 53
Temp 58 57 54 51 48 47 56 66 74 76 65 60 56 54 65 75 80 75 65 60 56 54
DewPt 51 49 49 48 47 46 47 48 51 53 53 53 53 53 57 57 55 54 55 54 54 53
Max/Min RH 99 42 98 42 99
RH 77 76 83 87 95 96 72 52 44 44 65 77 91 96 75 54 42 49 71 81 93 98
Wind Dir N N N N NW NW NW W SW S SE S S SW SW NW N NE NE NE NW NW
Wind Spd 16 13 9 4 2 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 6 4 2 2 2
Clouds OV B1 SC CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 88 67 42 4 5 10 6 3 8 3 1 1 5 25 33 35 63 40 25 25 15 24
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2
Mix Hgt 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 65 53 14 7 4 4 10 26 44 4 7 9 8 6 11 23 39 11 9 8 6 4
T Wind Dir N N NE N N NW NW W SW S S S SW SW SW NE NE NE E E SE W
T Wind Spd 21 18 13 10 6 5 6 8 9 4 10 13 11 9 9 6 8 13 13 11 9 6
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 09/25Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 82 52 83 53 85 55 85 54 87
Temp 75 77 60 53 76 78 61 53 77 79 62 55 77 79 63 55 80 81
DewPt 51 49 50 50 51 50 51 51 52 50 52 52 51 50 51 51 51 49
Min/Max RH 32 90 33 94 32 91 31 87 29
RH 44 37 68 88 41 37 70 93 42 37 70 90 40 36 65 85 38 33
PWind Dir NE SE S SE NE NE N SE W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-230900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
148 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 47 76 54 79 54
Temp 57 56 53 52 49 48 55 64 72 74 64 60 56 55 63 72 77 73 63 60 56 54
DewPt 51 49 49 48 48 47 48 49 51 53 53 52 53 54 57 57 54 55 54 54 54 53
Max/Min RH 99 45 97 46 99
RH 81 78 86 87 95 94 77 58 47 48 68 76 90 96 80 58 46 53 73 82 95 96
Wind Dir N N N N NW NW W W SW S SE S S SW SW N N NE NE NE NW NW
Wind Spd 16 13 9 4 3 2 2 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 3 3
Clouds B2 B1 SC CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 86 66 33 4 5 12 11 2 4 2 2 1 5 25 34 32 51 39 26 25 16 24
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2
Mix Hgt 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 65 52 15 6 4 3 10 27 43 7 6 8 6 6 10 23 41 10 8 6 6 4
T Wind Dir N N N N N NW NW W SW S S S S SW W NE NE NE E E SE NW
T Wind Spd 23 19 14 10 6 5 6 9 10 5 11 14 12 11 9 8 8 13 13 11 10 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/25Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 80 53 81 54 82 55 82 55 84
Temp 72 75 60 53 73 76 60 54 74 76 61 56 75 77 62 56 77 79
DewPt 52 49 49 50 52 51 51 51 52 51 51 52 51 51 51 50 51 49
Min/Max RH 36 89 36 91 36 88 34 84 33
RH 49 39 67 87 47 42 72 89 47 41 69 86 44 40 67 82 41 37
PWind Dir NE SE S SE E NE N SE W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-230900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
148 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 41 74 48 75 46
Temp 60 58 49 47 45 43 54 66 73 72 58 54 50 49 62 72 75 70 57 53 49 47
DewPt 50 47 48 46 44 42 48 51 53 53 53 52 50 49 54 54 53 52 52 51 49 47
Max/Min RH 100 47 100 45 100
RH 68 67 94 96 98 98 80 58 48 50 83 93 99100 76 53 45 52 83 93100100
Wind Dir N N NE N W W SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N NE NE NE N NW NW
Wind Spd 19 13 6 3 2 2 4 9 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 10 10 9 4 4 4 4
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 43 17 8 5 16 15 4 2 4 1 4 4 11 35 34 26 36 23 29 19 8 11
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 2
Mix Hgt 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 59 36 5 3 2 2 12 34 54 7 5 5 5 4 8 45 73 11 6 6 4 3
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE NW W SW W W S S S SW W NW NE N NE NE E NE NW
T Wind Spd 21 17 10 8 5 5 10 11 11 8 10 11 11 9 8 11 12 11 13 12 8 6
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 09/25Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 76 46 78 46 79 48 79 48 80
Temp 72 73 53 46 73 75 54 47 73 74 54 49 74 76 55 49 75 76
DewPt 51 49 48 46 53 51 50 47 52 51 51 49 52 51 50 48 51 50
Min/Max RH 38 100 40 100 39 100 37 100 37
RH 47 42 82100 49 43 86100 47 44 90100 46 43 82 99 43 40
PWind Dir NE SE S SE NE NE N NE NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 10 0 5 0
$$
OKZ002-230900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
148 PM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 40 73 46 76 46
Temp 56 54 47 45 43 41 54 64 72 70 56 52 49 47 60 71 74 70 56 52 49 47
DewPt 50 47 46 45 42 41 46 48 51 52 53 51 49 47 54 55 54 53 54 52 49 47
Max/Min RH 100 47 100 49 100
RH 80 78 96 99 97100 75 55 48 53 89 96100100 81 56 49 55 92 99100100
Wind Dir N N N NW NW W W SW S SE SE S SW SW NW N NE NE NE SW W W
Wind Spd 14 11 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 5 4 3 3 4
Clouds B2 B1 FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 79 53 10 4 6 6 7 5 5 4 4 8 19 41 52 50 38 29 32 16 11 13
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 2
Mix Hgt 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 59 33 6 4 2 3 8 26 39 5 4 5 5 4 5 28 45 10 5 4 3 4
T Wind Dir N N N N NW W W SW W SE S S SW W NW NE NE NE NE SE SW W
T Wind Spd 19 14 9 9 5 6 6 8 9 8 10 11 11 10 6 11 11 11 11 10 8 8
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/25Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 78 45 78 47 80 48 79 48 81
Temp 72 73 53 46 73 73 53 48 72 73 54 49 73 73 55 49 75 76
DewPt 51 49 48 46 53 50 51 48 54 52 52 49 53 51 51 49 52 50
Min/Max RH 37 100 40 100 41 100 39 100 36
RH 48 43 83100 49 44 91100 52 47 92100 49 45 87100 45 40
PWind Dir NE SE SE SE NE NE N SE W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 0 0
$$
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