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
319 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
TXZ012-232100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
319 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 72 98 74 100
Temp 73 71 83 91 95 94 83 79 75 72 85 95 98 96 85 81 77 75 84 94 99 97
DewPt 57 57 60 60 57 56 59 58 56 54 53 51 52 51 54 54 58 59 61 60 59 58
Min/Max RH 26 53 21 58 26
RH 57 61 46 36 28 28 44 49 52 53 33 23 21 22 35 39 52 58 46 32 27 28
Wind Dir SW SW W SW S SE SE S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 6 8 8 4 6 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 12
Clouds B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 53 70 49 36 39 43 42 40 42 38 18 9 9 10 25 16 23 29 20 9 12 23
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 9
Vent Rate 7 7 23 46 71 85 6 7 7 8 30118140131 9 13 10 11 46105151128
T Wind Dir SW W W SW S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 14 6 8 11 16 14 17 18 18 16 17 18 20 24 21 18 25 20 18 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 Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
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 99 72 99 75 100 74 95
Temp 81 73 95 96 79 72 94 96 82 75 95 98 83 75 91 92
DewPt 59 61 59 58 60 61 57 55 56 58 58 56 58 61 61 61
Max/Min RH 68 27 70 24 56 24 63 34
RH 47 66 30 28 52 68 29 25 41 55 29 25 43 62 37 36
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 5 20 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-232100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
319 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 68 96 70 98
Temp 69 68 79 87 92 91 80 76 71 68 83 91 95 94 82 78 73 70 81 92 97 96
DewPt 57 57 59 59 57 56 58 56 55 53 55 54 53 52 54 55 58 61 63 62 59 58
Min/Max RH 29 59 23 73 27
RH 66 68 51 39 31 31 47 50 56 59 39 29 24 24 39 45 59 73 54 37 29 28
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S SE E S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 5 6 6 5 8 9 6 6 6 8 12 12 13 12 10 10 11 12 13 11 10 9
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 54 63 53 37 43 35 52 40 38 23 15 10 10 16 22 26 32 18 14 12 14 27
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 11 7
Vent Rate 9 8 24 57 88 75 6 6 8 8 37119147116 10 11 13 11 52 88137 71
T Wind Dir SW SW W S S S S S S SW SW S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 16 16 9 10 11 11 11 17 16 19 17 17 14 18 20 21 18 21 16 14 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 69 97 69 96 71 99 71 93
Temp 77 70 92 92 76 69 89 95 78 71 92 97 81 72 89 90
DewPt 62 64 63 61 64 64 61 57 58 60 61 56 61 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 80 32 84 28 69 26 75 36
RH 59 80 38 36 65 83 39 28 50 68 35 26 51 75 42 38
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 30 10 20 10 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ008-232100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
319 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 76 104 77 106
Temp 75 73 85 94100 99 88 83 78 76 88 99103100 89 84 79 77 88 99105101
DewPt 61 61 61 60 57 58 59 61 59 57 56 55 54 55 57 58 59 61 63 62 61 61
Min/Max RH 24 52 20 57 24
RH 63 65 46 32 25 26 39 48 51 52 34 24 20 23 34 42 50 57 44 30 24 27
Wind Dir SW SW W SW SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 5 9 11 12 12 11 11 10 9 11 11 10 9
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 52 73 51 34 40 52 44 39 49 36 29 10 7 16 20 9 26 27 18 9 9 22
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 10 <1 1 <1 <1 4 6 10 8
Vent Rate 7 7 20 46 77 75 9 11 11 11 40156172156 16 22 17 13 84107174109
T Wind Dir SW SW W SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 12 6 8 10 12 14 13 13 20 18 18 18 20 23 20 16 24 20 19 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 Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
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 75 104 74 103 78 106 76 99
Temp 84 75 98 99 82 74 99 99 85 79100102 86 77 94 95
DewPt 63 64 63 60 66 65 61 58 60 61 61 60 63 64 64 64
Max/Min RH 69 26 75 24 54 23 63 33
RH 49 69 32 28 58 75 30 25 43 54 28 25 47 63 37 36
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 20 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-232100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
319 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 99 76 100 77 103
Temp 75 73 82 92 97 95 86 81 78 76 85 96 99 97 87 83 79 77 86 96102 99
DewPt 61 60 61 60 57 57 60 60 58 56 56 55 54 54 56 57 59 61 63 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 26 52 22 57 26
RH 61 63 48 35 27 28 41 48 50 52 37 26 22 24 35 42 50 57 46 33 26 29
Wind Dir SW SW W SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 8 8 8 8 8 10 12 13 13 12 13 13 12 13 12 11 9
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 54 72 51 36 40 55 44 41 50 35 27 11 8 15 20 13 27 27 18 9 10 23
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 10 7
Vent Rate 6 6 18 42 73 72 7 10 9 10 34153163142 15 18 14 12 78105159 97
T Wind Dir SW SW W S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 11 11 12 6 8 10 13 14 13 14 20 19 18 18 21 23 20 17 23 20 18 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 73 102 73 101 78 103 75 97
Temp 82 74 95 96 80 74 95 97 85 78 97 99 84 76 92 93
DewPt 62 64 62 60 65 65 61 57 59 60 60 59 62 63 64 63
Max/Min RH 71 27 74 25 55 25 64 35
RH 52 71 34 31 59 73 32 27 42 55 30 27 48 64 39 38
PWind Dir S S S S S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 5 20 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-232100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
319 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 68 99 67 100
Temp 68 66 80 89 94 90 80 75 71 68 84 94 98 94 82 77 71 68 83 95100 96
DewPt 61 61 62 61 57 57 60 59 58 57 56 54 53 53 56 55 56 57 59 59 57 56
Min/Max RH 28 67 22 68 23
RH 77 83 54 38 29 33 51 58 64 67 39 26 22 25 41 47 59 68 44 30 24 26
Wind Dir SW W W S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S SE
Wind Spd 3 3 4 5 9 9 5 5 6 8 12 14 14 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 72 81 56 50 56 62 59 40 48 51 39 13 19 38 21 20 20 22 14 7 14 23
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 7 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 11 11
Vent Rate 5 4 14 75126 70 8 6 6 6 42195176141 8 10 9 9 52 65 93 85
T Wind Dir SW W W S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W NW
T Wind Spd 10 9 11 11 13 14 16 13 13 13 25 25 18 18 18 19 18 18 17 12 9 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 Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
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 98 67 98 71 100 67 92
Temp 76 68 93 92 74 68 93 93 78 72 95 96 78 68 87 87
DewPt 62 62 62 59 63 63 62 59 60 60 59 56 60 60 62 62
Max/Min RH 84 28 87 29 68 23 78 38
RH 61 81 35 33 68 85 36 32 54 66 30 26 54 77 44 43
PWind Dir S E S SW SW SW SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 30 10 20 10 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS SC
$$
OKZ002-232100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
319 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 97 71 100 71 102
Temp 70 69 79 91 95 94 80 76 73 71 85 97100 96 83 78 74 71 85 97102 98
DewPt 63 64 66 64 59 55 60 61 60 59 58 56 56 55 57 57 57 59 62 60 59 58
Min/Max RH 26 66 23 65 24
RH 79 84 63 41 30 28 50 59 64 66 40 26 23 25 42 48 55 65 45 30 25 27
Wind Dir NW NE E SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S SE
Wind Spd 3 3 4 6 9 9 6 5 6 8 11 13 14 13 12 12 11 10 11 9 8 9
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 77 62 59 51 42 61 51 41 49 47 29 19 16 30 16 12 22 21 13 5 3 14
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 10 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 11 9
Vent Rate 3 3 7 48126 98 6 6 5 8 22222229122 10 11 8 9 42 63113 83
T Wind Dir E NE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 6 5 6 10 14 13 13 12 12 13 17 26 23 21 20 21 17 16 17 11 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 68 99 70 100 73 102 69 92
Temp 77 69 94 95 77 71 97 96 79 74 97 97 79 70 88 89
DewPt 63 64 64 59 64 64 62 58 60 60 62 59 63 63 65 63
Max/Min RH 85 29 79 27 63 25 79 39
RH 63 84 38 30 63 79 32 28 52 62 32 29 58 78 47 42
PWind Dir S E SE S S SW SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 30 10 20 10 40 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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