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
504 PM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024
TXZ012-170900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
504 PM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 65 92 64 94 67
Temp 90 79 73 69 65 77 88 91 87 75 71 69 65 75 88 92 88 77 73 70 67
DewPt 53 56 58 59 59 61 58 55 55 59 60 61 61 63 59 56 57 60 61 62 60
Max/Min RH 80 30 90 29 81
RH 28 45 59 70 80 58 36 30 34 57 69 77 88 66 38 29 36 56 66 75 77
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 17 13 12 11 10 13 17 20 20 16 12 12 12 13 13 16 13 12 12 12 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL SC FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 11 1 3 5 2 1 4 10 36 58 46 10 2 3 5 26 23 15 4 3 5
PoP 12HR 20 10 50 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 109 9 11 7 6 37143214126 7 8 8 8 42119197 22 7 9 9 8
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 21 20 19 17 16 20 23 25 26 18 19 18 18 23 20 21 17 17 19 19 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 97 68 94 64 88 59 86 57 88
Temp 92 91 76 69 90 86 71 65 83 81 67 60 81 81 66 58 83 82
DewPt 57 55 61 61 59 57 59 58 57 55 54 53 50 47 49 50 50 48
Min/Max RH 23 76 29 78 34 78 26 75 25
RH 31 29 60 76 36 37 66 78 41 41 63 78 34 30 54 74 32 31
PWind Dir SW S S S S S NW SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 40 30 20 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-170900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
504 PM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 59 89 59 90 60
Temp 86 74 67 64 60 73 84 88 80 67 66 63 60 70 84 90 86 72 67 62 60
DewPt 50 53 55 57 58 60 57 57 60 63 63 62 59 62 56 52 52 53 54 55 53
Max/Min RH 95 35 98 28 80
RH 29 49 64 76 94 64 41 35 51 85 91 96 97 74 39 28 31 50 64 76 78
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW
Wind Spd 17 12 9 9 9 13 17 19 16 13 10 9 9 11 12 13 12 9 9 9 8
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW B2 B1 FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 5 5 6 13 1 3 24 77 51 23 12 5 7 3 11 7 5 3 7 12
PoP 12HR 5 40 60 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM
Tstms SC NM SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 159 11 10 11 7 52142193 44 13 9 9 8 34108182 52 9 9 9 8
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 23 19 19 19 14 24 24 24 21 19 17 17 16 19 18 20 18 17 16 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 92 63 90 59 85 53 84 53 86
Temp 86 87 71 63 85 83 66 60 78 79 60 54 78 80 61 54 79 81
DewPt 57 55 61 60 59 57 60 58 58 53 52 48 48 45 48 48 51 46
Min/Max RH 28 91 33 93 35 85 26 82 26
RH 37 33 71 90 42 42 81 93 50 40 77 80 35 29 61 80 37 29
PWind Dir SW S S S SW SE NW SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 40 30 20 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
504 PM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 66 96 65 97 68
Temp 93 81 75 71 67 78 89 93 91 77 73 69 66 76 90 95 91 79 74 70 68
DewPt 55 60 62 63 64 64 59 56 55 60 62 64 63 65 61 56 57 60 64 64 63
Max/Min RH 89 27 92 27 87
RH 28 48 62 75 89 61 36 29 29 56 69 83 90 67 38 27 31 53 69 81 83
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 14 12 10 9 8 11 13 17 18 13 10 10 9 12 13 13 12 10 10 9 9
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL SC FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 11 3 1 3 6 1 2 13 58 60 49 21 4 1 2 27 22 10 9 2 6
PoP 12HR 20 10 50 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 11 6 <1 <1 1 <1 3 7 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 101 15 14 12 9 44141234127 13 12 20 10 61128204 29 14 15 14 11
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 21 20 19 17 12 18 21 25 26 18 17 18 14 23 19 20 17 18 21 19 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 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 99 70 97 65 90 58 88 58 90
Temp 93 94 77 70 92 89 73 66 83 84 67 59 80 84 66 58 83 85
DewPt 56 52 62 64 60 58 62 61 59 56 55 55 52 47 51 53 51 48
Min/Max RH 20 80 28 83 34 90 26 83 24
RH 29 25 59 79 35 36 67 83 44 39 66 89 37 28 58 82 33 28
PWind Dir SW S S S SW SW NW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 40 30 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-170900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
504 PM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 67 93 65 93 68
Temp 90 80 75 71 68 76 87 91 88 75 71 68 66 75 87 91 88 77 74 70 68
DewPt 55 58 61 62 63 63 59 55 55 61 63 63 64 64 60 55 57 60 63 64 62
Max/Min RH 86 29 92 29 84
RH 31 48 61 73 84 62 39 31 33 62 74 84 92 70 41 29 35 56 68 78 81
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 13 12 11 9 12 14 18 18 14 12 12 11 13 13 13 12 11 12 11 10
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 15 3 1 2 5 1 2 9 62 53 44 15 2 2 3 22 18 12 3 1 3
PoP 12HR 20 10 50 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 5 <1 <1 1 <1 3 7 10 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 108 14 12 10 8 42146233125 10 10 20 9 52122180 27 11 12 12 9
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
T Wind Spd 23 21 19 17 13 19 23 25 26 18 18 18 16 23 20 20 16 18 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
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 96 70 94 65 86 58 85 58 87
Temp 90 91 76 70 88 86 72 66 79 81 65 59 77 81 66 58 79 82
DewPt 56 54 62 63 60 59 61 60 59 56 56 55 52 48 51 53 51 48
Min/Max RH 22 79 31 82 38 89 29 81 28
RH 32 29 61 78 40 40 68 82 50 43 72 86 41 31 59 81 38 31
PWind Dir SW S S S SW S NW SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 40 30 20 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-170900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
504 PM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 59 88 57 87 55
Temp 88 74 67 64 60 73 84 87 77 65 63 61 58 69 83 87 85 69 64 59 55
DewPt 49 53 55 57 57 60 59 58 61 64 63 61 58 62 53 47 46 49 51 50 49
Max/Min RH 94 37 100 24 80
RH 26 48 63 77 89 65 43 37 59 95 98 99 99 77 36 25 26 48 64 73 78
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW
Wind Spd 16 14 12 11 9 14 19 21 17 13 11 10 9 12 17 19 13 9 6 6 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 15 24 12 15 8 3 6 32 73 35 22 6 3 4 1 2 2 5 3 2 4
PoP 12HR 10 30 60 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.17 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM NM IS IS
Tstms IS SC NM SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 8 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 64 9 10 9 8 48152219 26 8 7 8 7 35164200 54 7 7 6 6
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 18 19 18 16 24 25 27 19 17 14 16 14 20 26 27 18 14 14 12 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 90 60 88 56 80 49 80 50 82
Temp 86 87 67 60 84 81 63 56 77 78 57 50 75 78 58 51 77 80
DewPt 47 48 57 57 56 58 59 56 57 51 52 49 49 45 48 48 50 47
Min/Max RH 21 92 35 100 36 96 29 92 29
RH 26 25 70 90 39 47 86100 51 38 82 95 40 32 69 90 39 32
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW NW N SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 50 30 20 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-170900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
504 PM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 63 92 60 92 59
Temp 90 76 72 66 63 76 87 91 87 69 67 63 61 72 86 91 87 71 66 62 59
DewPt 50 57 60 61 61 62 59 56 56 62 62 62 61 63 59 50 50 55 57 58 56
Max/Min RH 92 31 100 24 92
RH 26 52 66 83 92 61 40 31 36 76 86 97100 74 40 25 28 57 74 86 89
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 13 12 11 10 13 17 19 17 13 11 11 10 12 13 16 12 9 9 9 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 20 20 11 10 8 4 2 14 66 64 45 21 3 2 3 2 13 6 3 6 1
PoP 12HR 10 20 60 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.19 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC 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 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 4 1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 86 10 10 10 7 46152241 84 21 8 8 7 52185243128 8 9 8 7
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 20 20 21 18 16 23 25 28 25 21 18 18 17 23 26 27 20 17 19 17 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 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 95 63 92 59 83 51 81 51 84
Temp 89 90 68 63 89 85 65 59 78 78 59 52 76 79 58 52 77 80
DewPt 50 45 58 61 58 58 62 59 59 55 55 52 51 48 49 50 52 49
Min/Max RH 18 94 29 100 39 99 31 96 31
RH 26 21 69 92 36 41 89100 52 45 88 99 42 34 73 93 41 34
PWind Dir SW S SW S SW W N SE SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 50 30 20 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms 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