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
329 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
TXZ012-242100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
329 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
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 98 74 102 72 99
Temp 74 72 85 94 97 96 85 80 76 74 86 98101 98 85 80 75 72 85 96 99 96
DewPt 58 55 53 50 51 52 55 55 57 58 61 59 59 58 61 60 62 61 62 59 59 57
Min/Max RH 21 58 25 72 26
RH 57 55 33 23 21 23 36 42 52 57 43 28 25 27 45 51 64 68 46 29 27 27
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 10 12 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 13 12 12 12 10 9 8 8 8 9 12 13
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 39 44 11 13 23 20 16 11 7 16 8 5 24 38 38 26 15 19 7 5 14 29
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 6
Vent Rate 8 7 26117138136 10 14 11 11 43 98111 82 7 7 5 4 13102148126
T Wind Dir S SW W S S S S S S SW SW SW S SE S S S W W SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 17 17 17 17 18 20 23 21 21 23 16 14 19 18 16 13 12 9 12 13 23
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 Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24
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 98 76 100 73 92 70 92
Temp 80 73 94 96 82 76 96 97 82 73 89 90 76 70 87 90
DewPt 60 61 58 56 56 59 58 58 60 62 63 63 65 64 63 61
Max/Min RH 68 26 56 25 68 40 84 37
RH 51 66 30 26 41 56 28 28 47 68 42 41 69 81 45 38
PWind Dir SE S S SW S S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 20 5 30 30 60 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS SC NM SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-242100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
329 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
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 70 100 65 98
Temp 69 68 82 91 95 95 84 78 73 70 82 94 99 94 80 76 69 66 82 92 97 93
DewPt 52 52 54 52 50 49 53 54 57 59 64 61 59 60 63 63 64 63 64 62 59 59
Min/Max RH 21 68 27 92 29
RH 56 58 38 27 22 21 34 43 56 68 54 34 27 32 55 63 83 90 55 37 29 32
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 12 13 13 12 10 10 10 12 12 10 9 9 6 6 5 4 5 9 11 12
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 29 25 8 25 13 17 14 12 7 14 7 7 22 38 47 39 24 17 10 10 23 43
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 7
Vent Rate 9 8 33111122121 9 11 10 11 45 97103 77 10 8 8 6 18 88135109
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 16 19 16 14 16 17 19 19 19 21 16 13 14 18 16 16 11 11 11 12 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 Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24
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 97 72 99 69 89 66 91
Temp 77 69 90 94 78 72 93 97 78 70 85 86 71 67 84 88
DewPt 63 63 61 58 60 61 60 56 62 63 65 65 67 66 66 61
Max/Min RH 83 29 69 25 78 44 100 40
RH 61 81 38 30 54 68 33 26 58 78 52 49 87 97 54 40
PWind Dir S SW S SW S NE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 20 5 30 30 60 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS SC NM SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ008-242100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
329 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
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 103 77 106 72 104
Temp 77 76 88 98101100 89 83 79 77 89100105 99 86 80 75 72 86 97102 99
DewPt 59 57 55 53 52 54 58 59 59 60 63 62 60 63 64 65 64 65 66 64 62 62
Min/Max RH 19 56 23 78 27
RH 55 51 33 22 20 22 35 44 50 56 43 29 23 31 48 60 70 76 51 34 27 30
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW NW E SE SE
Wind Spd 5 6 9 12 13 12 12 11 9 9 10 9 9 9 6 5 4 4 4 8 9 10
Clouds SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 45 52 13 24 24 27 15 4 16 16 5 5 24 38 34 20 17 19 7 4 14 29
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 9 11 9 <1 1 <1 <1 3 7 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 11
Vent Rate 11 10 37135171167 17 24 18 16 58108140 98 13 11 8 7 15 98145179
T Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 14 19 17 18 20 20 24 20 18 23 17 14 18 18 16 13 11 9 12 13 18
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 Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24
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 74 103 80 106 74 94 71 96
Temp 82 74 96 99 85 80 99101 85 75 91 91 76 72 89 91
DewPt 64 65 63 60 60 62 62 61 63 66 66 67 69 69 68 66
Max/Min RH 74 25 54 24 72 41 91 40
RH 55 74 34 28 42 54 29 26 48 72 44 45 80 90 49 43
PWind Dir SE S S SW S E E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 20 5 30 30 60 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC IS SC NM SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-242100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
329 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
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 76 103 72 101
Temp 76 75 86 95 99 97 87 83 78 76 86 98102 96 85 79 75 72 84 95100 96
DewPt 59 57 55 52 52 53 57 58 58 60 63 61 60 61 63 64 64 64 65 63 62 60
Min/Max RH 21 57 25 77 29
RH 55 53 35 23 21 23 36 44 51 57 46 31 25 32 48 62 67 77 54 36 29 31
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W E SE SE
Wind Spd 9 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 12 10 10 9 9 8 5 5 6 8 10 12
Clouds SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 45 52 10 24 25 27 14 4 20 14 6 5 24 38 35 22 18 18 7 4 15 30
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 11
Vent Rate 10 9 26127165152 16 21 14 14 51103128 97 12 8 6 6 14103144165
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 19 17 18 19 23 25 20 19 23 18 13 20 19 16 13 12 9 12 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 Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24
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 74 101 79 104 74 91 70 93
Temp 80 74 94 96 83 79 97 99 84 75 88 89 76 71 86 90
DewPt 63 65 62 60 59 61 61 60 63 65 65 66 69 68 66 64
Max/Min RH 74 28 56 25 73 44 93 41
RH 56 73 35 31 43 56 31 28 51 73 48 47 79 91 53 43
PWind Dir SE S S SW S E E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 20 5 30 30 60 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC IS SC NM SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-242100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
329 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
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 67 102 66 99
Temp 70 68 84 94 98 95 84 77 71 68 85 96102 98 82 77 71 67 84 94 98 93
DewPt 59 54 54 54 53 53 54 54 55 56 59 58 56 56 63 62 63 63 63 61 58 57
Min/Max RH 21 67 22 89 27
RH 69 61 36 26 22 24 35 44 58 67 41 29 22 25 52 62 77 88 50 34 27 30
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE S SW W N E SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 12 16 14 13 10 9 9 8 9 6 6 6 6 5 4 5 6 9 11 12
Clouds B1 B1 FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 52 57 21 28 24 32 13 22 16 22 11 7 20 22 30 21 14 15 7 6 24 43
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 12 11
Vent Rate 8 7 39151183163 10 11 7 7 32 54 94 84 7 8 6 5 15123153181
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W W SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 25 21 19 19 19 20 14 16 16 11 10 9 13 16 13 12 11 16 14 18
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 Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24
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 70 100 66 84 63 90
Temp 76 68 91 91 77 70 95 95 76 66 83 82 70 64 85 86
DewPt 63 63 63 60 61 61 60 57 62 63 65 65 67 64 67 64
Max/Min RH 86 32 75 24 90 50 100 45
RH 64 84 40 35 57 73 31 28 63 90 54 57 92100 55 47
PWind Dir S SW SW SW NE NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 20 10 30 40 60 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC NM SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-242100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
329 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
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 71 102 67 98
Temp 71 70 84 95 99 96 83 78 73 71 85 97102 98 81 74 70 67 81 93 98 94
DewPt 61 59 56 54 54 53 56 57 58 58 61 59 58 58 63 64 64 64 66 65 62 60
Min/Max RH 21 63 24 92 30
RH 72 69 39 25 22 24 40 48 59 63 45 29 24 27 55 71 82 90 60 39 31 32
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S SE S S NW NE E SE SE
Wind Spd 9 9 12 16 16 14 12 12 11 9 10 8 8 9 6 5 5 5 8 10 12 12
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 39 53 34 23 17 25 7 16 16 29 25 12 7 15 17 8 17 14 7 3 15 38
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 7 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 5
Vent Rate 6 7 31142207136 10 12 9 9 29 49114 66 6 7 6 4 17 92161 95
T Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW W S S S SW W N E SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 16 23 21 23 21 20 23 18 18 17 11 12 16 13 16 13 9 11 16 19 20
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 Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24
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 99 73 102 66 86 64 91
Temp 75 69 93 95 79 74 97 97 76 67 83 83 70 65 85 88
DewPt 65 66 63 59 61 61 62 59 65 65 66 65 67 65 68 65
Max/Min RH 91 28 65 26 94 49 100 44
RH 70 90 37 30 53 65 31 29 68 93 56 55 91100 58 47
PWind Dir SE S S SW E NE E S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 30 5 40 30 50 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC 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