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
318 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
TXZ012-222100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
318 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
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 61 46 78 54 80
Temp 64 60 58 56 55 53 51 50 48 47 57 69 76 74 64 59 57 54 66 76 79 74
DewPt 62 59 55 52 51 50 48 46 45 45 47 48 51 52 51 51 52 52 56 56 54 54
Min/Max RH 80 93 41 93 42
RH 93 96 90 86 86 89 89 86 89 93 69 47 42 46 63 75 83 93 70 50 42 50
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW S SE S S SW SW W N N
Wind Spd 9 12 17 19 19 17 12 6 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 6 6 5 6 8 8 9
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 90 90 84 83 68 59 44 13 13 9 5 3 6 8 2 6 18 27 28 35 45 49
PoP 12HR 30 0 0 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0 0 0.04
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1
Vent Rate 10 19 35 45 48 37 14 6 5 2 7 28 48 4 5 6 5 5 13 29 47 7
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NW NW W W S S S SW W W SW NW NE
T Wind Spd 10 16 24 26 24 19 17 12 10 6 6 10 11 6 13 14 14 12 12 9 9 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 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24
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 53 78 51 80 52 82 53 83
Temp 60 54 74 74 58 51 75 75 59 52 75 76 60 54 77 78
DewPt 53 52 50 48 47 48 50 49 49 48 50 49 49 49 50 48
Max/Min RH 94 36 89 35 87 33 85 31
RH 78 93 43 40 67 89 41 40 69 86 41 39 67 83 39 35
PWind Dir NE NE SE S SE N NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ016-222100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
318 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 62 43 77 51 78
Temp 61 57 56 56 58 57 51 47 45 43 55 69 76 73 61 57 53 52 64 74 77 73
DewPt 61 57 55 51 50 49 49 47 45 43 48 48 50 51 52 52 53 52 58 56 53 53
Min/Max RH 71 100 40 100 43
RH 100100 97 82 75 76 93100100100 76 48 40 46 72 85100100 80 53 43 50
Wind Dir N N N N N NE NE N N NW W SW SW S S S SW SW W N N NE
Wind Spd 6 10 16 18 18 16 9 4 3 2 3 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 9
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 92 93 86 85 49 45 24 15 9 10 4 2 5 3 5 10 21 29 23 26 33 24
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 2
Vent Rate 14 25 34 51 58 46 10 8 3 3 7 37 77 4 6 8 8 6 17 39 64 16
T Wind Dir N N N N N NE NE NE N NW W W W SW S S SW W W NW NW NE
T Wind Spd 12 19 24 25 23 19 13 12 6 5 5 11 14 8 11 16 16 12 13 10 10 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 76 48 80 50 81 50 82
Temp 56 51 72 73 55 49 74 77 56 51 74 75 57 51 77 78
DewPt 53 51 51 48 49 49 51 50 50 49 51 50 50 49 49 49
Max/Min RH 100 37 100 35 97 35 95 32
RH 90100 48 41 80100 44 39 80 95 45 41 77 93 38 36
PWind Dir NE NE SE S SE N E N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 0 0 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-222100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
318 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
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 62 46 78 53 82
Temp 64 60 57 57 58 57 53 51 48 46 57 67 74 76 65 60 56 54 65 75 80 75
DewPt 63 60 55 53 51 49 49 48 47 46 47 48 51 53 53 53 53 53 57 57 55 54
Min/Max RH 75 100 42 98 42
RH 98100 91 84 77 76 84 88 95 99 71 50 44 44 65 77 91 96 75 54 42 49
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NW NW NW W SW S SE S S SW SW NW N NE
Wind Spd 5 9 14 16 16 13 9 4 2 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 6
Clouds OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 89 90 85 88 83 60 46 7 5 13 3 2 6 4 2 8 12 25 33 35 63 40
PoP 12HR 40 5 0 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1
Vent Rate 15 26 49 51 65 53 14 7 4 4 10 26 44 4 7 9 8 6 11 23 39 11
T Wind Dir NE N N N N N NE N N NW NW W SW S S S SW SW SW NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 17 25 21 21 18 13 10 6 5 6 8 9 4 10 13 11 9 9 6 8 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 Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24
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 53 82 52 83 53 85 55 85
Temp 60 54 75 77 60 53 76 78 61 53 77 79 62 55 77 79
DewPt 54 53 51 49 50 50 51 50 51 51 52 50 52 52 51 50
Max/Min RH 99 32 90 33 94 32 91 31
RH 81 98 44 37 68 88 41 37 70 93 42 37 70 90 40 36
PWind Dir N NE SE S SE NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ008-222100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
318 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 61 47 76 54 79
Temp 64 60 56 55 57 55 53 51 49 48 55 64 72 74 64 60 56 55 63 72 77 73
DewPt 63 60 55 53 51 49 49 48 48 47 48 49 51 53 53 52 53 54 57 57 54 55
Min/Max RH 76 100 45 97 46
RH 99 97 95 91 81 80 85 89 96 95 76 57 47 48 68 76 90 96 80 58 46 53
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NW NW W W SW S SE S S SW SW N N NE
Wind Spd 8 11 16 17 16 13 9 4 3 2 2 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
Clouds OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) 89 90 85 88 77 58 43 7 5 8 3 2 3 3 2 8 13 25 34 32 51 39
PoP 12HR 30 0 0 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 <1
Vent Rate 15 28 45 48 65 52 15 6 4 3 10 27 43 7 6 8 6 6 10 23 41 10
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW S S S S SW W NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 17 25 23 23 19 14 10 6 5 6 9 10 5 11 14 12 11 9 8 8 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 80 53 81 54 82 55 82
Temp 60 54 72 75 60 53 73 76 60 54 74 76 61 56 75 77
DewPt 54 53 52 49 49 50 52 51 51 51 52 51 51 52 51 51
Max/Min RH 99 36 89 36 91 36 88 34
RH 82 96 49 39 67 87 47 42 72 89 47 41 69 86 44 40
PWind Dir N NE SE S SE E NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ006-222100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
318 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
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 60 41 74 48 75
Temp 57 52 54 57 59 57 48 46 44 42 55 67 73 72 58 54 50 49 62 72 75 70
DewPt 57 51 50 50 50 47 48 46 44 42 48 51 53 53 53 52 50 49 54 54 53 52
Min/Max RH 67 100 47 100 45
RH 100 98 87 77 71 69 98 98100100 77 56 48 50 83 93 99100 76 53 45 52
Wind Dir N N N N N N NE N W W SW SW SW S S S SW W NW N NE NE
Wind Spd 12 19 21 21 19 13 6 3 2 2 4 9 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 10 10 9
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 88 88 87 78 49 53 20 5 7 18 3 3 2 3 8 10 25 35 34 26 36 23
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 2 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 7 1
Vent Rate 25 38 50 58 59 36 5 3 2 2 12 34 54 7 5 5 5 4 8 45 73 11
T Wind Dir N N N N N NE NE NE NW W SW W W S S S SW W NW NE N NE
T Wind Spd 18 24 27 26 21 17 10 8 5 5 10 11 11 8 10 11 11 9 8 11 12 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 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24
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 46 76 46 78 46 79 48 79
Temp 53 47 72 73 53 46 73 75 54 47 73 74 54 49 74 76
DewPt 51 47 51 49 48 46 53 51 50 47 52 51 51 49 52 51
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 40 100 39 100 37
RH 93100 47 42 82100 49 43 86100 47 44 90100 46 43
PWind Dir N NE SE S SE NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5 5 10 0
$$
OKZ002-222100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
318 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 58 40 73 46 76
Temp 58 52 53 54 55 54 46 45 42 41 53 65 72 70 56 52 49 47 60 71 74 70
DewPt 58 52 51 51 50 47 46 45 42 41 46 48 51 52 53 51 49 47 54 55 54 53
Min/Max RH 74 100 47 100 49
RH 100100 93 90 81 79100100100100 77 54 48 53 89 96100100 81 56 49 55
Wind Dir N N N N N N N NW NW W W SW S SE SE S SW SW NW N NE NE
Wind Spd 9 13 16 16 14 11 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 5
Clouds B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 86 83 91 88 74 60 42 7 6 5 3 3 4 5 6 10 30 41 52 50 38 29
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 1
Vent Rate 21 28 41 54 59 33 6 4 2 3 8 26 39 5 4 5 5 4 5 28 45 10
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NW W W SW W SE S S SW W NW NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 17 23 23 21 19 14 9 9 5 6 6 8 9 8 10 11 11 10 6 11 11 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 46 78 45 78 47 80 48 79
Temp 52 47 72 73 53 46 73 73 53 48 72 73 54 49 73 73
DewPt 52 47 51 49 48 46 53 50 51 48 54 52 52 49 53 51
Max/Min RH 100 37 100 40 100 41 100 39
RH 99100 48 43 83100 49 44 91100 52 47 92100 49 45
PWind Dir NW NE SE SE SE NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 5
$$
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