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
258 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
TXZ012-252100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
258 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
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 84 54 87 54 87
Temp 57 54 68 79 83 80 68 63 58 55 69 82 86 82 70 64 59 55 67 81 86 82
DewPt 49 48 49 47 46 47 47 46 46 46 49 50 49 50 49 49 49 49 52 51 49 49
Min/Max RH 27 72 28 80 28
RH 75 80 51 32 27 31 47 54 64 72 49 33 28 33 47 58 69 80 59 35 28 32
Wind Dir NE NW W NW N E SE SE S S SW S S SE SE SE S S S NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 6 5 4 5 5 5 9 9 6 4 4 3 4 6 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 1 0 2 6 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 6 5 1 1 1 3 1 3 5 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 1
Vent Rate 2 2 4 32 46 9 4 4 4 4 9 28 42 5 6 5 5 4 7 30 56 15
T Wind Dir NE N N N N NE SE S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE S S S NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 6 5 4 6 8 4 12 12 12 10 11 6 8 10 14 14 12 10 6 9 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 Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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 55 87 53 86 54 90 54 81
Temp 64 56 82 81 63 54 80 81 63 55 84 84 65 55 75 76
DewPt 50 49 49 46 46 47 46 44 44 44 45 44 44 41 39 39
Max/Min RH 79 25 79 23 68 20 61 22
RH 60 77 32 29 54 77 30 27 50 66 26 25 46 59 27 26
PWind Dir NE N E N S S E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ016-252100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
258 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 51 88 51 86
Temp 54 51 65 76 81 79 65 59 55 53 67 82 87 83 67 60 55 52 67 81 85 81
DewPt 49 48 49 45 45 47 48 47 47 47 50 49 48 50 51 49 49 48 50 51 49 49
Min/Max RH 28 83 26 91 29
RH 83 91 55 33 29 32 54 64 74 80 53 32 26 32 55 67 80 88 54 35 29 33
Wind Dir N NW NW SW NW E SE S SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE S SW NW NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 6 5 5 4 4 3 4 6 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 5 0 5 3 4 4 4 2 6 0 3 4 4 2 1 2 6 1 4 3 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 1
Vent Rate 5 3 7 20 44 7 5 7 7 6 18 38 53 3 7 7 5 4 11 43 65 13
T Wind Dir E NW NW N NW E SE S S SW W SW SW SE SE S S S NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 6 6 4 6 5 10 13 13 13 16 9 9 8 13 13 10 9 10 12 12 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 52 85 51 85 52 89 51 79
Temp 60 53 81 80 59 51 80 80 60 53 83 83 61 52 73 74
DewPt 50 49 49 45 45 44 44 43 43 42 43 43 42 38 39 40
Max/Min RH 89 26 80 22 68 20 61 25
RH 69 86 33 29 61 77 28 27 54 66 25 25 49 59 29 30
PWind Dir NE N E N S S NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
258 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
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 87 56 91 55 90
Temp 58 55 66 79 84 83 70 64 59 56 69 84 89 85 71 64 59 55 67 82 88 84
DewPt 52 50 53 48 46 47 48 48 48 48 51 50 49 50 51 50 50 51 52 52 50 50
Min/Max RH 26 76 25 84 27
RH 80 83 62 34 27 29 45 55 68 74 53 31 25 29 49 61 72 84 59 36 27 31
Wind Dir W W W W NE E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S SE S N NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 6 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 2 2 0 2 6 3 1 1 1 5 0 2 5 4 1 1 1 5 2 2 6 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 2
Vent Rate 3 4 5 31 37 6 7 8 6 5 10 29 43 7 9 7 6 4 7 32 55 18
T Wind Dir W NW W NW N E SE S S SW SW S SE E SE SE SE SE S NE N NE
T Wind Spd 5 4 5 6 5 5 10 11 9 8 9 6 8 10 13 10 8 6 5 9 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 Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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 55 90 54 89 55 93 55 83
Temp 63 56 83 84 63 55 82 84 64 56 85 87 66 55 75 76
DewPt 52 51 49 46 48 48 47 44 46 46 46 44 45 41 38 37
Max/Min RH 86 22 79 21 72 19 60 21
RH 66 83 31 27 56 76 29 25 53 70 26 22 47 58 26 24
PWind Dir E N E N S S NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ008-252100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
258 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 56 88 56 87
Temp 57 55 65 77 82 81 70 63 59 57 67 81 86 83 70 64 59 56 66 78 84 83
DewPt 52 51 53 49 46 49 48 48 48 49 51 51 50 51 50 50 51 51 52 52 50 50
Min/Max RH 28 77 29 82 31
RH 81 85 64 38 29 33 46 57 67 75 55 35 29 34 50 59 74 82 62 41 32 33
Wind Dir W W W W NE E SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 4 4 3 3 4 5 5
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 3
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 4 7 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 2
Vent Rate 3 2 5 26 35 11 5 7 5 5 9 25 40 7 8 6 5 4 6 30 50 14
T Wind Dir W NW W NW N E SE S S SW SW S S SE SE SE S SE S NE N NE
T Wind Spd 5 4 5 6 5 6 10 12 9 9 10 6 8 9 14 11 9 8 5 9 11 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 87 55 86 56 90 55 80
Temp 63 56 80 81 63 55 79 81 63 57 83 84 66 56 72 74
DewPt 51 52 50 46 48 48 47 44 45 46 47 45 45 41 39 38
Max/Min RH 86 25 76 24 68 22 58 23
RH 64 84 35 29 57 75 32 27 51 66 29 26 47 57 30 28
PWind Dir E N E N S S NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ006-252100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
258 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
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 82 49 85 49 84
Temp 51 49 64 77 81 79 63 58 53 50 64 80 85 82 65 59 54 50 65 80 84 80
DewPt 47 46 49 48 48 50 49 48 47 47 51 52 51 53 52 51 50 50 52 54 51 51
Min/Max RH 31 92 31 100 32
RH 86 90 58 36 32 35 60 70 81 91 62 38 31 37 62 75 88 99 64 40 32 36
Wind Dir NW NW W SW S SE SE SE S S SW S S SE SE SE S NW N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 8 5 5 4 3 3 4 8 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 3 5 42 50 7 4 5 5 5 8 26 37 2 6 6 4 3 9 32 56 5
T Wind Dir NW W W W NW S SE S S SW SW SW S SE SE SE S E NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 6 6 8 9 8 5 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 6 13 12 9 6 8 11 12 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 Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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 83 48 83 49 85 49 75
Temp 57 51 79 80 57 49 80 79 57 50 81 80 59 50 70 71
DewPt 51 49 50 46 46 44 47 46 44 43 46 47 42 37 39 40
Max/Min RH 94 27 84 26 79 26 62 29
RH 79 92 35 31 66 82 31 31 61 77 29 31 54 62 32 32
PWind Dir N NE E SW S NW NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
OKZ002-252100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
258 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 49 85 49 85
Temp 50 48 64 78 81 78 62 57 52 49 65 80 85 80 63 57 52 49 63 78 84 79
DewPt 49 48 51 48 48 49 49 47 47 47 50 52 52 51 52 51 50 49 53 54 53 53
Min/Max RH 30 93 32 100 34
RH 95 99 62 35 32 36 61 68 82 93 58 37 32 36 66 79 93100 68 43 34 40
Wind Dir W W W NE E E SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S SW SW NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 6 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 2 0 2 2 5 4 2 4 4 1 2 1 4 3 1 4 6 4 4 3 5
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 <1 5 7 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 <1
Vent Rate 3 3 4 32 27 6 5 5 5 4 8 36 41 6 6 5 4 3 7 22 44 5
T Wind Dir W W W N N E SE S S S S S SE E SE SE S S SW NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 6 8 6 5 4 6 11 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 11 9 6 6 8 10 10
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 50 85 49 84 49 88 48 75
Temp 57 51 80 80 57 50 79 79 57 50 81 81 59 49 68 69
DewPt 52 50 51 48 47 46 48 47 46 46 48 47 42 37 38 38
Max/Min RH 100 27 89 27 87 25 63 28
RH 83 96 36 33 69 86 34 32 68 85 32 30 52 63 33 33
PWind Dir N N SE S S S NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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