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
149 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
TXZ012-182100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
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 66 97 69 95
Temp 70 67 77 89 93 90 77 73 69 66 78 92 96 91 80 75 72 69 80 91 94 89
DewPt 62 61 62 59 55 55 57 60 60 60 59 54 51 53 55 58 59 60 62 58 56 56
Min/Max RH 28 81 22 72 28
RH 76 82 60 37 28 31 50 64 73 80 52 28 22 28 42 55 63 72 54 33 28 33
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 13 13 14 13 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 10 9 10 11 10 12 13 14 13
Clouds FW CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 9 3 2 8 29 20 15 4 5 9 8 7 22 30 16 19 32 43 27 33 46 56
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 5 9 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 9 5
Vent Rate 9 7 33 98165 44 8 9 8 8 22137155 67 6 9 9 7 33109142 76
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 21 20 21 19 19 20 18 19 17 18 16 14 16 19 19 16 19 17 18 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 Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 65 87 57 80 54 83 58 85
Temp 73 66 82 79 64 58 76 74 60 54 77 78 65 59 80 77
DewPt 59 59 60 59 56 54 52 49 48 48 49 49 51 52 52 50
Max/Min RH 78 41 88 36 79 30 78 33
RH 62 78 47 50 75 86 43 41 64 79 37 36 60 78 38 39
PWind Dir S S NE N NE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 40 10 10 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ016-182100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 90 60 93 63 91
Temp 64 61 70 81 89 86 73 67 63 60 74 87 92 87 75 70 66 63 75 86 90 84
DewPt 63 61 63 57 53 53 55 55 55 55 56 54 53 54 57 59 60 60 62 58 56 58
Min/Max RH 27 82 27 90 32
RH 99100 78 43 29 32 55 65 77 82 55 32 27 33 54 68 79 89 63 38 32 42
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 11 12 13 11 8 6 6 6 9 11 12 11 9 9 9 8 11 13 13 13
Clouds FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 6 5 16 10 5 7 9 7 21 21 19 10 17 22 22 11 15 28 31 33 45 51
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 1
Vent Rate 10 7 22 84173 30 7 8 9 7 19129166 42 9 11 11 9 33119170 16
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW S S S SW
T Wind Spd 18 14 17 18 23 16 13 16 18 13 13 18 17 12 17 19 19 16 19 20 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 84 53 78 50 83 55 84
Temp 67 61 79 79 59 54 73 74 56 51 75 78 61 56 77 77
DewPt 60 59 59 52 52 52 51 47 47 47 50 50 52 53 52 50
Max/Min RH 94 37 95 35 88 32 89 32
RH 78 94 52 39 78 94 46 39 72 87 42 37 72 89 41 39
PWind Dir S S NW N NE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 50 30 5 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
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 68 99 70 98
Temp 71 68 77 89 95 92 79 74 70 68 78 93 98 93 80 76 72 70 80 93 97 92
DewPt 64 64 64 60 54 54 58 62 63 63 60 52 48 53 56 58 60 62 63 59 56 56
Min/Max RH 24 87 19 75 25
RH 78 86 63 38 25 27 48 65 79 84 54 25 19 25 43 55 67 75 57 32 26 29
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 12 12 13 12 9 9 8 6 9 10 9 9 6 6 6 5 9 11 12 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 22 4 0 2 18 16 8 0 10 8 4 5 14 22 13 12 28 56 33 36 52 60
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 6
Vent Rate 11 9 46114210 41 13 13 10 10 32161187 15 9 13 12 10 39124174 70
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 14 13 21 21 23 18 18 20 14 13 18 20 18 11 13 18 16 13 19 18 19 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 Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 89 58 82 54 86 59 87
Temp 75 67 81 81 65 58 74 76 61 54 78 81 67 60 80 79
DewPt 62 62 61 59 58 57 53 49 50 51 51 50 53 55 54 51
Max/Min RH 83 39 96 34 90 29 84 33
RH 64 83 49 48 78 96 46 38 66 88 39 33 62 83 41 38
PWind Dir S S NE N NE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 40 10 10 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-182100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 94 67 96 70 95
Temp 70 68 75 85 91 89 77 74 70 67 75 89 95 90 79 75 72 70 78 90 94 89
DewPt 64 63 64 60 55 54 58 61 63 63 60 51 49 53 56 58 60 62 63 59 56 57
Min/Max RH 28 87 22 74 29
RH 79 86 68 42 30 31 52 67 78 85 59 27 22 29 45 56 66 74 59 36 29 34
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 11 11 12 12 13 12 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 9 9 8 10 12 12 12
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 20 3 0 4 16 17 9 1 10 5 5 5 9 18 15 12 30 50 32 36 50 57
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 10 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 6
Vent Rate 10 8 42110201 43 12 12 9 9 29148179 17 8 11 11 9 37115168 67
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S SW
T Wind Spd 17 16 23 21 23 18 19 21 17 16 18 19 18 13 13 18 18 14 19 18 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 67 86 57 79 54 84 60 84
Temp 74 68 78 78 64 58 71 74 60 55 75 79 66 60 78 77
DewPt 62 62 61 59 58 56 53 49 50 51 51 50 53 55 55 52
Max/Min RH 83 42 95 38 86 32 82 37
RH 66 83 55 54 80 94 53 40 69 86 44 36 63 82 45 42
PWind Dir S S NE N NE SW S SW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 40 40 10 10 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ006-182100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
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 55 89 60 88
Temp 62 59 69 82 87 85 70 64 59 56 70 85 89 87 71 66 62 60 74 85 87 81
DewPt 62 58 63 54 48 46 49 50 49 47 48 46 46 50 53 54 56 57 59 60 58 60
Min/Max RH 24 75 22 90 37
RH 99 99 80 38 26 26 47 60 70 73 45 25 23 28 52 65 79 88 60 41 38 49
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S SE S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 9 9 11 14 18 13 9 6 5 4 6 11 12 9 6 6 8 8 11 13 13 12
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 12 22 21 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 10 12 7 10 22 14 22 36 43 47 54 60
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 5 8 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 2
Vent Rate 6 6 19109184 31 6 6 4 4 8 95169 20 4 8 8 8 26 90 57 31
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 12 12 16 23 27 16 12 11 8 8 10 18 20 12 9 16 17 16 18 20 16 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 Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 57 79 50 74 47 79 52 78
Temp 64 58 76 74 56 51 70 71 53 48 73 77 59 53 75 74
DewPt 61 58 61 55 53 51 49 47 47 47 51 49 50 51 52 49
Max/Min RH 100 47 100 40 99 35 95 37
RH 91100 59 51 90100 47 43 79 98 45 38 74 94 46 42
PWind Dir S S N N NE SW S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 40 40 5 5 0 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
OKZ002-182100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 92 58 92 60 93
Temp 63 61 74 86 92 88 72 66 61 58 72 87 92 88 72 67 63 61 74 88 92 86
DewPt 63 61 65 59 51 47 52 55 55 53 48 44 45 47 51 54 55 57 61 60 57 58
Min/Max RH 23 89 20 86 31
RH 98100 73 41 25 25 49 68 78 82 42 23 20 24 49 61 77 86 62 38 31 39
Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W SW SW SE S S S SW SW S SW
Wind Spd 10 9 12 12 14 12 9 8 8 6 8 8 9 8 5 5 6 8 9 12 13 10
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 28 8 2 1 1 11 8 3 5 4 3 4 6 12 21 22 24 38 37 37 50 68
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 6 9 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 7 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 10 3
Vent Rate 6 7 35109220 26 7 7 6 5 12108158 5 5 5 8 8 42122187 27
T Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S SW
T Wind Spd 12 14 20 20 27 18 14 14 13 12 10 18 18 10 12 11 17 17 23 20 20 11
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 60 81 51 75 48 81 53 80
Temp 66 60 76 75 57 52 69 71 54 48 73 77 59 53 75 74
DewPt 62 60 62 59 57 52 52 49 49 48 51 49 52 52 54 52
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 42 100 35 97 40
RH 86100 61 59 99100 53 47 83 99 45 38 77 95 47 46
PWind Dir SW S W N N SW S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 50 50 10 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC
$$
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