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 Fri May 24 2024
TXZ012-242100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
258 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
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 82 53 94 59 90
Temp 60 56 65 73 79 81 68 62 57 54 70 86 93 92 76 70 64 60 74 84 88 89
DewPt 17 29 25 27 29 30 35 37 40 43 48 39 27 20 20 21 24 28 32 30 27 25
Min/Max RH 15 66 7 30 9
RH 18 36 22 18 16 15 29 39 53 66 45 19 9 7 12 15 22 30 21 14 11 10
Wind Dir W N N NE E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW W W
Wind Spd 16 21 19 12 9 9 12 12 13 12 16 18 21 21 13 12 12 12 11 10 11 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 1 3 4 13 34 4 3 0 2 7 11 28 8 5 3 2 2 4 4 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 7 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 13
Vent Rate 6 14 65 50 53 63 8 10 12 11 52155330339 9 10 8 8 54119181194
T Wind Dir W N N N NE S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W W W
T Wind Spd 18 27 26 13 10 11 19 24 26 24 28 26 34 35 19 25 20 18 17 14 17 17
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CH EL EL NO NO NO EL EL EL
Fire Weather A A A
Date Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
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 56 87 56 87 58 84 59 86
Temp 66 57 81 85 65 57 80 82 64 59 79 80 64 60 79 80
DewPt 33 38 37 37 43 48 50 49 51 54 55 53 57 58 56 54
Max/Min RH 49 17 72 28 86 37 95 35
RH 29 49 21 18 45 72 35 31 63 84 44 39 78 94 45 40
PWind Dir SE NE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 20 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-242100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
258 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 51 93 55 92
Temp 60 56 65 74 82 85 69 61 56 52 72 88 92 90 74 67 59 55 74 83 89 91
DewPt 13 27 27 27 26 24 29 34 37 39 40 27 17 14 17 18 23 25 28 26 23 20
Min/Max RH 11 62 6 32 7
RH 15 33 23 17 13 11 23 36 50 62 31 11 6 6 11 15 25 32 18 12 9 8
Wind Dir W N NE E SE S SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 13 14 13 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 13 18 23 23 13 12 11 13 13 14 13 13
Clouds CL CL CL CL SC FW CL CL FW CL CL SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 2 1 4 31 25 4 3 12 1 4 26 24 10 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 8 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 10 13 14
Vent Rate 10 12 46 39 78121 10 11 13 12 37199321320 13 11 11 10103152252261
T Wind Dir W NE NE E S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W
T Wind Spd 19 20 20 10 11 16 19 20 23 20 21 27 35 34 24 21 21 19 18 18 21 21
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
RFTI Category EL NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH EL EL NO NO NO EL EL EL
Fire Weather A A A
Date Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 89 54 90 56 87 57 89
Temp 65 55 80 88 64 55 83 86 63 56 80 84 63 58 81 84
DewPt 26 33 36 29 42 48 47 42 52 54 55 47 57 58 55 46
Max/Min RH 43 12 79 19 95 26 100 24
RH 22 43 20 12 45 79 28 21 69 93 41 28 81100 40 26
PWind Dir W NE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-242100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
258 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
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 84 56 98 57 93
Temp 62 59 67 76 81 82 70 64 58 56 74 88 96 96 78 70 62 57 74 84 91 92
DewPt 31 33 27 30 32 33 37 39 41 44 49 45 34 23 24 25 27 30 37 34 31 29
Min/Max RH 16 63 7 35 10
RH 30 37 21 18 17 17 30 40 52 62 41 22 11 7 13 18 26 35 27 17 12 10
Wind Dir NW N N NE NE E E SE E SE S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W W
Wind Spd 12 16 14 10 6 5 8 8 8 8 12 13 19 18 9 8 8 6 8 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 2 1 2 6 32 23 6 7 3 8 6 21 15 7 3 2 3 3 3 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 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 13
Vent Rate 15 15 80 67 41 47 11 13 13 10 70157369365 11 11 12 11 55115164167
T Wind Dir N NE N N NE SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW N NW W W
T Wind Spd 20 19 26 16 8 9 17 18 18 13 26 26 34 34 16 17 18 16 17 14 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
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 58 90 59 91 61 87 61 89
Temp 69 58 84 87 68 59 84 85 68 61 83 82 67 62 82 83
DewPt 36 39 39 38 44 49 50 50 52 56 57 55 58 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 49 16 69 24 83 35 94 38
RH 29 48 21 18 42 69 30 29 57 81 41 39 73 93 47 43
PWind Dir E NE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-242100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
258 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 57 96 58 92
Temp 63 59 66 74 79 81 70 64 59 57 73 87 94 93 77 70 63 58 73 82 89 91
DewPt 26 30 24 26 32 32 36 38 40 44 48 42 32 24 25 26 28 29 36 33 30 27
Min/Max RH 16 62 8 34 10
RH 24 34 21 17 18 18 29 38 50 62 42 21 11 8 14 19 27 33 27 17 13 10
Wind Dir NW N N NE NE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W W
Wind Spd 14 20 18 11 9 8 11 10 10 11 14 14 20 20 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 2 2 1 7 36 15 12 4 3 7 7 19 14 7 3 3 4 4 3 3 4
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 13
Vent Rate 12 13 76 60 45 48 10 11 13 10 61162359354 9 9 10 9 54120164166
T Wind Dir N NE N N NE SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW N NW W W
T Wind Spd 19 23 26 14 10 9 17 19 19 14 26 26 34 34 16 17 18 16 17 14 16 14
RFTI 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO EL NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 88 60 90 61 86 62 87
Temp 69 59 80 87 67 60 82 84 68 61 81 80 67 62 80 81
DewPt 36 39 39 38 44 49 50 49 53 55 56 55 59 60 59 57
Max/Min RH 48 17 69 26 80 37 91 39
RH 30 48 23 18 43 68 32 30 60 79 44 41 76 91 48 45
PWind Dir E NE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ006-242100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
258 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
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 79 49 90 49 89
Temp 53 49 61 71 77 78 63 58 52 50 69 86 90 87 70 62 54 50 71 82 87 88
DewPt 31 31 26 29 29 29 34 36 37 38 40 32 23 20 22 24 27 28 33 31 28 26
Min/Max RH 16 65 8 44 10
RH 42 50 26 21 17 16 33 44 56 64 35 14 9 9 16 24 35 43 24 16 12 11
Wind Dir N N NE NE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W NW W W SW SW
Wind Spd 16 17 13 9 9 11 11 10 9 9 12 19 24 25 12 9 9 8 9 10 10 11
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 1 1 5 28 22 3 2 2 2 4 4 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 4 19
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 13 13
Vent Rate 14 10 59 42 65108 10 11 11 11 48256385410 10 10 9 7 60136187185
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE S S SE SE SE S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW W W SW
T Wind Spd 26 19 21 10 11 18 19 21 20 19 24 32 37 39 19 21 18 14 13 14 16 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL
Fire Weather A A A
Date Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
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 51 84 51 88 53 85 55 88
Temp 62 51 79 82 60 51 82 82 61 54 79 79 61 56 81 82
DewPt 33 34 38 34 40 45 48 47 51 52 56 52 58 56 57 52
Max/Min RH 54 17 79 23 96 32 100 29
RH 33 51 23 18 47 79 31 30 70 94 45 38 88 99 44 35
PWind Dir NE NE SE S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-242100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
258 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 78 50 94 53 89
Temp 56 52 64 71 77 76 63 58 52 50 69 86 93 90 72 65 58 53 71 82 88 86
DewPt 35 28 29 31 31 32 36 38 39 41 47 43 33 24 26 29 34 38 41 36 31 29
Min/Max RH 18 70 9 56 12
RH 44 39 27 22 18 20 36 48 59 70 46 22 12 9 18 26 40 56 35 19 13 13
Wind Dir N N N N NE SE E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N
Wind Spd 18 16 16 11 8 8 9 9 9 9 13 18 21 21 12 10 9 9 12 13 13 12
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 3 3 1 1 1 12 8 10 21 23 3 4 3 7 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 11
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4
Mix Hgt <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 12 13
Vent Rate 16 8 69 59 47 53 7 9 9 7 75190416391 11 10 10 7 64147203158
T Wind Dir N N N N NE SE E SE SE S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW W W
T Wind Spd 26 18 24 13 9 9 17 19 18 16 27 28 35 36 21 20 20 14 17 18 19 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
Fire Weather A A A
Date Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 52 85 52 88 56 84 57 86
Temp 62 52 80 83 61 53 82 82 63 56 80 78 62 58 80 81
DewPt 36 38 39 37 41 47 49 49 52 53 57 56 58 58 60 57
Max/Min RH 60 18 79 26 88 39 100 38
RH 38 58 23 20 48 79 32 32 68 88 45 45 88100 50 43
PWind Dir NE NE SE S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 30 30 30 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS
$$
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