Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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649 FOUS54 KAMA 142149 PFWAMA Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Amarillo TX 449 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 TXZ012-150900- Amarillo-Potter TX 35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft 449 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 Date 09/14/24 Sun 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 65 96 64 94 66 Temp 91 79 74 70 66 79 93 95 89 78 73 69 65 78 90 93 88 79 73 69 66 DewPt 50 52 53 54 54 58 53 47 49 52 56 58 58 58 56 52 52 55 56 58 58 Max/Min RH 66 19 78 25 75 RH 25 39 47 56 66 49 26 19 25 40 55 68 78 50 32 25 29 44 55 68 75 Wind Dir S SE S S S SW S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S Wind Spd 12 12 9 8 8 11 11 14 13 12 11 8 6 12 14 17 17 16 13 13 12 Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC Clouds(%) 57 39 7 7 8 9 6 23 44 38 28 20 9 7 12 19 28 16 34 44 36 PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 10 QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs Tstms LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 13 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 32 8 8 8 7 23130199 63 8 10 8 5 28127203126 10 11 10 9 T Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW S S SE SE S S S SW S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 14 19 19 18 17 19 16 17 19 18 19 18 13 16 17 19 20 19 18 18 17 RFTI 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 Date 09/17Wed 09/18/24Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 91 63 92 64 93 66 90 61 85 Temp 87 83 69 64 88 85 70 65 88 87 72 66 85 81 68 62 81 78 DewPt 59 58 61 61 59 57 59 61 62 58 60 60 60 59 57 55 54 52 Min/Max RH 33 90 31 87 32 81 38 78 34 RH 39 43 76 90 38 39 68 87 42 38 66 81 43 47 68 78 39 40 PWind Dir S S SW S S S S S NW Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 40 50 10 10 20 20 40 30 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS $$ TXZ016-150900- Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX 34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft 449 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 Date 09/14/24 Sun 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 61 94 60 91 61 Temp 86 74 70 66 62 77 89 92 87 73 69 64 61 74 86 90 86 74 69 65 61 DewPt 47 51 52 53 54 59 54 47 48 52 55 56 56 57 53 49 50 53 56 57 58 Max/Min RH 80 22 86 25 90 RH 26 44 55 62 74 55 30 22 26 48 61 77 84 55 32 25 29 47 63 75 90 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S SE S S SW S S S S S S S S Wind Spd 12 8 6 4 4 10 12 13 13 9 8 6 4 12 16 17 16 13 11 10 10 Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 39 42 15 5 6 6 8 16 21 35 16 15 17 5 9 14 25 26 38 43 32 PoP 12HR 5 10 10 10 20 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 9 12 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 53 7 10 9 8 24117159 55 8 8 7 6 44149174110 12 11 12 9 T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 16 14 19 18 16 18 14 16 18 16 14 13 12 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 17 RFTI 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 Date 09/17Wed 09/18/24Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 88 59 89 59 91 60 88 56 83 Temp 83 82 64 60 83 84 65 60 84 85 67 61 82 81 64 57 77 77 DewPt 59 59 62 60 57 54 57 60 60 57 61 60 59 57 56 52 51 50 Min/Max RH 38 100 29 98 33 95 38 86 34 RH 45 47 93100 41 36 75 98 45 39 80 95 47 44 76 83 41 39 PWind Dir S S SW S S S S S N Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 50 40 10 10 20 20 30 30 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS $$ TXZ008-150900- Borger-Hutchinson TX 35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft 449 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 Date 09/14/24 Sun 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 65 99 67 97 67 Temp 94 80 76 72 66 80 93 97 93 80 75 70 67 79 91 95 91 81 76 70 67 DewPt 52 54 55 56 57 59 54 48 51 55 59 60 61 62 57 54 55 57 60 62 63 Max/Min RH 76 18 81 25 86 RH 24 40 49 58 73 49 27 18 25 43 57 71 81 57 33 25 30 45 58 75 86 Wind Dir S SE S SE S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S Wind Spd 13 10 8 4 4 5 9 13 13 8 9 5 4 9 13 13 14 13 12 11 9 Clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 14 21 2 2 6 4 5 17 45 39 24 25 19 9 13 24 34 34 42 45 34 PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 14 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 11 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 43 13 11 9 7 24111192 75 11 12 11 8 30132179 63 14 14 13 11 T Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW S S SE S S S S SW S S S SE S S S T Wind Spd 16 19 16 13 11 14 13 16 21 17 17 14 10 14 17 18 17 18 19 18 14 RFTI 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 Date 09/17Wed 09/18/24Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 94 64 95 64 96 67 93 62 88 Temp 88 87 71 64 88 89 71 65 89 90 74 67 87 85 70 62 81 81 DewPt 59 58 62 64 60 56 62 63 62 58 62 63 61 60 60 59 55 53 Min/Max RH 31 99 28 95 31 87 35 90 32 RH 38 37 74 99 39 34 71 93 42 34 65 87 43 42 70 90 42 38 PWind Dir S S SW S S S S S N Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 30 50 10 10 20 20 30 40 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS $$ TXZ008-150900- Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX 35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft 449 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 Date 09/14/24 Sun 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 65 97 67 94 67 Temp 91 80 76 71 67 78 91 95 90 79 74 70 67 77 88 92 88 79 75 70 67 DewPt 51 53 54 56 56 58 55 48 52 55 57 60 61 61 58 53 54 57 59 62 62 Max/Min RH 72 21 83 27 83 RH 26 39 47 58 68 49 30 21 27 44 55 70 83 59 36 27 31 47 59 75 83 Wind Dir S SE S S S SW S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S Wind Spd 13 11 9 5 4 8 8 13 12 10 11 8 4 10 13 14 14 14 13 13 11 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) 15 24 1 2 5 6 8 21 47 40 24 23 13 9 15 19 33 36 41 41 35 PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10 QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 14 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 47 11 10 8 6 22116190 70 10 9 9 7 30129174 51 12 12 11 10 T Wind Dir S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S SE S S S T Wind Spd 16 19 18 16 11 16 14 16 20 17 17 14 11 16 17 17 17 18 19 18 16 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 09/17Wed 09/18/24Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 92 64 92 65 93 67 90 62 85 Temp 85 84 69 64 85 86 71 65 86 86 73 67 84 82 69 62 78 78 DewPt 60 59 63 64 60 57 60 63 63 59 62 63 62 60 60 58 55 53 Min/Max RH 34 99 31 92 35 87 40 87 36 RH 42 43 80 99 43 38 70 92 47 40 69 87 49 47 73 87 45 42 PWind Dir S S SW S S S S S N Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 30 50 10 10 20 20 30 40 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC IS $$ TXZ006-150900- Dalhart-Hartley TX 36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft 449 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 Date 09/14/24 Sun 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 57 91 59 89 59 Temp 91 74 67 63 59 75 88 90 84 71 66 62 59 73 85 89 86 73 68 63 60 DewPt 44 50 51 52 52 55 55 50 50 54 55 56 57 58 56 52 51 54 56 57 58 Max/Min RH 80 24 93 28 94 RH 20 43 56 67 77 50 32 25 31 55 68 81 93 60 38 28 30 52 65 80 94 Wind Dir S SE S S SW S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S Wind Spd 9 8 6 6 5 8 12 12 13 6 6 6 8 12 17 17 16 13 12 12 11 Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC Clouds(%) 15 11 3 3 3 4 5 19 41 44 40 27 17 18 20 29 39 64 59 35 30 PoP 12HR 5 10 20 5 20 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 11 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 20 7 9 7 5 19 80156 29 10 7 5 5 38162204 94 8 9 8 8 T Wind Dir S SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW T Wind Spd 10 14 18 14 12 17 16 16 14 17 13 11 11 20 24 20 19 16 18 16 14 RFTI 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 Date 09/17Wed 09/18/24Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 87 56 87 56 87 57 84 53 80 Temp 83 78 62 57 83 84 63 57 84 82 64 58 80 79 60 54 76 76 DewPt 60 60 62 57 56 49 54 55 58 56 58 57 56 56 56 52 51 49 Min/Max RH 39 100 28 93 36 99 39 98 35 RH 46 54 99100 39 30 72 93 41 40 81 96 44 46 87 94 42 39 PWind Dir S S SW S S S SW SW N Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12HR 40 50 5 10 20 20 30 40 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS $$ OKZ002-150900- Guymon-Texas OK 36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft 449 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 Date 09/14/24 Sun 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max Temp 57 95 61 93 63 Temp 92 74 67 61 57 73 91 94 89 75 69 64 62 76 89 93 88 75 71 66 64 DewPt 50 54 55 55 55 57 55 49 48 55 57 59 59 60 57 54 53 58 60 61 61 Max/Min RH 93 22 92 27 93 RH 24 50 64 80 93 56 31 22 24 49 64 83 90 58 34 27 30 56 68 84 90 Wind Dir E SE S SE SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S Wind Spd 5 9 5 4 4 6 10 13 12 9 9 6 8 12 14 16 14 13 12 12 11 Clouds FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC Clouds(%) 21 46 24 7 3 4 3 17 32 46 35 35 17 15 15 26 38 57 55 53 42 PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mix Hgt 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 6 11 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 9 12 3 <1 1 <1 <1 Vent Rate 20 9 7 5 5 14 81161 34 8 6 6 6 33159226 49 9 24 10 9 T Wind Dir E SE S S SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S SE S S S T Wind Spd 8 16 14 12 11 12 14 17 16 18 13 13 13 17 20 20 17 18 25 19 17 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Date 09/17Wed 09/18/24Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min Temp 90 59 91 58 91 60 89 55 83 Temp 86 84 64 60 86 86 66 59 87 85 67 61 85 80 63 56 76 77 DewPt 59 58 62 60 58 51 59 59 57 57 61 61 58 59 59 56 55 50 Min/Max RH 36 100 26 100 32 100 38 100 36 RH 40 41 92100 38 31 79100 37 39 81100 41 50 87100 47 39 PWind Dir S S SW S S S S S N Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12HR 30 50 5 10 20 20 30 40 20 Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS $$ 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