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 Mon Jun 10 2024
TXZ012-102100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 77 61 86 63 92
Temp 64 62 65 70 75 74 68 65 63 61 71 80 85 80 72 68 65 64 75 86 91 88
DewPt 61 60 59 60 60 60 60 61 60 60 62 62 62 61 63 62 62 63 64 63 61 59
Min/Max RH 58 97 46 100 36
RH 90 93 81 71 60 62 76 87 90 97 73 54 46 52 73 81 90 97 69 46 37 38
Wind Dir E E E SE S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 8 9 9
Clouds OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 88 96 87 89 85 70 67 71 71 64 50 36 34 20 20 22 36 42 16 3 8 18
PoP 12HR 70 50 40 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.34 0.05 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs O NM SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 5 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 4
Vent Rate 20 13 14 26 30 28 9 12 11 5 32 50 60 40 7 17 9 8 16 39 72 53
T Wind Dir E E E SE S SE S S S S SW SW SW S SE S S SW S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 11 10 11 11 11 12 16 12 13 16 13 12 11 18 21 13 10 10 11 13 16
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 Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 66 98 69 97 69 95 67 97
Temp 73 67 93 94 77 70 93 92 77 69 91 91 75 68 91 93
DewPt 61 62 61 57 59 59 58 55 56 58 55 52 55 56 55 52
Max/Min RH 87 27 70 26 68 24 65 23
RH 66 84 35 29 54 68 31 29 48 68 30 27 50 65 30 25
PWind Dir S S S S S 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 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 30 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ016-102100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 77 58 87 60 93
Temp 62 61 65 71 76 74 64 62 60 59 70 79 85 86 72 66 62 61 75 85 91 92
DewPt 62 61 62 61 60 58 61 61 60 59 63 61 58 56 62 63 62 61 64 61 57 54
Min/Max RH 55 100 36 100 28
RH 100100 89 70 57 57 90 97100100 77 54 40 36 71 90100100 69 45 32 28
Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW E SE SE S S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 5 5 5 6 8 9 6 6 6 8 9 9 9 8 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 6
Clouds OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 91 95 87 90 89 87 75 55 51 60 46 33 23 23 27 20 30 45 12 3 8 18
PoP 12HR 80 60 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.09 0.01 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs O NM NM NM NM NM SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC NM NM SC IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 5 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 3 5 2 <1 1 <1 <1 3 4 7 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 5
Vent Rate 18 16 17 26 36 24 7 12 12 7 38 53 75 27 7 10 9 5 18 50114 58
T Wind Dir N E SE SE S SW S S S S SW W NW NW E SE S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 12 10 9 9 13 11 13 16 13 17 13 12 10 14 14 12 10 11 11 16 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 Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 63 99 66 95 66 96 64 97
Temp 72 64 92 97 76 67 92 93 75 67 89 95 73 65 91 95
DewPt 60 61 58 50 58 58 56 50 56 56 51 41 53 53 52 44
Max/Min RH 93 21 74 23 69 15 68 17
RH 66 90 32 21 53 73 30 23 52 68 27 15 49 66 27 17
PWind Dir S SW S S S 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 FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 40 10 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ008-102100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 80 61 89 65 96
Temp 65 64 68 74 78 78 70 66 63 61 72 83 88 85 75 70 67 65 77 89 95 93
DewPt 62 60 59 58 59 59 61 62 62 61 63 63 63 63 65 65 64 64 65 64 62 61
Min/Max RH 49 100 43 98 32
RH 91 87 72 57 53 52 74 87 98100 72 52 43 47 70 83 90 98 67 43 34 35
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 4 4 4 6 9 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 8
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 89 93 88 91 92 85 64 58 78 67 51 34 34 33 20 19 28 38 15 3 5 20
PoP 12HR 50 40 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 4 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 4 4 4 <1 1 1 1 3 6 7 4 <1 1 1 1 2 4 7 5
Vent Rate 27 20 24 32 41 43 10 14 10 12 45 76 74 35 11 21 14 11 20 44 79 63
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SE SE S S S SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 13 11 10 11 12 12 13 9 12 17 14 12 10 17 18 12 10 10 11 13 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 Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 69 103 71 100 71 98 69 99
Temp 77 70 96 99 81 72 97 97 80 72 94 95 78 70 94 96
DewPt 64 64 62 58 62 62 60 56 59 60 58 54 57 58 57 54
Max/Min RH 85 24 72 24 69 24 68 24
RH 65 81 33 26 54 71 30 26 50 67 30 25 49 66 29 25
PWind Dir S SW S S S 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 FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 30 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-102100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 61 87 65 94
Temp 65 63 67 71 76 75 70 65 63 61 71 81 86 83 74 69 67 65 75 86 93 92
DewPt 62 60 59 58 59 58 61 62 62 61 63 62 62 62 64 64 64 64 65 64 61 60
Min/Max RH 52 100 45 99 33
RH 90 90 76 63 56 57 73 89 98100 76 53 45 49 71 82 90 99 70 48 35 34
Wind Dir E E E SE S SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S S SW S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 6 8 9 9 8 6 6 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 5 5 6 8 8 9
Clouds B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 87 92 83 91 92 83 62 65 77 63 49 34 31 28 20 19 29 40 19 2 5 19
PoP 12HR 60 40 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.03 0.01 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 4 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 4 <1 <1 1 <1 2 4 7 5
Vent Rate 22 15 21 30 38 29 9 9 8 7 43 70 67 32 9 14 12 8 18 42 80 63
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 13 11 11 10 11 10 11 12 9 12 18 14 11 10 17 17 12 9 10 11 13 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 Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 68 100 71 99 71 96 69 97
Temp 76 69 94 97 79 72 95 94 79 72 92 93 77 70 92 94
DewPt 64 64 62 57 62 62 59 55 59 60 57 53 57 58 56 53
Max/Min RH 87 25 73 25 67 25 67 24
RH 66 84 35 27 55 71 31 28 50 66 31 26 50 65 30 25
PWind Dir S SW S S S 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 FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 30 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-102100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
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 75 56 87 59 94
Temp 60 58 65 69 73 73 64 61 59 57 71 82 86 84 70 65 61 60 76 89 93 91
DewPt 59 58 60 60 60 59 61 61 59 57 62 61 59 56 61 63 61 60 63 61 57 53
Min/Max RH 60 100 37 100 27
RH 99100 83 72 64 63 91100100100 74 49 39 38 72 92100 99 63 39 30 28
Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW S E SE S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 5 5 5 8 10 10 8 6 5 6 8 8 8 8 5 4 4 4 6 9 9 9
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 93 91 92 91 92 87 75 65 71 74 59 27 36 41 39 29 29 27 13 4 9 17
PoP 12HR 50 40 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 1 1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 7
Vent Rate 15 14 22 32 46 43 7 9 6 6 37 66 85 74 6 8 5 5 25 71117102
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W NW N N SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
T Wind Spd 12 11 12 12 13 16 13 14 12 13 16 12 13 12 12 17 11 10 14 14 14 16
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 Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 61 100 65 97 63 95 61 97
Temp 71 62 95 97 75 66 94 91 71 64 90 90 70 62 91 94
DewPt 60 59 57 48 58 57 57 54 57 56 52 47 55 54 53 46
Max/Min RH 92 19 77 25 79 20 77 19
RH 70 88 28 19 56 75 29 29 61 76 27 23 59 74 28 19
PWind Dir S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW SC FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 10 40 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
OKZ002-102100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
149 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 79 57 88 61 96
Temp 60 59 66 74 78 76 66 62 60 58 70 83 87 84 71 67 63 62 77 89 95 93
DewPt 60 57 56 54 55 55 58 59 60 58 62 62 60 59 63 64 63 62 65 63 59 57
Min/Max RH 42 100 40 100 28
RH 100 93 70 50 45 48 76 89100100 76 49 40 43 75 90100100 67 42 30 30
Wind Dir E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 5 8 10 11 12 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 8 9 9 9
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) 82 82 76 82 65 72 49 48 78 65 52 30 34 34 26 21 24 29 14 5 7 28
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4
Mix Hgt 2 2 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 9 6
Vent Rate 26 19 31 51 73 74 8 7 7 5 37 52 66 70 7 7 12 11 24 68130100
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW S SE S S S SW SW SW SW S
T Wind Spd 12 11 14 13 14 18 17 16 12 11 14 11 10 10 14 14 14 12 13 14 17 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 64 101 66 98 66 95 64 96
Temp 73 65 97 98 74 67 95 94 75 67 92 91 72 65 92 93
DewPt 63 61 58 51 61 61 60 55 60 59 56 52 57 57 57 52
Max/Min RH 93 20 85 25 78 24 77 24
RH 72 88 28 21 64 81 31 27 60 75 30 27 58 76 31 25
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 10 40 20 20 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
$$
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