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
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
TXZ012-160900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 68 94 70 95 71
Temp 90 88 78 73 70 68 79 88 92 91 79 76 72 70 79 89 94 90 81 76 73 71
DewPt 61 60 62 61 61 61 62 64 63 61 61 60 60 60 62 63 61 60 60 60 60 61
Max/Min RH 78 34 72 33 71
RH 38 39 58 66 73 78 56 45 38 37 54 58 66 71 55 42 33 37 50 57 64 70
Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 14 14 13 13 12 12 13 16 19 20 19 19 18 17 19 20 23 23 23 21 20 19
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 15 22 31 24 23 28 5 0 6 28 54 32 29 30 8 3 7 20 22 13 3 8
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.07 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 137121 13 14 9 8 42 64134154 16 24 18 13 60 88139150 22 25 13 14
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 20 20 23 23 20 18 21 18 23 28 27 29 26 23 27 26 27 33 28 29 26 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 96 68 87 66 83 66 87 67 92
Temp 90 92 76 68 82 82 71 66 79 79 70 66 81 84 72 67 87 88
DewPt 63 59 61 64 63 62 62 63 64 64 63 63 63 60 61 61 61 59
Min/Max RH 30 86 46 90 54 89 43 82 35
RH 40 34 60 86 53 51 73 89 60 60 78 89 54 45 68 80 42 38
PWind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 20 30 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-160900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 64 95 67 97 67
Temp 88 89 74 70 66 64 77 87 93 92 79 74 70 67 77 90 96 94 79 75 70 67
DewPt 62 60 62 62 62 61 62 62 59 56 59 60 59 57 60 59 52 48 56 58 58 58
Max/Min RH 90 28 73 20 72
RH 41 38 66 76 87 89 61 43 32 30 50 62 68 70 55 35 23 21 47 56 65 72
Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 12 11 11 10 10 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 19 17 19 18 19 18 18 16
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 6 19 10 14 4 7 2 3 4 43 45 19 8 5 2 2 3 10 11 9 4 5
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 115 60 10 11 10 9 35 47148118 14 15 18 20 57 77310184 16 18 18 16
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 14 18 21 19 16 18 14 19 25 24 26 26 25 24 21 28 28 27 29 27 23
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 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 97 64 88 62 82 62 85 63 90
Temp 89 92 73 65 83 84 69 63 78 79 67 62 77 82 68 63 84 87
DewPt 56 47 59 62 63 60 64 63 64 62 64 62 64 59 61 61 61 57
Min/Max RH 19 92 40 100 51 100 42 93 34
RH 32 21 63 92 51 44 84100 62 55 90100 63 45 78 92 45 36
PWind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 40 20 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 69 98 72 98 73
Temp 94 91 80 76 72 70 81 91 97 93 83 78 74 72 82 91 97 93 83 78 75 73
DewPt 62 61 64 64 63 63 64 65 64 64 64 63 63 62 63 64 63 63 63 63 63 64
Max/Min RH 79 34 71 33 74
RH 35 38 57 66 75 79 57 41 35 39 52 60 70 71 53 40 33 37 51 60 66 72
Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 12 11 11 10 9 12 13 17 17 17 17 14 12 16 18 20 20 20 19 17 14
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW SC CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 18 30 31 28 22 34 4 0 2 21 46 27 34 34 12 2 4 24 22 7 3 4
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 5 <1 1 1 <1 4 5 6 6 <1 1 1 <1
Vent Rate 178140 18 19 13 10 57 87174124 19 31 24 15 89115148175 22 31 24 17
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 23 20 23 23 18 14 24 19 24 27 25 28 21 17 27 26 28 33 27 29 24 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 99 70 90 67 86 67 90 69 96
Temp 92 93 77 70 84 86 73 68 82 81 72 67 84 87 75 69 90 92
DewPt 64 62 65 66 65 64 65 64 65 65 65 65 64 62 63 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 31 86 45 88 50 93 41 80 32
RH 39 35 66 86 52 48 74 87 56 57 79 92 52 44 67 77 39 35
PWind Dir S S SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 20 30 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-160900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 68 96 72 96 72
Temp 92 88 78 75 71 69 80 90 95 91 81 77 74 72 80 89 95 91 81 78 74 73
DewPt 61 61 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 63 63 61 62 61 63 63 62 62 62 62 62 63
Max/Min RH 82 36 70 34 73
RH 35 40 60 67 76 82 58 43 36 39 54 58 66 68 56 43 34 38 53 59 67 72
Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 13 13 12 10 13 13 17 19 19 20 19 16 18 20 21 21 23 23 21 19
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL SC B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL FW SC FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 16 27 30 29 23 22 5 0 3 30 53 31 31 26 11 1 4 20 26 8 3 3
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 6HR 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 5 <1 1 <1 <1 3 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 166118 16 16 11 10 49 81164121 18 28 17 14 83107154168 21 23 21 16
T Wind Dir SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 23 20 23 23 17 16 24 19 24 28 25 28 21 18 27 25 28 33 28 29 25 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 98 69 88 67 84 67 87 69 94
Temp 90 92 77 69 82 83 72 67 81 80 71 67 81 85 74 69 88 90
DewPt 63 61 64 65 64 62 65 64 64 64 65 64 64 61 63 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 31 86 45 88 53 90 43 81 34
RH 41 36 65 86 55 50 77 87 59 58 80 89 56 46 69 79 42 37
PWind Dir S S SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 20 30 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-160900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 63 97 64 97 66
Temp 89 88 75 70 65 63 78 90 96 90 77 73 68 65 80 91 97 92 78 73 69 66
DewPt 60 58 60 61 62 61 62 61 58 58 61 60 59 57 59 58 50 49 57 58 57 57
Max/Min RH 93 28 79 20 72
RH 38 36 61 74 90 93 58 38 28 34 57 64 73 75 49 33 21 23 48 58 65 71
Wind Dir SW S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 16 13 11 10 9 9 12 13 17 17 17 16 13 12 17 18 20 19 19 18 17 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 6 8 17 16 32 8 1 0 10 31 26 19 15 14 8 1 2 5 5 4 2 1
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.03 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 135129 10 11 7 8 46 64211102 15 20 14 10 70103338215 15 17 15 12
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 18 18 19 14 16 21 19 20 27 24 29 21 18 26 27 32 32 26 27 26 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 97 62 85 61 84 61 87 62 92
Temp 92 90 72 63 80 80 68 62 80 79 67 62 81 81 68 62 87 87
DewPt 54 50 61 61 63 62 63 61 64 62 63 62 63 60 61 61 62 60
Min/Max RH 20 94 49 100 47 100 45 98 36
RH 28 26 69 93 56 56 85100 58 56 88 99 54 49 78 95 43 39
PWind Dir S S SE S S S S S SW
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 40 10 20 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-160900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
349 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 97 69
Temp 90 87 75 71 67 65 80 91 95 90 78 74 70 68 80 92 96 92 79 75 71 69
DewPt 61 60 62 62 62 63 65 64 62 61 63 62 62 61 63 62 61 60 62 61 62 61
Max/Min RH 93 32 80 31 77
RH 38 39 64 74 84 93 61 41 34 38 59 66 75 78 55 38 31 34 57 62 74 76
Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 16 14 13 12 12 11 13 16 19 19 19 18 16 14 19 20 23 21 21 20 19 17
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC CL CL CL SC SC FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 11 11 33 47 27 3 1 2 30 48 24 33 37 16 9 2 4 3 1 3 3
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6HR 4 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
Mix Hgt 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 198129 9 14 10 10 51 93211126 13 19 19 15 84121212164 18 25 19 16
T Wind Dir SW SW S S S S SW S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 25 21 18 24 18 18 24 20 25 28 24 27 21 20 27 29 33 34 29 33 27 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 99 64 84 63 86 64 88 65 94
Temp 93 91 73 65 81 81 69 63 83 80 68 64 84 85 71 65 90 89
DewPt 60 58 63 64 64 62 64 63 64 63 64 64 64 61 63 62 62 60
Min/Max RH 27 98 50 100 48 100 42 91 34
RH 33 33 72 98 58 52 84 98 53 58 86 99 51 45 77 89 40 38
PWind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 30 10 20 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS 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